The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-13
Middlebury.


Seely for $500.
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of Post Warner No. 16, G. A. r., occur
tomorrow "wednesday evening.
The December term of the Addison
County court begins to-day, Chief Justic
Pierpoint presiding.
"A meteorological observatory, au
thorized by the government, is established
at Middlebury.
1T will be Quarterly Meeting at thu
Methodist Church next Sabbath. Love
Feast at 0 O. clock.
The Burlington District Ministerial
Association, meets this week at the
vestry of the Methodist Church Tuesday
and Wednesday. Preaching each even
ing.
Letter Heads printed at the Register
office for $3.50 per ream calling cards
furnished, with printed address. at 81.
per package Of so. Call and see our
styles Of type.
The LAws.-We publish the laws COM
plete in supplement to this issue, CIV
ing them in a form convenient for preser-
walton and reference. By issuing this
supplement we are able to give our usual
amount of news and miscellany.
We have received of Oliver Ditson
Il Co of Boston the following new music ::
Think OF Thee; Little Mischief: Our
Dead Not lost; Starlight Galop; No
No No Yes Yes Yes; White Roses, all
of which and many more excellent pieces
of sheet music from the same publishers
may be found at the Register Bookstore.
"A little unpleasantness occurred re.
Gently between John Hayes and Darius
Perkins IF the East part Of this town,
originating in dispute about the method
of fastening a chain while moving house
and resulting in hand to hand encounter
which caused the blood to flow some
The combatants were finally separated
BY Mr.. j. g. Tucker who stood by and
witnessed the entertainment.
PREslDENT's MEssA0E-The President S
Message to Congress which we publish on
the first page of this number, with the
exception Of portions not so especially in.
teresting to our readers, is an able and
sensible state paper, full of interesting
and important information and useful
recommendation. Its perusal will be at
tended with profit by all who desire to
comprehend the issues of the day.
CHANCE OF TIME.-The winter ar
rangement for travel commenced yester-
day with change of time for all the
passenger trains on the Rutland Rail-
road, as will be observed by reference to
the time table at the head of this column.
The mail train south is fourteen minutes
earlier, and the Boston mail is an hour
and twenty minutes later, and the New
York mail will not arrive until the night
express, little before 3 a. m.
Eli Stevens of Cornwall was brought
before Justice Mcleod of this village OF
Friday last charged with malicously kill
ing an OK belonging to his brother, Chas
Stevens. After quite lengthy hearing
the respondent was bound up in l,OO(
for appearance at the next term Of the
County Court. States Attorney CLARK
appeared for the State, assisted by Gov
ernor Stewart. e. II. Wright, Esq, as
sisted by L. n. Briggs, Esq, Of Brandon
conducted the defense. At IL later hou
the same respondent was brought befor'
Justice Knapp for breaking the leg of
horse belonging to another brother, Lu
man Stevens. In this case he waived ex
animation and was bound up in $4,000 tt
appear at the County Court.
Letters remaining unclaimed at thu
Post Office at Middlebury Vt. the l2tl
day of Dec. 1870: Ladies List-Mrs
n. A. Allen, Miss NJ. l.. Dunning, Mrs
Jennie Gilmore, Miss Esther Farmer
Miss Ellen Jones, Miss Amanda l.. Ripley
Miss Mandy Martin. Gents List
Boardman, VIM. Bingham,G. w. Champ
lin, Rev. Joseph F. Cook, Morton H
Davis, j. b. Emerton, Chase. +. Fox
w. w. Fuller 2, D. &. Gage, l.. A
Gibbs, Owen Hamilton, w. f. Hyde
Frank d. Maynard, Geo. w. Julian, W
s. Peet, James Smith. Hollis Shepey
Philip Wilcox.
To obtain any Of the above letters thu
applicant must call for advertised letter
A. s. TRACY, p. NJ.
f. W. Judd, Esq, Of this place, ha
Just manufactured beautiful family mon
ument, at the order of Norman Crane
Esq, Of Washington, d. c., which is al
most ready to be shipped and will soon b
placed in the cemetery at Vergennes an
dedicated to the memory of the decease
members of the family of Milton Crane
Esq, of that city. 1t is magnifcen
monument of plain yet beautiful desig
and elegant finish, constructed of the fir
est Sutherland Falls marble. Mr.. Jud
is winning golden opinions by the purit
of his taste in making designs and tn
perfection of workmanship in constructor
and finishing. We have also lately see
at his shop, elegant parlor brackets, tabl
tops, nantes, &C., some specimens {
which can usually be seen at his sho
near the depot
Rev. Ward Billiard of New Have
delivered a temperance lecture to u flu
house in the Lecture Room of the Cor
gregational church, on Sunday evening
proving conclusively that 1.-The criminal
ty of promiscuous and unlawful traf
in intoxicating liquors is equal to th
criminality Of any felony" He compare
its results with those of theft, robber,
counterfeiting, adultery, murder, &c IAN
the comparison did not show favorably ft
rum-selling. He then proceeded to fas
en- the responsibility and guilt of the al
stract crime upon the dealer, not forge
ting to pay his respects especially to III
so.called respectable dealers. At tn
close of the lecture, Rev. A. +. Bale
added few earnest, burning words
endorsement, and denunciation Of the grei
crime of rum-selling and the criminals e.