The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-04-12

IN the cnurcn nj Last MluulepulN heA'
Sunday at ii O'Clock A. NJ
G. S. Wainwright has sold Tor &c.
600, the Buttolph colt sired by Leland d
Hopes Gen. Put
We advise those wishing house rent
at very reasonable rates, to call on Mr..
8. b. Rockwell. Accommodations for
two families.
There is to he an adjourned school
meeting at the town room this evening
for the purpose Of considering the report
Of the Committee on Attachments.
Rev NJ. L. Severance of Orwell
is announced for a sermon on the subject
of Temperance" at the lecture room of
the Congregational church this evening.
e. r. Clay has just received his new
Spring goods--a splendid lot of millinery
and fancy goods-which he is selling at
the lowest cash prices. If there are any
who have failed to see them they should
call ut once.
William Slade has Just received a
large assortment of new Spring Millinery
goods of the latest styles and fashions,
and fancy goods of every kind, and it is
noticeable how soon the ladies found it
out
We were shown, yesterday morning,
two hens eggs from the hennery of DR..
c. B. Currier, of this village, one of
which measured Sx6 and the other 3Ix3
inches in circumference. Wesuppose the
hen was tired after laying the larger one.
Our local " having made tour
through Connecticut last week, reports
that the spring is quite as forward here
as there. Query: Is there any connec-
ton between Connecticut politics and
the backwardness Of their season?
Los1.-Mr. l.. T. Pierce, of the east
part of this town lost Il pocket book con-
tanning about $50, on Monday Of last
week, either in this village or on the road
home The finder will oblige by leaving
it at this Office and will receive pay for
his trouble.
FAST DAY.--Our annual Fast occurs
on Friday of this week by proclamation
of the Governor There will be union
religious services at the Congregational
church in this place,--a sermon in the
morning on the subject of The Bible in
the Schools" and a union prayer meeting
in the afternoon
We are indebted to james i. Bol.
ton, Esq, of Washington, for copies Of
papers containing an account of the cere-
monies in memory Of Gen. George Fl.
Thomas to E. 6. Dana, Esq, for several
valuable Congressional papers Hon. c.
w. Willard, for documents and packa-
ges 10 all Of whom We tender thanks
RECIPROCITY AND Wool GRowINe.-
The Vermont Agricultural Society, at it's
late annual meeting, passed resolutions
strongly opposing a renewal OF the recip-
rocity treaty with Canada, and in favor
Of retaining the present tariff on woods
and woolens. Hon. Edwin Hammond
was chosen to represent the Society in
Executive Committee Of the National
Wool Growers Association.
The following distances were computed
in recent survey made by the Sophmore
class, viz from the chapel to the top
Of Chipmans Hill,air line, l mile l07.l2
rods; from the chapel to Snake Noun
tain, 6 miles 926 rods; from the chapel
to Mount Marcy SO miles 1892 rods /;
from the chapel to Bread Loaf Mount,
II miles 20496 rods; from the chapel
to Mount Moosaamoo, g miles 223.lG
rods '
The First WATCH MANUFACTURED IN
VERMONT An item in the Vermonter
Of last week, records the wonderful event
of the manufacture of n watch in Yer.
gennes-" the first ever made in that city
and probably the first ever made in the
state" Wonder upon wonders A watch
made in Vergennes And it ticks, too I!
Could it be secured for Barnum Has
the Vermonter invented new kind
of laughing gas For fear Of dis.
turbing Mr.. Rip Van Wrinkle in his
comfortable reflection, We will not men.
ton the watches made ia Montpelier some
year since, nor refer to the elegant chro.
nomoters manufactured by our townsman,
Mr.. s. Holton, during the last ten years,
four Of which are now carried by gentle
men in this village, nor the curiosity, an
ivory watch, made by Mr.. H, some ten
years ago, entirely Of ivory, except the
springs, and in good running condition
still, nor even hint of the possibility Of
exhibitions of similar specimens Of
workmanship elsewhere No, no, we will
not do it.
DEATH OF AiRs. liuNTISGToN.- Mrs.
Deborah Huntington, widow of the late
Jonathan VI. Huntington, died OF
paralysis at the residence of Mr.. Isaac
Lovett on Sunday, about noon, at the age
of IA years. Mrs Huntington wac born
in Poultney. but her parents moved to
Williston when she was three years old.
Some fifteen years later she came TO Mid.
dlebury where she spent the remainder of
her days. She united with the Methodist
church in Williston when 10 years of
age, and removed her relations to the
church il Middlebury on coming here
some SO years since, and at the time 81
her death was one Of the Oldest members
She was an earnest, active christian, n
woman of strong convictions, faithful
wife and devoted mother OF her nine
children, seven survive her, six sons and
one daughter, two of whom are residents
of this town. The funeral will be attend.
cd from the Methodist church this after.
noon.
WILL THE Cow PAl, is question
often raised when contrasting the cost Of
the animal, the cost Of keeping and the
high prices of all kinds of feed, with the
product Of this COW, To solve this ques.
ton, the writer will give the statistic;
obtained of village COW for the last
year She dropped her calf the 18th
day Of March 1869, since which, her pro.
prietor sold milk at the market price 10