The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-01-04
Middlebury.

The National Bank OF Mlddlebury
has declared a semi-annual dividend of 8
per cent free ofgovernment tax.
WIN. Nancy was up before Justice
Simmons on Tuesday for drunkenness and
fined IS and costs.
The Annual meeting Of the Addison
County Agricultural Society is called and
will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 10. See
notice.
Nine persons united with the Con
grcgational church in this Village on
Sunday, to three of whom the ordinance
of baptism was administered.
CONC TO SEE HIS MorHER.-Styles
Photograph Gallery will be closed the
9TH, 9Th and 10th this month, as he is
going to see his mother.
The Argus comes to us this week
in quite readable form The long ex-
pected new press has arrived and the
boast is made that it is the most expensive
press in the state.
Mr.. John Andrus who formerly
run on this route has contracted to carry
the mail between Mlddlebury and Ham
cock, and he made his first trip Saturday
last.
The Middlebury Historical Society
held their annual meeting on Tuesday
evening of last week and elected follow
ing officers President, Hon. John w.
Stewart Secretary and Treasurer, Philip
Battell, Esq.
LosT.--In or near Davenports Store,
on Tuesday Dec 2S, pair of silver spec
tacles, with case The finder will be
suitably rewarded on leaving them at
Davenports
p. Jewett
Gold spring Lodge 1. o. G. Il of
East Middlebury has elected the follow.
ing named gentlemen as delegates to the
grand Lodge of this State to be held at
Rutland. Victor A. Howe Henry d.
Maynard, james Manney.
The report comes to us from a source
seemingly reliable that Patrick Haley,
formerly of this town, was recently fined
$50 and costs and sentenced to thirty days
imprisonment, at Port Henry, n Y. for
assault OF course rum was mixed up in
the affair
AT the regular meeting of Lake Dun
more Lodge, No. II, l. o. Of o. F. last
Friday evening, the following officers were
elected for the next term Albert Chap
man, N. G.; G. f. Pinney, V. g.; James
M. Slade Jr. Secretary David Piper,
Treas.
The Village Schools op ened yester-
day morning, G. F. Stone, Principal !;
Miss Carrie Richardson, Miss Laura
A. Goodrich, Miss Frances A Walker,
Miss Mary Hackett, Miss Matte Rowley
and Miss Ellen Fuller, assistants There
were 275 scholars present the first day
and enough more are certain TO make the
number 1926.
Post Warner No Ii, q. A. r.
Elected officers at their annual meeting
on Thursday evening, as follows A. S.
Tracy, Post Commander j.. h. Knapp,
Senior Vice Commander p. S. Severance,
Adjutant |. i. Ellis, Quartermastcr, w.
p. Russell, j. V. c; II. d. Maynard,
Officer of the Day; o. E. Ross, Surg !;
j. }. Nancy, Chap. Il. w. Downer,
hVikt 4HuJOl pCO. w luucl, W. u 1,
o. A. johnson, q. M. Scrgt.
Another gale passed over this town,
or rather, was passing all day Sunday and
Sunday night, doing but little damage
however except TO demolish a few fences.
Thereof Twas partly torn from Mr.. Welchs
old house on the corner of Weybridge
Street and shed was entirely up set for
Mr.. Darius Severance in the east part of
the town.
Some of our friends have wished us
happy new year." expressing them
selves in a manner too emphatic and SUBJ
stantial to permit any mistake about it.
They brought with their wishes the re.
quisite means to make us happy. Thank
you gentlemen, We have given you credit
on our books The Regster is only two
dollars per year, in advance.
MoRR BuRoLARIEs.-We had another
visitation last week in the breaking open
of two stores on Thursday night. j. Da-
venport's hardware store was entered and
small amount Of goods taken, mostly
such triAipg things as pocket knives &c.
then the gentry feeling little "dry,'
visited l.. r. Sayre's grocery, and with
out stopping to plumber much in the store
they entered the agency, tapped six bar.
rels of liquor, having delicate tastes, drew
what they wanted and retired. No clue
as yet to the burglars. On Friday sew
eral arrests were made and houses search
ed, but without arriving at anything def
mite.
New YEARS TREE.--A stately tree ,ful
fifteen feet in height, loaded with fruit 70
the members Of the Congregational Sun
day School, lighted with several hundred
tapers, surrounded with the most beauti
full evergreen decorations and notices
greeted the eyes Of the hundreds of wit
nesses who gathered at the church O.
Friday evening last. There were exer
cises of course, and the most interestin
for the occasion we have witnessed 70
many day. We we're especially delight
ed with the singing, the salutatory b,
Willie Bond, the Rotations of the Choic
of Trades, the addresses by the Superb
tsndent, Rev. Prof. Weber and Rev. ID
Kitchel. Mr. ID. . Edwards in fancift
costume personated Santa Claus but h
was obliged to call to his assistance sevel
albther persons for there we've several hun
dred presents to be distributed. Ever
scholar in the school was remembered, an
every teacher too, for that matter, wit
elegant presents from their classes, all {
which prepared The heartsof the recipien
fora Happy New Year" DR.. Kitchel
large family present. of the sold woma