The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-11-05
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
NIiddlebury.

drawers and knit goods IN TINS county aV
Langworthy & Bonds.
Pocket knives and scissors fsuperlor
quality and warranted at the Register
Bookstore. -,
Sheldon sells those large splendid
O,sters, solid meets for 80 cts a..
Better and cheaper than tho 4o cent oys-
tiers.
Drugs medicines, toilet goods,
candies glass, putty, paints, oils, also
ROYAL Liniment, sure cure for rheuma-
tism. carbolate lime and other disinlectants
at Case & Riders.
A new invoice Of goods brings a
novelty for little folks. Tho Mansard
Masquerade blocks will make moro than
300 pictures. Call and see them. at the
Register Bookstore.
We knew they would buy them =
and so they do! We mean the splendid
ledgers and day books which we have
Just put on sale. They are cheap and
good at tho Register Bookstore.
AT the regular monthly meeting OF
the Congregational church at tho Lecture
room, last Friday afternoon, three dea-
cons wero elected to fill vacancies, as fol-
lows Jason Davenport, Henry j. VIII
COX and l.. G. Barrows.
I -Messrs. Almon Clark, of Now Haven
land Ira w. Clark Of this place have sold
| their dwelling house on South street to,
Mr.. M. 7. Vanclett and Mary E. Vanclett,
of Cornwall, reserving an excellent build
! ing lot of about three fourths OF an acre
on the south side.
We took courage last week when
we had two days that the sun shined, but
oh how our elated 81 irils were DIS ed
when Oh Thursday Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, cold, dark, and dismal storm
WAS raging, entirely depressing the spirits
of ALL The whole face Of tho earth is
entirely saturated until it is like n quag-
mire.
The Grant & Wilson Club are max
ing preparations for Grand Torch.ight
cavalcade, Wednesday eve, Nov. 9th.
Neighboring clubs are invited to Join with
them, also all friends Of tho party. Let
\ every man having horse turn out.
Torches furnished at the engine room.
The club will meet at the fair ground for
organization.
List of letters that have remained in
the Middebury Post Office over one
month, unclaimed: Miss Maud Sum
mers, Il. j. Bell, Solomon i. Bissell,
Michael Egan, Ira l.. Hamblin, j. H..
Harlow, G.. w. Harrington, Roswell Har.
ris, r. G. jones, Ed. Marion, Norman
Markham, Oscar II. Pinuey, Rollin s.
Place, Andrew Sumner.
-"Holler Eve" was celebrated in this
village on Thursday night in tho usual
hilarious manner. 1t would be difficult
to give the programme, as our reporter
was not warned so be there EARNED and
equipped" Although we were unable to
tell what they were going to do, we can
tell what they did do. Several men were
inquiring if u stray gate had been seen
anywhere around. We have heard Of no
+ serious accident either to the "boys' or
to the property Of others, unless they feel
as if they had been broken of their rest ~
MIDDLEBuRY LECTURE ASSOCIATION -
The Executive Committee hereby call the
attention of members Of the Association to
aplan, which after careful consideration
they have thought best to adopt in regard
to the disposition of reserved seats for
lectures. Alternate slips in front Of the
speakers stand, with a certain number
upon the RICH. and left, will be reserved
for members OF the Association, who will
each be allowed to draw two seats by lot
for each lecture, Thereby giving no men,
beers the preference over another, at the
same time, giving those not members OF
the Association who may attend from out
of town, IN opportunity Of securing de-
sirable seats. Ladies season tickets, ad
uniting one person, $50.
Daniel the Prophet. as mani
young mana Christian revelator--
nterpreter-statesma patriot, was thu
subject of discourse at the Methodist
church last Sabbath morning.
In the evening the sermon was OF
dancing and balls in particular. The
preacher claimed to be in favor of pleas
ure, but divided it into two classes, tn,
pleasure of the senses and that of reason
and religion. The former we enjoy a
once and pay for it afterwards. The lat
tie. we oay for first aud then enjoy it af
forwards. He objected to dancing, lst
as supplying all the elements of juvenile
vanity, dress, love of display, &c, &c
I'd, as having a tendency to evil. Sd
the dancing room qualiges for the bal
room and engenders an almost Irresistible
desire to visit it. 4th, that what canno
be pursued as an amusement in after lii
should not be taught in early years.
Balls were condemned for the follow
Jog reasons; LIST, as an ineligious graft
ication. I'd, in a moral aspect decided
ly dangerous Sd, because the scene 0
powerful and fatal temptations 4th, be
cause they secure no advantage, intellec,
ually, physically, morally.
For the REGisTrR
HALLOWEEN, ON SEMINARY STREET :
halloween or All Hallow Eve, or tn
eve of all Saints day, is thought, i
Scotland to be night when witche
devils, and other mischief making being
are all abroad on their baneful midnigt
errands particularly those aerial peopl
the FAIRIES are said on that night to hold
grand anniversary" Burns.
There is in every village aud hamlet
America, vulgar class of recreaut mo
tails, who endeavor yearly to signaizc ii
anniversary of "Ilolloween,' by acts an
deeds, moro characteristic of devils tina
Of boys or men.
On Seminary street, the witches toe
gates off their sand exchanged the
for neighbors gate, and viewers
Other gates were borne away to seer
places and left to be found by their owl
lre