The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-22

homo Items.
The Addison County Court has now
been in session one week, and will prob
ably close in the latter part Of the week.
The causes tried, up to this Tuesday
morning are as follows;
Nathan Wood vs.. Rutland & Addison
Insurance Co. Action on Insurance policy
Verdict for plaintiff Damages S232G,43,
Phelps Linsley for PIT. Briggs &
Nicholson for Delft.
James Caldwell VS.. Ira Raymond e.
f. NJ. Wright, Action of Trcsspass against
officer, Verdict Tor plantif-Damage
$4,000. Chittenden, Stewart for Plf.
Kellogg, Briggs for def.
Nelson a. Saxton VS.. Charles Bacon
Action for damages to horse of plaintiff by
defts bull. Verdict for plaintif-damages
SlGS, SS,-Woodbridgo Edmonds for plfI
Grandcy, Chittenden for def.
David Hazard vs.. d. V. Chambers and
Others Action on note Verdict for Plain
tiff-damages S4S4,G2. Woodbridge for
Plf, Wright Chittenden for deft
EXr Of Noah Norton VS.. John Mont
gomery, Eectment Verdict for defendant
by direction of Court. Woodbridge Briggs
for plG. Chittenden for def.
Farmers lanl; VS.. Ambrose W. Thomp-
son, on Bill Of Exchange, Verdict directed
for pllI,-damages S14, S71,12 briggs
and Nicholson for plaintiff, Stewart for
def.
Ashboll Catlin vs.. Ambrose Thompson
on acceptance, Verdict directed for plff
damages 0,5G. B. & N. Phelps
for plff. Stewart Chittcnden for def.
William Willard vs.. Harry Goodrich
Action against officer for neglect Verdict
directed for plaintiff. Woodbridge Chit
tendon for plf, Stewart for def.
The Musical SoIREE given by the
ladies of this village for the benefit of
Miss Smith was very successful affair.
The music, vocal and instrumental, was
of very high order and did great credit
10 the director Prof Bot, and the young
ladies who engaged in the worthy enter
prise. We wqfo pleased to observe that
our citizens II large numbers responded
to the inyi9tion. NJ
FoRgSAfurRs, DAy.-The usual dele
br9iion in this village, under the auspices
I>of the Middlebury Historical Society win
be held this evening at the Congregational
Church, The Address, at 6 IL o'clock,
by Rev. WILLIAM Fl. LORD, of Montpelier
the supper followine-Ticketi so cents
each--at the Addison House.
IA few days since DR.. GLE1w1rz
paid visit to our Seminary. and was
present while the evening class recited
their German lesson. We are greatly
pleased to hear the high opinion he has
passed of their progress and attainment.
They had mastered this difficult language
with its apparently hard pronunciation, in
a truly admirable manner. He expressed
his surprise that the young ladies should
read so aucntly and correctly, without
having been in Germany for many years.
The pronunciation was as correct as in
the best German society; and the class
admirably conducted, Mss GoRpoN pre.
siding
We wish those fair scholars much ioy
in their future labors for, although diff
cult at first TO obtain, no language offers
richer treasures, well learned, than the
German.
go. At meeting Of the Methodist
Society numerously attended on the 29th
ult., the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted, The Bible cost $40 and
is illustrative of the great heart of the
donor, whose life and energies are wholly
devoted to the cause Of God and the good
of mankind.
ReSolyed, that the sincere thanks of the
Church, are hereby rendered to our dear
Brother and former Pastor J. F. Yates,
for his donation of splendid copy of the
Holy Scriptures, with our sincere prayer,
that while the ministers of Christ shall
meekly read from its precious pages for
the edifcation of the people that the same
truths may he to the dear brother the pow
or of God unto his salvation.
Resolved, that copy of the foregoing
resolution be signed by President and Sec
rotary of the meeting and forwarded to
Bro. Yates,
Middlcbury, Nov. 29th, 1858.
WIN, CARR, JR., Pres.
JAMES NJ. SLADE, Sec.
....It will be seen by the following
Resolutions that WILLIAM Y. RIPLEY.
Esq, Of Center Rutlatd, has presented to
the Methodist Society of this place, a
very beautiful Marble Pulpit. The pull
pit is a rare work Of art, made from the
very best variegated marble, cut in plain,
neat, Mothodistical style, and is truly a
magnificent ornament to the church. The
gift is estimated to be worth 500, OR
more and the vote that follows, is deemed