The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-12-07

the session.
Some delightful social entertain.
ments are promised us this winter in be-
half Of the ladies library. The first of
these "series" is to be given by the off.
GERS Of the association at Mrs. Dugald
Stewards residence on Wednesday eve.
ming next at 7 o'clock. The attractions
Of the evening are to be quite various !;
first, cakes and coffee for the physical
man secondly, social chat with the la.
dies of the association (who are becoming
wonderfully wise and witty, from their
abundance Of good reading) F.; thirdly, mu.
sic and recitations of choice selections to
! relieve the weary tongues of the takers
and last but not least, the privilege Of
( paying the paltry sum of ten or fifteen
cents for the use Of the library. We
understand that the invitation embraces
all the members of the association, and
also all their gentlemen friends who,
though not members, arc disposed to come
and aid the cause with quarter. 1t
doesn't require any prophetic insight to
loresoo that the enterprise will be a sue.
cess. The Ladies Library Association Of
Middebury have had q constant career
Of prosperity since it was organized, until
it has become one Of the most famous in.
sti,utioDs Of the town. We doubt if
there is a library in :he state which is
better furnished with current literature.
We prefer the club cur hearty congratu-
latlons
Tho members of tho Middlebury
Lecture Association were three times
publicly invited to meet for the purpose
Of making arrangements for "A course of
lectures this winter, but they failed to
attend to the matter, many Of them as
signing as a reason that the graded school
course last winter was the more interest
ing, popular and profitable Of the two
Acting on the thought suggested by these
reasons assigned, a graded school course
has been arranged for this winter and
list OF some fifteen lectures secured, of
much more varied and popular nature,
than those Of the course last season The
name OF the lecturers, some of which we
give below are guaranty OF success. in
10 the wants of the school scholars aud
young people oil the village and vicinity.
but will not be lacking in solid nutriront
for minds Of the highest culture and dis
cipline. The price Of tickets Tor the
course has been fixed at a very low fig
urc Tor the purpose OF extending the ben
ci OF it AS widely as possible. This
course will be opened by President HUI.
bert, Gu Friday evening, Dee. II The
subject will be announced next week
Among the lecturers already secured are
lrofs w. II Parker, II NJ Secly, f.
ii. iligIey, E. Braincrd James NJ. Sade,
Esq, Rev, DR.. + H. Archibald, Prof.
Perkins Of L. V. NJ. i l.. Lawrence,
Esq, and Rev 4. Hopkins, of Buring.
ton. 1t is expected that arrangements
will be made TO secure lectures from
Prot. Collier, Of the T. V NJ, Profs
Albee aud Phelps Of Middlehury college,
Prof Kellogg Of Brooklyn olytecbnic
Institute and others. Tickets for the
course Sl.50 single tickets 20 ceuts.
Tickets may be procured a: Aldcn's
bookstore or Of the principal, G. D. f.
Mead
The events Of sixty years ago when
our grandmohors were IN the romantic
season Of lite have an interest for us al. |
most beyond cen parson By the favor
OF Samuel I-ver's, Esq Of Cornwall VIC
have before II, a copy Of the Christian
Herafd published in tins place sept. 70,
1916, by 7 G. Strong, AT No Mer-
chants Row |, wps volume No. !.
Terms two dollars year to those paying
in advance or two dollars aud twenty. five I
cents payable at the end OF six months.
1t was an eight page paper, three columns
to page. The religious department oc.
cupicd two PAGES ; then came Il political
department, miscellany, editorial depart.
mcnt, news, masonic circular, and finally !
two pages OF advertisements The news
is mostly Of Il general character ard We
have to 20 TO the advertisements for 10.
cal matters From these we learn that
David Page was agent for the Middlebu.
ry Manufacturing Co., and had a carding-
machine in the old stone factory S. Yves.
ton was selling nails at "his factory in
the north pant of the saw.mil north of
the cotton factory; T. G. Strong dealt
in sheep skins as well as printing 9th.
MEL Jewett and Hiram Langdon dressed
cloth at New Haven; Elias Hall, Jr.,
was s%h aoia aef pfb AS pG9IlHfge oqkS
A. Chapman advertised teas, sugars,
rum, fish, &c, &c, and offered twenty
five cents fer butter Benjamin Seymour
sold that's and goods; Joseph Holcomb
was duuniug subscribers TO the Vermont
Mirror to pay u2. !
We have also before US files OF the YER
mont american, published by Ovid Mi
ner in 1929; Anti.masonic Republican
by +. ID. Barber in 1880, and the Mid
dlebury Free Press by Barber 4 Jewett
in 1888 Progress in local journalism is
apparent during the thirteen years but we
still have to look for local news to the
advertisements. But few of the old
names appear as identified with the bus
mess of the town. Asa Chapman is still
in business, but does not openly advertise
rum, aud the Addison County Temperance
Society seems to have been organized
about this time. From inspection of the
files Of papers Of a later date We are led
to conclude that the business firms OF this
place have changed on the average as
often as once in twelve years since our
earliest record, though some firms have
existed nearly three times that period, as
ioI instance, Mr.. NJ Phinney, harness
maker, who is still in business, though
driven out Of shop by the late fire.
Some time since Middobury young
man read in paper that one should new
er whip or speak sharply to balky horse
He treasured this information up in his
knowledge box, and the other day he had
occasion to use it. He had hired team
to take his girl out to ride. A pleasant