The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-11-17
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Don't forget the lecture by DR.. 4 II
Chaplin, Wednesday evening Nov, 18th.
A good house with large garden can
be rented of 8. b. Rockwell for song
provided it is pregnant with melody.
Il, II. Stowe has number Of
wagons and cutters to sell at cost, 90 and
see him.
DR.. Currier is rapidly recovering
1t is quite probable he will be able to at
tend his office patients next weeks.
bond carries tremendous stock Of
goods. Prices low, Every one treated
alike. Give him call.
"A carload of Minnesota Patent
Spring Flour. branded NAoMI-iuSt re-
cc;ved Mt Chapman Bros.
Those oysters are Just splendid"
plump well favored -snd fresh; Sayro
has them come By express every day,
and he sells them at the low price Of 10
cents.
Record Of attendance in Graded
School High school, 96 Grammar
chool, 6j; Intermediate, Sc; 3rd Pri
mary, %; 2nd Primary, Sc; lst Prima.
ry, IA.
Another great reduction on flour at
f. A. Bonds. 100 barrels fresh ground
lust received direct from the mills. Ev.
cry barrel warranted. Enquire prices
before buying.
-lu another column, O.P. Mead Esq,
L..
Block is depository of the American BIZ
Die Society and the bibles and testamepts
published by that Society are there held
for sale.
Go to Case & Riders for drugs and
medicines, pcrfumeries, fancy and toilet
goods, paints oils. window glass, putty
30 Also a foe line of plain and orna.
mental thermometers, all Of which will be
sold cheap for cash
Found in this village some weeks
ago, u needle case with n small sum OF
money, which the owner can have by call.
ing at this office and paying Tor this notice.
The ladies of tho Middlebury Con.
gregational Society have again inaugur.
ated the "Sociable" system, M agency
which they have for number of years
during tho fall and winter, employed for
the furtherance of some benevolent or re.
iigious enterprise.
-.Iu the absence OF the pastor, Rev l.
=. Hooker who went to Vergennes TO
preach the funeral sermon Of Rev. Mr.
Leavi.t. Rev. DR.. Kitchel discussed at
the Congregational church. Sunday morn.
ing upon the christian warfare, and 10 the
evening Prof. l'ruincri discussed selfish,
ness.
Mr.. G. j. Soper has already been
several weeks with his son in Malone. EN-.
ployed as enter; and h. will return
there as soon us Mrs Soper j. 50 far re-
covered from her illness as to be able to
travel. Meanwhile the shop formerly
run by Mr.. s in this place has been
closed.
IMPROVEMENT IN PENs-W. s. Alden
has on improvement in metallic pens, just
introduced, which promises to supersede
the ordinary steel pen, on account of their
uon-corrosive qualities. They are called
the ''lava" pen and said to be composed
OF combination of lava with metal II
they prove to be non.corrosive. az it is
claimed, tho discovery will prove very
valuable one.
School ExAMINArioNs Examinations
will be held in the different departments
of tho Graded School during Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday OF next week
Programmes Of each days work will be
posted on the door Of each room. for the
convenience Of visitors. Greek and lat
10 classes will be examined on Monday,
On Tuesday evening there will DO so.
ciable in the oall. From six to seven
o'clock the hall will DO given up to the
scholars on the lower floor under tho care
of their respective teachers. From sew
60 TO Il quarter pasI eight will be spcn
in rhetorical exercises and music The
scholars on the lower floor will then &c
home, and the hall will remain open tc
the Older scholars and friends for socia
enjoyment, till ten O'Clock.
The friends OF the school generally arr
invited to attend both examination ano
socisbo.
Mrs. SiDDoNs REApINu.--Mrs. Scot
Siddous Reading, at Academy Hall. las
Thursday evening, was well attended b,
an audience of appreciative listeners
The readers personal beauty hightene,
The effects Of her performances whicl
we're considered very excellent by thos
best qualified to judge. Her opening
piece was selected from the first scene i
the FIRST, second and fifth acts Of Shaks
pere's comedy; Much Ado abou
Nothing" She then gave Lady Clare
aud followed it by a humorous selection
from Lover, entitled The Gfidron
l. The piece created considerable amusc
ment, being descriptive Of an lrishman'
efforts to "get tho loan Of n gridiron
from Brenchman. utter having bee
wrecked upon the coast Of France Hood
famous Bridge Of Signs and Ann Hath
way closed the first part Of the pro
gramme.
After an inteImission OF ten minute
Mrs. Sddons gave another amusing soleC
ton from Lover, entitled Father Phil
Collection" This was followed by tw
selections from Tennyson Lady Car
We're de Vere," and MAY Queen" The
she read selections from Mark Twain
"lnuoeents Abroad with fuo effect. an
closed with portion Of sherdian's "echo'
of Scandal"
The Rutland Globe, speaking oil th
new Methodist church cdiice in Brandc
of which We gave brief description la
week, speaks of our townsmon who bui
it. as follows: Too much credit cann'
he given to G. & C. G, Smith. builder
from Middlebury, for the energy and pc
severance displayed by them in accom-
plishing this work, The church was con
menced late in th1 season under discou