The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
LOCAL NEWS.

The summer term Of the college be-
gao lat Thursday.
%. p. Mead il completing new
house GU Mead avenue.
Considerable blowing was done 10
town before the recent cold spell.
Robert Steele is adding to his new
residence, on Court street, n new barn.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax, ex. Vice. Pres.
ilrut OF the United States, passed through
this place on Saturday.
Social ball at the Middlebury House
lu Friday evening next, April 80.
Music, TIatch's Quadrille Band.
Mr.. IIeman Langworthy was the
victim Of a runaway, Gu Friday last
Not much damage was done.
= Why is the new firm advertised to.
Jay n strong oue2 Ans.-Becausc it
has Flint 10 the center of it.
Mr.. W. II. Allen has left town. aud
~ in Crown Point, N Y His new house
Yiii not be occupied the present season,
and is offered for sale.
-Longiellow is expected to take a
disA of ice cream at the vestry OF the
MeAodist church on Wednesday eve. and
sfterNards read Paul Revere's Ride.
Ca Fast day u young gent was heard
soliloquizing thusly: I'D 60 through
fire and water to see her, but darned ii
III 20 through this mud, with backing
at fifteen cents a box.
MIR Abel Allen. Of the firm Of Peck
l. Allen. East Middlebury, had the mis-
fortune TO have his right hand fingers and
,humb cat off by circular saw in his
mill. one day last week.
Report Of attendance in graded school
4or the past week High school 80. gram.
mar school sc, intermediate 80, Sd pri.
mary 95. I'd primary SO, lst primary (a)
$50. lst primary 10y go.
CLOSING lecture III the graded school
vmuse. by Prof Seely, on Monday eve.
ming, May 3. Subject, " Sermons il
stones" No tickets. The public gener
ally are invited.
-Tha.e will be a sociable at the lee
lure room OF the Methodist church Of
Middlebuy, on Wednesday evening
April % Ice cream, cake, etc, will be
served. All are invited to come.
The whole senior class of the Rense
laer Polytechnic Institute at Troy hal
been suspended for refusing TO 60 on al
excursion to Port Henry. Better tr,
them with sugar day aud see it theI
will refuse
"A spelling match at the school, las
Friday afternoon, attracted CONSIDERABLE
attention. 1t was between the High ant
Grammar schools and the High schoo
whipped Miss Matte Conner won tn
prize, which was silver dollar.
Miss Nellie. daughter OF A. Z
upper. Esq, has been engaged to sin
10 the first Congregational church i
burlington for salary. She has pur
and highly cultivated contralto voice, |
.is to be regretted that Middlebury shout
,uot have secured Der services.
-Rev. +. p. Hooker delivered a
address, under the auspices of the Mid
dlebury Temperance Society, ut the Meth
odist church, last Sunday evening, upo
"Womsn's work in the cause Of temper
ance." There was a large attendanc
aud excellent attention was given to a
excellent address.
In the absence Of the pastor at Con
ference. Mr.. John l.. Barker conducte
the services at the Methodist churcl
reading one OF the late Dr. Eddy's SCI
Gaons. Every one participating could nj
.5st notice the impressiyeness Of the OF
-cssisa aud the elevating tendency OF th
though, OF the discourse.
The Addison County Union Of Goo
'Templsrs will meet with Cold Sprin
Lodge. at Fast Middiebury, on Wedne
day. May 10. commencing at ten ocloC
An Col. J b. Mead of Randolph,
W. c. T. Of Vermont, will be present an
give an address in tho evening. A goc
time is anticipated and a full atteudan'
is desired.