The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-02-08
LOCAL NEWS.

-R,v. NJ Il Cady principal Of sbc
Trey Conference Academy at Poultuey
preached at the Methodist church on
SunIaJ evening.
The regular monthly meeting Of os'
Warner, No. lG q. \. Il will be held
at Good Ten plar,' iialI, in East Middle
bury, on Wednesday evening of this week
The address before the Addison
County Temperance Society will be de-
livercd on Wednesday evening, February
lG, by Roy. Pres G. b Hubert, OF tho
college
"A. Il. Rankin, Esq Of St. Johas
bury, has accepted the appointment Of
orator for the associated alumni Of Mid
dlebury college for their next anniversary
in July.
-Ansou K Carr, Esd Of Cornwall
read . paper entitled Home before thC
Middle bury Grange q the Patrons OF
IIusbandry AT their special meeting ia-i
Tuesday.
Prof. Perkins. OF the Vermont Uni.
vcrsiiy, will deliver the next lecture in
the graded school course on Friday even.
ny, February 10. Suhirc' The habits
aud uses Of birds
There is to be cuisines. meeting Of
the Congrofational church al their lee.
iute room on Thursday evening Of this
week at I O'Clock. Que has hour before
The Devotional exercise.
All persons having characters as
signed them for the Mother Goose party
are requested TO appear in costume at the
School House Hall Tuesday evening, at
seven o'clock iur rehearsal.
The "Gospc Workers" Of the Young
Mems Christian Association will come TO
Middlcbury and hold a series of meetings
commencing on Tuesday. February 20,
and continuing until Sunday, March 3.
--Rev. Prof E. Brainord supplied the
Congregational pulpit on exchange With
the pastor, last Sunday morning. In
the evening missionary concert was
held, and among other interesting mat.
ter a paper on Missions in Western Tur-
key, by Mrs j, b. Steele, wa- read.
w. W. Eaton, the ready made cloth.
ing and furnishing goods dealer, has come
down from his perch over the store of
Langworthy e Co., where he has occu-
pied since the fire, and moved into the
old Sayrc store in the Allen block, where
ho would be happy to meet his friends.
IN. +. Rider has removed from the
ol2 Sayre store TO his new quarters in the
new block His store has been fitted up
in the most elegant manner and is not
surpassed for convenience by any drug
store in the state He has opened his
new goods and has now full supply in
every department
"A delightful little scrimmage &C.
CURED at the Addison House on Satur.
day evening, in which one young man
got black eye and other unpleasant and
inconvenient bruises Rum was said to
be at the bottom of it. 1t is expected
that there will be legal investigation of
the affair and 90 particulars will he de.
fcrrcd.
"A well known gentleman of Wey.
bridge had a circus Of his own last Fri
day afternoon, on the street in front o.
Brewstcr's The double backward som.
crsault from his sleigh was Just splendid.
An editor happened along in time to stop
his horse, or the performing gentleman
might have been obliged TO show his
qualities as "wakist' also.
This is apparently tho centennial
year. We have centennial exhibitions.
centennial celebrations, centennial coca.
sions of every kind; centennial politics.
reforms and events of the greatest vari
CITY; centennial poems, lmanacs, collars.
neckties and merchandise of every dc.
scription but the latest thing in the
Middlebury market is centennial beef.
and Squibs is inclined to think the cen
tennial business is overjone, "
Martha j. Barrows started
yesterday for Boston, from whore she
goes with others as missionary to Ja.
pan She sails from San Francisco the
first Of March. intending to occupy the
intervening time in visiting her friends in
the west Miss Barrows hos the respect
and esteem of very large circle of
friends who feel sad at giving her IN to
the work she has chosen. and their
prayers and hest wishes follow her into
her now field -
The remains Of the wife Of Rev. f..
W. Olmsted, Of 1ownshcnd. who died
several months ago, aud those of his
daughter Cora, who died more recently,
'rrlved hero Friday last, and we're buried
IN the west cemetery, bcside daughter
weSdied while the family were residents
II this town Mr. Olmsied has of late
been sorely afflicted not only in the loss
OF his wife and daughter but in the seri.
Gus Illness of Two other daughters who
are now convalesciug.