The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-10
Record of telescope shooting By Mid.

Miss Emma Il. Higley teacher OF
music at the Graded School, with her
class and friends gave one of her recherche
musical entertainments to few friends
and lovers Of music at her rooms 10 the
school house, on Friday evening of last
week. The programme embraced solos,
duets, instrumental and vocal, trios and
choruses, all classical music from Men.
delssohn, with essays by two young ladies
upon the brother and sister authors. The
performances were most excellent showing
the best of musical training and fine
capabilities Of voice
--Nlessrs. Lucius Holcomb, Of Worces.
ter, Mass, Lawrence Mills, of New
Haven, and Haskell Miller, of Middle
bury. who used to play together in the
drum corps of the old Vermont militia,
some fifty years ago, met and played to.
gether at the residence Of Haskell Miller
in the east part OF this town, on Tuesday
last, for the first time since 1927, forty.
nine years ago. Hocomn has not met
these comrades since that time until this
interview. Mr. M. c. Foote of this place,
who was also associated with them in the
olden times was unable to meet with
them now. On account of the effects of his
accident asst fall
DO you see that man ?" asked Mid.
dlebury man Of stranger, the other day.
"fes." ''fou see how weak. kneed,
broken down and played.out he looks ?"
Eyes; what Of ?" Five years ago
that was a strong, able. bodied man, the
last one you would expect to see looking
as be does now How was it? Did
he drink himself into that condition ."
"Never drank" said the Nlddebury
man. Smoke outrageously ?" Never
smoked killing himself with opium ?"
mot an opium" was the reply. well,
then, how was ii?" "Oh. he married
woman whose conversational powers he
admired In two or three years more
she will finish him"
-Sheppsrd's Jubilee Singers gave one
OF their unique entertainments at the
Methodist church on Tuesday evening,
singing with all the energy and rolicking
abandon which characterizes the uncul.
tured African under strong emotions.
There is richness and melowness in
their voices to which the Yankee can sci.
dom attain and which renders The wild
strains of their plantation melodies espe.
cially attractive. The basso and soprano
voices had wonderful capabilities and they
are exceedingly effective in their uncul.
tured state. Their songs have a deep,
christian sentiment, and 10 their render
ings there is always, perhaps sometimes
unconsciously, an appeal to the religious
sentiments of the hearer
~. Adams Allen. NJ. D., LII. d., of
Chicago, who was here on Thursday eve
ming to give the Grafton at the Chi Psi
convention. remained over on Friday, Wis.
iting the familiar places of his youth.
He was a native Of this village and "a
graduate Of the college in lS45, aud says
that "for twenty-five years he did not 90
out OF sight Of his fathers barn lie
planted the trees with his own hands
which now grace the street at DR.. Row.
ley's place, the old homestead of tbs Al.
len family. 1t has been twenty six years
since the Doctor has visited Middebury
during which time the place has suffered
very great changes The trees he plant.
ed have grown up to be "monarchs Of
lbe forest" The park which was almost
bare when he went away, is now covered
with graceful elDs and other beautiful
trees of large size. New houses have
been built. old landmarks removed. and
he says he "seems to be a second Rip
Van Wrinkle returned to his native vii.
lage after q sleep 10 the mountains NJ q
hundred years." -