The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-12

Commission, President Hubert, Of Mid
dlebury college is to give one of the Sc
ries Of educational addresses which 90 /
make up the Centennial course at Phila
delphia. 1t is to be given some time i
. September
Rev. Il. W. Darling, who went I
Nebraska some ten weeks ago to preac
during his summer vacation, after travel
ing pretty much over the state and visit
ing the Black Hills region, has returne
home. arriving here on Thursday evening
bringing young wolf With him for q pet
The Woman's Temperance sociabl
at the reading rooms Wednesday eve
ming, was quite successful, though not a
much SO as it would have been il tn
Juror at the Democratic meeting 10 thu
vicinity had not presented such attrac
tions. We understand that about tel
dollars was cleared
Mr. NJ G. Foote's colt which wa
killed by lightning, last Sunday, was th,
one that last fall caused the acciden
from the effects Of which Mr.. Foote il
still suffering. lie thinks it may hav,
been retributive justice on the colt, bu
he would have been contented with some
less expensive way of getting sstisfi ctior
for his damages
William b. Nichols got rather TOT
enthusiastic on Wednesday afternoon and
evening, and at late hour was taken BY
the police to the lookup Next day be
was fned So and costs, and in default OIL
payment committed. He was also called
upon to disclose but his disclosure was
unsatisfactory, and he was remanded fol
further reflection
-Messrs Baxter, Brown and Fare.
well, of the class that graduated from
the college at the last commencement,a and
Clifford of the Senior class, have been 10
the Adirondack woods since that time
Their locality was in the region OF the
Saranac lakes. They came out this week
feeling pretty well with the success Of
their excursion, having killed two deer
and 'akeu any quantity of fine trout.
The Middlebury Hayes and Wheel.
club hsd meeting for business on Tues.
day evening, when action was taken 10
make personal canvass Of the town to
secure the attendance of Republican vot
ers at the polls, at the September election
They also decided 10 hold campngn
meeting at East Middlebury. on WedDes.
day evening. at which there will be
speaking, music by the band, campaign
songs and an interesting time generally.
Willie. ten.year.od son of MIR.
Chauucy CLARK of this village, Was
drowned in Otter Greek at the railroad
bridge above the village, Thursday morn.
ing. about | o'clock He was fishing
and fell through the bridge into about
twelve ieet oil water. The body was
taken out after being in the water some
eight minutes. from point O little dis.
lance below, where it was Of considerable
less depth Every effort was made to
resuscitate him by Doctors Sutton and
Blanchard. but without success.
<f--At u meeting of the executive com.
nittee OF the Hayes and Wheeler club,
on Wednesday evening, the following
were appointed canvasseTs for names in
different school districts
District No. l. Isaac Seeley, Edgar
Piper: No. ., II. D. Maynard, Henry
Persons No. 3, j. W. Halliday. Henry
Branch No. A, ). M. Slade, o. +.
Comstock. f. A. Comstock, W. Il. Dew.
ew, Il. G. Barrows, Chester L. Clark
No s, e. G. Severance, Heman Lovett
No 0, Charles Baip Orrin Phelps No.
II, A r. Foote. =
AT regular meeting OF the Middle.
bury Reform Club, held at their rooms
GU Friday evening, Aug. /, the motion
was made and carried unanimously that
we participate in the Temperance Camp
Meeting to be holden on the New Haven
Camp Grounds, Aug. Is, 16, and II,
and that we gratefully accept the proffered
use Of the Middlebury cottage on that
occasion, aud extend cordial invitation
to the members of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and all friends Of
temperance, to Occupy said cottage with
~. Per order,
f. +. SMITH, Sec.
BY the favor of +. b. Sherman,
Esq, OF Chicago, We have received a copy
OF the constitution, list Of officers and
other information Of the Chicago Phlo.
scphical Society, an organization whose
avowed object is "to seek for truth, y
wherever it is to be found and under
whatever guise. They have standing
committees for speculative philosophy
natural science, moral philosophy, social
science and current history Middlebury
with such au aggregation of talent and
high culture as may here be found ought
to make it more effective for the world I
progress by organization and concentrat.
ell attention.
AT regular meeting of Cold
Spring Juvenile Temple No. 8. |. 0. oil
j. T., East Middlebury. The following
officers we're duly Installed by supt. D
+ Brooks Tor the quarter commencing
Aug. ., 1876. ". G. 4 Rolla + Allen
W. V r. Hattie f. Damon; W. s.
Clarence A Peck W. f. 3, Mary +
Sumner W. T., BERTHE g. Peck ". G..
Mary W Brooks W. NJ, Earnest j
Mott W. |. q Maud B. Olmsted W
0. g., Fred Persons ". X. II. s.. Abel
phia Enos W. l.. II s Edla Champlin
W. d. n, Minnie Maynard P. ". g
T., Eliza II. EIdridge +; Chorister. Clar
ence Peck Orgauist, Hattie Il. Damon