The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-26
Mliohlsburp Atgistu
TUESDAY, July 20. 1870.
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
Middlebury

An auction OI nOuSeIlOlu iuihiturt
and other personal property. at the resi-
dence of j. Larned on Cork Street next
Friday.
A. f. Stanley, Esq Of Leicester
will give a lecture at the church in Fast
Middlebury next Sunday.
The regular meeting of Post Warner
No. Is, G. A. R., occurs at their us
ual place on Wednesday evening of this
week. Meeting to open at eight o'clock.
Ice cold soda water, high rock Con-
sress Spring water, cigars, all the popular
medicines of the day, druggists fancy
goods &c. at Case 4 Riders.
LosT.-On the road between philo
Jewett's and widow Samson's, in Corn
wall, a small bundle containing a mason's
trowel and striped shirt. The finder will
be paid for his trouble by leaving the bun
die at this office.
A barn containing about 30 tons Of
hay, belonging to Mr.. Henry W. Ham,
mond, about two miles northeast of this
village, was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground on Wednesday eve
ming last. No insurance.
FREE LEcTuRR.-Prof. Bra,nerd KEEL
logg of Brooklyn, n. Y, will address the
Young Mems Christian Association and
the people Of Middlebury at School
House hall on this Tuesday evening,
commencing at eight O'Clock. Subject
Social 'Gradations."
The new bridge near the own house
10 East M%iddlebury was completed last
Tuesday, and is said to be one Of the
tirmest and best bridges in all this vicini.
ty. Mr.. David Piper was the builder,
under the direction Of the Selectmen. 1t
is thought the whole expensel will foot
up nearly 500.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Farms
worth broke away from the hitching rail
near the Congregational church during
the morning service, last Sunday, and
ran iuriously past the Methodist church
and up Chipman's hill toward home. The
wagon was left strewn along the way
considerably injured.
We understand that rum holes. il
the suburbs of the village, are heing re-
plenished, and extra inducements are hello
out to The unfortunate devotees Of BAG.
chus. The vendors of liquid poison hat
better beware how they trespass upor
Gods holy sabbath, the moral law, an,
the laws Of our state. tANDoR.
The Baccalaureate Sermon by Pres
ident Kitchel will be delivered, as usual
at the Congregational church in the al
ternoon of Sunday, August 9TH, an ex
ception to the one sermon rule bein'
made for this occasion. 1t is probabl
that the pulpit will be occupied in tn
morning by some clergyman from abroad
visiting here at that time.
NEW DoCToR. or DnlNiTY.-At til
recent commencement Of Yale Colleg
the honorary degree Of Doctor of Divini
ty was conferred Of Rev. James T. Hyd
formerly pastor Of the Congregations
church at Middlebury, now Professor i
the Chicago Theological Seminary ais
upon Rev. George Leon Walker, pastor
the Center Church, New Haven, and
sou Of Rev. DR.. Charles Walker, Of pittt
ford.
- Cundor, " the Middlebury core
pondeut of the Rutland Herald. speakin
of Messrs. Bascom and Langdon of We
gennes, who have bought ont the stock
drugs and medicines belonging to u
Vim. z Russell, in the Brewsters hlocl
says: These young men are hearth
welcomed to Middlebury, aud | have Il
doubt will command success. One 9th
firm - Mr.. Langdon - is an experience
druggist, and both are accomplished bu
iness men as well as possessing charact,
at ~unbounded integrity and %nprightnes
Such men are an honor to any place, al
already they have by their urbanity an
politeness, won troops Of friends, such
are always ready to appreciate these d
serving traits Of character as %exemplift
in intercourse with all. We predict ft
these young men succ-s-, and sincere
hope they may secure it, assured it tr,
merit and moral worth with good buisne
talents can command success, they a
sure to enjoy it fully and richly.
METHODIST PuLrIf.-Mr. Bail,
preached last Sabbath. His subject W
The Perfect Book, i. e. the Bible" II
text, Psalms ll9; lO0,- II unlerstal
more than the ancients, because keep II
precepts." He stated that every boz
ought to have II distinct object, al
maintained that the object OF the Bib
was threeiold, LIST to enlighten us as
our true relation to our Creator, ID
to our duties IN this world, Sd as TO o
destiny in the next. He then placed
striking contrast the views the Bible .
forded in these three vital points respe'
ively, and those held by the ancie
heather, and by modern skepties &c
and closed with an eloquent qnotati
from an unknown writer, setting forth
terse and graphic language, the sale
points of the Bible, as adapted to eve
walk in life.
Next Sabbath morning his subject "
be The Holy Catholic Church"
the afternoon The Roman Catho
Lhurch and its doctrine OF ~lntalhbility
There have been some INTEREST,"
movements in real estate within a f
days, among which are the iollowin
The Middlebury Manufacturing Compa
to &. ID. Lane. the block Of stores kno'
as Severance's Block, consideration 8
900 one lot adjoining on the South to
X Clay, consideration 81 300 two Il
directly south of Clay's to &. d. Ian
the old Wooden factory building W
water power 10 Il comp ny organized
manufacture paper james Larned to
W. CLARK, dwelling house and lot on Co
Street. We understand that Messrs. La
and Clay will soon commence the erect
ola fine block Of stores covering the thu
lots. The paper Manufacturing Conpa
which has purchased the old woolenIfacte
have already commenced pulling do
the old building for the purpose Of ere