The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-02-17
Local News.

There seem, to be some clcciioncer-
ing going on just at present.
Mr.. Henry I. Tomlinson, who was
hurt at the Ashtabula disastersdied of
hi injuries, SATURDAY. Feb. TO-
Rev. A. S. Barton has accepted an
n,itation to supply the Colchester Con-
grcgatlonal church, for the present.
There were interesting Sunday
school concert exercises at the lecture
room of the Congregational church, last
Sunday evening.
Prof, Parker having resigned the
presidency of the Reform Club, Ii. r.
Harris, Esq, was at the last weeks
meeting elected to fill his. place.
i. NJ. Trip Esq, as agent for the
Vermont Life Insurance company, this
Friday } morning, paid the insurance
on the life of Wallace Newcomb. Sl034
81.
AT q meeting of the creditors of
William II. Ellis, bankrupt, at the office
Of Stewart and Eldridge, Thursday
last, L. d. Twitchell Esq, was elected
assignee.
There is to be trial of the Cooley
system of setting milk, at the town hall
IN Vergennes, next Saturday, Feb. "a,
and at the town hall In Middlebury on
the Monday following, Feb. &c.
The Addison county members OF
the board Of surgeons for examining
applicants for pensions are the follow
ing: G. d. Currier, SIiddlebury; f. P.
Wheeler. Bristol; F. Gale, Orwell; E.
D. Woodbridge, Vergennes; f. o.
Porter, Cornwall.
Last Monday, as NIr.Eli d. Parker
was Telling a tree in the woods some
two miles east of this village, limb
broke off and coming with great force,
struck him In the left eve, inficting q
severe wound, though ii is thought he
will not lose the sight.
Mr.. Charles Grow of New Haven
is now clerk in II. 3. Dodge's hard.
ware store. All who know Charlie know
him to be an industrious, faithful young
man, who will look after his employers
interests as if they were his own, and
the best wishes of many friends attend
him In his new career. :
Every well informed person should
nothing TO do with the details of the
town liquor agency. They only furnish
the liquors and establish the prices al
which they are TO be sold. All criti
cisms upon the selectmen for the labels
or any other details of the business, are
out of place and gratuitous.
Mr.. FRosT's APPOINTMENT Mr.
Frost, the popular temperance lecturer
is to meet a few appointments in Add
son county while here next week. They
are as follows: Middlebury, Wednes
day evening, Feb. 81; Addison, town
hall, Thursday, Feb. %; Bristol, FRIDAY
and probably Saturday, Feb. 29 and "a
Vergennes, Sunday and probably Mon
day, Feb. 20 and 2i.
AT the time of the county temper
auce meeting in this place next Wednes
day, the ladies will provide cold luncl
at the Reform Club rooms, dinner an,
supper, for those attending the meet
ings from abroad. Contributions ar
requested, 10 be delivered at the clul
room Wednesday morning. For furthe
particulars inquire of the committee
Mrs. Rockwell and Mrs. Barker.
--Whltmore & Clarke's celebrate,
minstrels Will give one OF their popula
entertainments at Academy hall in thi
village, on Thursday evening of mex
week, Feb. %. George NJ. Clark, Ham
White, Thomas Maynard, Eddie Lin
coin, Will Tyler, L. G. Read, T. j. Al
len, and Conway aud Mack, the famou
clog dancers, are among the performers
The mere announcement of this compa
nv is sufficient to draw full house
Tickets at Chapman & Co.'s.
The party at President Hulbert'i
Friday evening of last week, was one {
the pleasantest affairs of the season. .
large company, including many of tn
college students were present TO bi
farewell 10 DR.. Labaree, and TO welcom
the newly arrived Prof Mean
The host and hostess were as successft
as they always are in that capacity, ii
rooms looked beautifully and the +,
freshments were elegant, and the EMO,
msnt Of every one present was eyiden