The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-12-24
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "a, 1872.
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
TRAINS LEAVE MiDDLEBuRY
Middlebury.


of his elegant kid gloves at 80 cents
pair.
"A good line OF large Family Bble'
suitable for Christmas and New Year;
presents. for sale cheap at the Regist9l
Book Store.
Miss Florence p. Waugh will hold
herself in readiness for few weeks, tc
execute all kinds Of sewing at the resi-
denco of her employers.
Persons who have had the benefit o
the credit system at Langworihy q
Bonds. are urgently requested to call
and settle on or before January l. 1878.
Who would regret it? Regret what?
That you have spent a dollar to make II
child feel happy There is nothing that
"opens the pores" of selfish heart like
having graud-child.
"A good time is anticipated this
Tuesday evening, at the Christmas eve
Concert and Festival in the Methodist
Church. Admission Is cents. Time
G., o'clock.
A special coucl1ve Of Mount Calvary
Commanders has been ordered for Dec
80. 1872, Monday, at 9 o'clock. There
will be work on all the degrees,and full
attendance of Sir knights is requested
Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invit'
ed to be present.
Case & Rider have the largest as
sortment of Southmayd's pure candies
Lubiu's perfumes the best American per
fumes. Hair, tooth and nail brushes, it
town for the holiday trade. Also larg'
aud well selected stock OF drugs, chemi
calls, pateut medicines, &c.
Miss Annette Samson would say tf
her numerous customers and friends that
she intends taking II " rest" and will b,
absent during the months OF January
February aud March, when she will re-
turn to resume her dressmaking abors OF
the first Of April next. Wv
--Tne subject of issuing bonds Of th'
village to introduce water in our streets
will be heard at the annual meeting Jan
uary 1st. a model OF pump used a
V,rgcunes, with estimates Of expense
may be expected. The importance Of thi
matter should cal! out full meeting.
ATTENTION COMRADES The comrades
of Post Warner No Is, G. a r., arr
requested to meet at the Armory rooms
in Middlebury village, on "Wednesday
evening Dec. 25th at 6! u'clock, for the
annual election Of off GERS, and other bust
ness.
LYMAN L. KNAPP, Commander
The Register Bookstore has beer
crowded with people for the last few
days, purchasing Christmas and New
Years presents. for adults and children
We would inform those who are still il
want OF any Of the above goods or any
thing usually kept in book store, tina
now is your time to buy.
There has been for some time bach
much complaint in regard to kerosene oil
We are glad to learn that Chapman Bros
have Just received a lot Of prime Whit
oil warranted 100 fire test. Also
quantity of Downer's celebrated non-ex
plosive oil The public generally will b.
Rldu itdIu tuio law.
We have now about two feet o
snow upon the level Thus far our win
ter has been very uniform and pleasant
but Sunday night and Monday gives u
to understand that we shall be likely t
have our usual amount of cold weathe
and snow before the spring time comes
1t would seem almost impossible to cele
brate the Landing of the Pilgrims with
out cold pinching weatheH
FoREFATuERs' DAY-The 252d ami
versary Of the landing Of the Pilgrims O
Plymouth, was celebrated by the Middle
bury Historical Society, last evening, a
the Congregational church Rev. L. 1
Hooker gave an interesting address upo
the Salem Witchcrait, viudicatiug tn
Purtans and especially Cotton Mathe
from the uuj ust asperslons heaped upo
them 10 this connection, After the ad
dress, the usual festival was held in tn
ves.ry with music. tablesux. sentiment
aud responses. Further report may b
expected next week.
THE Next LEcrULE-Thc next Lee
ture 10 the MiddIebury Lecture course
to be delivered by Hon. VIM. Parson,
next Monday evening, Dec. Both. Sui
ject. George Stephenson, the Father q
Railroads" We have no doubt this wi
be one Of the best lectures Of the course
Read the following extracts from tn
American press in regard to Mr. Parsou
ana his lecture:
witty, pointed. eloquent and well az
preciated .-Ne,c York Times.
In speaking Of Mr.. Parsons lecture a
Brattleboro, lately, Mr.. Henry G. vii
lard, secretary Of the lecture committe
of that place thus writes 20 Messrs. john
son Il Babhitt OF Bellows Falls: M
Parsons gave us a splendid lecture-th
best we have had yet. You can't say to
much for him"
Pay Down. We notice that Messr
Ainsworlh & Dodge have recently adop
ed the ready pay system in their trad,
They have been running on that principl
for some weeks, aud find il to work wei
At first, some thought that it was an eS
pertinent that would not work 10 Middl,
bury, but all fears are dissipated nov
Those that can never pay are not sue
customers as any tradesman wants. Thos
that ever intend to pay will contrive som
way to pay when they get the good
Persons many times purchase goods o
credit, that they would not think of bu,
ing if they were obliged to pay cash dow
for them We kaow it is hard to brea
away from old habits and old ways of dc
ing business. Middlebury has been curse
with the credit business long enough
great part of the failures in former time
was not because the merchants aud IN,
chanics were in want of customers, bu
because they had too many. Messr
Ainsworth & Dodge say they can affor
IN take off two mr. braa oan,s 40. H. e.