The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-27

-MT. l., w. DhrlluB, Ol heene, IN
H., graduate Of the College in 1874
now a member of Yale theological Sem
mary, is making brief stop in towr
while on his way west. He is to preach
at Omaha, Neb., during his summer va
cation.
Among the floral decorations at The
Congregational church, last Sabbath, wa
splendid Lady Washington geranium
very conspicuous with its large and bril-
liant blossoms 1t was pronounced BY
many to be one of the finest they had
ever seen. 1t belonged to Mrs. A. f
Manley.
MIR. j. h. McKelvey, of Maine
gave an address at Academy Hall, on
Monday evening, under the auspices Of
the Middlebury Reform Club. The
weather was unfavorable and but few at.
tended, 1t was fine address and calcu.
lated to do good. Hc is to be here again
on Wednesday of next week.
The Addison County Court, June
term, commences on Tuesday, June g.
There is longer list than usual of cases
set for the jury, though it is not at all
certain there will be more trials than at
previous terms. 1t being the grand jury
term it is likely to require two weeks or
more. The jurors have been summoned.
Tho Middobury police court had q
brief session. on Monday, and Lafayette
Derby, now of Bridport, was fined for be-.
ing "found intoxicated" Not having the
wherewith to pay he was committed. He
was also called upon for disclosure, but
his story was thought to be pretty "thin,"
so he was remanded for meditation and
further disclosure.
During the four years that Messrs.
Sheldon g. Co. have been in trade they
have had about two hundred bills Of
goods varying from 800 to 500 each,
from the firm Of Wells, Richardson & Co.
Burlington. They have had more than
half as many from another Burlington
firm, Van Sicklen Il Walker, some of
these bills reaching much higher figure.
The names of soldiers of the late
war inferred in the West cemetery are as
follows: DR.. W. p. Russell, John b.
Jondroe, Epaphro Hsgar Seymour, Peter
A. Lucia, Frederick Swift. Henry M. Pot.
ter, Ebridge NJ. Hosmer, Edward B.
Parker, Camelia Pesha, Moses w. Rice.
Joseph Lawrence, Edgar Phinney Charles
Ford, Isaac N Collins, Edward Roach,
Charles Rich, joel Morrison, Horace
Taylor, VIM. II. Button, Thomas Dutton,
Jonathan Selleck. There are also one or
two soldiers of the war of the Revolution,
but we have not learned the names
Last Saturday quite an excellent
game of base ball was played between the
freshmen of the college and the sub.
freshies of the Graded School, Mr..
Whipple being captain Of the former
club aad Mr.. f. G. Archibald of the
latter The college boys had tho first
innings, scoring twelve, and whitewashing
their opponents at the next the "subs"
then began to pick up, Archibald making
seven runs and one out and Sheldon the
the same number with no outs. The game
closed at the end of the ninth inning
standing fortytwo to twenty.one in favor
of the subs"
BEE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION. - About
eighteen of the Addison county Bee.
Keepers met at DR.. Kingsley's Office,
Tuesday, and had the most interesting
meeting yet held. II. l. Leonard, Esq,
Of Brandon, read most interesting paper
on foul brood, which the Association re.
qucsted for publication in the REGISTER.
Mr.. j. f. Crane. of Bridport, read q
curious paper entitled the Individuality
of Bees" describing the peculiar ways,
moods and habits of different colonies.
"a colony is an individual said Mr..
Crane, different colonies differ as do
iDdividuals-som some lazy cross and slug.
gish in their habits others full of vigor.
life and industry" Twas most inter.
esting paper. Mr.. Crane knows all about
bees. Other subjects were discussed {:
Queens their ages of usefulness, size and
habits, hives, boxes, shipping honey, etc.
-Four new members joined, and all felt
benefited by being there. The meeting
adjourned to the second Thursday 10
January 1877, at the same place. Every
bce.keeper in Addison county is invited
to come and join US.
r.. A. STURTEvANT, Secretary.
There was public meeting held at
Good Templa-s Hall in East Middebury
10 make arrangements for Decoration
Day There was large attendance pre-.
sent and all were in favor Of doing all pos.
sible to carry out 10 creditabe way SO
worthy an object as that of decorating the
soldiers graves A committee of three
were appointed to make arrangements.
The following programme is expected to
be carried out as far as may be. The
procession to form in front of Good TEN g.
plars Hall at 2 o'clock, P. NJ. Tuesday,
May 80, in the following order: The
band, speaker, clergy and invited guests,
Grand Army, Cold Spring Lodge l. 0.
of G. IT,, Cold Spring Juvenile Temple
No. s, the schools, citizens on foot and in
carriages. If The weather admits the
services will be at the cemetery. il not.
at the church, and will consist Of an ad.
dress by Col f. s. Stowell, of Cornwall,
memorial services by Rev. D. F. Brooks,
vocal and instrumental music, decorating
of the graves by the Grand Army, All
are invited to aid and assist the Grand
Army in this beautiful memorial service
by being present on that occasion. Let
US all remember that it is our country
they died to save.
"A match game of base ball between
the centennial 9" and the High Schoo
club came of on the college grounds OIL
Wednesday afternoon. The "Centen
malls organized Monday evening, anG
consequently have not had an opportuni
ty for practice. and in fact some Of them
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