The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-08-03

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plain Valley Homeopathic Medical Soci.
ETY. will meet at the office Of DR.. Currier
in this village to-day. There will be an
election Of officers, paper by DIR. L. r.
Crafts on paralysis, and reports of cases
for the benefit of the society, by the mem
bers.
Those who were not asleep, or other.
wise engaged, from noon until half past
one O'Clock, on Sunday, had the pleasure
of witnessing one of the most brilliant
and beautiful celestial phenomena ever
vouchsafed to men. 1t was coronal
about the sun, rejecting all the tints Of
the rainbow, first complete circle, and
then four segments Of circles inter.lock-
ing each other in most beautiful man.
ner. 1t should have been seen to get
any adequate idea of its splendor.
The Woman's Temperance Union will
hold its next monthly meeting sometime
in August. A full meeting is requested.
Let every one of the one hundred and
twenty-five members be present. May
every woman feel that she has respon-
sibility in this matter and come forward
to the work. We earnestly and cordially
invite the ladies Of Cornwall, Bridport,
Weybridge, New Haven, Salisbury, and
Ripton to attend the next monthly meet
ing, In those towns where unions can
be organized we recommend them to
organize and extend tho good work and
help to educate the community in favor Of
temperance. In the towns where the
population is too scattered TO make it
admissible to organize unions we invite
the ladies to unite with us and become
members Of the Woman's Temperance
Union Of Middlebury. Notice of the
meeting will be given next week.
MARY STEELE, Rec Sec.
BY order OF Com.
Rev. e. Watson, presiding elder OF
the Burlington district, delivered an able
and effective temperance address in the
Congregational church, last Sunday even
ing, before the Middlebury Temperance
Society and the Woman's Temperance
Union After referring to the triteness
of the subject and the danger of under.
estimating its Importance on that account.
the speaker proceeded to answer the all.
important question, "What can be done
toward remedying the evil" First we
should strive to arouse sensibility. This
it is difficult to do because of law of
the human mind that when we become
accustomed to a thing however appalling
we cease to be appalled, by it. But we
should, never the less, secondly, talk
about it, and labor to have the terrible
effects Of rum drinking and rum selling
understood. Third, talk with that young
man, reason with him, plead with him
and especially should the ladies use their
influence to the uttermost to prevent him
from touching the accursed stuff and if he
has acquired the habit to leave it off.
Fourth, enforce your laws He drew
vivid picture Of the incongruity Of the
New York laws Of license and murder.
His denunciations of the respectable rum
seller were fearful, but just
Ten GALLONS OUT.-Il is certainly
very uncomi Portable state Of affairs if there
is no relief from that universal "dryness"
which is supposed to pervade this well.
regulated town. Two young gentlemen
held meeting, last week, and voted that
the whole difficulty lay in the want of
the "sinews" with which to purchase the
inspiring fluid. and that this impccuniosi.
ty was bore, anyhow. 1t was further
resolved, unanimously, that this state Of
things was not to be endured any longer
not much. Accordingly committee of
ways and means was raised to enter upon
his duties Immediately. He found an
emptycask in the rear Of first. class board.
ing house, carefully inserted it in bag,
threw it across his brawny shoulder and
off he went to The wholesale dealer. whist.
ling gayly, I'VE won't 60 home till morn.
ing" His errand was made known with
out tripping; "Mr. Retailer wants ten
gallons of cider" The dealer, in mag.
ination sights the dimes Of the prompt.
paying customer whom he has served
before aud cheerily fills the cask with
worm juice" After demurely suggest.
ing You may charge this to Mr., Dunn"
the committee resumed his burden and
his whistle, and repaired to the reudez-
vous, all old cellar not far off, where his
conirere and another friend were anx.
iously awaiting him. BY faithfully using
all the intervals Of time in the alterna.
lions Of repose in coalbin, they man.
aged, all together, to spoil the whole of
this half and halP during that night and
next day During this high carnival
many were the brilliant jokes got off at
the expense Of the Woman's Temperance
Union and the gentleman who was Ten
gallons out"