The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-04-09
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+. Il. Beach has sold his homestead Il
+. Chandler and II. Capron. i. Il. Bar
!, ker has exchanged his beautiful it'll
| farm at the head of West street, for pro
pcrty in Brandon, where he has removed
, Otis Capron has sold his place opposite
the church, TO W. H. Flint, who vii
take possession soon.
Charles Fisk has sold his farm 10 j
J. II. Randall of Rutland, though ne will
remain on it this summer at least, am
we hope when he docs move, it will no
be out of town.
Thus does time make it, changes, no
only in the affairs of the day, but witt
ourselves. There is no rest 1t change
, our auburn locks to sober gray, and tn
rosies on our checks to pale lilies. |
! changes the elastic step Of youth to tn
slow uncertain step of age, it change
life's sweet to bitter, and bitter to sweet
it changes our friends to enemies, and on
enemies to friends, it changes wealth t.
poverty and poverty to wealth.
In this great world Of perpetual motion
change is written on every thing.
We say of the flowers, they have gon,
to decay, they have dropped their leaves
upon the ground and their fragrance is
gone. But the little flower is not lost il
decomposes and its elements go to sustain
something else, or to nourish its owl
roots for another year, so that what looks
like decay is only change, There is nc
end to cnange. Nothing remains station.
airy. Motion is law of the universe and
this constantly brings to light new de.
velopments. VERMoNTANA.
New HAvEN.-Kerr G. Anderson Of
Middlebury College, is supplying the
New Haven pulpit with much acceptance.
The firm Of Bird 4 Hall has given
place to Roscoe Bros.
Il. W. Bird has purchased one-iifth
interest in the brush mandatory estab-
lished at Burlington by II. o. Clifford
and o. W. Eaton OF New Haven, and
two other gentleman. Messrs Eaton
and Bird 60 this week to Chicago to es-
tablish wholesale agency of the house
there Mr.. Bird has shown Il marked
business talent, and will be a valuable ac-
cession to this enterprising firm.
Mr.. Hall will 60 to Kansas soon. He
is now the pupular superintendent Of the
Sabbath School. Under his superinten.
dency a valuable library has been pro-
cured, the rational series of questions
introduced, and the attendance of old and
young largely increased. He is young
man of much promise and business ener-
gy, and will be greatly missed in this
community, but the growing state o
Kansas will be the gamer. This is the
chief mission Of ermont---to train men
aud women for the great West. Numer.
ically she is growing weak, but morally
and intellectually considered, her power
for good may never lessen.
Roscoe Bros, after years suspension
of trade, during which time they have
diligently employed in collecting the ac-
cumulated accounts Of Roscoe 4 Son, now
resume business under favorable circum-
stances and with fresh zeal. Having been
trained up in this community, under the
capable and experienced hand of their
father, A. p. Roscoe, they will at once
drop into AN extensive and profitable
trade.
Bee0an Academy.--'lhe spring term
Of this normal and training school open
ed three weeks since with an increased
attendance. Over eighty names have
been enrolled, while the increase in age
and ability, compared with the first year
Of the school, is marked. The Normal
or Teachers Glass numbers thirty-four,
about twenty Of whom expect or desire
to teach during the summer. These, with
two exceptions, are enrolled III the regu.
lar classes of the school.
From one clock till five each after
noon. the Principal conducts n general
exercise for the whole class. All the
studies required to be taught in our COM
mon schools will be gone over during the
six weeks allotted for this work, their
principles illustrated, and the difficult
points explained. Outlines Of each study
are sketched upon the ackboard, which
the members Of the class are required to
copy. There furnish the basis for re-
views.
The zeal and enthusiastic interest ofthe
class have been undated from the be-
ginning. A few of the citizens have al
ready been in to witness this work. The
class will be continued during the present
month. School committee, superinten-
dents and active friends of school reform,
indeed, all who desire to aid in raising
the standard of instruction in our common
schools, are cordially invited to be present
at any of these exercises.
The department of music, under the
capable and efficient tuition Of Mrs. G. V.
S. Eaton, is fuller than ever. She has
five classes in vocal music, averaging four
members each, and nearly twenty in in
strumental music. She has been obliged
to turn over to an assistant some of the
applicants and TO decline to receive Others
for want of time to instruct.
The graduating class numbers seven,
six young men aud one young woman,
and is, in general attachments, in advance
of the preceding ones that is, they will
have read more Greek and Latin and
with equal thoroughness and patience of
drill
PoRr Henry - Charles b. Pease has
taken partner in business, Theodore
Calkins. The new firm will be Pease 4
Calkins, they will carry on the hardware
trade at the stand heretofore occupied
by Pease.
One year ago to-day SO had a Steamer,
to-day the ice is as good - ever before,
and plenty Of snow on the grou'ol .",lgood
slcighing.
John Conley. appointed r"l'Hc consta-
| BILE for the ensuiuV wear iu the VILLAGE