The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-02-01
III. morbor. If tho Wom.u,s Cbr;.

The members Of the Womsn's Chris
tian Temperance Union arc all active,
making preparations for the reception Of
Mother Goose in costume, at the School
House Hall, on Wednesday evening, Feb.
Q. The entertainment promises to DO the
best Of the esason, with novelty and fun
in abundance Tickets, including supper,
will be City cents. Children under four.
teen years half price Doors open at
seven o'clock. PROCESSION will form at
precisely half psys seven.
Tho new ss.rket in the basement Of
Union block, kept by s. M. Stowe,
whose advertisement may be soon in this
issue, presents attractions not always
found in ruch place Of business. With
q constant supply Of meats, vegetables,
and other appropriate and necessary srti.
cles for the kitchen, it has an air Of neat
ness ssd comfort which invites business
and hss 4 tendency to retain custom.
With two hvst class markets Middlebury
ought to be and is Supplied with oil the
lu1Jrics Of tho season.
Ar sdjeurned temperance meeting
wsc held at tho lecture room Of tho Con
Esgstiousi church On Wednesday even.
ing, The chairman and secretary of the
fsrrsr meeting being absent J. L. Barker
was called to preside and Judge Cooke
wss appointed secretary. Prayer was
offered by Rev. 3. Washburp. The chair
scnounccd that all business seemed to
hsvs bees fuished up at tho previous
meeting and that there was nothing to be
dons except to talk. Accordingly the
gsatlcKssu consenced to discourse upon
the Usual topics Of temperance meetings.
rorarks being made by Rev. B. Smith,
r. NJ. Bailey, 9. b. Rockwell, ID. 8.
Fletcher, H. q. Laugworthy, l., Fl.
Stowe, Rev. Mr. washburp, L. Q. Bar.
rouI W. ". Swincy, J l.. Barker, j.
Cobb, 8. Brooks and others. Nothing
DsAEs % Mas. ALDHs. Mrs. Alcsia
NJ. Alden, vito Of our townsmsn, VIM
Seymour Alden. died on FRIDAY morning,
January %, at the age Of thirty oae years.
She had bee. sick about four weeks, first
confinement thea pneumonia. which
finally proved fatal, as above stated.
She was great sufferer, and during the
latter part of her sickness most of the
tise unconscious. though having lucid mo-
reeDis They lost their babe on the 2lst
day OF December. when ono day old.
Mrs. Alden was the daughter and last re.
u,iDing of the Eve children Of the late
Rev. 2 q. Hines, Bsptis: clergyman,
who foreer'y preached at Bristol and
Addioos and perhaps elsewhere in this
county Reared III Christian family
, she early became pious. but did not make
public profession until ten years ago.
when She became member OF the Meth.
Udist church with her husband. Until
prevented by the pressure Of family cares
she was very active in all Christian work
and she has always had the respect and
esteem Of all who knew her She leaves
four children and two have gene before
The sympAthics Of the whole community
60 out to the afflicted husband and family
ia their crushing bereavement 1t seems
to be az unusually sad case, not only for
this family, but for her widowed mother,
who now weeps alone, tho last three Of
her children having been taken within a
few months past. The funeral was at.
tended at the house on Sunday afternoon.
when large number Of our people gath
cred TO show their regard for the de.
ceased and express their sympathy for the
family. Rev Mr., Washtayu preached
tho DISGUISE He ves assisted 10 the scr.
vices BY Rev Dr. T. II Archibald, Of
West Corn wall. -
MARrTAsA. The aags'lir-nt opera
"Maritans" vac rcadercd At Academy
hall last Tuesdey cvsaiug by Tia Boston
English Opera Company made Up. We IN.
derstaso, ns professional actors, bat Of
tho FIRST class musicians who sing in the
Bostoo churches Tho opera Is a now
enterisinmes' for this place and at arse
some denbtcd whether Grst class
sfsir could DO expected here But the
house was filed and tho entertainment
had proceeded but q little way before all
doubts werc removed. In fact. tho audi.
cnce was taken completely by storm.
The stage settings and costumes wero
fresh, appropriate and elegant while the
acting was creditable and the singing su-
perb Tho leading rolc OF "Maritana"
was taken by Miss Dora Wiley who rem.
dcred her part in a charming manner and
deserved the plaudits she received Miss
Hattie Moore both as Lazarillo and Mar.
cbioness was natural and easy aud her
rich, full contrslo voice was especially
pleasing Mr. Harry Gatss. who sus-
tsinod tho part OF Don Caesar dc Baxau.
has ess Of the enest tenor Voices ever
heard il this place, and be proved CON.
elusvely that he knew how to use it to
the bent advantage Dir. Ceorss A,
Fitch sustained two roles, as the Acade
and Marquis DO Montegore MIR Hen
ry K. White Jr. rendered the pa4t OF
Dos Jon 10 his Cue baritone aud Mr..
George X. Titus IN Captain Of the Guard
and King put in his splendid bass. thus
forming enc Of the iocst quintcttes Of the
country The audience enjoyed tho en-.
tertainment ver5 highly and if tbe Bos
ton Eoglish Opera Company were 10 re.
turn here, the room would nc, DO large
enough 10 hold those who would crowd to
bear them.
PATRONS y HSssANDRr.--The fifth
meeting Of tho Addison County Council
was held last week at the court house
Ia The absence Of the master and over
seer, Lecturer u s. Stowell called tn,
council to order, filed the vacancies and
presided during the meeting, Col Stow
ell read very interesting and sble pa
per upon Our country in tho past au(
the future" thoughts suggested upon thu
recurrence Of our centennial. Deputy
Boyden was present aud made some in
teresting remarks, and recommended tina
the council be- formed into q county