The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-11-18
Middlebury.

Middlebury.
Butter sold at from % to 80 cents
in Middlebury, yesterday.
Read the advertisement of Alden q
Co., true to the letter.
"A fine lot of leaf sage at Case d
Riders.
Buffalo Robes and Horse Blankets,
at Chapman Bros
kerosene oil prime white, 100 fire
test at Chapman Bros, only twenty
five per gallon.
"A school for the light fantastic"
= being agitated by some Of our young
hen.
CLOSE of terms and examinations at
the College and Graded School next
week.
You will find complete assortment
of everything usually found at drug stores
at Case Il Riders.
"A good. heavy span of team horses
for sale. For particulars inquire at this
Office.
New arrival Of trunks and bags,
Gaps, gloves, mittens, etc, at Bonds.
Still another reduction in prices.
Winter has come in earnest 1t has
been sleighing with three or four inches
Of snow for nearly week, and last night
some eight or ten inches more fell and
was piled up promiscuously by the wind.
The paper mill is yet running night
aud day. Panicky times don't seem to
clog the wheels Of its machinery. The
etpindieS of the cotton factory, too, are
hummlng as msrriy as ever.
The aDnual meeting of the Middle
bury Temperance Society Will be held at
the Lecture Room of the Methodist
church on Wednesday evening, Novem.
Der 18th, commencing at I o'clock.
Per order of Committee.
FLATTERINa PRospEcTs. Fl.
Kingsley. who for the past year has been
pursuing dental studies with the celebrat.
ed New York dentist, DR.. N. II. King
sley OF West 9th Street, is now acting
as an assistant. He also has charge, for
two days in the week of branch Office
at New Rochelle, place few miles dis.
tant from the city. Most Of our readers
will be pleased to know of Willie's most
favorable prospects.
The Examination Of candidates for
teachers. took place at the Graded School
House. commencing at 0 o'clock, Saturday
Nov. 3.
But three presented themselves for
examination, and they received certifi.
Gates. viz.
G. G. Cook, Of Castleton, Vermont,
who is engaged to teach at East Middle,
bury the coming winter.
Ii Southworth, of Mddletown, Vt,
Who is to teach at New Haven Mills, and
q. X. Howard of MiddIebury, w., who
as yet has not engaged school.
The Adelphi Society of the Middle.
bury Graded School had a reunion at
Academy Hall, last Wednesday evening,
at which its present members, and quite
generally those who were formerly mem.
bers Of the society, and few other in,
vited guests, were present. They had an
entertainment consisting of speaking, Sc.
lect readings, and paper. The debate
which was anticipated was omitted. AT.
ter the literary exercises, an hour was
spent in social enjoyment, and all went
home with the feeling that they had had
good and profitable time.
The 6rst.class magazine, "OLD AND
NEW" published by Roberts Brothers.
Boston, one Of the best literary magazines
in the world, can be obtained by sub.
scrlbers OF the REGISTER, who pay for
1874 in advance, for the low price Of SO
The regular subscription price is "a pei
year. For the benefit of those who arc
unaequaiuted with this magazine, we will
say that it takes rank in lis literary and
general character with the Atlantic
Monthly. although it is hardly SO ponder.
GUS and heavy. Those who desire to take
advantage Of this offer must make appli
cation through this Office.
PARSONS LEcTURE.-The pext lecture
In the Middlebury Course for 1873 4
will be delivered by Hon. VIM. Parsons
OF Ireland, upon the evening of Monday
December lst. Those of our people who
had the pleasure of hearing his lectur,
upon that apparently dry subject
Stephenson, the Father OF RAILWAYS.
which he delivered in our course of las
winter, one fearfully cold and clustering
night, will remember that they regarded
1t as one of the best, if not the best, il
the course The subject selected fol
the lecture which he will give on the Is,
prox. is certainly a much more promis.
Ing one, and we cannot but feel that one
who could make the other one so very
entertaining, as well as instructive. mus,
make this occasion especially proftabl;
to all who attend. We do not hesitat,
to recommend this lecture as one that d,
one should fail to hear. 1t is hoped
the audience will be promptly on time
as it dsturbs the speaker to have tn,
process of seating going on during thu
lecture.
"THR GILDED ACE" tale of to.dav,i
the title of new novel by Mark Twain
and Charles Dudley Warner. 1t is full
Of great truths told in queer way,
satire upon everything Bubbles ant
balloons are blown up, Washington il
viewed from inside and out Wall Stree
looked at without spectacles panic an,
panic makers exposed, and stock gamb
ling end all questionable proceedings ant
practices thoroughly exposed. In shor
joint stock American novel served VI
IN novel way. Mark Twain tells VIA
Mr.. Warner knows about various mat
tiers, and Mr.. Warner ventilates Mari
Iwain's views on life in general, anc
things get considerably mixed. Alto
gether the book is puzzle, and a yer,
fascinating and exciting one at that.
George s. Hawley Is the agent fo
Middlebury, and will soon 6ud our citi
zs>s in opportunity of subscribing for it