The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-06
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILRpAI
Middlebury.

quart Tor solid meats, at Goodro's.
There seems to be some prospect that
Chapman Bros are goiug to Tail again.
Full particulars iu another column.
u. D Twtchell will pay 42c. foi
washed and 2Sc. for unwashed wool, Cash
paid Tor pelts.
Case & Rider, druggists and opoth.
ecaries. Prescriptions carefully aud nc.
curately compounded at all hours.
The annual meeting Of the villag'
corporation will be holden in the Tow
room. on Wednesday next, at one o'clock
Extra discounts on Winter Dress
Goods, Boots aud Shoes, at Chapma,
Bros.
WIN. l. ellis, was yesterday held
for trial, 10 S400, for larceny Of sowing
r""hines, aud iu default of bail commit
ted.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. j f
Negu, has found the silver ware which
was taken from his house about FIVE we"ks
auo. 1t was found in barn ia Brandon.
Mr.. S. Fisher has about e Gv tons o.
hay to sell, at from Sc to S12 per ton.
Mr.. Fisher can be found at his farm near
the Piper crossing.
The variety exhibition which was to
have been held at East Middlebury
December &C. 1878, has been postponed
until the evening Of Friday, January Q,
1874
Tho aunua! meeting of the Grand
Lodge of o. G. T. will be held at ST
Jvhnshury, on Tuesday, Jan. l3. MIS-
A. p. Upper is representative from Cola
Spring Lodge at East Mddlebury.
Watch meeting was held at the
Methodist church on New Y ar's eve. Il
was successful to the close, and was quit,
interesting. Sermons were preached by
Rev. Me>srs Gregg and Meeker.
The pa,torare of the First Presby.
terrain church of Troy has been teuder,
to Prot. Webber. We earnestly hope he
MAJ Re induced to decline, and uccep,
the Presidency Of Middlebury College.
SCARLET FEVER There are few case.
of this dreaded disease III this village,snd
me have proved fatal. We do not hear
that the disease has yet assumed reform
or proportions Of an epidemic, aud it is
hoped it may not. ~
SUDDEN DEAru-Mr. A. j. De Fon.
tenois Of this place died suddenly about
noon last Friday. He had been to a
dance in Cornwall the nigh; before ard
had not been home an hour when be died
He had been unwell two or three weeks
ATTENTION CoMRADE, Tho members
Of Post Warner, No. l6, G.. A. II are
hereby notified to meet at the Armory, on
Wednesday evening, at 7 IL o'clock, tor
the purpose of installing new officers and
other business Of Importance to the Post
which will come before the meeting.
ID. MARTIN. Acting Comr.
New YEARS IN MIDpLEDuRY.-New
Years day in Middlebury was spent in
quiet festivities. The shops were closed
ut an early hour 1t being good sleighiul
that form Of recreation was largely en-.
joyed. lu the afternoon, quite number
OF our citizen. took up the business oil
making New Years calls. some Of the
more energetic making as many as thirty.
nine. We have heard Of only Que place
where wine was offered.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT To JACoD DEWEY
We are paiued to learn that our towns'
man, Jacob Dewey E,q so long deputy
Sheriff aud keeper Of the county Jail, wa
ha -,
day afternoon. As he was standing Hpou
chair to light a lamp 10 the Court
House, he slipped aud Tell striking acros,
the back Of tho chair with euch force ii,
to entirely disable him. His ply siciau
Fears that there are internal injuries
which may prove very troublest me il not
worse.
PATRONS OF IIUsBANDRy "A goodly
number conveued at the Town Hall, last
Friday evening. to hear the lecture OF
Mr. z L. Jamson, of Irasburgh, aud
deputy Of the State Grange OF the Pat.
rons of llusbuudry. The lecture wa,
represented by those who heard it to be
very clear aud satisfactory expaurtiou
Of the Necessity for the Objects aud uinis
OF the order among the farmers, and an
intelligent sccount OF some Of the good il
has already accomplished through It's or.
gauization. We understand that activ.
measures are already being taken for the
organization OF II Grange in this place ~
AL early day.
The pastors annual summary, at the
Congregational Church last Sunday, il
cluded the following items Eighty dis
COURSES during the year, sixty.three al
home 3U3 calls; average morning con-
gregarui<pr the past niue mouths by ae.
iual count,2S largest congregation,
S9l srnallesS Wv; average attendance
upon the Thur dsy evening meetings, 80
far as record, d. 81 largest attendance
So; smallest, 2TS
The benevolent Nsptribu'iOns we're :
OF this the ladies eontribu,eS s??o -
And the sabbath School, IL 81
To Home Missions. 1876 -
Of which the ladies gave 500 besides hav.
ing neatly completed u box for q Home
Missionary family
IL the American Missionary Association, 80 s.
or which the sabbath School gave II %
To the Bible Society, 80 O5
To the Seanens Friend Society, 10 IA
To the Education Society, % "a
To the Congregational Union, IS "a
To the Tract Cause II Uu
For the support Of INDECENT Of the Church, CO IS
Total, s7l33 :
The pastor has attended fifteen funerals
Eleven members Of the Church have died
some Of them quite advanced in life
Five II RENDERS have been dismissed to
other churches. Thirteen have been
added to the church, seven by letter, six
by profession.
ADDISON County SABBATH School As.
ISOLATION annual meeting of the