The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-02-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Butter quotations 20 to 20 cents in
this market yesterday.
The Congregational Sunday School
had interesting concert exercises on Sun.
day evening.
There is unusual religious interest in
the Methodist church Of this place, and
good results are hoped for.
Lost, February IA, nesr Aldcn's
bookstore, plain gold ring. The finder
will please leave the same at the REors-
TER Office.
Mr.. John O'Connor is in New York
for the treatment of his eyes and is under
the care of Prof Lebold, one Of the Grst
surgeons Of the city.
Tho meeting of the Addiaou County
Temperance Society at the lecture room
Of the Congregational church tomorrow
should be fully attended.
On Saturday, FEB. 5, MIR. H. c,
Gulley run over bottle Of liquor which
was lying about loose on Munger street
The bottle was broken and the precious
fluid destroyed
There will be donation party for
the benefit of the Rev. p. Marshall, held
at the residence of Mr., E j. Olmsted in
East Middlebury, on Thursday evening,
Feb. "a, 1876
-Messrs. j. Z. Ainsworlh & Il. B.
Dodge, the long time popular proprietor.
of Central Market, have dissolved, Mr..
Dodge retiring. Mr.. Ainsworih con.
tinues the business at the old stand.
Hi Comstock seemed to be the vic.
tim Of a runaway, yesterday. When las'
seen bis horse was going a, the rate Of
three miles a minute III the direction OF
the Centennial exhibition. 1t is thought
he had started to secure space"
-Rumor has it that Mr. Dodge, late
of the firm Of Ainsworlh 4 Dodge. aud
Mr. John Hyde, late of the Gfm of 1sde
Wilcox & Co., will room open a hardware
store in the new building erected by T
II. McLeod, Eco, 10 Uuion block.
"A horse belonging to Harvey Bar
ton became frightened by the report Of a
rife the other day. aud ran. MIR. Barton
was walking behind and was of course
powerless to stop the horse. The sleigh
was badly smashed but no other damage
was done.
Rev. G. Il. Hewes will deliver a
temperance address at the Congregation.
al church, on Sunday evening next, Feb.
ruary 20. at 7 O'Clock Mr.. Hewes is an
eloquent speaker, a veteran in the tenn.
perance work, and will please and, it il
hoped, profit those who attend.
DR.. CurrIer, who is in New York i,
steadily improving in health and he
hopes to be able to remain through the
spring, instead Of going to Florida as he
expected. The Board of Charities Of
New York city have appointed him on
the board Of physicians to the Wards Is
land Homeopathic hospital, where they
have five hundred patients.
Prof. Perkins, Of the University OF
Vermont delivered the loct ure in the
graded school course, last Friday evening
upon " Birds, their habits and uses" Ii
was a very interesting lecture. 1t show.
ed that the professor had been a close
observer and knew what he was talking
about. He is clear 10 his opinion that
the birds, with very few exceptions, are
the farmers friends.
Tho next lecture 10 tho graded
school course will be delivered next Fri.
day evening by Mr.. Darius Cobb of Bos
ton. art editor of tho Boston Traveller
himself an artist, upon the subject oil
"Vitalizing power of the sacred element
in Art" Mr.. Cobb is almost an enthusi.
asst in his chosen profession, aud is withal
very popular lecturer upon art subjects
do has received very aattering compli
ments wherever be has appeared upon ths
platform, and as the popular interest il
art increases he is much sought after tC
give his opinions. As lecturer ho stands
high in and about the Hub" some com
pairing him with first GLASS lecturers of tn,
highest reputation. Among the opinions
OF the press upon this particular lecture
delivered before the Young Mems Chris
tiau Association Of Boston, are the fol
lowing:
"fhs ideas advanced by the lecturer