The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-01-03
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

been received which must be deferred Tor
want Of room.
go. Middlebury College was recently
the recipient of a legacy of So 600, by
$. d. Bradford, LID, Of Boston.
... The usual matchmaking was
held at the Methodist church on Sabbath
evening. The exercises were interesting
and much feeling was exhibited.
FESTIVALS The festival at the lee
ture-room of the Congregational church
last week was fine affair. There was
u large attendance in spite OF the bad
weather. The Christmas tree loaded
with gifts for the Sabbath school was the
great centre of attraction. As Santa
Claus didn't make his appearance 10 dis
tribute The gifts, Hon D W. S'ew"rt
'utIiciated, suggesting that no doubt next
time the veritable Santa Claus of classic
fame would appear in person. Every
scholar who attended regularly dur
ing the year received something, but 1t
was observed that those who had attend
ed most regularly and had their lessons
best, received tho choicest gifts. There
we're speeches by the pastor, and superin-
tcndept, music by the children, duets,
solos, choruscs All went went home
early and happy
The Festival at the Episcopal Rectory
was announced prematurely last week.
l,ut it was a success nevertheless. On
Thursday evening the Christmas tree was
loaded with over one hundred and fifty
beautiful gifts, mostly for the Sabbath
school. Although it was private affair
it is not improper to state that there was
goodly number present and all enjoyed
the visit much. The Rector and his
family received as evidence OF kindly re-
mcmlrance presents amounting to about
sixty dollars.
Christmas was celebrated in Or
well by large heavily laden tree for the
Sabbath school children of the Congrega-
t,onal Society; also two large family
trees, bearing presents to gladden. the
hearts of multitude.
The new M. f. church at Wey-
bridge, Uower Falls is to be dedicated
on Wednesday the 10th inst Sermon
by Rev. S. ID. Brown of New York
CITY. The exercises will commence at
1OI o'clock A. NJ The pews will be sold
on Monday the Sth.
.Ripton is afflicted; there are
three bona tide cases of smallpox in town
and several others have been exposed.
go. There were no public festivities in
Vergennes on Christmas except in the
Episcopal church and christmas tree at
the parsonage.
The residence of Mr.. C. I. HouCh-
ton of Bridport, was totally destroyed by
fire on the 23d ult. There was an insu-
rance of $3.50.
%. Judge Stoddard O. Townshcnd
was presented with beautiful dressing
case on the occasion of the Christmas
tree in the Baptist church in that village.
MIR. Shubel Barrett lof Wards
boro recently butchered twelve pretty
good goslings, the twelve weighing l2O
pounds.
.... The Vermont PlGnir complains of
drunken rows in the public houses of
Brattlcboro.
-. The new car house in process of
erection by the Il & b. X. Il. Co., at
Rutland, will be completed some time in
January.
1.-The State T,.cner; ~ non
will hold its anuul ,l.
boro', January, 81
The Braltleburo i-hnnA t.
the old year by issuing its last NUMB
its enlarged form. 1t has a new head
and the length of its columns is increased
so as to add about y square inches TO its
space. We rejoice in this evidence of
enterprise and prosperity.
The Directors of the First Ma
tonal Bank of Brandon have declared a
third semi annual dividend of five per
cent, free of government tax, and paya-
bic January 2. 1866.
VERMONT LIoUoR LAW If any person
shall be found intoxicated, he shall, on
conviction thereof, pay fine Of five dol
lars into the treasury of the State, togeth-
er with the cost of prosecution, and stand
convicted until the judgment be complied
with, provided the prosecution shall be
commenced within thirty days after the
offence is committed. Vermont Liq Law,
Sec. 10.