The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-12-19

the address the audience VIII be invited
to attend the Ladies social party to re
held at the close of the general exercises,
in the Lecture room of the church. The
usual decorations will adorn the hall, and
as usual the tables will be spread with
all the luxuiics and substantals of the
season necessary for the full satisfaction
of hungry appetitcs. After refreshments
have been served, sentiments, responses
music, &c. will be in order. Rev. l.. A.
Austin, of Burr & Burton Seminary, is
to be present and contribute apocm.
Tickets 80 cents, to be obtained at the
Register Book Store.
The State Temperance Convention
will be held tomorrow at the Methodist
Church, at | o'clock, \. NJ, and will
continue through the day and evening.
Matters Of interest will come before the
meeting Interesting addresses and
speeches will be had. Let the friends Of
temperance in Middlebury, men, women
and children, arrange to attend, and thus
aid this great interest in our midst and
generally.
SuTcIDE.-Nr. James NJ. Lamb a
highly respected citizen of this town,
committed suicide by hanging himself in
the woodshed adjoining his house ycster-
day morning. So far as is known, at the
time of committing this strange act, he
was as well as usual, though he had not
been in firm health for several years. lie
arose as usual, quite early, built the fire
and went out No one OF the family had
noticed anything unusual about him. A.
bout 6 o'clock his son arose and started
for the barn, and found his father hang
ing as above described already dead Mr..
Lamb was born in Granville, in January
1910, had lived in Middlcbury, but for
the last twenty years he lived in Shore
ham, until about two years ago when he
came to Middlebury, purchased place
and identified himself with this commu-
nifty. He represented the town of Shore
ham in the Legislature.in 1888 and $50.
He was a member of the Congregational
church in Shoreham and afterwards in
Middlebury,and was very much loved and
respected by all. He leaves a wife and
five or six children, two of whom were
still under the parental roof The SYM
pathies Of the community are awakened
for the family in their great affection.
DEATl OF JOIN ii. SIMMoNs.-Anoth-
or of our prominent citizens has been re-
moved from our midst by the overruling
hand of God John II. Simmons Esq,
died at his residence in this village on
Sunday evening, at s o'clock, after an
illness of three or four weeks, ut the age
of nearly 80 years. lie was native of
this place and son of John Simmons, Esq
a lawyer by profession. The son did not
choose to enter 4 profession, but learned
the joiner's trade, which he followed for
some years. At length he found this
work too much for his health, and he be-
came engaged in the undertakcrs bust
ness, and dealing in books, stationery and
fancy goods. About two years since he
received the appointment Of Assistant
Assessor of Internal Revenue, which Of
flee he held at the time of his death. Mr..
Simmons was prominent member of the
Masonic and Odd Fellows orders, in
which he rose to high positions. lie was
Grand Master of the Odd Fellows of the
state last year, and Past Grand Master
at the time of his death. lie went to
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A beautiful volume of new and Or
ignal poetry by Vermont's most gifted
poets has Just been issued, containing 5l2
pages. Send 1925 for volume with
gilt leaves. or $500 for a volume plain
to Prof A. }. Sanborn, Middcbury VI.
and you will receive copy by mail.
Those living in Middlebury village will
be supplied by calling on w. Il. GRAY. at
Rev NJ. Ludlum's near Addison House.
The volume has been issued only few
days, but the great demand for it bctokens
it popularity. 1t contains some of the
sweetest poetry ever written in America,
and should be the possession of every
A"'o"s ,ho coh'ripu'orS 10 ''lS 'o'u'he
are Se'cra' whose poems nave from time
appeared IN 'nc coiui'hS OIL 'he heg'S'er'