The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-12-05
For tho REG!srEE
From the Queen City.

Cough delivered his lecture Will it /
Pay?" as announced. The course has
opened very tavorably. About five humid
red members tickets have been sold. Yer
GENES took thirty Of them. 1t is said
fourteen hundred people listened to the
opening lecture. As carly as six O'Clock
people began gathering at the City Hall.
Shortly after six we took position near
one OF the stairways, at that early hour
they were both filled, the crowd kept
growing larger every moment aud long
before the lecture room doors were open
the entrance hall was filled almost to sui
fcation. We had the pleasure Of gazing
for about half an hour at the ceiling or
a chignon that would somehow keep be-
fore our eyes. At last the doors were
opened the gladd news was passed from
mouth to mouth to the crowd outside
All tried to get into the hall at once, we
were carried up stairs, VT intended to
walk up, aud did make frantic efforts to
touch the steps-ihiuk our toes did once
or twice, but am not sure. II seemed as
though ten thousand elbows We're about
US and all feeling for our ribs-whcw--
but it paid. \ II late corners found the
doors blockadcd! We saw quite num-
Der OF Middlebury and Vergeunes faces
Oh the sluge. Mr., Cough hauded his
subject i'll au interesting way. His tiue de-
sciiption Of the Yo Semitic Valley was
very iue and his rendering The dcirium
: tremens, terrible warning to the intem-
perate.
The Barnabec Concert comes of the
9Th, Mrs. Smith, Soprano; Fesseuden.
Tenor; 3arnabee, Basso; aud Mr.. Smith
Pianist, will make up au excellent even
iDgs entertainment. Arrangements are
made for halt-iare on X. RS, aud return
checks will be furnished at the station
the tickets are bought at, good for l2Ih
aud Wednesday.
Last season u series of "sociables" were
, held ut Uuiou Hall, and became very 20.
pular with II privileged few. The first
e Tor this season came off Friday evening".
per complimentary ticket We dropped il
b for little while, aud found select par
: ~ OF Burlngton's most gallant gents anC
prettiest girls tripping the light iantistic
to bewitchiDg stratus Of music by Holm
. berg's full band.
, The cold weather has driven the Ad
= irondack, Vermont, and Cakes Ames int
y winter quarters at the harbor. The a
- Williams will run as ferry between
y Plattsburgh and Burlington until the lax
freezes over.
y Last week two Canadians who wer
:" visiting the City got on "high." havi
fne turnout at one OF our liveries the
Of did some tall driving. They uudcrtoo
&c to drive over hitching post opposite Nj
At Taylor's, and the consequence Was quite
IN smash up. The bunmers were split OF
oil pretty suddenly and split from their pock
cts in the operation about sixty dollars i
is gold. The gentry enjoyed themselvt
Il. next morning picking up five dollar gol
Q pieces; the ponies didu't "wait for tn
er wagon"
We are told that the Grand Duk
will not visit Burlington but will max
l. Essex Junction short visit. II is fol
AZ tunate for New York that the Duke vi
its them first, il he had gone to Esse
&c, Junction first, aud been entertained b
in the Junctionites. as doubtless he will b
IS, the New York affair would have SCENE
e. tame to him. Quill.
Burlington Dee. 20.