The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-06-16
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

Rev Pres Kitchel breaches the Ser
mon before the General Convention of
Congregational Churches and Ministers
at st Johnsbury to day.
The Vermont Editors and Publish
ers Association, holds its annual meet
ing at the Memphremagog House, New
port on Thursday evening.
The second Anniversary of the Re
form School will be held at Waterbury
on Wednesday.
George w Bolton formerly of this
place, was arrested at Jersey City on
Saturday. He will be brought to Mid
dlebury rs soon as requisition can be
forwarded, and tried for stealing horse
from Mr. Darwin Rider.
MUSICAL.-A class under the instruc-
ton of Major Higley, has been practi-
cling for some months at the vestry of
the Congregational church in this vii
lage. Last Wednesday evening they
gave public rehearsal of "rhc Far
mer's Mass" part of which we wero
privileged to hear Mrs Bond and Miss
Phelps played the accompaniments.1
The entertainment gave great plcasureS
to the listeners reflected much cred
il on the musical attainmcnts Of the
performers. Mr. Higley's success as Il
musical teacher seems to be equal to his
success in every other enterprise which
he undertakes.
A Row.-A number of quarry men
collected near this village, on Thursday
and engaged in a promiscuous fight
There were evidences of hard usage on
some of them. Sheriff Trip, and one
or more of his deputies started for the
scene of the encounter, rs soon ~ intel
ligenco reached him, but they preferred
leg bail to accommodations at Dcwey's
hotel, and made of, on his approach.
PERSo NAL.-Dr G Il .Currcr of this
village was president of the llonIppa-
The Medical Convention, held at New
port last week.
Mr.. EDIToR-A School meeting has
been called for Thursday evening of
this week. IL has been suggested to me
that after the business of the meeting
has been transacted, we all tarry II
while at the Hall and appoint Il Com
mittee TO survey routes to the top of
Chipman's Hill-if it he desired by our
Villagers that Road thither should be
built.
TO do that on that evening would
Il naaassitE nf caIIinG "a
special meeting for the purpose.
therefore, herein give notice that
those present will be asked to remain
for n few minutes after the school husi-
ness has been disposed of.
Il. KELLOGG.
STONE d MURRAY'S CIRCUS.-This
company performs on the Fair Grounds
next Monday, June %, They are spo-
ken very highly of by the Press, as n
first class combination. Good order
is preserved during each perfor-
nance. No one should fail TO see
Mile Henrietta, and the Great John
Henry, in their daring acts of horse
nanship.
A REVOLUTION. - Langworthy 4
Bond are revolutionizing the old senti-
ment that Middlebury is not the best
place to buy ready-made clothing
They have constantly on hand large
assortment of this line of goods, as well
as Dry Goods and Groceries, and what
il best of all their goods are of excellent
quality and sold at prices which defy
foreign competition. We notice an UNI
usual briskness in the trade of this firm
this season, which il pretty good evi
.dence that the people think as we dc
about their prices.
SCHooI. MEETING. The legal Votcr
OF School District No in Middlcbury
are called to meet ut the Town Room
on Thursday evening June 18th to au
thorize the issue of bonds for building
the school house and to direct the build
ing committee To take down and dis
pose of the old brick school house nea
the Episcopal rectory.
DEPECTED.-A man from Salisbury
whom we will call s., was, OF
Wednesday last, detected in stealing
whip from carriage in front of tn
blacksmith shop near Adams Hote
and made TO disgorge and pay s. to g.
out of the scrape. -
STATE FAIR.-Wc are indebted I
Henry Clark Esq, Secretary of tn
State Agricultural Society, for cop
of the Premium List of its Eighteent
Annual Fair, which will be held ;
Burlington Tuesday, "Wednesday
! Thursday and Friday, Sept. 9Th 9th lot
and 18th.
AN OLD SETTLER. - Mr. Barnabi
Fitch came with his father from Sail
bury, Conn, and settled on the farm {
which he now lives, in Bridport, ''eigl
ty-two years ago, being then at the al
of two years. Mr. Fitch is a hale O
gentlemen and minds nothing ab0
walking to his sons, a mile away.
ADMITTED TO THE BAR.-Durii
the recent term Of the Addison Cou
~ Court, Geo. f. Lawrence of We