The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-12-16
cheerfully make room for the
following concerning M Of the most at
t~ractive institutions of Mi~ddlebury:

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MKssRs. EDrrons.-Thers may be some In out
community who are not aware Of the existence
among us, Of q Ladies Circulating Library. ~
following report was given. Its present officer,
are as follows, President, Mrs. GA. Beckwith
secretary and treasury, Miss n. @. Starr ; librarl
ans, Mrs. E. W. Judd, Miss L. Potter, Miss L
cardell, Miss II. Topper executive committee
Mrs. W. 8. Goodrich, Mrs. 4. Vallette, Mrs. r
Wainwright, Mrs. D. Stewart, Mrs. Albee, Mrs
Prof. 6eely. The report Of the treasurer show
the receipts and expenditures for the past year a
follows
RECEIPTS, 1876.
Balance in treasury from last year, 50 0,
Memberships for 1879, 1888 OF
Fines and extras, 10 q
Entertainment, 10 AZ
Total, 10 II
EXPENSES FOR 1916.
Amount paid for books purchased, sll7 q
Express, "a
Rent Of room, 60 OF
Expenses for entertainment, 49,
Fuel, lights and care Of room, s OF
Total, 1874 rs
Debt, S14 05
Though the number of yearly members is less
tuuu lRst yeuTt tue uumptt VI null ychIiy utu-
bers has been larger, thus affording the advanta-
ges Of the library to strangers who come to spend
the summer among us. Honorary memberships
are accorded to the librarians, to whom our thanks
are due for their faithful services, SO gracefully
rendered, to Mr.. N. P. Barbour for his generous
assistance, and to the wives of the clergymen Of
our village. The entertainment given recently
at Mrs, A. P. Tupper's was pleasant and renumer-
alive.
This Association was organized In 1850, just
ten years since, and at its commencement received
material aid from our distin guished and lament
cd townsman, Dugald Stewart, Esq. Through his
influence, a constitution was adopted, and 1t be-
came q corporate body, under the name Of the La
dies Library ASSOCIATION. The little nucleus Of
books which had Its inception In 1866, has been
yearly augmented, and at the present time. in o
coy room in Buttolph's block, nestlss O we'll So.
lected library Of more than 1400 volumes. On Its
tiers Of shelves may be found history, biography,
travels, poetry and fiction, reading accessible to
all for tho small sum of 50 yearly. Many new
and valuable books have been added the last
year, thus svincing the interest Of our president
in the prosperity Of tho association. Why should
an institution SO important to our literary culture
be allowed to languisb for want Of patronage "
The entertainment given by the la.
dies of the w. G, T. u, lest Wednesday
evening, was q splendid success. The
weather wos fair and the house was
crowded, every reserved seat being taken
and all available space in the aislcs being
occupied with chairs. The musical part
was a treat. Miss Clara Rapdle had two
pianoforte solos on the programme, and
was encored. She has q fine artistic
touch, and her clear, distinct notes were
given forth with an ease and grace that
were charming. Mrs. A. Z. Higley sang
a solo, "The Chalet Horn" in a manner
that pleased her many friends present.
Miss Lizzie NJ. Weeks sang Down the
burn, Davy love-" which was loudly ap.
plauded. Miss Nellie NJ. Upper sang
1.-THE Golden Ring" in o fine, clear voice,
aud vas obliged to respond to an encore.
Miss Susie Sheldon played the piano
accompaniment. Mr.. j. r. Newell
gave a comical recitation, "Gretchon uud
me go out" and a decidedly original
lecture on "Injuns. He omitted Elder
Bosaw's sermon in THE Hoosier School.
manter,' which was also on his pro.
gramme, much to the regret of those
present who believe that the peculiar
genius Of this accomplished collegian has
expressly fitted him for q clergyman.
OF the action in the farce, "Poor Pill.
coddy," it is only necessary to say that
it was simply irresistible. Prof. Higley
aa Mr.. Pillicoddy was perfect. There
was an unconscious force and abandon
about his acting that caused some discus.
sion as TO what his vocation ought to have
been. Mrs. Higley as Sarah Blunt was
not less o success than her husband. The
part Of Mrs. Pillicoddy was not an easy
Wv " ..-as. -;.I A@ent. but Mrs. Prof.
Brainerd did it beautifully. Captain
O'Souttle and Mrs. O'Scuttle we're also
we'll acted. Ono would hardly have
recognized tho vivacious c~ountenance of
Miss Louise Potter in the jealous Mrs.
O'Scuttle. The audience gave frequent
manifestations Of their delight. Much
credit is due to the ladies who planned
and carried this entertainment through,
and its success must be q source of pride
to them. The receipts we're about one
hundred dollars.