The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-08

until commencement, after which he Will
return to his labors in the west.
Two barrels of ale were seized at q
barn belonging to saloon keeper, We'd
nesday evening, and he was notified as
keeper, but he said he didn't claim the
stuff and did not appear at the trial next
day. The ale was adjudged forfeited and
ordered turned over to the town liquor
agent.
AT the regular club shoot, last Sat
urday, the Peck shield was taken by Mr.
II. l.. Sheldon. The following is the
score, there being but four competitors
II. L. Sheldon 81 3.16 inches.
#. Holloy % Is u" e
Il. p. Holton 90 L"
s. Holton "a 8"
The band stand in the park near
Vallette & Co.'S store is nearly completed
and it will be an ornamental as well as a
useful affair Mr.. Smith of the Park
House has interested himself in securing
this Improvement and to him to con-
siderable extent belongs the credit of the
achievement. The expenses are paid by
contributions from several gentlemen.
| The seniors have received their pho.
tographs from the artists, Hills & Bowers,
of Burlington. They are very well sat.
isfed with them. Hills & Bowers have
found their present quarters insufficient
for their needs, and are about to locate
in new and more commodious and con.
venient quarters at the corner of Church
and College Streets, which they are fit.
ting up in good shape. This fact speaks
well for their prosperity, as only large
and rapidly increasing business could
warrant the change.
The graduating class Of the college
some time ago voted to iorego the ex-
quisite pleasure of competing for the
Ware medal at commencement, but pro.
posed to add fifty dollars Of their own
contributions to the fluid given by Mr..
Ware, and purchase 500 dollars worth
Of books to make additions to the college
library. On correspondence with Mr..
Ware his approval was secured, the pur.
chascs were made and the books were
put into the library, Wednesday morning
The books should, and probably will be-
marked to show a recognition of the lib.
erality Of the class
The sociablc of the W. &. T. U. at
the new reading rooms. last Monday eve.
ming was fine success, the rooms being
crowded throughout the evening, and all
present seeming to enjoy themselves huge
ly. Ice cream and lemonade were served
and disappeared with rapidity that ap.
palled the management, who found what
they had regarded as an ample supply to
be wholly unequal to the demand The
decorations, which were under the charge
of Mrs. Hubert, Miss Alice Twtchell and
Mr.. j. W. Lovett. were very fine. These
sociables are to be continued at intervals
during the summer.
DR.. Whitefeld NJ. Day, who for five
years past, until within two months, has
been a resident of Middlebury, keeping
the drug store formerly kept by DR..
Russell, and practicing his profession,
died at his residence 10 Waltham on
Tuesday las. He was sick all winter
and unable to attend to business. but at
the time of his removal he hoped q
change Of labor and conditions would re-
store his broken health He continued
to decline however, and died as above
stated. lie was good physician, and
but for his drug store business would I'm.
doubtedly have had an extensive practice
in this place. He was member of the
Methodist church
= Calvin Theodore Houghton, better
known as "Thedc Houghton,' of Bird.
port, died at the residence of Mr.. o. s.
Dickinson in Middlebury, 90 Tuesday
July 1 For years he was known to be
in precarious health But the end was
not juHt now anticipated. About a week
before his death he was taken with hem.
orrhage Of the lungs, and from that time
he was great sufferer, and required un.
RENTING care, which was givea him by
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson Mr. Hough.
ton was genial, hearty, whole souled
man who won many friends, and who il
sincerely mourned He was q farmer but
for mauy years he spent portion of his
time in buying cattle and taking them to
market, His remains were taken to
Bridport on Thursday. where he was
buried with Masonic ceremonies II
Tho July number OF the college pa.
per, The Undergraduate, is out. and is
equal to any of the preceding numbers.
With this number ends the connection oil
the present board Of editors with the
paper. W. W. Gay who has had the
principal charge of the paper, has shown
himself to be possessed of true journals
tic faculty, and under his Management,
the paper has been dignied and high
toned one, wholly devoid Of the air Of
youthful skiitishness which is too fire.,
quent in college periodicals. The fnan.
ces Of the paper under charge of Ed
: Dana have been wisely administered, and
IT DOW seems 10 be on sure foundation
A. T. Stapleton, assisted by good board
of editors, has charge Of the paper for the
, next year.
The Temple Quartette, which. il
connection with the Germania band. will
give the commencement concert, was or
ganized first as choir for an encamp
ment OF Knights Templar in Boston
The excellence OF their singing attracted
the attention Of musical people, and thel
were in constant demand for all sorts o
! occasions. Their first public performance
: in Music Hall gave them at once an ad
vanced rank among musical organizations
and from that time to the present thei
history has been one Of successive tri
. nmnhs and thnu now stand nj tLo hon.