The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-03-23
LOCAL. VEL us.

Methodist church on Sunday evening, was
Of very interesting character. The
subject was temperance.
The closing of the spring term at
the College. on Tuesday April 9th, will
bring with it the usual Junior exhibition
aud perhaps the Sophomore pyrotechnical
display.
The Middlebury Temperance Socic.
ty will hold meeting at the Congrega.
tional church, next Sunday evening. Pro.
vision has been made for addresses which
must be very interesting.
DIR. G. B. Currier is still in New
fork, not yet quite able TO resume his
work with all its labor and wear Of
muscle and brain. But we are happy to
Learn that he is steadily improving.
Prom an advertisement Of the HON.
@opathic Mutual Life Insurance Com.
pany, published last week, it appears that
it excels all other companies in the Unit.
ed States by several months in the
promPtness of paying its death claims.
Tho Addison County Marble Com.
pany's quarry, about mile east of this
village, is to be sold at public auction
to-day, at i o'clock AM The property
to be sold includes the quarry the rail.
road, the machinery, implements, chan.
neling machine, diamond drill, &c.
-Squibbs wants to know who has
charge of the town clock? For several
weeks past that institution has had as
many faces as politician, and its
smoothest countenance has lied like a
pirate. Something is wrong with it,
or else the sun has got out of order.
"A respected citizen OF Middlebury,
who regularly takes the Tribune and sits
down each evening and reads every word
of the report Of the Tilten-B eecher trial,
is getting almost worn out for want of
sleep. Sunday evening he was heard to
exclaim fervently, THANK heaven, can
have at least one full nights rest in a
week"
The new Bibles donated to the
Central Vermont railroad by tho State
Bible Society have made their appearance
in some OF the passenger cars running
through here. There are four in each
car, one near each corner over the seats,
put up in a very neat iron bracket. cast
with very pretty iron monogram &c.
"" and the word bible" composing
the front Of it.
"A social entertainment will DO Civ.
en- by the young people at the School
House Hall, Monday evening, March 90.
Charades, tableaux, pantomines, ETC., will
he given from. the stage. Fancy articles,
ice-cream, cake, lemonade, etc, will be
for sale during the evening. Characters
from history, poetry, and novels, will be
personated. Admission 25 cents; pro-
oseds to go to the Cong. s. s. library.
Come one, come all.
Spring has come at last AS old
Sol meandered across the equatorial line,
on his annual visit to the north, last Sat
urday morning. the heart OF our Their.
mometer sunk within him, and on Mon
day morning stood ten degrees below zero.
And so, winter fingers in the lap Of
spring" Our devil wants to know il
"Old Winter" learned his manners of the
Brooklynites. He further suggests that
however perverse and unyielding our
snow is TO the rays of the sun, be hasn't
quite lost faith in dog days" as a chem.
ieal solvent.
st. Stephens Episcopal church will
DO opened for divine services on Thurs
day morning Of this week, at l0:45 AN
On the following, or Good Friday morn
ing, also at the same hour 1t is expect.
cd that Rev. A. l.. Royce, of Winooski
will ofhciate on both occasions. On
Monday next, at PM, will occur the
annual meeting of the society for the
ensuing year. On the evening of the
same day, the Right Rev. W. II. A. Bis.
sell. Bishop of the Diocese, will preach
aud administer the rite of coDfrmation
Services to commence at 730,
T. LIVE have a Grange, al length. So al
the naughty middlemen and railroadcri
may shut up shop as som as they please
1t was last Tuesday evening, March l6
and Deputy T.. q. Naramore organized it
There are sixty charter members and thu
irst officers are as follows: Master. j
w. Halliday 0verseer, s. w. Remele
Lecturer, Albert Chapman Steward, W
II. Cobb Asst. Steward. j. X. Ford
Peeretary, Charles Matthews; Treasurer
A. Matthews Chaplain. Edward G
Severance Agt., Oliver Z. Mead Gate
keeper, Geo. Groveuor Ceres, Mrs. j
w. Halliday Flora, Mrs. W, II. Cobb
Pomona. Mrs. Robert johnson l. A. s,
o. Matthews.