The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-06
LOCAL. NE MS.

Junior exhibition and the usual mud
dy roads to night.
Already the bad little boys send the
festive marble scooting about the drier
portions of the sidewalk.
"A new bridge is in process OF build
ing by the Central Vermont Railroad
Company on the old site just south Of the
passenger depot. 1t is nearly completed.
The young man who ordered some
teachers department cards printed at
this office and has never called for them,
should CONC at once and settle his little
bill.
Hon. j. NJ. Slade, who has been i'll
for some weeks. was little easier yester.
day. Whether it is an indication of
permanent improvement is not so
apparent.
Among the village improvements
for the season will he new stone culvert
near the railroad crossing on Seymour
Street. The stone Tor it are already up.
on the spot.
In District No. 9. the old Clerk,
Charles II. Balm, was reelected Pru-
Dental Committee, Mahlon Taylor !;
Auditors. Mossrs Phelps and l.. Mills /;
Collector, NJ. Preston.
The snow has disappeared rapidly dur.
ing the past week, and fond young couples
are already looking forward to the time
when the side Of Chapman Hill will be
dry enough to sit down upon.
Report Of attendance in Graded
School for past week High School 05
per cent. !; Grammar School 90; Inter.
mediate 80 Sd Primary 80; % Prima.
ry S8 LIST Primary A 90; lst Primary B
81,
The School Distric. ia East Middle
bury elected as their officers for the
ensuing year, the following: Clerk, r.
A. Damon treasurer, j. p Champln
collector, George Edridge; prudential
committee. Abel Allen; auditor. II. D.
Maynard.
Some persons would be happy if
their neighbors would sign this resou-
tou; Resolved, that will not raise
hundred dollars worth Of turkies or other
birds to sell this year, uniess | have romc
effective way Of keeping them of my
neighbours premises"
The following were elected to attend
to tie affairs Of School District No. 3 for
the ensuing year: Il. johnson, modera-
tor; j. NJ. Boyce. clerk G. l.. Branch,
prudential committee; Il Branch, collec.
tor; j. w. Halliday, auditor Allen
Foote, treasurer.
MIR. Brewster isn't worth cent to
profit from lucky find. On Wednesday
evening he found pockoibook containing
valuable papers aud money. perhaps
5000, and didu't even wait for reward
to be offered, but rushed around and
found the owner on short notice.
The ladies' of Middlebury and vicn.
ity will hold a temperance meeting at
the lecture room Of the Congregational
church on "Wednesday (to.morrow) of
this week, commencing at ten o'clock,
AN. Ladies from neighboring towns are
especially invited to participate. There
will be present delegations Of ladies' from
Rutland, Burlington and Vergennes, and
an interesting and profitable occasion is
anticipated, 1t is designed TO organize
permanently for temperance work in this
town aud county. 1t is arranged to take
dinner aud furnish entertainment for
those in from abroad, at the Addison
House. All ladies are invited and urged
to be present aud joio 10 the work.
AT the annual meeting of St.
Stephens (EpscopaI) parish on Easter
Monday. March 20, the following officers
were elected for the year ensuing
Vcstrymcn. Nahum Parker, James
Mcdonald, Edwin Vallette, Homer
Sheldon. q. q. Chapman. Henry L.
Sheldon, Albert Chapman Clerk of the
parish, Henry H. Sheldon. At sub
sequent meeting Of the vestry the follow
ing officers were elected; Nahum Parker
senior warden Edwin Vallette. junior
warden Edwin Vallette treasurer
Edwin Vallette, sec. Of vcstry. Delegate,
TO Diocesan Convention, Albert Chap
man, Henry l.. Sheldon alternates
Geo &. Chapman, Homer Sheldon.
The other evening an enamored
youth was going on his regular week ly
visit little way out OF town. 1t wal
too long route by the highway for hi
ardent spirit, and he started "across lots.
First class rubber boots adorned his ped
ais, aud. to his imagination, mud, slosh
and snow were but tho path to paradise
lie had accomplished about two-thirds o
the distance, having avoided numerous
pitfalls successfully, when he came acros
patch Of rotten ice. 1t was narrow
and too long to 60 around lie did no
like the looks of it. but concluded to fee
his way over il. lie put his foot on il
stamped, and lounl il fru. lie went O
slowly and carefully, and had got hal
way across. when. without the least warn
ing the per6dious leo broke and let tn
unfortunate young man iuto stream Q
water, which reached up to his middle
lilo was cooled off, The most fcrveut al
iocton could not stand this. and no starte
back home. translatlLg his feelings int
proiane language as he went, Tn
next day his girl received note iroI
him. 1t was as follows: dearest
eould not come to thee yesterday. To
oon6ding uature--trusied-coldly b.
trayed-ieelings hurt -iates unpropitior
will SEQ thee soon. From your ador-
&c Aud when she read tho note, h