The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-01-04

session several days last week, investigat.
ing the following cases
George McCuc for selling liquors.
Discharged for defect 10 complaint
George McCue's saloon on warrant
of seizure. Officers return showed moth.
ing found.
+. W. Noyes, for attempted rape.
Discharged.
Nelson King and Aurilla Fales, for a
crime akin to breaking the seventh COM
mandmeni. Held for trial.
Ed. Donahue, for intoxioation and
breach of peace. Fined and in default
Of payment committed.
Henry johnson, furnishing liquor,
Fined and paid.
George McCue, for selling intoxicating
liquor Discharged
The new year was ruug in by the
Nliddlebury church, and other bells with
q vigor which betokonod the employment
of hands unweakcnod by age. For
about three quarters Of an hour after the
old town clock struck twelve, there was
such din that it seemed as if all Bedlam
was let loose. The bells were greatly
assisted in making their confusion by tin
horns, guns, shouts of Young America,
and bright light from the bonfire near
the park illuminated the streets in the
vicinity with the glare Of day, This
great enthusiasm and expressive patriot.
ism shows that the importance Of the cen.
tennial year is fully understood 10 Mid.
dlebury. The fire company end others
who were routed out on the supposition
that there was fire didn't pretend to
admire that way of expressing patriotism.
The Christmas tree Of the Congre.
gational Sabbath school fruited last
Wednesday evening, when happy crowd
OF little ones and older ones, too, met for
the harvest at the lecture room. The
tree presented splendid appearance,
and its prolific branches bore gifts for
everybody, even an editor being remem.
bered with a tin whistle. Among so
many gifts we cannot pariicularise, ex.
cept to mention the gifts to the pastor,
Rev. Mr. Hooker, OF Smiths Bible Die.
tionary, to Mr. t. G. Barrows, superin-
tondent Of the Sabbath school, of a hand
some book, "Christmas in Story and
Song" aud to Professor Higley Of an
illustrated art work in Two volumes.
splendid specm Of the printers asd
eugraver's art Much credit is due to
the ladies who conceived and carried out
the plan OF this festival for the little
folks, bud for the genera ship which
Seclied the necessary funds.
Mrs. Cub is playful and affection
ate little lady who lives in this village.
Mr.. Gubb is an aflectionatc and playful
man who lives with Mrs Gubb. last
Saturday morning Mrs Gubb, like du.
tiful woman as she is, got up carly, start
cd the fire and proceeded to get break
fast, leaving Mr. Gubb in calm. sweet
slumber. When breakfast was ready
she stepped softly to the door of the bed.
room and pushed the door open Nv
Gubb was in chair with his back
toward her aud engaged in desperate
struggle with his left boot, which didn't
wish to como on. Suddenly Mrs. G dug
her fat fingers into the thnly protected
sides Of her lord, at the same time .hout
ing, II wish you hap-O o.o.w.w.w,"
ending in prolonged scream, and hold
ing her mouth with her hands, while Mr.
Gubb horred up and danced bowling
about the room with bis boot half 90 and
holding the top Of his head lightly The
fact was Mr.. Gubb being a little ner
vous the unexpected attack in the rear
caused him to jump, bringing his scalp
into rathc' iorciblc contact with Mrs.
Gubb's teeth The result is unhappy.
Mr.. Gubb spent five minutes in swearing
at Mrs Gubh, aud Mrs, Gubb spent the
whole morning scolding at Nh. Cub.
He growled over the loss OF square
inch OF his scalp, aad she growled over
the breaking Of two front teeth 1t is
feared by their friends that i, will take
the whole OF the second century of this
republic to make them rs happy as they
were before that New Years greeting.
AT the Congregational church, last
Sunday, the pastor preached an anniver.
sary sermon from the text, 1st Kings,
6: 6: And he answered fear not for
they that be with US are more than they
that be with them His subject was the
o. stacles in the way Of christian life and
work, 1t was an earnest, practical dis.
course aud specially appropriate to the
season. At the close he gave some sta.
tistics from which VIC gather tho follow.
ing Tho pastor had atfnndad ff,ea.. H...
erals, eight Of which were of persons not
belonging to his congregation Seven
members Of the church had deceased, of
which five had passed the allotted age of
mau and one Judge Switi) had reached
an extreme old age. The research neces.
sary for the revi ion Of the manual has
made a considerable numerical change in
the membership. Five had previously
died. Several had previously been dis.
missed. Some had united with other
churches without asking for letters. Three
had been dismissed under rule II A
large number had been dropped by rule A
on account Of absence more than five
years without any good cause. In these
various ways seveuty.nine names had been
removed from the roll Of membership
Fifty.one persons have been added to the
church, thirty.one on profession of faith.
The benevolent contributions fell off lit.
tie from those of last year The follow.
ing are the items: Foreign missions,
1895 %, of which 500, 40 came through
the Woman's Board and S31.s3, by
young peoples circle home missions,
Sl0l.17 Bible cause, $40 Al; oduca.
ton society, Sl650; Congregational
Union, $3.50; American Missionary
Association, s2S.l1; teachers cause,
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