The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28

has fitted up very fine store IN Union
block, with all the modern improvements,
and is filling it with general assortment
of shelf hardware, agricultural nipple.
ments, of which he will make q speciality,
builders hardware, wooden ware, grass
seed, etc. 1t is going to be one of the
most attractive stores Of its class in the
state. Mr.. Dodge has secured the assist.
ance Of Mr.. Hyde, who was senior men,
Der of the old firm of Hyde, Wilcox &
Co., and will have the benefit of bis ex-
periencc.
The lecture on Friday evening last,
by Superintendent Conant, on the sub.
ect of The Education needed by the
Children OF Vermont and where to get
It," was listened to with attention by q
fair audience, and contained many use.
full suggestions about the home and
school training necessary to make indie.
pendent and useful citizens. He claimed
that the old academies of thirty years
ago had done their work and were thing
of the past, that good public schools
were taking their place throughout the
state, that thoroughly good high school
was needed and would eventually be Sc
cured in every town in the state having
eight hundred or more inhabitants. Mr..
Conant has improved in his style of de.
livery since he spoke last year.
The long established institution
known as the Junior Elk. will be given
this year by the class of IT of Middle
bury College, next Tuesday evening, 4th
day of April, 1876, at the School House
Hall. The class are doing all in their
power to furnish the people with rich
entertainment. They have secured the
assistance of the popular vocalist, Mrs.
f. P. Whitney, Of Boston, whose recon-
mendatons as singer are so well anthem
ticated that we hesitate not to say to the
lovers of music in Middlebury and vicini.
ty, fail not to be present, you will be well
entertained The class, we are glad to
notice, have the spirit Of the times. They
propose to give the entertainment in q
style appropriate to the centennial year.
We understand they are to procure their
costumes from Albany.
There is constant Improvement il
the methods of doing business in thi:
village, and our merchants are constantly
increasing their facilities We have an
exomplifcation in the radical improve
meut in the internal arrangements Of the
L &c ~ 4. ~
-. Who snooeaded to the business of j
L. Buttolph. Thei, storehouse has beer
entirely overhauled, the old open shelly
ing replaced with handsome and conven
lent drawers, on each of which is attached
a sample Of the article within. The room
is also arranged for light and convenience
with every facility for every department
| of tho hardware business This store
/ will be no longer Stunned by the ladie
f ss formerly on account Of the dark ant
> forbidding aspect. These Improvement
Justify the supposition that these younl
q men are progressive in their ideas, an,
= energetic to carry out their conceptions.
Considerable damage was done t
shutters and other loose property thu Dug
the village, on Tuesday morning, by tn
!. gale. The flag. taft erected on the com
1 mon iu front OF the court house for pres
f idential campaign purposes, in 1877
# was wrenched off about twenty FIVE fec
It up, the top coming down with a cras
into the Addison House park an
v breaking into kinding wood For
= tunatcly i, occurred in the early mornn
!. before teams were upon the street much
G A shutter upon the house belonging
IS the Fletcher estate, occupied by Mr.
Martin, drsssmaker, was blown throug
the window, taking out sash and all !
T. small building belonging to Mr. Herr
Persons in East Middlebury was move
n bodily from its foundation but not othel
e wise materially damaged. The gale wa
II fiercer in the east part OF the town an
e along the loot OF the mountain than F.,
the village. Quite a number of barr
K were unrooied. Among those mentione
:. were one for Mr.. Taylor, one for Mr. L
!. Severance aud one for Mr.. Newell o
q QUIT also a shed on the sold Seele
IL place." The roads were learlully drifte,
=" being in many places impossible, and Il
r. adjoining lands have been mostly patrol
no lied by teams since.
On Saturday another gale accompan
ing binding snow storm set in and wi
3 quite severe over the same unhappy Sc
t, ton of the town. Large additions to Il
1t drift were made, and wherever the roa
s. had been broken out they we're filed l
ST again.
nj CONVENTION OF Town SUpERINrE
al DrNTs.-Thc terrific gale and snow bloc
v. ade on Tuesday morning OF last week pr
q. vented full attendance Of town superi
er tendents at the annual meeting. Sew
\ were present, viz. :
;, +. II. Archibald, Cornwall Ia
=" ~ Braincrd, Middlebury Thurman Broc
~ ms, Shoreham George 7. Collins, Il,
40 risburgh s. b. NJ. Cowles, New Have
" George A. Kimball, Orwell W.
x Winchester, Bridport
10 Judge Brookins was elected preside
a. and Prof Brainerd secretary. Pap,
7 were prepared and adopted for the WI
= ten examination of teachers. The sta
r dard Of qualifications Of candidates
=. certificates for the coming year was fix
VI as follows
= First, an oral examination satisiactC
est to the superintendent.
at Second, an average of seventy five
1g. cent. on the four subjects Of the writ
al examination no candidate falling bel
lg- 6ity.fve per cent. in any one subject
l.. receive a certificate.
in The two days appointed for public
A. animation Of teachers were Thursd
es- April 20, and Thursday, November
'as Judge Brookins was appointed &C
ru- mittee to make arrangements for hold
,ro teachers institutes in the county. A
Ich town desiring to have an institute
,ar with thpm 10 invita1 In oonfar ,p;,h ,