The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-03-08
TRAlss LRAvE MippLEpuRY
Middlebury.

An opportunity to purchase cows is
presented in the offer of Mr.. Ainsworth.
See his notice.
The East Middlebury Lyceum dis
cusses the subject of Woman Suffrage
tomorrow evening.
The Third Socable in connection
with the Congregational church will be
held in the Lecture Room tomorrow
evening.
Rev. Prof. Bartlett of the Chicago
Theological Seminary preached at the
Congregational church in this place on
Sunday morning
On Sunday week some dogs got into
Mr.. E. Mussey's flock of sheep and killed
four or five and tore severely some ten
or twelve more.
On Thursday, George Bertrand was
brought before Justice Simmons, on COM
plant of Grand Juror Clark, for Breach
Of peace, destroying shade trees &c, and
sentenced to two years at Vermont Re-
form school, On Friday he was taken
to Waterbury.
One Susan Mcdonald, Is years of
age, distracted three sets of jewelry from
the store of o. S. Dickinson & Co., on
Wednesday. She was arrested and
brought before Justice Stewart, on COM
plant of Grand Juror Piper, and after
hearing was sentenced to one week in the
county Jail.
On Friday evening, party of fifty
or more from Middlebury and Weybridge,
visited Mr.. & Mrs. M. H. Welch, carry
ing with them all the requisite of most
enjoyable festivity. The tables were
splendid. Among the elegant things
which appeared was magnificent pyra-
mid about three feet in hight which was
presented to Mrs. WEIGH
THE man who laughs" is no longer
an exception, for all of Comical Browns
patrons smile, and family jars are adjust
ed by visit to see and hear this popular
humorist. Ifyou wish to enjoy hearty
laugh, for the small sum of rs cents, 20
to School House Hall, Thursday evening
March 18th, and you will be gratifed
Those who appreciate fine ballad will
be entertained by the sweet singing Of
Mr.. A. Howard Buxton.
AT the town meeting, last Tuesday
Hon. james M. Slade and Ira W. CLARK
Esq, chairman, addressed the meeting
at considerable length in regard to the
Addison Co. Railroad. They urged the
people Of Middlebury to avail themselves
Of the present golden opportunity which
if now lost could never hereafter be re.
gained. Mr.. Clark was warranted in
making the statement that the Cheshire
and Fitchburg Railroads would co operate
with the Rutland and Addison Roads, as
be was acquainted with their officers and
related to Hon. Peter b. Bringham for.
merly resident of Vermont, but now re-
siding in Boston, who is managing Dir
sctol of the Fitchburg road and whole
team in and Of himself. All present
seemed favorably inclined towards the
scheme.
The OVERLAND MoNrHLY-We are in.
debted to j. II. Simmons 4 Co. for the
March number Of the Overland Monthly
published by A. Roman a. Co., Sar
Francisco Cal. 1t seems to rival the
Atlantic Monthly, in literary merits and
bids fair to equal its eastern contemporary
in popularity, ere long. 1t is now in the
fourth volume and is meeting the high
expectations which were raised for it OF
its first appearance. The March num-
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Lower California Coast; In Xto
Daisey; Camp Life in Arizona; OF ant
in Guatemala; British Columbia; Ton
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of George Peabody's Life; An Arizona
Legend; Brown of Calaveras Curren
Literature;