The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09
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has sold his interest in the newspaper and
job Office to Mr.. r. NJ. Bailey, Of Ash.
land, Mass. the bargain taking effect last
Saturday. Mr.. Bailey is graduate OF
Middlebury College class of 70, is n
practical printer and has had experience
inNsnewsparcr work in all its departments.
Mr.. F'oller, who now retires, has been
connected with the REGISTER for many
years He learned his trade in this Office,
worked some time here as iOurneyman
and became connected with the business
pecuniarily as partner of the late Consul
Mead, on the retirement of Justus Cobb
Esq, in 1858 With short interval
only, he has remained iu the business
ever Stree, contributing largely to the sue
cess Of the paper and business.
r. A. Bond has just received auoth.
er car load of McNlilan's celebrat ted
brands of -four. Try them; prices way
down.
List of advertised letters Mrs. G..
NJ. Austin, Mrs. Isaac Remington, E,
NJ Crossp, w. NJ. Manchester Wm.F.
Saunders.
The Choral society will resume
their rehearsals at the vestry of the
Congregational church on Wednesday
evening next, at O'Clock 1t is desir-
ed that all members be present.
Case g. Rider have everything kept
by druggists, all of which will be sold
at the lowest possible prices. Prescrip-
lions carefully AND accurately com
pounded.
Prof. Il. II. Higley will give the
iext lecture in the Graded School course
on Friday evening q this week, Feb. u,
Subject. The Arlirl Dodger." Lecture
10 commence at I O'Clock. Admission
20 cents.
Report Of attendance in Middebury
Graded School for the past week : High
School SO per cent, Grammar School So,
Intermediate 81 Sd Primary 90, Cd Pri
mary So, LIT Primary B 81, 1st Prima.
ry A sc.
After q long ard painful illness Of
about three years, Miss Fanny Thrasber
died Il, the residence Of her stepiather,
Mr.. Myron Lapgworthy, On Wednesday
night. The remains we're taken TO her
old home in Massachusetts,. for interment.
To morrow, Wednesday, Feb. 10th
icing Ash Wednesday, St Stephens Eps-
copal church, will be opened for Divine
Service at 10:45 a. IN 1t is expected
that Rev. \. L. Royce, Of Wirooski, will
be present ard preach upon that occa-
sion,
Mis- Rebecca W. Carpenter whose
death is announced in our column OF obit-
uaries, this week, wa, u former resident
Of Middlebury, uud many Of her personal
friends and and relatives are now resident
among Us Her remains were brought
here last week Wednesday for intermeut.
"A bright little Miss in the primary
school was telling her teacher, the other
day, about the case of small pox which
was then beginning to scare people. 81
suppose you have been vaccinated,' said
her teacher, "Oh, no." replied the lit
tic witch, with confident smile I've
been baptized -
Tho mercury sunk to l6' below
zero, Sunday morning according to Prof
Parkers Thermometer, and on Monday
morning it stood at l5' below. Some o
the thermometers about town got wilC
and indicated 90 or more below, and al
who had no thermometers decided that /
must be at least 4O0
Prof, Seely gave an interesting lee
ture, last evening upon the subject an
nounced last week, 'Hartshorn, an'
Salera,us." He used these salts as types
treating each of them by their constituent
elements, and referring to their histor.
and uses. His lecture, on Monday ever
ing Of next week, will have for its sub
ject The Sweets we Extract"
Miss Nellie Daniels Swiss Bell Rims
ers and Helicon Band entertained quit
IN audience at Academy Hall, last FIR
day evening Miss Nellie Daniels col
nection with the Spaldings who entel
tanned the people OF this village so han'
someiy some time ago, led the audieD'
to expect an extra entertainment. Pc
haps it was on account of the high e:
pectations that there was so much disa
poiutmcnt Some of the performanc
were quite meritorious, but the bell rim
ing was much inferior to the Spaldings
BRucEs LEcTURE.-Thc lecture
Wallace Bruce, before the Middlebu
Lecture Association last "Wednesday ev
ming. was listened to by a comparative
small audience, owing to the bad roat
and weather, and perhaps the fact tn
the lecturer was but little known hel
He had been announced to lecture up
Robert Burns, but that was not his U
derstanding of the arrangement, or
wish. Hence the subject was changed
The landmarks of Scott" The lectu
was of literary character, with no
tempts at unecdote or wit, and Of cou
lacked in those qualities which ina
minds demand, for entertainment, "A
liz erary effort however, it was very
eelent. The lecture opened with sh
sketch of tho life of the immortal "W
ard of the North, "and then pas sed in
view that most famous Of all series
dctions. the Waverley Novels. tn
merits we're pointed out, their fidelity
life aud nature, their hiatorical val
aud glowing eulogy paid them.
eulogy of Scotland suggested the spcak
Scotch descent aDl showed a proper !
aud admiration for the fatherland
JONI B. COPELAND At a regular c
muncation Of Union Lodge OF +. and
NJ, held at their hall in Middlebury, /
|, 1878. the following resolutions v
unanimously adopted
Whusas. God tho Grand Architect aud Crel
Of all things, the Supreme ruler OF tho Univ
whose hand IL opsn to supply our every v
and thu souree Of every true Mason's hope, "