The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-15
8egister.
Middlebury.
William II. Seward died at bis res
dence in A nhurn on the 10Th inst

cry, paints, oils, window glass &c.
-Ainswor,h and Dodge will receive
fresh oysters on Thursday Of this week.
aud will keep them on hand hereafter
through the oyster season.
1t is evident upon examination, that
the place to buy -four, taking into account
price as well as quality, is at Ainsworth
Il Dodge's. q.
We notice they have lately received
several hundred barrels Of those popular
brands, which have elected such univer-
sal commentator. And they are selling
at prices that cannot fail to give satis!ac-
ton.
Twenty-Five or thirty guns were fired
here Thursday evening in honor OF the
election news. A torchlght procession
had been projected but the drenching
rain prevented it,
DR.. Smyth will be at the Addison
House again on Wednesday the 23d inst.
All those afflicted with any chronic all
ment, should call aud see the doctor.
Consultation free.
We counted five thinly disguised
lotteries and swindling concerns in full
blast on the Fair grounds, humbugging
the people and extracting their money by
process little less disgraceful than
stealing.
"A large audience witnessed the pre-
sentation OF Rip Van Wrinkle at Acade-
my Hall, Wednesday night, by the me
tropolitaD Theatre Company" The per-
formance was more than ordinarily mer-
itorious.
"A pitiful sight was observed on the
Fair grounds during the exhibition on
Thursday. 1t was small boy, not over
ten or twelve years Of aye, eudeavoring
to take care Of his father, who was too
drunk to take care OF himself.
MIR. Harry G. Langwor'hy of thia
village left with us on the 18th inst two
raspberry bushes as fresh and thrifty VI
in early summer. They contained nice
red, berries which were us fragrant and
luscious as those picked in their season.
They were found in Ripton where upon
the mountain little way beyond the
trees were clothed with snow.
Mr.. Charles E. Hale, graduate of
/, Middlebury College in the last class, is
principal of the Preparatory Department
of Thayer College, Kidder, Mo- This
Aourishing institution has just added to
its already able and successful faculty
valuable acccssions in President S. d.
Cochrane and our friend, the Principal
\ Of the Preparatory Department 1t must
have glorious future before it.
-Sherman's Band, Of Winooski, who
are SO favorably known to our citizens,
furnished most excellent music during the
Fair. They are gentlemen, as well as ac-
complished musicians, and we hope to
see them among US often in the future.
They found time, Thursday evening, after
the labor Of the day, to do something in
the way Of serenading, when they dis
coursed some beautiful music
~ singular thing happened at the
residence of Mrs. j. +. Bolton in this
village. On Thursday night about 10
o'clock Mr.. George W. Bottoms wife
was delivered Of child The child to
all appearance was dead. Those in at.
= tendence took the body and wrapped ii
in flannel, and laid it carefully away in q
clothes-press. At about four o'clock III
the morning those in the house were at
tracted to the press by the cries Of the
little suffered, which lived until three
o'clock in the afternoon and expired.
A RuyAwAY,-On Thursday afternoon
as the people were returning home from
the Fair in this place, Abraham l.. vii.
liamson's horse, driven by his hired man
took fright, Supposed to have been start.
ed by an umbrella), ran and soon left the
wagon behind. Mr.. L. D Twitchel mar.
rowly escaped the fury Of the running
horse, which passed him and ran agains,
one of the wheels Of Charles Benedict :
buggy, breaking the axletree, but doing
no other damage. On the horse went
passing several teams, but we beiev,
without damage to them.
The supper and reunion given by
the ladies OF the Catholic church in thi,
village. at Academy Hall, last Thursday
evening, was very successful affair
Besides uffording un exceedingly pleas
ant occasion to those who participa ed, i
yielded u receipt Of over three hundred
dollars in cash, which is to be used il
paying for the handsome parsonage which
the catholic people have recently pur
chased for their excellent pastor. Fatbe
l., a
great credit upon the ladies OF the church
Shermuus Band furnished most accepta
bic music.
Niue, DeRyther, the vocalist eugag
ed by the Western Vermont Musical As
sociaiion as soprano for tho convention
next week is very superior artist. W
feel sure that the people Of Mddlebur
as well as all who attend the Conventio
will consider her singing a rare treat
She is the soprano OF DR.. Chaplin church
n. Y.,and frequent notices are seen of he
singing at Stenway Hall, aud at Sacre,
concert Her voice is rich in quality
pure and flexible with a remarkable dc
gree Of power and her rendilions Of sever
al difficult airs, truly charming Do no
fail to hear her on Thursday and Frida
evenings.
NINE. E. FLETCHER BISHOP, the quee
Of lecturers, will deliver her great ectur
on divorce" at Academy Hall, in thi
village, next Friday evening. Read wha
the Journal and Post says about her
She is declared by many of the clergy and pre-,
TO be Of the finest female orators IN the cou1
try. Wednesday Evening, April 2ith, she d,
lvered her lecture at Cooper Institute, which wa
received by the audience with great applause. SD
also received many costly floral presents. She
lady Of great talent, and those who fail to hea
her will miss rare treat.-Ehsabefh IN j.
Journal
LEoTURE.-Mme. r. Fletcher Bishop delvere
a lecture in Ackley Hall, Tuesday evening, o
Divorce. 1he lecturer is possessed of n rich an