The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-04-19

- Barbour has received his Spring
styles of hats and caps.
R. T. Bristol will be at the store OF
Beckwith & Co., Friday, April 22d, and
pay cash for butter
Postmaster Tracy proposes to open
the post office on Sundays from IL NJ, to
lP. NJ, for the better accommodation of
the public.
LosT.-Mr. l.. 4. Pierce, Of the east
part of this town lost pocket book con-
tanning about $50, on Monday of last
week, either in this village or on the road
home. The finder will oblige by leaving
it at this Office and will receive pay for
his trouble.
The Addison Association of Congre-
gational ministers, at their meeting in
this village last week, elected Rev.
Messrs. Leavitt and Steele to represent
them in the Congregational Convention
to be held at Chicago on the 9th inst.
Ira w. Clark Esq, has removed his
law office to the one formerly occupied
by DR.. VIM. p. Russell, in Brewsters
Block, over the Drug Store. Mr. Clark
has just returned from a trip to Boston
where he effected the sale, last week, Of
R. A. Cowells Patent Car Coupler to the
Boston and Providence Railroad Com
pany for use on their road
Our lady readers will be pleased to
learn that f. r. Clay has just received
another addition to his already large
and carefully selected stock of millinery,
fancy goods, etc., among which are hats
and bonnets, latest styles, flowers and
feathers in great variety, and ribbons OF
all shades. Also, velvet sacques, new
style. very elegant and his assortment
of dress trimmings is almost endless.
OLDER THAN THE OLDEsT.-Dr. Ralph
Buggy, Of Lower Waterford, has prac
ticed medicine ffty-four years, and il
claimed to be the oldest practising ply
sician in the State DR.. Zaccheus Bass
of Middlebury, has been in the practice O
his profession for fifty -seven years, thret
years longer than the venerable doctor o
Waterford. DR.. Bass was Surgeon Of V oil
unteers in the war of 1912, and was d
the battle of Pattsburgh in 1914.
AT the annual meeting of ST. Ste
phen's Parish, yesterday afternoon, thu
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year :--Vestrymen, Nahum Parker
Jas. Mcdonald, Harmon A. Sheldon, Ed
win Vallette, Geo. c. Chapman, Home
Sheldon, Benz. Owen. Wardens, Nahum
Parker, Senior Warden, II. A. Sheldon
Junior Warden. Treasurer, Harmon A
Sheldon. Sec. Vestry, E. Valletto. Par
ISL Clerk and Collector, Albert Chapman
Delegates to Contention, Nahum Parker
Fl. A. Sheldon, James Mcdonald
That HAT, which we found in on
sanctum one afternoon recently, just atte
the train arrived from the south, fits II
precisely, and is of quality and styl
which speaks eloquently for the establish
ment from whence it came Our frien,
the Colonel, of the firm OF Hamilton !
Goss, Brandon, will please accept on
thanks. We would suggest to those VIII
desire to know, that this firm not onl
keep elegant hats, caps, boots, shoes, &c
but ready made clothing and we believ
have recently added other kinds Of good
to their large stock in this department.
On Tuesday evening n temperate
meeting was held in the lecture room G
the Congregational church, under tn
auspices of the County Temperance Sc
oiety, Hon. S. Z. Cooke presiding. Rev
NJ. l.. Severance delivered an addre'
touching upon the evils of intemperanc
and dwelling more at length upon tn
remedies necessary to be applied He II
ferrcd to the responsibilities Of the churcl
the duties of parents and teachers, ii
necessity of the law prohibiting the sa
of intoxicating drinks and the value
agitation for the purpose Of educatin
sentiment His reasoning was clear, h
illustrations forcible and his method {
treating an sold subject" new and attra
tive. After voting to leave the matt
of appointing meeting in one Of Il
towns around to, the Executive Commi
tee, and the other exercises Of music al
prayer, the audience was dismissed wi
the benediction -----