The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-09-24
MliobIeburp 8tgister.
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
Middlebury.

Methodist church next SaOua'h' hoNo
feast at quarter past nine, in the morn !
ing.
Case e. Rider have complete as ,
sortmeut Of drugs, medicines, fancy and
toilet goods, periumery, candies, paints,
oils, varnshes, window glass, putty &c,
cheap for cash.
"A Restaurant recently fitted up in
first class style, the best location for BUSH
ness iu Addison County, with long lease,
is for sale. Tho profits within the past
year have been at the rate of S2,OOO.
Enquire of II. L. Sheldon.
TEMPERANCE ADDREss.--Rev. j. A.
Ames, of Boston, delivered an earnest
aud effective temperance address in the
lecture room Of the Congregational church
last evening. The room was nearly full
and the audience gave the closest atten-
ton.
The bridge crossing Otter Creek in
front of our office, including the stone
piers, was built in 1922, just fifty years
ago. Every dollar expended, every days
work done, and by whom, was faithfully
recorded by DR.. Judd. one Of the COM
mittee tor that purpose.
TIE Circus IN MIDDLEBURY.-Dont for
get that the circus exhibits in Mlddlebury
tomorrow. Let every body in town and
country make holiday on the occasion,
and 60 to the show. 1t will be worth
seeing. The procession will take place at
about 10 o'clock in the morning.
ATTENTION Co.-The members Of Co.
X. Sd Regt.. V. V NJ, are hereby noti-
fed and warned to meet at the Armory.
on Tuesday and Friday evenings, at 7
o'clock, to pi epare for muster.
BY order,
D. MARTIN, Capt.
Thanks to Mr.. A. Ii. Sperry Of
Cornwall, one of our most successful fruit
raisers, for generous basket of pears,in.
Guiding several of the most luscious varie-
ties. They are large aud fair and tempt
ing. Mr.. Sperry knows how to raise
good fruit, and with all is exceedingly
generous with it,
Meeting of the Post Warner G. A.
Il. at Fireman's Hall tomorrow WED
nesday) evening, for muster and other
business. Comrade Maynard is expected
to read paper on the war, and the
@, Grand Army. A full attendance desir-
cd. \
Henry S. Baker, Esq, graduate Of
(Middebury College in 1869, is now Prin-
cipal Of the Hammond Academy, St.
Croix County, MINI. This iustitu-
ton is now in flourishing condition and
deserves, we doubt not. the popularity 1t
has won Some of our readers may re-
member Mr. Baker as an occasional cor
respondent of the Herald and REGISTER
! in 1859.
! KANSAS VEGETABLEs.-Jehiel Wright
\Es1 of Wey bridge, showed us specimens
Of Kansas vegetables, last Saturday,which
almost tempts US to emigrate to that land
of luxuriaut growths aud sunny skies.
His daughter, Mrs. A. 4. Parmeee, who
resides at Fort Scott, arrived home on "A
visit, last Friday, bringing with her
among other things sweet potatoes weigh.
ing above seven pounds. These are only
about half the size to which they grow
under favorable circumstances in that fer
tile soil while corn ears stretch out to the
enormous length Of two feet or more. That
must be the veritable Eldorado.
-Rev. j A Ames Of Boston preached
an earnest and eloquent sermon at the
Methodist church, last Sabbath, on the
subject Of prayer, based on the text Gen.
esis 1888. "And the Lord went his way.
Showing how far Abraham's prayer pre-
vailed in staying the fiery judgment upol
Sodom, and taking the position that Sod
ON persisted because of the limited faitl
Of Abraham in not pressing his petition
farther. His application Of his subjec
to US and to our time, was touching anc
effective. MIR. Ames is connected as {
City Missionary. with the North Stree
Mission on which subject he spoke il
the evening to large audience in which
both the Congregational and Methods
Societies united.
Flowers FOR THE FAIR,-Among tn
beautiful things brought for exhibition a
the lair (Which was not held) last week
we noticed the finest display Of flower
ever exhibited in Addison County, or tina
we have elsewhere seen. Mrs. j. j
Crane of Bridport brought five large col
lections aud two hand boquets splendid
arranged and made Of the most beautiiu
flowers 1t must have been something {
disappointment to her after havlp
spent so much time upon them, Stripe
her garden, and been 10 some expense i
the matter OF preparing stands etc, t
have it all 20 for nothing so Tar as its re
sulring in pleasure to any considerabl
number of people, to say nothing of tn
eight or ten dollars in premiums whic
she had reasonable hope Of obtainin.
Others also who had prepared perishab
materials for exhibition at great expend
ture of care aud effort if not money, mu
have felt the disappointment keeuly. An
it was not entirely free from disappoin
ment to all others who had made prepa
ations for exhibition We hope the ne,
fair will be announced as subject to az
postponement on account of weather."
"A beautiful floral design by Mi
Sarah lockwood embodying the names
Grant & Wilson was brought for exhit
tiou at the Fair last week aud attract,
considerable attention among those wi
had the hardhood come through the IN,
aud were present. On account of Il
postponement our citizens generally W
lose the pleasure OF sight Of it we a
sorry TO say. Another floral display
this occasion of which we have hea
favorable mention though we did not S
it, was the collection of flowers by NJ
7. NJ. Shaw of Weybridge. We have l
ferred to these articles because they a
too perishable to keep until the conclusi
of the Fair, while most of the other ar