The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-03-26
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TUESDAY. MARCH, 90, 1872.
Middlebury.

Benson & Andrews have just re-
oeived a lot of choice rasins, in muscatils
and layers.
The report Of our village schools was
crowded out last week and appears in this
issue.
Front room in Lane & Clay's block
to rent. Inquire of Case 4 Rider drug
lists and apothccaries.
Sugar orchards are beginning to re-
ceive the especial attention of farmers in
this vicinity.
Dried apples, dried peaches. prunes,
prupelIs and crapberries, at Benson d
Andrews.
Miss Hydes dressmaking rooms will
be closed until her return from three
weeks trip to the city.
Rev. A. S. Barton occupied the pull
pit of the Congregational church last Sum
day.
Charles j Soper, Esq. of this vii
lage was thrown out Of his sleigh on
Thursday last, and sustained dsloca-
ton of his shoulder
FAST DAY.-We publish the Govern
or's proclamation for Fast Day in this is
sue. 1t occurs on the 9th day of April
proximo.
Remember the school meetings to-
day, aud let every voter atte"d and dis
charge his duty by voting for honest men
and wisely liberal measures.
Mrs Ellis, wife of William Ellis, Sr, OF
this village, died on Monday of last week.
The funeral was attended from the Epis.
copal church on Wednesday.
Those wanting the best Srperphos.
phate will buy the umberand 50 90 per
ton off, if taken from the cars upon its ar
rival here this week Albert Chapman
Agent.
The Middebury Choral Society now
10 course of practice for the great lnter,
national Jubilee, numbers about fifty
They meet for practice on Wednesday
evening of each week.
The Spring Term of Middlebury
Graded School will begin Monday April
9Th. A teachers class will be formed
for the benefit of those who intend tC
teach For board or rooms apply to
A, j. Sanborn. .
Mrs. V. Wright's team ran away
with load of hay in the streets of Mid.
dlebury, Thursday afternoon. At the
conclusion of the matter the hay had up
set, the horse received some Bruises, and
the sleds we're somewhat broken.
w. r. Drew of Manchester has sold
to the Durfee Manufacturing Company
of Bristol, two-thirds interest in hi,
lumber mill, 1000 acres Of timber lane
and other mill property. They are tt
manufacture Blanchards patent roofing
"A wedding at the Congregations
church, last Thursday, interested ou
young people, at least, and indicated ;
new departure" of one of our beautiful
young ladies. Our jenkins wasn't pres
ent and cannot describe the costumes
For particulars see column of marriages
-The Middlebury village school dis
trict received during the last year sos
for tuition of students not belonging il
the district and about $500 for rents O
the hall; which is some help toward pay
ing the large school expenses we have /
meet.
The mills in this village have bee
greatly annoyed, and in sons cases sub
jected to stoppages, by ice accidents an
the freezing ofppes. The wooden factor
has been stopped on this account for tw
weeks. 1t is now expected to start yer
soon.
And still the winter holds out. Gu
main hope and reliance is, that "do
days" may "ietch a compass" on GU
weather and effect little softening of tn
face of nature Vermont is now one va,
ice house with solid layer of ice fiv
feet deep.
List of advertised letters for til
week ending March % 1872: Mr.. A. I
Bailey, Ellen condor, S. Champlaiu, NJ
Edward Donahue, John Donahue, Mr.
Esther Hurlbert, Frank Heffel6nger, D
n. X Hoyt, Henry HUT, William NJ
Cue, +. A. Preston, Lewis Stourde.
1T is asserted that owing to IL
thickness and solidity Of the Ice upon II
Greek, that it will be safe to appoint
horse trot on the 4th Of July. So get OIL
your nags and have good time. p. s.
there should happen to warm spell b
tween now AID the time appointed, IL
trot may be postponed to another day.
-On our first page is part of Rev.
II. Archibaid's able address before L
Addison County Temperance Society
West Cornwall. on the 18th inst. 1t
full Of ideas, happily expr essed, and t
portion which we give this week will
food ioy thought perhaps sufficient for o
instaiment. We shall publish the renal
der next week
A little boy, four or FIVE years Of
son of Mr.. Lister, of the firm of Smi
x Lister, was at play just above t
bridge in this village, on Tuesday aft
noon, slipped into an opening in the i
and came very near being drowned. /
cries Help me out Help me out
attracted the attention of Mr.. Beatty,
the tin shop of Messrs. Buttolph g. NJ
err, ald he ran nut and rescued the lit
fellow while passing along down +,
stream, where he would have soon &c
under the ice beyond rescue.
st Patricks Day passed off h,
without the usual hilarity among
devotees of that patron saint. The tie
perance influence OF Father Cunningh
upon the habits of his countrymen,
doubt is the moving cause of this perc
tibe reform. While Mr.. Cunningh
ministers to his people here, we may r
sonably expect to see growing refo
among the foreign population. He
no opportunity pass that he does not rig
ly impress the subject of temperance a