The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-12-31

to lay it over until next week.
There will be donation for the ben
eft Of Rev. X. Haven, at the Roysl
House, in Sudbury, Wednesday eve, Jan
uary s, 1872. All are especially invit-
ed. a good band in attendance. 2w
-Skiff e. Spauldiug, Brdport, would
respectfully announce to their creditors
that the are in want of money, and those
at are indebted to them would oblige
them very much by calling and settling,
their accounts and save further trouble.
AGED PEOPLE. The town of Goshen,
Addison county, has a population Of three
hundred and thirty-threo Of these
ttcenty-taco are over seventy years old,
aud iorty.one over sixty. How many
towns can show n greater per cent OF
"aged people" than Goshen
I/NEw HAVEN MARKET.-On Monday Of
last week there were shipped from this
station $500 lbs, Of butter; 3,462 lbs
of poultry 5000 lbs. of wool 5000 lbs.
hides 4 bbls. eggs Butter firm at %
to Bic; poultry Is to 1Sc; wool 55c !;
hides 81 per ID eggs 800 per doz.
Mr.. f. Davis,of Danbury, N. H.,
gave very interesting and Thoughtful
address, on temperance at New Haven on
Friday evening last. The evils resulting
from the use Of tobacco and intoxicating
drinks were faithfully set forth, and were
illustrated by the sad experience Of the
-peaker and of others.
I/DEAru OF Mrs. TurHILL.-We are
fbaned to announce the death of the ami
a,lc wife Of Gen. Il. S. Tuthil Of Nash
vile, Tenn, recently. Mrs. T.-formerly
Miss Jennie Smith Of Vergennes-was ii
very highly esteemed lady, and wide
circle of relatives and friends will mourn
hear death The Generals friends III
Vermont deeply sympathize with him in
MS great sorrow.
HANcocK.-Plenty of snow and still
grees below zero on Wednesday morning.
Good hay $40 per ton-Hard times
and money tight-The Hancock people
are praying for railroad, and are exer.
cising u good degree OF faith-Many in
firm and consumption people have di d
during the fall and winter and it it thou.
ght the weather has been bad for such
troubles.
I//LEIcEsrER.-The Christmas Festival
4 WAS held as announced, in the Church il
Y Leicester, on the eve Of the "a: A very
successful affair indeed we understand al.
though we are unable to give the partic
ulars. About twenty-five dollars We are
Informed, the result Of the socable recent
: Iy held,was appropriated for the purpose
Of purchasing gifts for The Sabbath Schoo
children. There was large attendance
: despite the cold Of the evening. We arr
having a specimen of artic weather JUS
now, thermometers pretty low down in tn,
; scale.
WEYBRIcGE-.W Weather very cold, Their
mometer SO degrees below zero on Wed
nesday morning.
> Work on saw-mill going on slowly oil
account of cold weather.
Shooting match between l.. j. Thomp
son aud Ira S. Wright. Best in ten VOL
by Thompson by A inches, Distance II
rods with rifle.
| Protracted meeting still going on. Ser
!, mons oy Mott, Gregg and others. Goo
interest but no conversions yet.
Rev. L G. Partridge supplied tn
. Congregational pulpit at Fergenhes las
! Sabbath, Rev. r. j. Davies filling hi
!, place at home. \
.N/CnRIsTMAs FEsrIvAL.-The Christina
{ Festival at West Cornwall on Christina
eve, was largely attended and, we under
stand, gave general >atisfaction to a
h present The exercises we're opened wit
| prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Smith of Whit
e ing. Mr.. Edward S. Dana introduced
e Gen. George W. Grandcy. who made on
y of his hsppest efforts which was warm
r ly praised. Santa Claus arrived 500
after aud distributed his gifts. Tw
!. large fine trees were literally loaded witt
e choice presents, amounting in value t
It seven or eight hundred dollars. Th
It audience separated at a late hour, an
!. all seemed much grati6ed at the evening
l.. entertainment.
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d other Christmas gun has been fred in tn
e quiet old town.
e Perhaps it may not be known to ou
g siders that there is such place as Beac
If Hill, yet nevertheless there is, aud til
It inhabitants thereof duly warned by h
T. mercury going down to the twentie
t they made preparations to observe it b
u Christmas tree, which through the Ill
1t crafty eff the people and the untirir
I, 'forts Of the teacher. Miss Cora Brow
er it was decided success. This distri
e. to its credit be it said, has long held
4 Sabbath school on Sunday evening, an
e. under the supervision Of Its officers II
Of tree was arranged and exercises of Il
* evening brought to completion, Whit
G, consisted Of singing, repeating the Lord
IL Prayer in concert. A beautiful fea.u
was the months illustrated as well
u many other exercises. A brief adore
s. was delivered by Hon. +. s. BottuI
or S. b. NJ Cowes and others. A beaul
nc full Christmas Poem was read by Jam
nd Palmer. The exercises were conclud,
g. by distributing the gifts, which thoul
at small, were numerous, and gave pleasu
at to many little expectant heart, and pc
o. haps to some older if not larger. !
he least no one could look over that lit
re sea Of lille "upturned faces and no
en- how happy triaing gift made each lit
" heart could Withhold the mite that help
ng to make the whole, and if tho trifi
on gift raises the thoughts to the grea;
cs. gift Of which it symbolizes, then let
OF encourage the Christmas tree,
n .[KirToN.-On the 22d inst. John Re
hfbius, Esq had the misfortune to oe kic
vo ed on the inside of the knee by hor
'or One of the large veins was severed a
ar bled profusely for quite length of til