The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-08-23
AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
Middlebury.

M1uuleDuTYs
Chapman Brothers are offering spe-
oia bargains in summer goods
An opportunity to purchase fine
piano, cheap.-enquirc of Col. Tracy.
Books, stationery and fancy goods at
the Register Company's Book Store.
See School Notice for terms and time
Of the Middlebury village school.
Semi. monthly meeting of Post War
ner No. 16, G. A. r., at the usual place,
tomorrow evening at So'clock. Prompt
attendance desired
Rev. j. W. Mc1lwaine, at st. Step
hens Church, preached on Sunday on
the lessons and duties of the church UNI
der the bereavement experienced in tho
death of Mr.. Sheldon.
We are informed that our report Of
the Waldo awards to the recent gradua-
ting class was an error. The name Of
James Il. Stapleton should be substituted
for that of NJ. o. Perkins.
Our best bow to Mr.. David Lovett
for samples of the finest and largest apples
we have seen this year. They proved
to be delicious in the eating.
"A special town meeting has been
called for our town by the surviving &C.
lectman, to be holden on the goth inst. to
select two selectmen to fill the vacancies
occasioned by the decease of Mr.. Harmon
A. Sheldon and NJ. H. Welch.
The grist mill at East Middlebury
has been newly repaired and can now
grind 80 bushels of provender per hour,
and other grain in proportion. Mr..
Russell can do Touring in the most
satisfactory manner ....
PERsoNAL.-Gen. James NJ. Warner Of
Albany, N. Y, is in town, on visit to
his friends here. The General has every
appearance of receiving good usage by
the world. May his shadow never grow
less.
ENCouRAoINo.--Mr. Samuel Cotterill
whose business is such as to make him a
competent judge of such matters, says
that our new Graded School House is the
best in all its parts of any that he has
ever visited
The Democrats of the First Con-
gressional District of Vermont will as.
semble in Convention at Middlebury on
Thursday, Aug 25th, lS70,at one o'clock
p. NJ, to nominate candidate for Con.
gress, and select District Committee for
the ensuing two years. -
DIED.--In Middlebury, August IL,
Mrs. Catherine II. Judd, widow of tho
late Daniel Judd, aged SO years
Mrs. Judd's funeral was attended at
the house Of her son, E. w. Judd, Esq,
with whom she had lived number 81
years. She had long been an exemplary
member of the Methodist church, and
diedin full hope of resting in Heaven.
Bishop De Goesbriand, of Burling-
ton, held services and preached in the
Catholic Church in this place, on Sunday
evening, giving an interesting account Of
the Ecumenical Council lately held in
Rome, of which he was a member
Among other items of interest he men.
toned that there are 975 Catholic
Bishops in the world and 75i of them
were present in the Council
UNCONSTITUTIONAL PULPIT -Kev. Dr.
Weber oc ;upied the Congregational
pulpit on Sunday, in the morning preach
ing practical discourse on the Importance
of regular attendance upon the stated
meeting of the sanctuary, and in thu
evening took upthe sunday school lesson fol-
ha daxr nd al Of ba
taught in the narration of Christ's heal
ing the ten lcpers.
METHODIST PULPIT. - Mr.. Bale,
preached. His subject for the morning
was "Worship its Nature, Duty and I'm
portance." In the afternoon the though
was similar, namely: Honor to God tn
way to honor The mornings discourse
was written, the afternoon, cxtemporane
Gus in its delivery. Next Sabbath h
will preach on being filed with tn
Spirit and on ''How to be benefited b
Camp Meetings"
Among the familiar faces which an
nually or oftener, appear upon our streets
we recognize our friend, Henry NJ. slade
Esq, of Washington, D. c., who ha
come to his old home among the noun
tains of Vermont to rest awhile from tn
arduous labors of city Attorney. W
understand that Mr.. Slade has lucrativ
practice in Washington, and he could OF
ly be persuaded to leave it, by pressin
business engagement which rendered
visit to Vermont necessary at this time.
List of letters remaining unclaime
in the Middlebury Post Office, Aug. 22t
iS70.-Laaies Mrs Mary Steven
Mrs Julia A. Rice. Miss Laura b. Forel
Gents James r. Lane, George Fluett
End, Louis Wilcott, 2, John Wilcot
Heman Lovette, Russell Wales, Napoleo
LEGO. Chas. Damon, Col. Chas. E. Has
good. Francis Gee, Rev. Cement Grave
d. Langworthy, George A. Hopkins.
II. Grice. When calling for the abo,
say advertised. A. s. Tracy.
p. NJ
just after the breaking up of IL
District convention, when the As mt
fromWashington county,by their persiste
and determined unity and concert of a
ton, had succeeded in nominating the
man in spite OF tho opposition from Il
other three countries, one Of the As call,
the attention of an Addison county N,
to the Growing of rooster in the neig
borhood, and suggested that it was
Washington county cock. The Adds
county man evidently doubling that al
thing in his county as intelligent even
rooster could crow over such a resu
replied, perhaps so VIC can soon tell,
if that is Washington county import
ton, Al others will follow in quick sr
cession." -
, DEATH OF ORIsoS GooDNoE. 1t is wi
pain that we record from week to wee
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