The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-02-10

village TINS season. anu'll Is OF 'ne Dcs
quality.
Post Warner G.. a. II. rcpcatc,
the entertainment given by them abou
1.-TWO weeks since, at Academy Hall, las
evening. to a good house. The tableau,
were, as usual, very fine, and the musi
by Prof. Hatch and wife and Mr.. Jo
Cobb, was excellent. Capt. Culver, O
st. Albans, the author OF the drama
was present, and being called before tn
curtain, gave an interesting. account o
the manner in which he obtained tn
facts upon which the play Is founded
II is to be repeated this (Friday) eve
ming for the last time.
Mr.. Lorenzo Stearns had the mis-
fortune to fall from ladder upon whicl
he was standing In his carriage house
Thursday afternoon, about four O'Clock
striking upon his side, shoulder ant
head, and receiving severe bruises ant
some slight cuts. 1t was hard fall
and it has been feared that the result
might be serious. AS q curious coinci
dence it might be also stated that Mr.
Eben Severance also had a fall the sam,
day from stairway in Mr.. Myroi
Langworthy's barn, being considerably
bruised and hurt, but not seriously, i
is thought.
One more added TO the happy famil,
at the county Jail. On Tuesday Sheriff
Trip had warrant put in his hand
for the arrest of one Marvin Jones, {
young man from the other side of thu
lake who had been driving team for Mr.
J. II. Wright of Chimney Point, and
who was accused of stealing grain from
it and selling to farmers along the road
Mr.. Tripp found him in Shoreham
where he was at work. Jones was
brought to Middlebury and lodged il
Jail and there he remained until Thurs
day afternoon, when he was taken tC
Vergennes. An examination was hat
and he was held for trial in S25(
bonds. In default of bail he was com
mitted. The sheriff took him back tC
Jail, where he awaits his trial at the
June term.
The entertainment given by ladies
of St. Stephens church at the residence
of Mr.. Edwin Vallette, Wednesday eve.
ming, was success and pleasant affair
in all its aspects They realized about
500. The programme of the entertain.
ment was as follows: Piano solo, Miss
Randle; recitation, Poe's "Bells," Mrs
E. Vallette; trio, Mrs. Fletcher, Miss
Sheldon and Mrs. Judd; "Lord Ullin's
Daughter burlesque; piano solo
Miss Hattie Chapman; song, Will IL
sheldon; piano and violin, Miss Shell.
don and Mr.. John Chapman; a chorus
Prof. +. II. Higley also favored the
company with music After the close
of the exercises, refreshments were
served, and season Of social enjoyment
followed, and the large company retired
well pleased with the entertainment.
Next Monday evening, February
II, the singers of Bristol, under the di-
rection orc. Il. S. Pierce of Vergennes
will render Bradbury's popular cantata,
" Esther the beautiful queen" in Acad-
envy hall in this village. The perform
ers will appear in brilliant oriental cos
tune. They have rendered it in Bristol
to large audiences, who received il with
enthusiasm, and coming here as they do
under favorable circumstances, it is rea-
sonable TO expect hearty greeting by
our people. The number of names
upon their circular, including dramatis
PNi 'Oii.Ns tliOl uo DlOCCSSlOll VI pa
ges, is about seventy. Those who are
to perform the principal parts are fine
singers, and this entertainment will UNI
doubtedly be one of the best of the sea-
son.
A SUBMISSION the I'd inst, Rev.
s. w. Bidwell's family, of East Middle
bury, were most agreeably surprised
by his neighbors. A rap at the door
caused him to open il, when i'm single file
Nat the mae rs Hayes fS $685.
Old and young blended in social COM
mllnion till about the ninth hour, when
the tables were spread out with the
most luxurious bounties, attractive even
to the most fastidious. ''Fall in" was
the invitation to the surprised. They
obeyed, with right and left guard to the
feast. This repeated constituted the
quota, and the rationed company re-
turned to their recreation. The fort was
held till late hour. Remarks were
heard from number present, and all
had good time. They left q good sup
ply of the substantials behind. Long
live the citizens of Mountain street.
The Addison County Temperance
Society will hold their annual meeting
ut the Congregational church, on We'd
nesday, February 2l. The usual con-
vention for the nomination of a candi-
date for county commissioner will be
held in the forenoon, at which the COM
missioner will make his annual report
AT half-past one in the afternoon the
society's meeting will be open in the
audience room of tha church. Rut litflo
time will be consumed in the business
part of it. There will be three or four
short papers from members of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Unions OF
Niddlebury and Vergennes and discus
sions will follow, open to all. In the
evening an address will be given by the
popular lecturer, Mr.. c. G. Frost, OF
Maine. The executive committee in
announcing this meeting give especial
prominence to the invitation to the
ladies to be present at all the sessions.
Ii is evidently to be one of the most in
teresting of the society's meetings and
all should avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to be present and to assist by
their presence and contributions OF
whatever they may have TO say, TO the
progress of the work of reform in Addi-
son county. All lodges of Good Temp
lars, Reform Clubs and other temper
ance organizations should here join
hands with those working in this way
to promote the good work. Arrange
ments have been made for return checks
upon the railroads to those paying full
fare in coming.