The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14

GERS of the hoard of the vention
were elected Tor the year ensuing:
President-Rev. Il. II. Archibald,
Bristol.
Nicc-Prcsidents-- Rcv.C. A.Thonnas,
ID. d., brandon, Rev. w. V, Wilbur,
Saxtona River.
Secretury-Charlcs Ilibbard. Chester.
Treasurer Rev. J.. X. Fuller. Brat
tleboro.
Auditor -- Hon. George f.. Davis,
Cavcndsh.
Trustees - Rev. \. Norcross, East
Bethel: Rev. f.. Mills, Rutland Dea.
&. Il. Floss, st. Adams Dea. Mial Da-
Wis, Burlington; Rev. Foster King,
North Bennington Rev. l.. j. Mat
tcson. Brattleboro; Rev. /. ID. Burwell,
Hincsburgh Rev. : i Brown. Caven-
dish Rev NJ Carpenter, South Wind
ham Rev III V Hovcy, Lowell lion
G. w Grandey, Ncigcnncs Rev NJ a
Wilcox, Burlington Rev John Goad-
by, ID ID, Ncrgenncs, eX-ollicio; Hon
Ira G.. Alien. Fairhavcn Rev { i
Fenycar, Jamaica, eX-olllcio.
Rev l. Hayden, ID d., of Grafton,
was elected II trustee of the Vermont
Academy.
Resolutions favoring the establish
ment of an educational fund were
passed, also resolutions looking To Il
more thorough ministerial education,
Ludlow was fixed upon as the place OF
holding the next session. The conclud-
sermon was preached by Rev Isaac
Sawyer, ID. d.. of Kaans.
Mary CIemmer Ames' New Book.
TEN YEARS IN WASHINGTON. LIFE
AND SCENES IN THE NATIONAL CAPI-
tai, As a WOMAN SEES THEM.
The name of Mary Clemmcr Ames
has become II familiar and honored
household word. She has enjoyed rare
facilities for observation and for obtain
ing reliable information concerning The
elmer lifeo ut Washington, its mystic
ries, wonders, marvcls, secret doings,
etc, such ms no other person of either
sex has been watchful of every person
-cognizant of every fact. In this vol
umc she takes us with her and points
out TO us not only what an ordinary
observer might see and describe, but
what with woman's wit and n pat.
riots devotion) she herself has seen and
felt
1t is book of National interest-a
book for everyone. 1t is actually over
flowing with good things for every
man, woman and child-ful or amuse-
ment and instruction for all. Mrs.
Ames shows us the wonders and work
ing of the elaborate machinery of the
Government, and cells us all about the
men and women whose words and
deeds are making up to-day's history
of our country. She explains what
they do and how they do it; and in a
charming manner she gives us the ten
years experience of n clever and wide
awake woman. She tells us every in
cident and fact which can interest,
instruct or amuse. Everywhere we
witness wonders. At every step the
author pours forth fund of informa-
ton and anecdote, which is rs charm
ing as it is unexpected.
No other book ever published, has
appealed to so large constituency as
does this one. 1t is book for no one
class, condition, sect or party; it is a
work for all. / is indispensable to
every wide-awake and progressive per-
American homes and hearthstones, and
wherever there is an American family
there is waiting customer for this
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In point of printing. binding. orna.
mentation, and, above all, beautiful and
costly illustration, this work is uneX-
celled while the superb steel-platc por.
trait of Mary Clcmmer Ames, engraved
from a photograph taken expressly fol
the purpose, and the first and only por-
trait of any kind ever engraved of her
will be highly priced by the tens ol
thousands in all sections of our country
who love and admire her genius,
This work will be sold only to those
who order of the Agent, who will soon
introduce it to our citizens, We be-
speak for it a most cordial reception
for it is worthy of it. Miss 5. a. Turn
er is agent for Middlebury and vicinity