The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-03-22
Middlebury.


Middlebury.
A HoT-BEp.-Among the present UNI
dergraduates of the college are numbered
eleven poets.
Miss Lee slipped upon the ice, last
week, as she was going to school and
broke her arm. DR.. a. Bass attends
her
There is to be a school exhibition at
School House Hall, on Friday evening in
which a large portion Of the scholars will
participate.
Mr.. p. 5. Severance has trapped and
caught five foxes near his residence in the
east part of this town, this winter and lat
ter part of the fall.
Col. Amasa s. Tracy has been again
confirmed postmaster at Middlcbury, and
if there is no more vaccillation we shall
soon have n new postmaster, ne facto.
The annual School Meeting for Dis
trict No, 4, is warned at . O'Clock next
Tuesday afternoon, at the town Room.
1t is the regular time for annual school
meetings through the state.
st. Patrick's day was not highly -"
celebrated in Middlcbury. One store
was closed, and a party of Rutland Hi
bernians returning from the celebration
at Burlington, cleaned out Ii. j. Chap
mans restaurant, at the depot.
Losr.-Between Middlebury Village
and Philo Jewett-, in Weybridge, las
Thursday bundle containing fifteen
yards of calico and five yards of bleached
cotton. The finder will oblige by leaving
it at the REGISTER office.
NorIcE.-The regular meeting of Post
Warner No. lG, G. A. r., will be held
at Odd Fellows Hall, Nichols Block,
Wednesday evening, March ODD. Every
member is particularly requested to be
present, as business Of Importance will
come before the Post.
The presiding Elder, Rev. b. Eaton,
preached at the Methodist church last
Sabbath, a. M, and administered the Sac
rament of the Lords Supper in the after
noon. Seven persons were received on
probation, and the same number to full
membership. The ordinance of baptism
was also administered to two persons.
On our fourth page il the list Of prem
iums offered by the Addison County Ag-
ricultural Society for competition at their
annual Fair which occurs on Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, September
9th, 28th and 29th The list OF officers
Of the Society and of the Fair Is also
published in connection.
DEATH OF CHARLES q. WuITE.--Mr
Charles G. White, well known and es-
teemed citizen of this town died ot his
residence in the east part Of the town
about ! | 10 o'clock Saturday night, al
the age of g. years He was Il native Of
Strafford, this state, and came to Middle
bury about IL years ago, and has during
that time been closely identified with oui
marble interests, making efforts to secure
their development. About eighteen
months since he was taken with paralysis
and from that time to the date Of hi,
death his sufferings have been intense
which he bore with great patience and
resignation Mr.. White was an active
member Of the Methodist church in this
place and his death causes vacancy il
the church board. He leaves wife and
one daughter, and large circle of rela
tons and friends to mourn his loss. The
funeral will be attended from the house
to-day.
ls MIDDLEBuRy LOSING HER IDENTITY
The air Of our staid old town is riff,
with the rumors of an interesting pugi
istic encounter which took place in thi
village last Friday afternoon. Two o
our respectable citizens having failed t.
settle accounts for several years though
it time to do SO and proceeded to lool
over, item by item. After examination
one Of the parties who found himself un
expectedly in debt, closed his book laid i
down and thrust handful of bones int,
the others mans face in manner rathe
calculated to stagger his faith in sublu
nary things, and give him an insight int
theintricacies OF astronomical calculations
Recovering himself he returned the com
pliment and pugiist No. rolled over OIL
the floor. Getting up game, he returned
to the encounter and was met by No.
with repetition of the former graceful
gestures with similar result. The pro
cess was repeated the third time las tn
story goes,) with the addition of an ar
tistio touch from the pedal extremity O
eombatant No. 2. No. then straightene
limp and quivering, which 80 fiightene
No. 2 that he took toh heels and run as 70
dear life to the hotel-possibly to drow
himself Several gentlemen stood by an
witnessed the fun with the relish q
a New York prize-fght ring.
Addison County.