The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-15
NIiddlcbury.

dlebury dug two and one nall bushels VI
potatoes from ten hills, last week
--MonToN's Com PENs give universal
satisfaction. They sell like hot cakes
Why do they sell well2 Because they
are the best That's what's the matter.
$500 worth of Photographic Pic
lures at the Register Bookstore. TO
those who buy in large quantities we VIII
make n liberal discount
-Southmayd's pure candies. Lubin
and other perfumeries, hair brushes and
combs, toilet soaps. drugs, chemicals, pa.
tent medicines, choice cigars and all
things kept in first class drug store, at
Case & Riders
DEAru OF Dr. BEMAN.-- Rev. Nathan
S. S. Beman ID. Of Carbonate ILL.,,
died at his residence at that place August
sth, in his seth year. He was graduate
of Middlebury College and frty years
pastor of thu First Presbyterian church
in Troy, n. Y. n
There is nothing like having nice
style of goods. All our room papers
have been new fresh styles, and the peo-
pie have appreciated them. We have
sold larger lot of papers and borders
than we expected to, and shall continue
to keep a good stock on hand in future,
at the Register Book Store.
Miss Eva Moore received the prize
offered by the pastor of the Congrega..
tional Church, to the scholar who should
bring III the greatest number OF new
scholars last month. The award was
made at the session of the school on
sunday last
sunday morning Rev. DR.. Hall, of
Auburn Theological Seminary preach
ed at the Congregational Church, dis
coursing upon the gentle and winning
character of Christ. His text was Mat.
- 20 " A bruised reed shall he not
quench till he send forth his Judgment
unto victory"
Unclaimed letters remaining at the
Middlebury, Vt. p. o. Aug. l4th,
1871:
LADIES LIST: Miss Annie Baird,
Julia Parker, Nellie Forest, Bridget
Conden, Laura V. Broome, 2.
GENTS LIST: A ). Baker. Chas.
Bradford, Damien Lesferance, Eva
Holden, Julius Stilson, 2, Elizur Rem
dali, Alex Perda, 8, Pierre Meunier.
When calling for any Of the above
please call for advertised letters.
A. S. TRACY, z. NJ.
Rev MIR. Bumstead Of Illinois, 9
graduate of the College in 1920, occupi'
ed the same pulpit Sunday evening
preaching from the Second Epistle o
John, 8: 9: Beloved, now are We
the sons OF God, and it doth not yet ap
pear what we shall be ; but we know
that we shall be like him, for we shall
see him as he is" He followed this
General line of thought. First, Privl
leges of believers in this life. Second
their felicity in the world TO come
Thirdly. he considered the evidences
and closed with an earnest appeal.
Within few weeks past two citizen
of Middlebury have been held for tria
by court Of inquiry for crime referred
to in the seventh commandment. TIL
case which caused the greater scandal al
so evoked the greater sympathy; g
much so that petition for an immediat
discontinuance of the prosecution was cir
culated and numerously signed by cit
zens of Nliddlebury and vicinity. Query
are these facts evidences of screw loos
in the public sentiment on this subject?
LoNd Passionate. -Rcv. S. A. Bum
stead, who preached in the Congregation
al church, on Sunday evening, was paste
Of Presbyterian church in Philadelphi
for more Than twenty years, and u larg
number of the members of this churc
having emigratcd to Raritan, H., he wa
called to preside over the new church i
that place, where he has continued t
serve the Master ever since-about 2
years more. 1t is almost equivalent t
u continued pastoratc of more than fort
years
JUNIOR EXHIBITION IN TIE OLDE
TIME.-By the courtesy Of the Rev. S. A
Bumstead, Of Raritan, Henderson count
H., class of lS20,wc have had the peal
IRE of looking over a programme of tn
Junior Exhibition for 1918. On it al
pear the familiar names of o. Seymou
ID. p. Thompson, and S. A. Bumstea
Then, az now, Junior Exhibition was
institution They were held in the Cou
House, and tremendous crowds were u
cnstomed to assemble to attend the exc
cises, which consisted Of the usual or
tlons, and closed with an entertaining CO
loquy, or dialogue.
PERsoNAL.-Our old friend j j. Sc
yer, one Of the editors Of the Malo
Palladlum, was in town through Cor
mencement, and left for few days re
at Lake Dunmorc. It quickens t
pulse, and gives the blood new life
shake the hand of friend who has be
long absent. Many years have pass
since he came to this town and enter
the printing Office TO take his first Jesse
in the art preservative. Malone, Wit
he and his brother first located and co
menced business, has grown from a f
scattering dwellings to a large, populc
village The two Seavers, by their u
firing efforts and skill, and strict ecor
my, have built up large and prospert
business, which is creditable to the
selves as well as to the town in VIII
they live.
- Sad Case of Drowning.
- On the afternoon of Wednesday i
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