The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-20
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
TRAINS LEAVE MIDDLEBURY



expense. He disclosed on Saturday
morning.
Decoration day occurs on Friday
MAY 3Oth. 1t will be observed IN Mid
dlebury and at the east village with appro
pirate ceremonies in which the public art
invited to participate and assist.
Drugs, medicines, chemicals, toilet
and fancy goods, periumeres, couiection'
cry, druggists sundries, paints, oils var
nishes, window glass, dye stuffs. Also
Saratora water on draft, at Case " III
der's.
CoNr1scArEp. "A barrel Of ale and
about twenty weight gallons of whisky
were seized at Dix's saloon, last Wed
nesday afternoon, and adjudged forfeited,
and ordered to be turned over to the
town agent.
Henry McMasters had nights
lodging in Jail last week, because he took
too much of the ardent. lie disclosed
that he was treated by couple of men
from Wcybridgc who were determined to
have a good time and invited him to help
them.
- One night last week an attempt was
made to set fire to an untenanted dwell
ing house in the south part OF this village.
A pane of glass was removed and fire SET
to some combustible material inside upon
the floor, but it went out Of itself after
Earring the floor and wall "a little.
M1LITARY.-Company NJ " Of the
Vermont Militia, in this place, held an
election Of officers last Friday evening,
rendered necessary by the promotion of
Capt Martin to be Major Of the Regi-
ment. The officers elected are as follows;
Captain, w. W. Dewey; lst Lieut., John
Sargent; % Lieut., Clay n Dickinson.
A. +. Styles, Esq, aud family, ar
rived from their winter residence in Flor
ida, last Wednesday. Mr.. Styles will
proceed at once to fit up his house and
improve his farm upon Chipman's Hill.
Charles b. Cooke, son Of Judge Cooke,
who has been stopping in Florida for his
health during the winter, arrived home
on Saturday.
The Middlebury correspondent Of
he Rutland Globe says the attendance
at the Catholic services in this village has
fallen off .1ore than one third within the
past two years. In other respects the
church is in fourishing condition, hav.
ing paid off debt OF some six thousand
dollars within the last three or four years
and now has fine house and grounds for
its resident priest, free of lncumbrance
The Elfn Star Troupe gave one of
their performances to a good sized audi
ence, at Academy Hall, last "Wednesday
evening. 1t was quite as good if not bet
ter than most travelling exhibitions OF that
class, but some parts Of it, though dis
playing considerable aptness ifnot talent,
were in exceedingly bad taste. We sup.
pose the ladies who were present looked
the other way when the questionable por-
tions were in progress
RESISTED THE OFFICER Growing out
of circumstances connected with the Ii
quor seizure at DiX's saloon, last We'd
nesday afternoon, on Thursday morning
Vim. II. II. Dix was arrested and ar.
raigued for resisting the officer in the ex.
ecution of his official duties Upon ex.
animation the respondent was held toI
trial in three hundred dollars bonds. II
appears that Dix seized au axe and stove
in the head of the whiskey barrel after
il had been seized and while it was in the
keeping of the officer, so that about hal
of it ran out upon the ground, and the
precious "a stuff was wasted.
Among the other notable events o.
the week, we should not omit to mention
that Mr. Dix has been summoned before
the County Court, on civil process, TO
damages laid at $500, for knocking dowl
one OF the clerks in this village, an even
to which we referred at the time, fifth
saloon keeper is not inclined TO pay u
anything for all the gratuitous advertls
ing We have given him in this issue, W,
shall bring no action TO recover; but ",
suppose, OF course, this hint will be suffi
cicnt. The size OF hat We wear is
BROKE JAIL.-Christophe Carter
awaiting trial at the next term Of the AID
Olson County Court for horsestealing AN
Joe German held on charge OF larceny
broke out of the Middlebury jail las
Thursday night Carter made pretcnc
of severe sickness, and in consideration {
his illness was allowed to have his bed b
the stove in the main room Thursda
night he was so very sick that his cor
frere Joe German was allowed to tax
care of him instead of being locked int
his cell Us usual Friday morning til
room was found to be empty. Two bal
had been sawed off in front of the window
making an opening about eleven inch,
square. 1t is thought outside parti,
rendered them aid The officers are sti
pursuing the prisoners, and it is hope
they may be overhaucd.
TEMPERANCE MEETING The Middl
bury Temperance Society held the
monthly meeting at the Methodist churc
on Sunday evening. Rev. w. II. Me
ker, pastor of the Methodist churc
oficiated in the opening exercise, and i
troduced Rev. p. n. Granger, agent
the State Society, who delivered a powe
full and eloquent address upon the gener
subject, but especially pointing to Il
great evil and the terrible results of i
temperance and the traffic in intoxicatil
liquors. He referred to the crime, 4
pauperism, the misery, the ruined hop
of doting parents and Il whole catalog
of the most terrible evils, all RESULT
from this widespread vice He al
showed the duty of temperance men al
women, and intimared that in his opinic
when the milder measures were ineffectu
for the suppression of the traffic, the me
severe should be used
Mr.. Granger has very happy deliver
and his very long address was listened
with attentive interest to the close.