The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-13

Rev. II. +. Leavi,t preached at the
Congregational Church, last Sunday,
the Pastor, Rev. Mr.. Hooker, being alb
sent on short vacation.
Saturday night Frenchman living
on Weybridge ST., crazod with rum, at
tempted to thrash his wife. The timely
arrival, at the fracas Of one Of our most
active policemen quoted the disturbance
in short order.
ELrrN STAR 1noupu. The Elin Star
Troupe will give one Of their popular
entertainments at Academy flall,in this
village tomorrow wednesday, evening.
1t is said to be very entertaining 10
each ticket holder two useful presents
will be given after the performance.
Letters remaining in this oifcc one
month and more.
GENTS LIsr.-J lob G. Peircc, i. Nc
Demott, Grin Smith, Austin Sumner,
Kirby Severance, A. Kilburn, b. f. llol-
ley, Reed Holden, +. G. Atkins.
LADIES LIsT.-Miss Laura Hagcr, Jennie
Severance, Mrs. Annie Mashar, Mrs. Car
rie Redick, Mrs. Julia NJ. Smith, Mrs.
Lucy Washburn. In nquiring for the
above please say advertised letters.
Among the recent real estate chang
es in this village, are the following H.
d. Eldredge, Esq, has exchanged his two
dwelling houses upon Main street for the
elegant residence of Mr.. John b. Steele
on Weybridge street, where he has a.,
ready taken up his residence. lie ha'
also sold his corner lots opposite DR.
Kitchel's residence, to A. p. Upper
Esq of East Middebury who will al
once commence to improve by the cree
tion of ine dwelling house for his owl
use. We are glad TO welcome Mr.. Tup
per to our village.
INTELLIGENT BRuIN,-Sometimc in Apri
huge bear was trapped in the cast par
of this town, but after dragging the heav.
weight some distance, bruin escaped from
its jaws. The trap was reset and log
were piled up on one sido Of the bait Il
insure approach where he would again b
caught. But brun had had experience
lie rolled away the logs, helped himsel
to tae meat and took himself off in safety
DELTA UpsILoN. The thirty-cighth an
nual convention OF the Delta Upsilo
Fraternity was held at Amherst, on Wed
nesday and Thursday Of last week, tn
Middlebury Chapter being rcprescntc
by o. 5. Eaton of the Junior class Tn
condition Of the Fraternity as shown b
the reports Of The convention is now
prosperous and hcalty one The rapi
growth and increase of chapters al
strongly in its favor and shows that tn
organization which is anti-secret in il
principles, is fast gaining strength an
power in American Colleges.
The annual address before the Frate
nifty was delivered by Prof William
Russell, Vice. President Of Cornell Tn
versity. Poem by w. +. Brainbride
of Providence. Gilmores Band of 30
~ ton furnished music for the OCCASION
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Rev. Mr.. Meeker, who is station'
here by the late Conference, preached b
first sermon Oh Sunday last, from Lu
>: 10. lie lectured in the evening
the Itinerancy." His lecture was fl
of good and practical thoughts shown
him to be man of large common seus
Mr.. Meeker is graduate Of the Tr'
Conference Academy in the year lSl
and received the honorary degree Of
NJ. from Union College. We understa
that he has been in the ministry "a yea
and is now about about 40 years old. '
lip the following item from the Wa,
ington County Past:
RELIGIOUS The Rev. Mr.. Meek
who has labored so acceptably in d
village for the past three years, has be
appointed to the MiddleGury, VT, char
The Middlebury people will get &c
preacher, pleasant neighbor and an
dependent citizen in Mr.. Meeker.
MIDDLEBURY CHORAL SOCIETY," i
Middebury Choral Society gave a cone
at Academy Hall, last Friday event
which drew together fair audience
attentive and appreciative listeners, III
rendered most happily and effective
William Sterndale Benefits sacred C
tata "The Woman Of Sdmaria, and al
brief Interval gave series Of sol
Duets, trios, quartets, and choruscs,
strumental and vocal, which elected q
applause aud in two cases oRc0reS Th
was a perceptible impcrlcc,ion in tho !
Torrance of the duett for soprano
tenor. "A Night in Venice :" in reg
TO which 1t should be said, in justic'
Miss Cady, that the difficulty was VIII