The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-09
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The Addison county Sabbath Schoo
Association will hold its annual business
meeting in this place on Wednesday af
ternoon, Nov. II. A general attendance
is requested. 1t is expected that an ad
dress will be given before the meeting
and that the evening will be occupied by
service of song under the direction o.
Prof. Higley. Rev, l.. o. Brastow o
Burlington will deliver an address in the
afternoon.
Mr.. II. A. Sickle Of Addison, The
gentleman who first sighted Hicks, The
escaped convict to whose capture VIZ
referred last week, was in town on Thurs
day Tor the purpose Of securing his share
Of the reward. He says he saw the fel
low, went to Mr.. Caleb Smiths house
and routed him out and then joined Smith
and Mr.. Seeley in the pursuit, and if this
is the correct version of the affair quite
naturally feels that the patry SUN o.
So, which Mr.. Smith is willing to accord
him as his share of the 500 reward, is
not what justly belongs to him. Mr.
Smiths version differs materially from
Mr., Sickle. If legal proceedings grow
out Of it we shall at least learn the real
matters Of fact in the case and tho law
yers will get the reward after ALL
The Middlebury Temperance Society
held their regular monthly meeting at the
Congregational church last Sunday evo-
ming. After the usual preliminary SER
vices of music, reading the scriptures and
prayer, Rev. S. Washburn, Of the Meth
odist church, gave the address of the oc
casion, taking for his text, Tx. IA: Is,
And the Lord said unto Moses, speak
unto the children Of Israel that they 60
forward" He discussed two phases oil
the temperance work. first the work to
be done, and secondly the difficulties to
be met and overcome. After discussing
these points he remarked that we are en-.
couraged to 90 forward, LIST, in view of
what has been accomplished I'd, because
not to 60 forward is to 90 backward and
lose what has already been accomplished ;
Sd, God commands to 60 forward; 4th,
we are encouraged to 60 forward because
success is sure. The speaker compared
the sentiment upon the subject of temper
ance as long ago as he could remember,
with public sentiment now, and drew the
encouraging inference that much had
already been accomplished. He made
the assertion which some will be surprised
at and others will doubt, that those who
drink intoxicating liquors are the excep.
tions and that their numbers are compar-
atively few. He made telling point in
relating the story John b. Cough used
to tell, OF Joe, Betsey and the bear As
the bear sprang into the cabin aud at
tackled the happy couple, Joe jumped up
on the beams overhead out Of danger and
bravely encouraged Betsey in her fight
with the bear. Bctsey was victorious
and killed bruip, and then Joe descended
and boosted to all his neighbors Of the
wonderful victory he aud Betsey had won
The speaker suggested that he was glad
the Betseys Of this community were
bravely fighting the bear and hoped the y
would be victorious, even if they had but
little help from the Joes who from their
perch away up out Of danger, were shout.
ing, GO it Bctscy, you will win -
The BRANDON CONCERT. We had the
good fortune TO be in Brandon last We'd
nesday evening to listen to the concert by
Tic Middiohury Choral Society. We had
been present on two occasions previous to
this, when they gave similar programmes,
and will not stop to "beg leave to differ
from the Brandon Union, whose ability
to appreciate found its fullest expression
in those cheering words very good" and
whose great modesty forbade even the
mention Of any part it guessed was real
good, saying, sit is not fitting, &C." The
programme was grand one, the music
heightened and, in great measure, very
difficult. Yet the rendering was almost
perfect. We have heard singing by or.
gained societies in other and larger vii.
lagos of the state, and if there is one that
can perform better, we ask where 2
What is the leaders name? Noise is
pever christened music only by the un.
cultivated. Let one but listen to the solo
in Mozart's mass, entitled Jesus, Savior"
the quartet, blessed is He that comotb, -
or the chorus, Power and Praise" as
rendered by this class, who has any music
IN his soul, or, as we were about to say,
the "f'ncss" Of time or place to say,
beautiful! grand glorious To hear
such music as this mass is feast rarely
offered outside the larger cities The
second part Of the programme contained
beautiful variety of choice things The
chorus sang with the accuracy and finish
OF single voice, and was compelled to
repeat. Those young soloists plucked a
lew tones from the top-most twigs in line
style. A high b fat, well developed, is
high-priced, being rare, and beyond the
reach OF most singers The conductor
with one of his pupils played an excellent
iour-hand piece. The male voices gave
US some parts worthy Of more than passing
notice but we stop with saying that the
best Judges Of music 10 Brandon as well
as other places where this society has
been heard agree with us in declaring in
favor of the superior ability of class and
conductor, both Of which we've deserving
larger audience than was given them.
But 1t reputation is valued by them they
have no reason for Encouragement.
BIZ