The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-11-28
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
TRAISs LEAVE MipDLKBuRy
noxtxu am
Middlebury.

from this station yesterday morning
Go to Benson Il Andrews aud Sc
your oysters for Thanksgiving at 80 cent
quart, solid meats
Butter brought 81 cents in Middle
bury yesterday.
REV. Joseph Steele and wife have
gone to St. Augustine, Fla. where they
will spend the winter.
Tho fall term Of the College will
close to-day. Many Of the students vii
teach during the winter.
So great is the rush OF our advertis'
inc patronage that we are obliged to issue
q supplement this week to accommodate
all our patrons.
Some fifteen or twenty ladies and
gentlemen Of Middlebury, went to Bur-
iington, on Wednesday evening, to hear
Cough. Several went to Rutland the
night before.
There will be union services at the
audience room of the Congregations
church, on Thanksgiving day,to commence
at IL o'clock a. IN. Rev. II. r. Hooker
will preach the sermon.
The oyster supper at Mr.. John W.
Martins house, this evening, will afford
especial attractions, in addition to its
benevolent character. The announce
ment last week told the whole story,
We have received communication
making inquiries as to the case of State
Is. Bascom, which is excluded under the
rule not to publish anonymous articles
Also "A Song" which has merit, but no
name.
Tho Middlebury WOODEN Company
have engaged U. D. Twitchell, Esq, as
their agent. Mr.. Twitchell's business
experience and special adaptation to this
particular work, renders this arrange
mcnt most happy one.
BRIoHs.-Of late, there has been a
good deal of inquiry about fire bricks.
We conclude that somebody has a good
supply, as night or two ago, almost
every man wo met while crossing the
bridge, "had brick 10 his hat" How
is that for "high?'
Our friends will be gratifed to learn
that our subscription list is steadily in
creasing and our advertising patronage
better than ever before. OF course this
also proves the general prosperity OF bus
mess in this community, and We can all
rejoice together.
Five or six drunken rowdies obstruct-
cd the walk across the bridge, last Tues
day night, about nine o'clock, and made
nj ht hideous with their Internal yelling
and cursing All of which has tender.
cy to induce the belief that "Allcn's
Congress Bttcrs" are more powerful
than arnica.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Middlcbury, w., for the week
ending Nov. 25th 1871 Mrs. Hannah
Austin Horace Austin; Miss Esther Il.
Carter T. Moore Miss Martha Foote /;
Henry Smith Mrs. Perlina May; Pat
rick II. Tearney; Mrs, Eliza Mevirc
When calling for the above please say
advertised" A, s. Tracy, p. Nj.
REMovAL--Caso and Rider have moved
to their new store, formerly occupied by
J. L. Barker d Co. ,jwherc may be found
complete assortment Of drugs, medicines,
chemicals, pcrfumcriea, fancy and toilet
articles, &c.
The new store will be an exceedingly
attractive one When the goods are put up
on the shelves and the litter Of removal is
taken away, as it will be in a day or two.
Best SHOOTING on REcoRp.-On the
first of January, lS4S, Mr. T. NJ. King
ley, Esq, at turkey shoots, at Beckets
and Collins hotel, on the old Fairhavcn
turnpike, near Whitehall, killed twenty
three geese in thirty-one shots, thirteen
of them in succession. In three shoots,
including the above, he killed 79 geese.
He used West & Prescott rifle. Thanks
giving is near at hand and shooting the
rage so we give the above for an example
to sportsmen. Mr.. Kingsley was father
Of our townsman j. T. Kingsley, Esq,
Last Sunday was Missionary Sab
bath at the Methodist church. Mr.. Bal
ley preached characteristic sermon from
Rom. l IA, For | am debtor both to
the Greeks and to the Barbarians, both
to the wise and to the unwise" The ex-
ercises in the Sabbath School, consisting
Of responsive readings from the scriptures
on Missionary themes, between the super
intendent and the various classes, inter.
spersed with singing and addresses, with
reports of class collections, wero exceed
ingly interesting. The school is in a
very Aourishing state.
PUBLIC EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS
The public examination of teachers for
the town of Middebury was held at the
Graded School House, last Friday, and
seven persons presented themselves as
candidates for certificates. The Super
intendent, James NJ. Slade, Jr., examined
them thoroughly, according to the pro.
gramme adopted through the county, and
all of the candidates successfully passed
the ordeal. Those receiving certificates
were Miss Lille Kingsley and Messr'
Charles ii. Burritt, Warren Hamilton
w. l. Twitchel, l.. l.. Lawrence, IlilanC
Southworth, Thomas w. Darling anC
Charles F. Kingsley.
COURSE OF LEcTUREs.-A Lecture As
ISOLATION was organized in Middlebury ,or
Monday evening Of last week and the fol
lowing officers were elected: President
Ii. F. Leavitt; Vice Presidents, II. NJ
Secly, Ira W. Clark; Secretary and
Treasurer, l.. E. Knapp; Executive Com
mittee, |. NJ. Trip, q. Ticknor, A. S
Tracy, n. p. Barbour, l.. D. Eldredge
The Constitution has been signed by
ffty-four persous. The first lecture Of
the course will be delivered by FREDER,
IcK DouGLAs, on Wednesday evening
December 9th, upon the subject Of San
to Domingo" The course certainly starts
off under favorable circumstances, for nc
more popular orator ever visited Vernon
Without question, Academy Hall will b.