The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-20
LOCAL NEWS.

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were Middlebury's representatives at the
Concord centennial celebration yesterday.
Lecture on Monday evening next,
April 26, in the graded school lecture
course, by Prof. Seely (; subject, "Colors
and Dyeing."
H. NJ. Slade, Esq special agent of the
Treasury Department, in the Pension
Bureau, lett for Washington, yesterday
morning. He was in town to attend the
funeral Of his brother, Hon. James NJ.
Slade.
The ladies Of Middlebury don't like
the typographical error which makes their
constitution read that they will 'discon.
tinue" instead Of "discount,npnce' the
sale of intoxicating liquors. They think
the printers need a whole series of SPELL
ing matches.
Among our obituaries will be found
the notice of the death, at Goldsboro, N.
c., Of Mrs. Elizabeth b. Graves, wife Of
Rev. N. u. Graves, formerly Principal Of
the Female Seminary in this place. 1t
will also be remembered that Mrs. Graves
was sister of Deacon Ii, j. Wilcox and
Mrs. Porter.
The Middlebury Temperance Socie-
ty will hold their next monthly meeting
at the Methodist church, on Sdrday eve.
ming next, April %, at 1880 o'clock.
Some speakers have been engaged who
will have something of %interes. to say
upon this most important subject. A full
house is desired.
The young men Of Middlebury who
only occasionally indulge in holiday
sports hardly feel kindly toward Governor
Peck, who, it seems, failed to consult
"Old Probabilities" concerning the wca-
ther for Fast day. That game Of base.
ball and that target shooting had to be
deferred to a more convenient season.
South OF here they have been boast
ing Of snow storms and wintry weather,
for more than a week. but it was only last
Friday that we got our appendix to win
ter. Most likely it is a tidal wave. One
good thing about the freeze OF Sunday
night. cur ueighbors' hens were cstopped,
Tor u few hours at least. from scratching
up our peas.
Rev. W. Ii. Mecker, pastor Of the
Methodist church 10 this village, preached
his last seimon--he does not call it n
farewell sernon-o on Sunday. lie alluded,
however, to the closing OF his labors in
connection with this church, aud spoke
earnest words. as bis last communication
to them. He goes to attend the Con
ference at Glens Falls, this week. Mr..
Meeker has been two years in this place
aud has won warm friends.
The union fast day services at the
Methodist church consisted oil reading the
scriptures and prayer by Rev. W. II.
Meeker, singing by the choir and II most
excellent discourse iron Rev. +. p.
Hooker, upon ~heart-worship. He men.
toned that IA few words with regard to
woman's work for the temperance cause
had been contemplated, but that this dis.
%cussion was deferred on account of the
bad weather and slim attendance.
AT the annual conclave of Mt. Cal.
vary Commandery of Knights Templar,
held April 10, 1875, the following off.
GERS were elected Thad. NJ. Chapman,
commander Frank A. Co.'s, gen. Gus
tavc A. Cutting. cap, gen. Rev, D. c.,
Roberts, prelatc Imam Roberts, seu.
W. II. Cobb, jun. W.; Jacob Dewey,
treas. z. +. Goodrich. recorder Philip
Aim, std. b.. Il. j. Rogers, swd. b.. W.
w. Swiney, warden A. A. Fletcher,
Sidney Branch, Geo. X. Chapman, capts.
2 OF the guard ID. :. Wright, %seutinel.
CENTENNIAL MEDALs.-Tbis device for
raising funds for the exposition at Phila
delphia, next summer, from the patriotic
people ofihe country is u most happy Que.
1t permits universal partici patton i'll the
patriotic work Of celebrating the cenien
NAL, and each purchaser will have his
name Inscribed on the grand roll OF sub
scribers, besides, each will become pos.
sesscd Of an elegant memcnto of the great
event which may be handed down to sue.
ceeding generations. There are four
styles Of medals, small gilt, one dollar
bronze, two dollars silver, three dollars;
large gilt, five dollars. Mr.. Charles f.
Pinney. at the bank, has Il few samples,
and will order for those who wish.
The annual meeting of the Methodist
Sunday School was held at their church
in this village on Friday, fast day. the
pastor. Rev. W. ii Meeker. presiding.
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Mr.. j. l.. Barker. Mr.. j. w. Love.t,
secretary aud treasurer, gave his reports
in each Of those capacities, which were
accepted aud adopted, after which they
proceeded to the election OF officers Tor
the ensuing year, with the following re.
suit Superintendent, o. p. Mead vice
superintendent, j. l.. Barker secretary,
H A. Peck treasurer, +. Richardson ;
librarian. II. p, Langworthy ; chorister,
j. W. Lovett. The school has been well
attended during the past year aud isiu a
fonrishing condition. NJ.
The funeral OF the late James NJ
Slade was attended ircm The Methodist
church in this village on Wednesday.
Among those from abroad we noticed
Hon. John l.. Mason of Richmo nd. 10.
ID Hatch and j. 4, Stapleton Of Burling.
ton, Jesse Burdett, Rev. S b. Pettengill
and Henry Clark Of Rutland. The pail
bearers were j. l.. Mason, Jesse Burdett,
Henry Clark, l.. d. Eldredge, d T.. Boyce
and j. l.. Barker. Rev. Mr.. Meeker,
pastor. preached the discourse. and was
assisted in the religious services by Rev.
DR.. Kitchel and Rev. Il. Z. Hooker. The
deceased had selected the hymns to be
sung, aud text from which the sermon
was to be preached. The sermon was an
able presentation Of the truths clearly
pointed at in the text "For our light af.
Fiction which is but for a moment work.
eth for US a f. more exceeding and eter-
nal weight of glory" At the close of