The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-11
LOCAL NEWS.

DR.. w. Nj. lay, VINO has been quite
seriously ill, is now convalescent.
Butter, 80 cents in the Midlde6ury
market yesterday. Only one or two lots
brought more.
Mr.. Batchelder has added grist
mill to his capboard dressing mill near
the freight depot.
Col w. G. Veazcy, register OF the
United States bankruptcy court, was in
town on Saturday.
The roads out from the village in
every direction are almost impossible on
account of the deep mud
-Fiity.six calves were shipped from
the Middlebury station yesterday morn
ing to the Boston markets.
Next Sunday evening, the Congre-
gational Sunday school will have .an
Easter exercise for their concert
-Rev S. Washburu, pastor Of the
Methodist church, goes to attend the an
nual meeting Of Troy Conference to-day
There are 30 be union services at
the Congregational church, on Friday,
the annual fast, commencing at a quarter
before eleven o'clock
The Ladies' missionary meeting
which was to have been held on Tuesday
= last was deferred, on account OF the
storm, until this afternoon
The Barker family held musical
convention in the East villagc'last week,
closing with q concert Oh Friday evening
The Bankers do Ripton this week
-Dr Reynolds, who has been leading
the extensive temperance revivals in
Massachusetts during the past few months,
is to conduct two days session Of tenn.
perance convention in this place next
week.
"A correspondent signing himself "a
Listener" anxiously inquiries after the
muscal committee of the Congregational
church. and suggests il we have no sing.
ers in town who are 6t to belong to the
choir we should import some.
Key. w. H. Meeker, of Cohocs, N.
Y, formerly of Middlebury, in his re.
marks Sunday morning said that ia
members had been added to his church
during the past year Seventy have been
baptized and eighty have joined on pro.
baton siuce Christmas
The Episcopal choif has greatly im
proved since they put 10 their new organ,
though it was before good one. They
now have very fine music, and those who
have the pleasure of attending Easter
services next Sunday morning will have
81 opportunity to verify the statement
The dissolution Of the old firm oil
Sheldon 4 Co by the retirement of Mr.
Lovett will be completed 10 day OF two,
Just as soon as the settlements can bt
completed Mr.. Lovett will open for
himself 10 connec ton with Mr.. b. Owen
in Barker's new building, next week.
East Middlebury had little excite
ment in the form of a legal controversy
last Saturday, between Charles Chapman
and Luman G. Hyde. Two Mddlebury
attorneys, Messrs. Upper and Sturtevan:
did the legal sparring. The controversy
grew out Of horse trade aud resulted il
ajudgment for Mr.. Hyde
The barber shop lately occupied by
j. b. Hasbrook has changed hands anC
the new proprietor is fitting it up in frs
class style to make it one Of the most at
tractive shops in the state He will hav,
in attendance upon his customers tn,
very best "tonsorial artists" and U.s.
every endeavor to suit. Such an enter
prise ought to well repay the proprioto
Tor the outlay in an increase of patronage
David and George Picard wer
arrested on Thursday last, for making al
assault upon DR.. V. w. Blanchard, on,
evening about week before, and Thurs
day evening an examination was held il
the case OF the former. the assault wa
proved without doubt and the doctor wa
sure he identified David But the latte
clearly proved an aibi, aud was dis
charged. George was discharged on
mol pros.
The members Of the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union are requested t
meet at the vestry of the Congregations
church on Thursday the 18th, at P. n
to consider matters relative to the annuu
election. The annual meeting will occu
on the 18th at 2 P NJ. 1t Is expecte
that DR.. II. Ii. Reynolds. the great TEN
peranoe reformer, will be 10 town on th
18th and 10Th, under the auspices of tn
W. Il. u, and will address mass meetina
both evenings. For further particular
see posters. BY order Com.