The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-14
LOCAL NEWS.

The Barnabee troupe will give a con-
n: al Academy Hall, March, %.
The water in the river is high at
is point and continually rising. No
image is anticipated.
The Republican caucus for the cleo.
p OF delegates to the Burlington con.
htion is to be held on Saturday ove-
bg, March %,
IA. p. Upper, Esq. was 10 have de.
cred a temperance address in Wey.
ridge, last evening, but did not on &C.
unit Of the bad weather and poor
alth.
r At the lato session Of the United
les circuit court, held at Burlington,
d. Eldredge Esq, was appointed
nmissioner for the court, and he was
orn 10 last week.
|-Walter L. Howard, Esq, of Mil.
aukeo, Wis, promising young lawyer
pd journalist OF that taterprising west.
n city, graduate Of Middlebury college
1871, was in town on Saturday aud
hde us pleasant call. Mr.. Howard
the saue jolly old fellow as when he
* his fishing excursion in Ripton, a
years ago
The different faces Of the town
ck ar. running independently of each
per. and are some minutes aud seconds
brit. Bat Mr.. Cushman, the janitor,
I bothered by that at all He Just
es slate and sits down and does sums
REACTIONS, the rule Of three, quadratic
ations, differential calculus and as.
pomy, and gets the exact average OF
four times, and rings the bell by that,
james Mcdonald, Esq who retired
% the Office Of town clerk at the cleo.
last Tuesday, had held the Office for
|rty.fve consecutive years, and during
ht time he was never absent from a
Wn meeting, and he made every record
his own hand. During his incumbency
was always to be found at his post,
dom if ever being detained by sickness
pm his office, even for a day. He had
fair, plain hand, and the books of REQ
DIS made under his care are models Of
etness and precision May the town
liddlebury be always as happy in her
Ftion of officers.
The gospel workers, of whose meet.
meulioD was made last week, were
iced by the promising condition of re.
bus feeling, to remain longer. Their
meeting was held on Thursday eve
The audiences remained large all
hugh in spite of bad weather and
D., The union meetings are still con
ied by the Methodist and Congrega
pal churches, there being this week
etings on Tuesday, Thursday and Fri
\ evenings, alternating between the
% houses and a young peoples meeting
Wednesday evening.
The Middlebury police court was il
ssion several days last week for The
arPose of regulating the liquor traffic
pd other matters, resulting in the fning
two saloon keepers one to the amount
Sl4O and costs and the other $50 and
bsts, for selling intoxicating liquor with
pit authority. One seizure was also
isde of about half barrel of whisky
hich was con6scated and turned over tC
pc agent Of the town for the sale Of H.
pors. During one OF the trials wit.
pas who refused to obey the subp@na
hs brought in on a warrant aud 6ned
10 and costs for contempt of court. Il
bpeared in the trial of the seized whisk
at it came by freight from Albany, ad
|essed to gentleman who was MOI
Fare that his name had been 80 used
pother case also grows out Of the seix
., prosecution for perjury, which viii
ne before the county court.
1ows MEETlNo-Early Tuesday morn
y the streets were filled with CITIZEN
pvassipg the probabilities of the cleo
P, or pushing the claims Of favorit,
didates. At ten O'Clock they assem-
at the town room and soon after tn,
eilEg was organized by the election o
D&us Cobb as moderator. Proceeding
the election Of clerk ballot was called
and the following was the result s