The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-01-05
MIDDLEBURE.


Morse has been postponed to Feb. 10th.
Advertised letters Miss Ida Mar
tiu, Mr.. Lister, Chas. A. Coburn.
Go to Case & Riders for everything
kept by druggists who have the largest
aed best selected stock 10 the country.
Wanted, a few shares of the capital
stock OF the Middlebury National Bank,
for which reasonable premrm will be
paid. Inquire at this office.
F. A. Bond has few overcoats left
which he offers at astonishipgly low
prices. Look at his prices before buying
He has few youths overcoats at less
than cost.
The young Gentlemen and Misses
of the High School surprised Prof. Mead
and Miss Humphrey. at Mr.. Mead s resi-
dence, New Years evening. 1t was a
pleasant evening party.
Report of attendance in Graded
School for past week High School,
81 per cent. ; Grammar, 80; 1nterme.
date, 81; Sd Primary, 81; I'd Pri-
mary, SO; LIST Primary, A. 10.
j. NJ. Slade, Jr., and H, r. Harris,
Esqrs, have formed copartnership
commencing from January LIST, for the
practice of their profession. They con-
tnue to occupy the old Office in Post Of
fee Block.
Peck & Allen, Of East Middebury,
are already receiving at their mill, large
quantities Of white birch which they saw
up into strips, called spool timber and
ship it to the Nouatuck silk company of
Leeds Mass
Remember the Grand Concert by
the Barnabee Concert Company, to.mor-
row evening. Everyone who has any
music in his soul should attend without
fail. 1t is rare opportunity don't
fail to improve it.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, nineteenth
wife of the great Mormon prophet, will
give some details Of the greatest iniqu;y
of the age, at Academy Hall, under the
auspices of the Middlebury Lecture As,
ISOLATION, on Monday evening next. The
recommendations of the press and pulpit
and people. arc Indication of genuine en-.
thusiasm in her behalf none should fail
to hear her.
SKATING ACCIDENTS. One boy, Robert
Carson. perhaps dozen years Of age, got
into the river, on New Years day. After
a good soaking in the nice cool ice water
for FIVE or ten minutes, his comrades sue
ceeded in getting him out. a little later,
on the same day, Sammie Sheldon slipped,
fell and severely eprainad his ankle.
He had to DO carried home aud the pro.
liabilities are that he wont skate any more
at present.
-" The match We ignite is the sub.
ject of the lecture by Prof. Seely, this
evening. 1.-The three giants will be
the subject for Friday evening Of this
week. DR.. Kitchel will give a lecture
on California, on Friday evening of next
week, the 18th inst. No ono can afford
10 lose the opportunity to hear this lee.
ture. Single tickets, 20 ceuts!; no re-
served seats. Lectures commence at
O'Clock. Go early to secure the best
seats.
MIR. Charles G. Wheeler, of Smith
= county, Kansas, accredited solicitor for
the suffering poor oil that state, passed
through this place last Saturday He
will return after a short time and assist
in packing such articles as may be con.
rributed by the philanthropic people OF
this place. Mr. u. 8. Beckwith has con.
sented to receive money and articles OF
clothing, &c. at his store, 1t is hoped
that those poor sufferers may be gener.
ously remembered Their circular Of np
peal says: "ln behalf of women aud
children who are to-day on the verge Of
starvation, we present our claim to you.
We assure you that all contributions will
be forwarded to the destitute and needy
at once, and faithfully distributed to those
who stand the most in need Shall we
ask 10 vain ?"
"A. p. Upper, Esq. has shown US a
fac simie of the first number Of the New
England Courant. published by Benjam.
10 Franklin, at Boston, February 4, 1923
TIE fac smile paper was also printed up.
on Franklin's old press. 1t was a four.
column weekly, the whole not making
much more than two columns of the or.
binary metropolitan daily OF 1875. The
main design OF the publication was an.
nounced to be "to entertain the town with
The most comical and divertipg incidents
Of Human life," 1t was also announced
to be the design Of the publishers "uever
TO let paper pass without Latin mot
TO and Greek scrap or two" We 10.
lice much frecr use Of capitals than is
the fashion at the present day. All i'm,
Portsnt words were capitalized. The
most important matter in the issue wa:
an address by His Majesty the King to
Parliament. The paper Is well worth
preserving as q memento OF the past, and
1t will grow more valuable a. the age,
psss by.
Rev. Z. r. Hooker pastor Of III,
Middlebury Congregational church preach
ed bis annual New Years sermon, las
Sunday morning FROM the words "Seel
first the kingdom Of God and his right
eousnes, So" At the close, he gave tn,
following statistics OF the church and so
eiety Average attendance upon publ,
worship POO amount Of contributions t
the Bible Society S8l.S2. Educationa