The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-23


plar Of the grand lodge Of Good TEN
plars for the District OF Columbia.
AS the closing exercises of the Sun
day school convention, last Wednesda,
evening there was "service Of song" Al
the Congregational church. Rev. nIr
Hooker presided and with appropriate
remarks called for the songs. Prof See
y made statement OF the work of tn,
association in the past and Mr.. Hooker
discussed the future 1t was a very 10.
teresting occasion.
There has been quite radica
change Of time on the Central Vermont
railroad, as will be seen from the table o.
arrivals and departure Of trains, at the
head Of this column. The mixed train
north now passes through at 900 A. NJ.
and the New York express will bring us
the New York dalies at l:25, PM. The
Boston mail arrives about p. Nj All
persons contemplating travelling should
be sure to consult the timetable before
starting.
Mr. W s. johnson OF Milwaukee,
Wis, was in town last week whiting his
old friends here. He was a native OF
Middlebury, son of Austin johnson, re.
membered by some Of the older citizens
as the stage man" Mr.. johnson has
been many years in the west, at different
points, aud ou visiting Middlebury 6nds
only comparatively few Of his old ac
quaiptances living, More Of his old
friend, have been carried up to the cemc
terry, where he found their names
The Congregations Sunday School
has just been supplied with the Gospel
Hymns" published by Ira D. Sankey and
p. p. Bliss They have also some TWEEN
ty Of the Gospel Songs" presented by
ex. Governor Stewart, these books are
very great improvement on the old
book THE Elymnary" for the use oil un.
skilled singers. The music Of the latter
is moro difficult, and though fine when
rendered by skilled musicians, is fearful
when murdered as it usually is by the
school.
occurred in this place in the transfer OF
the hardware store lately owned by j.
l. Buuoph ard later by DR.. T. G Gale,
to Mcssrs. &. A Farnswor,h and T. W.
Fletcher, two OF our cnterprising young
men, who will be cordially welcomed into
the business fraternity OF this village
Nj Farnswortb has been clerk 10 the es
Enlistment long enough to know the
ropes, and both. we are glad to know,
have the means, the energy and the
pluck to make their business success.
The junior who came in last week
to tell US that ore Of the seniors was sus
pended, will please take into considera.
ton, it be thinks of favoring US again,
that we are now wearing pair OF extra
heavy boots
Since the above expression u bonest
feeling involuniarily escaped Us, We have
learned that the senior in question told it
for a TACT thut bo had been suspended
and then started Tor home, which caused
his fellow students to believe his state.
Dept. We would explain ,hst we got
those boots Gully to wear.
MIR. N, IL Bush, general agent for
the gilt edge milk pan and cooler" for
Vermont, struck Middlebury last Friday
He purposes canvs ssing the wants Of the
dairymen of this county aud claims that
he can con,iuce any dairyman OF the su.
pei iorlty of his pan over all others, wheth
er for deep or shallow settiug We have
seeo his mUdols, aud su far rs we can
judge from them we are ready 10 believe
he has the best thing in that lue 10 the
market yet Mr. Bush went to Yer.
genues on Saturday, aud it is probable be
will make that city bis headquarters while
10 this county. GS that seems to be O
prominent ccuter Of the dairy business.
County SUNDAY School ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting Of the Addison
County Sabbath School Association was
held at the Congregational church in this
place last Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
, i Z. Hooker, president read u scripture
lesson aud Rev. s Washburn of the
Methodist church offered prayer Mr..
Hooker introduced, as the speaker of the
occasion, Rev J. o. Brastow OF Bur.
| llngton, VINO addressed the convention
upon The Bible and Bible Schools" He
first drew the attention Of his audience to
the book, which is the basis of all pro.
ceedipgs (a) The Bible means re-.
demptiou, its object is redemption and
it, nature is redemption (J) 1t has a
thoroughly practical character, concern.
ing itself with prsc zeal truth touching the
common religious nature of msu. (c)
Then it il substantially unit. Though
having the grea'est variety Of styles. top
los, methods Of treatment, in prose, poe
try, history aad literature. yet the relg.
ious unity is periect-its essential theo.
logical doctrines one (d) Though each
portion is not equally profitable, yet there
is 40 part without religious value.
Secondly, the Bible school is a school
of nurture, 1t is the middle of the series
the family the school and the church
To be most valuable it must keep an 10
innate connection with the family on the
one hand and the church on the other
But neither tho family nor the church
mouopolizs the school 1t belonged il
an important sense to the world universal
and should reach far toward the heart oil
it, These schools are not mere children.
schools All should join in studying the
scriptures.
1t was gu able address aud well receiv.
ed. AT later hour a vote Of thanks wa:
rendered the speaker
After the address business session
was held o. P. Mead was elected sec
rotary pro. tsm, in place Of Rev. l.. G
Partridge, removed from the county. Th,
president appointed the following named
gentlemen as committee on nominations
Dea. L. G. Barrows, Middlebury Dea
E. b. Stewart, Veigennes; Dea. S. o
Wright, Weybridge Rev. W. W. Win
chester, Bridport; Rev. T, Fl. Archibald