The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-09-23

r morning, continuing until seven. At ten
o'clock Wednesday morning, the conven'
, was organized BY tho election of Frank.
lin Fairbanks, Esq, president; j. L. Bar.
q ker Of NIiddlebury, and G. s. Babcock Of
st. Albans vice presidents; Rev, viii.
4 liam Small, Of Norwich, secretary; S. G.
= Weston Of Burlington, treasurer, and
Hon. L. p. Walton and c. s. Farms.
worth Of Montpelier auditors. Reports
7 Of work from the different local organi2a.
tions Of tho state were given. Another
business meeting was held 10 the after.
, noon, OF which committees were appoint.
ed BY the president, and the reports Of
, the executive committee and treasurer
were read and accepted.
The evening was devoted to discussion,
participated in by various speakers. The
Thursday morning devotional meeting,
conducted by X. A. Burnel Of Illinois,
was noticeable for its fervor. Mr.. Bur.
nell's way of handling the meeting is
spoken Of with admiration. At "a business
meeting, tho following were proposed by
the committee on nominations and cleo.
ted by the convention as the executive
committee for tho ensuing year:
Geo. L. Davis, Burlington, chairman.
Rev. s. G. Cook, Ludlow, secretary.
A. ) Howe, Montpelier, treasurer.
e. L, Putnoy, st. Johnsbury. assistant
secretary and treasurer for Essex, Orleans,
Caledonia and Lamoille counties
A. b. Riggs, Ludlow, assistant socrc.
tary and treasurer for Windham and
Windsor counties.
Franklin Fairbanks, 81 Johnsbury
Henry Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury f. L.
Small, Springfield; d. NJ. Camp, New.
port Cone, Manchester; j, T. Quimby,
Thetford Center; r. Underwood. St.
J0hnsbury; p. q. Abbey, Essex and
Stevens, Foss, and Hooker St Adams.
Work had previously been done to
secure funds to defray the expenses of some
of the workers, and subscriptions we're
taken at the meeting, and sum amount.
ing to about thousand dollars has been
thus secured. Some of the members have
devoted nearly their whole time loT The
past year or two TO The work at their
own expense. ThanL offerings were ia.
ken twice. aud quite an amount was re.
allied IN his way Oaa man a4yc fifty
dollars.
Tho convention closed Friday morning
with prayer meeting at six O'Clock. A
large number went afterwards to college
prayers.
The meetings have been marked by
nj
cises have been excellent, as might be
expected from the men who made up the
convention. The faces and earnest words
OF Davis Cook. Burnell Jones, Quinn.
by, Jewott, and many others will long
remain in the hearts and minds Of Mid. !
dlcbury people.
The other day, nice looking youth
Of some twenty summers entered our den
and inquired for the editor. We in.
formed him that we did something in
that line, lie took chair. Ilo wore
look of sadness. which was ovcrlaid by
certain varnish Of sheopishncss, as we
thought Wewaited in espoctful silence,
after telling him it was fine day. lie
looked at us tepderly for fow moments
ard then said
You can write things up il style,
can't you2 Lay it on red hot, s'pose,
when you take notion ?"
We modostly replied that if case
warranted it VIC thought we could shell
cut q scorchcr.
WELL said he leaning forward eager.
~, what do you think OF small boys, es.
pecially the kind known as younger broth
ors?n
"A bad lot,' We replied, feeling in.
atinctively that il was what he wanted us
to say,
lie looked pleased. "Well, suppose
it was your sweethcarta younger broth
cr ?"
They are On unmitigated nuisance and
a poitient curse" VIC replied a. memory
carried u' back into tho past.
"Them's my sentiments eEacily," he
said, gazing upon us like one relieved.
You have suffered p sc asked with
glance ofsympatby.
II will tell you ana ycu can Judge for
yourself You know, don't You that the
ladies are wearing confoundol big bus.
ties ?"
mo. What is hustle ?" we asked
;bTstug for information.
Don't you know what hustle is ?
Why hustle is-is-it's a-why, it's-
see there" he said with look Of relief
and pointing out at lady who was pass.
ing by, "thero's hustle"
DO you mean that prominent eleya.
lion in her attire which sticks out be-
that is,projccts toward the northern sky"
Yes, that's it.
That's hustle. is It? I've noticed
them before but didn't know what they
called them Well?'
You know those things are stuffed
with newspapers
"No they aren't though 20
Nothing else in the world. They say
there's moro than forty newspapers in
one Of them things"
"ls it possible" exclaimed we, as the
possible secret Of our rapidly increasing
circulation dawnod upon US
"Wcll, said he, looking at his boots,
an tell sou all about il. There is a
young lady in Shorcham whom | some.
times 90 to see" lie glanced quickly up
at us. and we winked encouragingly at
him. The other evening was out
there was sitting in The parl,r waiting
for her 70 come. Her mother said he
would be down in a few minutes. and
was milking what q nice evening it was
and how late | should stay. Her little
devil Of q brother sat on the lounge, look.
ing as though something tickled him. lie
kept exploding. and chuckiDg handker.
chief into his mouth | knew he was up
to something, but | talked with him
about a cat he told me he had killed that