The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-03-24
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JOHN HAwK1Ns.--Last Friday, accord
ing to appointment, Mr.. H. addressed the
people of Middlebury The lecture room OF
the Congregational Church was densely
packed with an audience that listened to
the distinguished lecturer with wrapt at
tention. OF course culogium or criticism
would be superAuous. 1t was merely what
every body had reason to expect from him.
His warning to moderate drinkers came
with authority that could not be disre-
garded. We have reason to believe that
there we're many of that class who heard
him, and we have no doubt that their
sumbers have since been disturbed by
dreams of delirium tremens. The lectur-
er impaired large amount Of rare and
useful information, the collection of which
he seems to be pursuing with great indus
try and enthusiasm We hope the seed
he has sown in Middlebury has fallen into
good ground. We look for the fruit.
Mr.. H. speaks fatteringly of his re-
ception in Addison County, and it is our
wish that he may have still greater sue
cess in Rutland County, in which he will
lecture as follows:
Brandon, Thursday, March %; Pitts
ford, Friday, March %; West Rutland,
Saturday. March 81; Casteton, Sunday,
March %; Fairhaven, Monday, March
%; Benson, Tuesday, March 80; West
haven, Wednesday, March 81; West
Poultney, Thursday, April l; East Poult-
ney, Friday, April 2; Middletown, Sat-
urday, April 8; Pawlet, Sunday, April
4; Dandy, Monday, April s. Tinmouth,
Tuesday, April 6; South Wallingford,
Wednesday, April 7; Clarendon, Thurs.
day, April s; Shrewsbury, Friday, April
8; Mount Holly, Saturday, April 10 ;
North Wallingford, Sunday, April IL !;
Rutland, Monday, April II.
The FIRST OF THE SEAsoN.--Some I'M
known friend sent us one day last week a
very neat little box-nicely labeled-se-
curely fastened, and withal SO surrounded
that we thought it must contain something
valuable. We carefully opened it, and
behold we found all alive and kicking, a
beautiful butterfly, dressed in the most
gaudy style of winter fashion. From our
earliest recollection we remember to have
seen these beautiful little creatures in sum-
mer time, but never before in mid winter
We learn at a late hour of the death
of General SAMUEL H. HoLlRY, for many
years prominent and well known citizen
of this county, which occurred at White
hall, N. Y, on Sunday morning last, of
an apoplectic affection, to which he had
been previously subject. General HoL-
LEY had been absent from home during
the winter, with friends in Wisconsin, and
was returning in company with his wife
and son to his late residence at Larrabee' s
Point, having made the journey more IA
vorably than was anticipated, when he
was attacked during Friday night, and
died as above mentioned. His remains,
attended by the family, passed through
town on Monday afternoon from White
hall, for burial at Bristol, where his fu-
neral is to take place to-day. His age
was rs.
"A correspondent informs us that
about hundred of the young people of
Hancock and vicinity, spent the evening
of the 18th inst, at Chadwicks," near
the summit of the Green Mountains. He
further intimates, that by the help of pure
air, exercise, excellent entertainment, and
good company they enjoyed themselves i'm.
ensely. Glad of it