Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-05
Middlebury.

osaid offense was fined. $40 and costs,
which he paid.
The horses attached to the stage that
runs from MiddleburY to Hancock, while
standing at the south end of our
village bridge took fright, and commenced
running most furiously, but were finally
stopped near the store of DIR. w. P. Rus
sell, without breaking anything.
"A block of splendid statuary marble
has been ordered from the Addison Coun-
ty Marble Company in our town, to be
taken to Italy, to be subject to the Chisel
of an American artist, and assume the
form of statue of one of our eminent
deceased statesmen. 1t is said by compe.
tent judges to be superior to the italian
marble, and it is thought the test will en-
able Vermont marble to bear off the palm
for fineness, frmness, olearness and pure
white over any marble in the world.
Mr.. y. II. Merriam of our village has
invented a machine called the Excelsior
tin CUTTER" that is destined, we think, to
effect a great saving of labor in the manu-
fscture of tin pans, basins, etc. 1t will
do in day what it will take eight men
to accomplish in the same time. Mr.. M
is a tinsmith by trade, and has taken
measures to obtain a patent for his ma
chine. 1t is destined to succeed and COM
pensto the inventor, we hope, in splendid
returns of material aid.
Rev, A. A. Farr, member of the Troy
Conference M. E. church, occupied the
last Sabbath, preaching tive most excel
lent sermons, much to the edifieatian o.
the people. A good congregation was in
attendance. Mr.. Farr entered the minis
try from this place, more than 25 years
since. He has preached several years i'll
Albany, n. Y. He is "A man of great en-
ergy and superior preaching ability.
The prisoners confined in oar county
Jail awaiting their trial, after making
their fruitless attempt to escape, were, by
Sheriff Trip, removed last week to the
Jail at Burlington for safe keeping. 1t is
contemplated to make some repairs on nnr
Jail, that will preclude the possibility of
any one escaping therefrom. The repairs
are much needed.
The Junior Exhibition of the class Of
al" of Middlebury College, took place at
the Graded School House Hall ,on the even
ing of the Goth ult. The hall was well
Il r. 4.
success, much of the noise and incon.
venience occasioned to those who went to
hear formerly was this time obyiated by
charging fee at the door, plan that
succeeding classes Ought by all means to
adopt. The orations were well chosen as
will be seen by reference to the following
programme
MUSIC
"The Mountains '-Quartette.
Greek Grafton, +. b. DEMO, Bakersfield,
Grafton Self-knowle]ge,
A. L. Clark, Madrid, N. Y.
0ration.-English Predominant,
G. L. Clark, Potsdam, N Y,
MUSIC.
"There's Music in the Heart. -Quartette.
SClentlnc OratlO0s-Antlqulty OF Man,
T. H. Bottum, Fair H Ayen
Oration.-Nature, the Mould of Mind,
G. p. Hawley, Pots6. am, n. N
oration.-Esthetic Culture,
W. Z. Howard, Cambridge
MUSIC.
song.-"whon Save the Left 20 CT. Stone
Historical ration.-2alenque,
F, II. Graham, Bonneville
Poem.-Fall of the Tribune,
+. NJ. Peck, Madrid, n. y
Grafton. Peter the Great
IL. c. Robbins, LUDLOW
MUSIC.
"Shout High the Anthem" -Quartette
Scientific oration.-From Sea to Sea,
L. j. Davenport, NIiddlebur
oration.-Miltons Satan,
H. Smith, Jr., Wolcott
oration.-True Heroism,
E. L. Smith, Middlebury
MUSIC.
''Quodlibet"-solo and Chorus.
oration.-Are they Dead
w. w. Thompson, Potsdam, N. Y
Oration.-Female Suffrage,
A. Wilder, St. Johnsbury
MUSIC.
Instrumental Solo,. c. Porter.
Colloquy G. w. Hall, Middlebur!
THE VICTORY WON, A. ID. 1880.
Scene Study Of Pref Rit,ts.
coLLoQUiI PxEsoNE.
Sylvester Yeoman, (DIan of sorrow,l
A. Z. CLAIR
.Polycarp Yeoman, Embryo Collegianl
+. j. Davenpoi
Priscus Ritus, tPrin. Garrison High
School,l L. II. BottuI
Grandis Cordatus, d. D., Pres. Dickin-
son Coll.,l w. Ia
MUSIC,
"Good Night."-Quartette.
All of the students did remarkably wei
showing much taste in style of compos
ton, and research in preparing their or
tions. The orations of G.. f. Clark, E. /
Bottum and w. L. Howard, are, thin
worthy of special mention.
The clear concise method of thouo