The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-10-04
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TUESDAY, OCT. 18th 1870.
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
Middicburi.

FouND--A package of money, which
the owner can have by calling at Earl q
.Clays, and identifying the bills and a
mount, and paying charges 2G;3
a LARGE One.-Mr. Horatio Good
rich had n beet on exhibition at the FAN
which measured % inches in circumfer.
ence, and weighed 34} pounds
We give up our space this week tC
matters pertaining, TO the Fair and arc
still obliged to omit many things which
ought to be said Several articles are
deferred
1t is with. pain that we announce the
death of Miss Mary Ann Swift, daughter
Of Hon. Samuel Swift of this place. She
went to her rest on Saturday morning at
the age of 81 years.
E II. Clay's little store is literary
packed full, and crowded together with
his fall millinery and dress goods. He
has goods enough to fill his new store, all
Of the first quality which he will sell
cheap for cash Call and see him and
his new styles.
1t appears that the statements which
are rife in the papers about yermin in
waterfalls are not entirely unfounded. A
gentleman living in Niddlebury recently
pulled his wife's chignon to pieces for the
purpose of investigation, and actually did
find the yermin there as described
Losr.-A silver headed cane, of Cali
tornia make and pattern It was doubt
less left at one of the stores or offices in
this village will reward the person
who has it, if he will deliver il to Col.
Lyman F. Knapp, or to me.
8. b. ROCKWELL
REV Barnes NJ Hall Of Rutland for
merly Pastor of the Methodist church in
this place, occupied his former pulpit, on
exchange with Rev Mr.. Bailey
Subject of Sermon next Sabbath morn
ing, The Unfsding Leaf Afternoon, The
Fading Leaf
Among the articles on exhibition in
Mechanics Hall were some splendid buri.
al Caskets, one of mahogany and black
walnut Of great beauty of finish, which
deserved the gratuity given them by the
Society. They were manufactured by r
Birchard ,
Death is still busy among Us. ia
oft repeated strokes warn the living to
prepare. Another Of our old and respect
ed citizen, Mr.. Cha1ncey Moor died after
a lingering illness, on Thursday the 29ih
ut the age of Gil years The funeral oc-
Cured, on Saturday, at the Munger St.
School house, Rev Mr.. Bailey oticiat-
ing. ''''',r
I'VE had the pleasure on saturday OF
receiving a call from George f. Frost
Esq, Editor Of the "C,eaI Lake Iowa.
. Observer" Who is on il visit to his friends
in Brldport, the. place Of his nativity.
Mr.. Frost shows Western enterprise and
nerve which comments him to our favor
able regards He Describes Clear Lake
az thrifty, growing town with an enter
prising people situated in hcalthfn and
prosperous country.
-We were much pleased with Il very
large. collection of apples and pears from
the various orchards Of the best fruit
in til is vicinity collected and exhibited at
our County Fair by the editor of our ag-
ricultural Department, and literally con
tributed by our fruit growers. Mr.. Chap
man assures us it was without doubt the
best collection of apples ever exhibited in
Vermont, although they have been en-
ceeded in numbers, the excellence of
the varieties and the superiority of the
specimens would give this he thinks the
preference. lie has certainly shown taste,
judgment and knowledge of fruit in
gathering. and naming 50 large coIec-
ton.
y. WAR DRANA.--1he War drama BY
Post Ford, No. Is q. A. r., of Brandon,
exhibited in School House Hall on Tues
day and Wednesday evenings, entitled
The Union Sergeant" or The Battle
of Gettysburgh" drew crowded houses
btoh evenings, and afforded entertainment
as well as instruction TO those who know
too little Of the sacrifices and sufferings
of those who served in the fearful cam
paigns Of the late war Without claim
ing that the acting was anything like per
tect,we don't hesitate to commend the en-
tertainment as one worthy of patronage,
and especially calculated to interest those
who hear it.: The, tanleaux were espe-
cially fine. = 30
We have received from Prof. Martin
K. Cady of River Falls, Wis, the Cata.
logue of ST. Croix Collegiate Institute for
the Academical year ls69-70, where
Mr. Cady occupies the chair of Professor
of Ancient Languages and Mathematics.
This institution has formidable array of
Professors and Instructors and q respecta
Bile catalogue ofstudeDts The summary
for the. last year gives9l The course is
three years course with a classical and
scientific. department. We are glad to
learn that our friend Cady is SO pleasant
ly situated and with such promise of
usefulness before him. We also notice
the name of another of Middlebury's
educational sons among the faculty OF
this institution that of H. s. Baker, of
whom we have pleasant remembrance.
DR. Warner, of New York has been
giving course ofpublic lectures on "The
human System and the laws of health
commencing last Thursday evening and
to close this evening. These lectures,
thus far, have been well received. We
had the pleasure of attending some Of
them and were exceedingly gratifed and
we think highly instructed. He has fine
apparatus for illustration. These public
lectures will be followed by four private
lectures, 'two for Ladies and two for
Gentlemen. The lectures for ladies will
be upon Wednesday and Friday evenings
and the lectures for gentlemen upon
Thursday and Saturday evenings of this
week. We clip from the "Elmira Daily
Gazette" the following notice of Dr.
Warmers lectures tn ladies' i'm that ,itv