The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-06
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TUESDAY, DEC. G, 1870.
RUTLAND AND DuRLlN GroN RAILROAD


Eight car loads Of sheep and cattl,
were shipped from the Middlebury station
for market, yesterday morning.
"A. +. Stanley, Esq, of Leicester
will lecture at the church in East Mid
dlcbury next Sunday at / O'Clock, Il. m
Sec Ainsworth's announcement of but
ter, vegetables, tripe, eggs poultry, &c.
kept constantly on hand at his meat mar.
ket.
Noble Goodman was, on the Doth o.
November, arraigned before James NJ
Slade, Esq, for drunkenness, plead guilty
and was fined 50 and costs, amounting ii
all to Sl270.
Edward $. Dana Esq, of Cornwall
passed through town OH his way to Wash
ipptop. to assume the duties as assistant
Clerk in the House Of Representatives,
on Thursday last.
The December term Of the Addison
County Court opens Oh Tuesday of next
week. There are a goodly number Of
causes set for trial by the jury.
Tho annual meeting Of the Ladies
Library Association of Mddlcbury, will
meet at Mrs. Wanwright's on Tuesday,
Dec. 18th at o'clock, j. NJ,
Rev. Il. p. Hooker, of this place,
preached the sermon on the recent occa-
sion of the installation of Rev. Sidney
Crawford as pastor of the Fairhaven Con-
gregational church.
Where are our park supcrinten-
dents? Do they reside in Middlebury
and allow the fences to show such signs
of neglect and decay? Who is response
BILE for their dl!apidatcd condition.
"A temperance lecture is to take the
place of the regular monthly Sunday
School Concert at the Lecture room Of
the Congregational church in this place
next Sunday evening, by Rev. Ward Bull
lard Of New Haven.
We are indebted to the Hon James
NJ Slade, our representatives. for Il package
of books and papers including reports OF
state officers, leg slative reportsand Drcc'
tory for 1901, for which We tender
our thanks.
-Langworthy and Bond have just re
turned from market with new goods
in clothing and furnishing goods and are
certainly offering them at very low prices
Also Dry Goods and Groceries as low
as can be bought clswhcrc. Sec theil
advertisement in another column.
The Nlddlebury Congregations
Sunday School held their annual election
of officers on Sunday last and the follow.
ing were elected for the ensuing year =
Rev. f. p. Hooker, President Rev
Joseph Steele, Superintendent; +. y
Bond, Secretary and Treasurer; Y. NJ
Brooks, Librarian Willie Douglas ant
Theo. Fuller, assistants
NEW BANK DmEcroR-We under
stand that Henry l.. Sheldon has pur
chased an acre of land of +. Smith, upol
which is a sand bank. He intends Il
honor all drafts upon his bank in his cur
rency, at sight. We think this Banl
will not be apt to /" fail, as its assets ar
upon solid basis.
1t will be seen by notice in anothe
column, that j. II. Simmons, Esq, ha
located his Office in Stewards Building
where all business pertaining to his oflic
will be transacted. The .Govcrnmer
may consider itself fortunate in its seleC
ton of Mr.. Simmons for the responsible
Office which they have Ass gncd him, an
will find him n competent and iaithil
officer. -
The Brooks Axe Company will SOC
make a proposition to the citizens
Middlebury with reference to, removir
their factory, now located at Brooksvill
to this village, and meeting of citizel
vii be called for the purpose Of consider
ing the matter As such movcmcl
would bring large number Of lahore
with their families to reside here it is
matter of importance what we will do.
METHODIST PULPIT Rev. Mr.. Bale
preached on the subject Of Reveals
their nature, need, and the means Of pr
noting them. The afternoon discour
was on the same subject, illustrating it !
the great revival in the days ofllezekia
King of Judah, closing with an earne
appeal to unconvertcd men to yield to Il
pressing and gracious invitations of 4
gospel. Next Sabbath he will preach
"Prayer, Tin the morning. In the aft.
noon on The Defeat Of Senacherb.'
1T is estimated that pure soft wat
might be brought in strong iron pip
from the mountain east Of us, in guam
ties sufficient to supply our wants, to
reservoir on Chipman's Hill, and then
distributed through the streets Of the v
lage with hydrants at convenient dsta
ces for hose attachments in case Of Fl
for less than 100000 This would,
course, obviatc the necessity Of mainta
ing fire engine. A hose compa
would be all that would be necessary.
Our new County Officers enter
upon their duties last Thursday. 7
following are the only changes; Ira
Clark, Esq, Of this place, succeeds liz
George W. Grandey, of Vergennes,
States Attorney; Hon. Thurman Brot
ms, of Shoreham, and Hon. Isaiah
Strong, of Starksboro take the places
Hon. j. X Ferre and Hon. n. }. Al
as Assistant Judges of the County Cou
and Hon. John ID. Smith, of Vergenr
succeeds Hon. Harvey Munsll, of 81
toll, as Judge of Probate for the n
Haven District.
The winter term Of the village scho
commenced yesterday, after short va
ton of ten days. There are no chan
of teachers, we believe. Among the +
opportunities presented to those desir
to fit themselves for their life work by
tellectual attainments and valuable
complishmen.s, is that of studying
French language under compel
teacher-one who has spared no pains
fit herself for the work of imparting
structiOn in this important branch of e
cation. We believe Miss Preston