The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-10-31

Letters remaining in the post Office,
Middlcbury, VI, Oct. 30 1871, more
than one month old, Commiugs, Mrs.
Malissa Corey, Mrs. Il. s. Foote, Mrs.
Elcy L.; Giles, Mrs. NJ. f.; Harris, Miss
Fannie 4. johnson, Mrs. Mary A.;
Lawrence, Mrs. May A. Matthews, Miss
A. p. O'Niel. Miss Kate; Clark, Tru-
man EIitrop, II. p; Hurd, Dr.; La
FARCE, Alphonse Lafarge, A. j.. Lapoint
Spio; Lapoint, Sipio Leonard, Hiram
Paddock, Henry A. Squier, Rev. K H..
Yarter, Isaac NJ. When calling for the
above, please say advertised"
A. S. Tracy, P. NJ.
+ BASE BALL.-About two weeks since
the college nine received challenge
from the Union Is. b. q. Of Brandon, to
play serial match of three games to be
decided 10 favor o. the club winning two
games.
The College nine is scarcely more than
a nominal organization, and though CON-
posed of good material has never had any
practice together. For that reason the
challenge was reluctantly accepted.
The first game was played on the COL
lege campus a week ago last Saturday and
won by the College nine.
On Saturday last the return game took
place at Brandon, and resulted in vic
tory for the college boys" by score
of 30 to II.
In the last game the duties of umpire
were discharged in manner satisfactory
to both parties, by Mr.. W. L, Matot, of
Whiting. 40 Trimn,phe."
ADDISON COUNTY CoNaREeA TIoNAL Cos.
FERENCE The Addison Conference of
Congregational ministers and churches
held an adjourned meeting, at the church
lecture room, in this place, on Wednesday
afternoon Rev. Mr. Kent of Ripton
was called to preside and Rev. VIM. N.
Bacon of Shoreham scribe. Rev. S. w.
Magill, in behalf of the special com.
mittee appointed to investigate and report
upon the feasibility of a plan for uniting
two or more feeble churches and securing
to them pastor submitted report giving
information of the condition of the several
feeble churches in the county and sug-
gesting combinations which might under
certain circumstances be possible. Special
committees were then appointed for each
particular field, aud the Conference
adjourned to meet at the call of either
of these committees
? OBITUARY The numerous friends of
Mr.. Patrick Carney were panied and sur
prised to learn Of his death, which took
place on the evening of the 23d inst. after
brief but painful illness.
Ghe deceased was born in the South OF
Ireland, He came to this country in 49,
81, since which time, ia period Of forty
years. he has resided in Middlebury-
where by persevering and honest indust-
ry, he gained for himself reasonable
competency, and the respect of all who
knew him.
Mr.. Carney was in the seventy-second
year of his age, and had enjoyed up to Il
few days previous to his death. life Of
exceptional good health and vgor.
The funeral was attended from the
Catholic church by large number of all
classes of citizens.
A pleasing and just tribute to honest
worth.
This is what people sa y of the VIII
cox a. Gibbs Sewing Machine:
We have each of us used the Wilcox
& Gibbs Sewing Machine, from one to
fifteen years, and can certify that the
work done on it d 'es not rip in wearing,
as is claimed by some. But on the con-
trary we find the stitch perfectly reliable
and satisfactory.
Middlebury, September, 1S71.-Mrs.
Harry Lansworthy Mrs. Byron Flem-
ming; Mrs. b. j. Thurston. Boston
Mrs. w. E. Peck Mrs. VIM. Fl. Lord /;
Mrs. Louis Hope Mrs. w. Il. Remelc
Mrs. +. NJ. Clark Mrs. John b. Steele
Mrs. j. Wilcox, St. Louis Miss A. P.
Matthews; Mrs. S. B. Rockwell Mrs.
E. A. Nturtevant Mrs. B. S. Beckwith ;
Mrs. VIM. Mulchahey Mrs. Ezra Brain.
erd; Mrs. N. f. Rider; Mrs. A. S.
Glow Mrs. L. d. Eldridge; Mrs. Geo.
Porter; Mrs John Campbell; Miss NJ.
NJ. Molloy, aud more than one hundred
others. For sale by 4. R. Clay or w.
ii. Remsen.
AT the Methodist church the pastor
Mr.. Bailey preached. Text Exodus
6 II. "And Moses said unto the Lord, l
have spoken unto the children of Israel
and they have not hardened unto me,
then how shall Pharaoh hear me, who
am of uncircumcised lips" The object
of the sermon was to shew first the duty
of the minister. This it was maintained
was primarily the church Secondly. the
nature of the church as the light of the
world and the salt OF the earth was de.
picted, and the method Of their prcserva-
lion as such, and the duty of the minis.
try in reference to it, The point to gain
is united md consecrated ministry and
church, and then the world will hear and
be moved, The church should not de-
mand in all cases the persuasive art of
eloquence. for even Moses, who was far
from being eloquent had high commiss-
ion of God to preach and that before no
mean men.
DELTA KAPPA EpsILoN CONVENTION
The Annual Convention of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity met at Cornell
University, Ithaca, N Y, on Oct. 25th
and 10Th. Edwin NJ. Sherman, Class Of
~ was the delegate from Alpha Prime
Chapter, Middlebury College. The fol-
lowing is the order Of public exercises
held at Library Hall, Ithica, on Thurs
day evening, Oct. Goth:
PRooRAMME-Opening March, Del.
ia Kappa Epsilon Grand March," J. II.
Pease ; Overture, MEDLEY" j. E. Har-
tel; Prayer; Fraternity Song; Waltz,
Fair STAR" Cornet Obigato by d. H.
Stubblebine, D'Albert; Opening Ad-
dress, by the President, Hon. Samuel F.
Hunt, S. M. ofthe Kappa Chapter, Speak
err, pro tempore, Of the Ohio State Sen.