The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-22
Addison County.

with an examination to-day and an enter
tsinment tomorrow evening consisting Of
declarations, eclogues, personi6cations,vo-
cal and instrumental music. The Winter
term begins on Tuesday December 18th.
NorIcp,-All teachers expecting to
teach in Salisbury the ensuing winter are
requested to meet for examination at the
Union School House in Salisbury village
on Saturday the Goth instant at O'Clock
p. III. w. ii. Thomas, Supt.
Salisbury Nov Is, 1870.
Died in Nergennes, Oct. 18th, 1870
widow Madeline January, aged CT years. 4
She was the mother of II children, of
whom are living, Her grand children
number 46, 32 Of whom are living. Her
great grand.childre number 95, of whom
% are dead There are also 2 great
great-grand children making the large
number of l54 descendants, 100 Of whom
are living
SALIsBuRr.-Frank Fits recently had
his thumb and two fingers of his right
hand nearly sawed off by a circular saw.
During the winter evenings there
are to be series of prayer meetings by
the Y. NJ. G. A. Sociables by the I. o.
G. T. and Singing School by w. w.
Thomas.
1T is reported that Fits mill,a dwell
ling house and other property were burn
ed on Friday night
Public examination of school teach
crs ut the Union School House on Satur-
day.
THE LATEST FROM THE FIRE IN SAILS
BuBy.-The clothes pin factory lately I'M
proved to the expense of several hundred.
dollars, wheelwright shop and the entire
contents with the exception of few tools
lumber room attached to the saw mill
and single mill. were all consumed by
fire Saturday morning about 2 o'clock.
Cause of the FIRE unknown. The bridge
and the store of Waterhouse & Thomas
were somewhat damaged, the former bad
ly. The loss estimated $4,000 No in
surance.
Npw HAvEN.-This is busy week for
this quiet town. The closing exercises
of the current term at Beeman Acade-
my commenced on Monday. The exer-
cises will continue until tomorrow noon.
Tonight, Tuesday, an address will be
given by Rev. J. Z. Goodrich. of Bur-
lington. A good thing may be expected
Wednesday afternoon the school will read
compositions, varied by some decama-
tions in the evening there will be public
speaking by members of the school, lat the
church. enlivened by music and dialogues.
On Thursday, at 10 A. NJ, Prof.
Braiuerd is expected to give the Thanks
giving address. On Saturday at o'clock
A. NJ, the regular examination of teach
ers for the winter schools will be held at
the Academy. Teachers will notice the
change of time from Nov Both to the
Goth, to accommodate those who desire
to open their schools the first
Monday after THANKSGIVING, A few
schools in town are still waiting for the
right teacher to come. All candidates
who desire to complete their examination
on Saturday, should be prompt at the
house. Noprivate examination will be less
rigorous, or held for a less time than the
public, nor will certificates be given, ii
any ease, to cover time already taught
Our New Haven Committee men are be
ginning to consider good teachers tn,
cheapest, and such will he welcomed anc
encouraged.
Leicester.
Mn EDITOR There is only one thing
that prevents me from sending you .
string Of news, AS long as from here tC
Middlebury and that is this, | havn'
got ii to send. We shall have some be
fore long, am thinking can see sign
Of it. in the distance, and ere long it shall
burst, like an avalanche, upon your limo
cent paper.
| will show my good will, however, IL
sending you the little may CLEAN, here
and there
: About two weeks ago, quite humble
of our towns people met, as a surpris,
party, at the house of Mrs. Harrison
; White the object being TO present Mis-
l Julie White with purse of money, as
token Of our appreciation for her labor
) for us upon the sabbath, us organist. 4
t purse Of twenty dollars was made mp 70
: her. Mr.. A. +. Stanley, very neatly an,
!. appropriately, making the presentation
: for which she modestly. and feeling re
E turned her thanks.
i This was. also, her fifteenth anniversa
ry, and will doubtless be looked bac
, upon by her, in after years as one of tn
1 bright and sunny spots Of her life
; Mrs. Thatcher closes her school thi
:, week. after most prosperous term. Sh
: will resume after vacation of two weeks
o Our chorister, W. Fl. Thomas, has jus
!. organized singing class, to consist, main
/, ly of the choir, for the purpose of improv
!. ing the musical talent here. These sing
ing rehearsals are to be held once weel
+. in the orchestra of the church.
:. The Good Templars are in good run
. ming order, and are doing good wor
/. here.
v like to have forgotten to mention
o trifing occurrence, which took plack her
!. some two weeks ago. 1t was of no grea
N account, however, only an earthquake
and was no comparison, whatever. to tn
d "Frolic of the Wind" which We had on
D. year ago. However, the old folks shoe
,. their heads, ominously, and said the
r. feared it was the "fore end Of a runner.
!. But, Mr.. Editor, We are almost read
!. to begin to take comfort.
d Our work for the season is nearly fiji
a ished. and we shall soon sit down to res
IS around the cheerful Preside, to enjoy tn
is peace and quiet of the evenings of tn
It year
% We anticipate the pleasures Of the wiz
ter, for this is the season for genera
Ie reunion of old friends.
a We are decidedly social people, an
e try to make the most of our surrounding
'. always living up to the light we have
M ready Mt any time 10 receive more