The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-01
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hustcruunh Az y hcuueIny, Vi WHICH
Prof. W. w. Thompson. graduate of
Middlebury College, is principal, Rev.
President Hubert gave an address be.
fore the Delta Phi Society on the subject,
The distinctive idea of an education. 8"
OF this address the Amst erdam Recorder
says. This was one Of the finest lectures,
in all respects, ever presented to an Am.
sterdam audience. Scholarly, logica
exhaustive, the lecture was clothed in the
richest and purest language of the schools,
and presented 10 pleasing, clear and
attractive manner"
" Company NJ, N. G.. of this place
has lately been unfortunate. The officers
have changed too frequently for the great.
est measure Of success and besides there
are likely to be more changes. The lst
Lieutenant had some Misunderstanding
with the Q. NJ. general and his retire.
ment grew out Of it, and his place is not
yet filled. An election was held and
VIM. Cady was chosen to fill the vacancy
but he has not yet received his commits.
sion. The resignation Of the captain
and Cd lieutenant have been sent in,
and though they have not yet been
accepted it is quite probable that they
will be pressed until they are. Under
these circumstances, quite naturally the
company is not what it ought to be. =
AT regular meeting OF the Mid.
dlebury Reform Club held at their rooms
on Friday evening Of last week, reso
luiions were presented by Prof W. ii.
Parker, which on motion were adopted
and ordered to be published 10 the Mid.
dlebury REGISTER, as follows:
Resolued: That the treasurer be instructed to
call on the proper officer of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union to receive the moneys collect
ed by them for the use OF the club, or so much of
it as may be needfu for cancelling the pecuniary
obligations already incurred by the club
R@oirsd: That the thanks of the club be ten
dered to the ladies of the Christian Temperance
Union for their aid and encouragement, and that
they be invited to avail themselves of the use of
our reading room as may suit their convenience
Reso'psd: That those persons who have con-
tributed either money or periodicals for the bene
fit of the reading room be invited to the use of
the reading room as if members Of the club.
1T is curious how the chicken bust
ness hourishcs this summer. The latest
venture was that Of the merchant of Mid.
dlebury who was encouraged by the sue
cess oil the judge and the doctor to invest
in Plymouth Rocks He proudly boast.
ed Of a dozen Of the little animals, which
he was going to raise to pullet.hood and
raise his own eggs in freshness and pen.
ty. After day in which be had made
his two worthy predecessors in the poul.
try business uncommonly unhappy by
contrasting his good fortune with their
own he woke up the next morning to
find but one of his chickens visible Some
nocturnal animal had been investing
Moral, don't count your chickens until
they become tough old hens
The couIagion is evidently spreading
BY reference to our column OF marriages
it will be seen that several of our Mid.
dlebury ladies have been carried of with.
10 the week. A Weybridgo gentleman,
who never surrendered to the enemy 10
fighting the battles Of his country during
the late war, has finally surrendered to
one Of the bellies Of East Middlebury
But like the true soldier he has at last
captured his captor. add has taken her
with him to the Centennial for their
bridal trip A gentleman from Kansas
also accomplished the almost unparalleled
feat OF coming boldly into our village aud
carrying off one of our young ladies' Mr..
and Mrs. Boice started north Thursday
afternoon, and they will spend a short
time 10 northern New York. thence 20 to
Philadelphia. and after doing the Centen.
NAL will go to their new home in Kansas
The festival and fair of the ladies
of St, Stephens church on Wednesday
evening and Thursday afternoon and
evening, at Negus hail. was very success
full, everything passing of pleasantly
The articles offered for sale were attrac.
tive, theie merits well and persuasively
explained by the ladies the art gallery
had rare collection Of studies, ancient
and modern the flower girls were pretty
and very persuasive; Rebecca drew from
messy we'll the coolest and richest lem.
onade ; the gypsy with her weird black
cat gave the wisest glimpses in the future
fortunes OF the young gentlemen, and
the ice cream and strawberries were de-.
lIcious, aud above all the fair was very
successful financially, having Melted about
5000 During the last evening Mrs. c.
Il. Rider gave some excellent readings
that were well received and her son con.
tributed some excellent performances on
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