The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-04-06

Town Agent-John w. Stewart.
Superintendent of common school-Ira
w. Clark.
Town Grand Jurors-John w. Stew
art, Ira w. Clark, VIM. ii. Eldridge,
John II. Simmons, John L, Buttolph,
Louis Hope, David Burke, David Piper.
Voted a tax of 60 cents on the dollar,
on the list of 1869
Council of Censors-S3 votes for the
regular ticket
PERsoNA1.-We Learnt from Ira W..
Clark, ESQ.,, who has just retu rned from
Washington, that Hon. c. w. Willards
health is very much improved.
SCHOOL MEETING AT the annual
school meeting, last Tuesday evening, the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year;
Moderator, J. w. Stewart.
Clerk, j. NJ. Slade, Jr.
Prudential Committee, l., ID. Eldredge,
J. Cobb, j. Davenport, D, Stewart, J.W
Stewart.
Treasurer, j. Nj. Slade.
Auditor, Rufus Wainwright,
Collector, Jacob Dewey.
The following resolutions were offered
and passed.
Resolced, That tax Of one hundred
cents on the dollar of the grand list of
1869 of the polls and ratable property of
the District, be and the same is hereby
assessed for the following purposes, to
wit LIST, to pay the present Indebtedness
ofthe District incurred for support of the
schools of the same the past year; I'd, to
pay the annual instalmenl of $4,000 on the
bonds of the District, falling due in 1869,
and interest on the whole amount of bonds
issued by the District pursuant to the vote
thereof; and 3D., to pay for the support
of the schools the ensuing year.
Res0lved, That a tax OF one hundred
and twenty cents on the dollar of the
grand list of 1869, of the polls and ratable
property Of the District, be and the same
is hereby assessed to pay the present in-
debtedness of the District incurred by the
building Committee thereof in building
the brick graded schoolhouse in said Dis
trict, and that the collection of said tax
be deferred until the lst day of Novem-
Der, A. D. 1869,
The Building Committee were instruc-
ted to proceed and finish the building by
the first day Of September next.
A tax of one hundred cents on the dol
lar of the grand list was levied to be put
in the hands of the building committee,
toward finishing the house, the tax to be
collected on the 18th day OF July 1869.
%. SO far as we have heard, Middlebury
is the banner town Of the state, in the
election OF Council Of Censors, having
cast SO votes for the regular ticket.
The funeral services of Mrs. Prof
Weber were held at the house OF the
Professor, on Tuesday afternoon, at half
past three. A few friends and the facul-
ty and students of the college, were pre-
sent. DR.. Kitchel ofiiciated, and opened
the exercises by reading the lO3 Psalm.
The only hymn sung was the one beginning,
"Jesus, lover of my soul" In accordance
with the wishes of the friends, DR.. X.
made few brief remarks and closed the
solemn exercises with a prayer. On We'd
nesday morning, the remains were taker
to st. Johnsbury for interment. AT OF
clock the body was taken 10 the depot
where a special train was waiting to re-
ceive the funeral cortege. The student,
formed donble line in front of the hearse
and escorted it to the cars. DR.. Kitche
and Prof Seely accompanied the relative
as far as Bellows Falls, and Prof Parker
to their journeys end.
On Thursday evening, the bereay ement
and kindred subjects, formed the burden o.
the remarks, at the Congregational praye
meeting. and DIR. Kitchel paid beautiful
tribute to the loveliness Of the characte
of the deceased, which found an echo il
every heart ........
Attention is called to the announce
ment in this issue, of Ticknor & Goodrich
All who want anything in the line of mil
ling, grain, -four, &C.. will do well to Civ
them call.
Our annual Fas; occurs, on Thurs
day Of this week, Rev. Dr. Kitchc
breaches at the Congregational church, a
1lo'clock a. IN.
Miss Lee having changed her place o
business, will be pleased to receive be
customers at the house now owne,
30 by b. S.aBeckwith, just east Of H.u& nj
Langworthy 'sstore 80 'r''
~ y BuhoLARY The Posi- Office inithi
HIyiilage was broken open astsSatur1a.
y night and about sixty Of seventy dollar
't'lin stamps and scrip, carried Off No
thing hut the money and stamp drawer
- appears 30 have been disturbed. 4 1t /
, !, apparent that the only light used wa
. that ofa few matches. The tools b,
which an entrance was effected wer
taken from Mr. Holden's carriages ol
and returned after using. 1t ID pfoba
bly, the work of some boys In town, win
have use for money, but don't like t
work for 1t. ~