The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-05-03
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1870.
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
RAINS LEAVE MiDpLEBuRy
Middlebury.

Rev. l.. p. Hooker will preach at
the Congregational church next Sunday.
Three persons united with the Mid
dlebury Congregational church on Sum
day, two by profession of faith.
Town meetings next Tuesday for the
election of delegates to the Constitution
al Convention. See posted notice.
Albert Chapman, would inform his
patrons that he is to be found among his
trees at the place where he resides in the
north part of this village All those who
have given him orders will please cali
soon for their trees
CHANGE OF TIME.-A new time table
took effect yesterday morning ON the
Rutland Il Burlington Railroad. For
the changes in the. arrival and departure
of trains at the Middlcbury depot. sec
time table at the head of this column.
A mere cipher 10y sometimes has
wonderful significance. BY the omission
of cipher, last week, our types gave the
size of j. i. IIoyts wheat field as 300,
acres, whereas it should have read 1900
acres. This trifing difference deserves
mention.
II. NJ. IL G. p. Chapman have COM
pleted the alterations in their store, and
they will be ready to open their new
goods early next week. when they will
make formal announcement. They pur
pose doing strictly cash business by
which means they will be able to sell for
small profits.
GOLD AT PAa.-The ladies will rea-
lie the great fall in gold while looking
over f. X. Clay's stock of millinery, dress
goods, cloaks, shawls, white goods, trim
mings embroideries, aces, etc. The
above goods can be bought at Cay's, at
the present time, as cheap as before the
war.
CoLLEGE-PAEKERIAN PRIzE EXmIHl-
rIoN.-The elections ofcompetitors for the
prizes to be awarded for excellence in dec
lamaton resulted as follows Juniors,
E. H. Bottum, f. B. DEMO, f. NJ. Peck
Sophomores, c. H. Remele. II. j. Mich
OILS, W. Haig, G. b. Cook Freshman,
j. A. Haig, II. S. Northrup, q. W.
Brooks, G. +. Blake.
Some members of the Young Mems
Christian Association visiting the prison.
ers at the jail recently, proposed holding
religious services there the next day and
finding the proposition met with favor
asked them at what time in the day they
would prefer. One Of the young repro.
bates promptly replied, Thank you, it
don't matter to us; you'll be likely tc
find us at home at any Hme!"
Post Warner No. IL, q. \. II.
holds its regular meetings in Odd Eel
lows Hall, in Nichols Block, every sec
ond and fourth Wednesday evenings OF
each month Honorably discharged sol
diers Of good character are eligible to
membership, subject to acceptance by the
Post. Blank applications can be obtained
Of Col. a. 5. Tracy, at the store.
II. W. Downer, of the firm, Downcr
Bolton Il Allen, lumber manufacturers
was caught by a belt in the mill, OF
Wednesday, and thrown violently upon
the floor, sustaining some bruises, bu
was not seriously injured. But for til,
smallness Of the hole in the floor where
the belt goes through, he must have beer
carried around the drum and killed al
most instantly.
NorIcE-The Republican voters o
the town Of Middlebury are requested tt
meet at the town room on Monday even
ing, May 9th, at o'clock, for the purpos,
of nominating a candidate to be support
ed at the election on Tuesday May 10
tor Delegate to represent the town il
the Constitutional Convention to be hel,
at Montpelier on the 9Th day Of June
A. D. 1870.