The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-21
.ur1ANp AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
MlldlehnrY.

their usual custom.
The Court Room has been newly
painted, carpeted and put in respectable
condition, much to the qualification Of all
who had occasion to attend court
The Christmas tree for the Cohgrega-
tional Sunday School scholars has been
postponed to New Years Eve. Friday Of
next week
-Rey. n. q. Axtell preached in the
Methodist Church Sunday morning and
gave an able and interesting temperance
address at the same place in the evening,
MIR. Silas Piper killed fat hog on
the 18th inst, which dressed 6lS pounds
at eighteen mouths old Mr. james
Piper, on the same day, slaughtered a
pig eight months old, which dressed 1853
pounds.
"A sight at Simmons and Co. Chroms
will well repay any one for taking some
pains to go and see them. No one need
be without beautiful pic ures with which
to adorn their houses now that they are
brought within the reach Of all.
Remember the Chidren's Festival at
the Methodist Church on Christmas Eve
Exercises begin at l-2 o'clock. Tickets,
rs cents for adults and 10 cents for child.
rem to be had at the Bookstores and at
the Church.
q. c. Chapman sold dry goods at
auction on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
afternoon and evening, last week, and the
sales were attended by large crowds. Many
of the articles went very low. The sales
will be resumed on Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week as per announcement
NorIcE.-- A special meeting Of the
members of Mount Nebo Lodge ofthe L.
CT. will be held in their Hall on Wednes-
day evening, Dec, 29th. Every member
is most respectfully invited to attend, as
business of Importance will be brougL t
before the meeting. Per Order
james NJ. Lamb Esq formerly Of
Shoreham has taken up his residence
among US and on the evening Of the 10th
inst was visited by few Of his friends in
and out Of town, who came without notice
and manifested their regards in a sur.
prising" manner A very pleasant even
ings enjoyment was the result
AccEPrANcE-The Rev G. Graves Of
Wallingford, late rector of Zion church
Manchester, and formerly of St Stephens
Church in this place has accepted the rec
torship of Ct. Luke's church Cambridge
n. Y, n the diocese of Albany, and will
take charge thereof on Sunday next being
the fourth in Advent. The ladies Of his
late parish at Manchester have recently
and very kindly, rem embered him and his
family, in valuable and beautiful presents
of money, clothing and other articles
OBITUARY The Hon George Chapman
a former resident of this town and Coun.
ty for some time a member Of the Add
son County bar and an Associate Justice
Of the County Court recently resident
Of Washington D. C. and clerk in the
Comptrollers Department Of the Treasury,
died in that city on Friday last He
was man of prominence and influence
in his town and county son Of the Hon
Daniel Chapman who figured prominently
in the early history of Middlebury His
remains will be brought here for interment
in our cemetery.
PORTRAIT OF Rev KITTREDdE HAYES.
There is now on exhibition AT the pho
tograph rooms of A. j. Styles, beauti-
full, life size photograph finished in oil, Of
the Rev Kittredge Haven, Of Shoreham,
which Mr.. Styles has Just prepared for
the Shoreham Masonic Lodge. Mr.. Haven
has long been prominent clergyman in
the Universalist denomination and holds 4
high position in the Masonic fraternity
The portrait is taken on papermounted up.
on canvass and finished in the most perfect
manner, and in our opinion, is vastly superior
to any ordinary delineation Of pencil and
brush. We are not able to speak Of the
correctness Of the likeness but the artistic
finish is most perfect, and it is said by those
who know him to be very striking like.
ness.
TIE VILLAGE SoHooLs.-The village
schools closed for short vacation Of two
weeks last Friday. The examinations on
Thursday and Friday were exceedingly
satisfactory, giving evidence Of commend.
able progress on the part of most Of the
scholars. Considering the difficulties Of
unfinished school rooms and other obsta.
cles to successful operation, the fall term
has been very successful one OF course
We anticipate great improvement when
the schools are located as they will be
: next term. in their permanent quarters in
the new school house. There were two
hundred and eighty scholars in attendance
during the fall term, most Of whom AT
tended with great regularity, and msusd
their studies with commendable zeal II
was with great satisfaction that we OBJ
served, during the short time Of our at.
tendance upon the examinations, the e5i,
dences Of thoroughness and progress il
every department. 1t is anticipated that
there viii be large number Of students
from other districts next term.
The First Congregational Church Of
Detroit, of which Rev Dr. Kitchel WA
pastor from ls4S to 1865, celebrated il
twenty.ffth anniversary on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday, December Sth, 9tl
and 10th. The exercises of the first eve
ming were historical address and a com
memoratiye poem, in which happy allu
sion was made to DR.. Kitchel's pastorate
IN the latter, as follows;
He who followed, rich in ls7lius
Who the lambs so kindly lei
Skilfully the Word divided
And the sheep SO wisely fed
Who, the one he held the dsarsst
And ths lamb his bosom knew
Ltft amid your sacred 5leepert
Cherished tenderly by you
Whsrs the blossoms Of each spIinz tin
Still by loving hands IRE stfswn-
He tonight 10 weeping with you
70 who thought TO weep alone
On the third evening" says the De
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