The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-10

Boycc has charge of them, assisted oc
casionally by students from the college
The sociable at the Reform Clul
rooms, Wednesday evening, was well at
tended, mostly by young people, witt
passed Il very pleasant social time. TIL,
refreshments were fine and well patron
lied. About fifteen dollars for the treas
ury of the Reform Club was the result
Last Monday evening the patriot,
youth of the village made q grand bon
fire on the square on Pleasant street
head of Main, in honor of the Inaugural
ton of the new president, and in conse
quencc an alarm of fire brought a few
profanc members of the fire department
down town on n double quick.
/-The installation of the following
Foficers of Union Lodge, No. 2, +. & A
NJ, took place last Monday night: w
NJ, l.. II. Stowe; S. w, n. +. Rider
III. W., W. III. Allen; treasurer, G.. L
Pinney; secretary, 81 Brooks; S. d.
A. A. Boardman; j. D., T.. L. Smith
stewards, c. A.. Piper and Clay n
Dickinson; tyler, j. NJ. Peck.
r. A.. Leland being in town, tho
long deferred whcelbarrow ride, il
which the principal actors have been sc
long uncertain as to which part cacf
should take, will come off this (Satur
day. afternoon. II. d. Smith will whee'
Mr.. Leland from the Park House to the
Addison House. The occasion is to be
celebrated in n worthy manner.
"A remarkable instance of the power
of blue glass is reported in town. zone
of our best temperance men" took some
thing from n blue glass bottle with the
skull and c%rossbones and the word ''poi.
som on it, and saysit didn't hurt him 6
bit. If the poison had been in a com
mon black bottle there is no knowing
the consequences.
The Inauguration of President
Hayes, Monday, was the occasion ofmucl
rejoicing and some demonstrations OIL
the part of the Republicans ofthis town
The Republican campaign flags were
flung to the breeze and in the evening
the village bells were rung and an i'm.
mcnsc bonfire was built upon the com
mon. With characteristic courtesy ant
patriotism, Mr.. II. l.. Sheldon display
ed his national flag, of course emitting
all partisan demonstrations.
We were recently shown the beau
tiful wreath of flowers that was dis
PLAYED on the casket at the funeral o
Wallace Newcomb. The wreath was
ordered from Worcester, Mass, by some
friends, for the occasion. DESTROYS o.
preserving it, it was taken to Mrs. Geo
Sessions Of East Middlebury, who hai
prepared it so that it can be kept like
wax flowers. Suitably framed, it is {
beautiful reminder of one of whom i
has been said that every one who knew
him was his friend.
community of East MiddlebnrS
4 has been stirred by the death of thei.
postmaster Mr.. Milo X. Day, who dice
the 9th inst, aged 73 years and Q months
He wa born in Fayetteville, VT, an,
has been a resident of several towns
but mostly in Middlcbury. Here he il
too well known to need description
lie was a man of industrious bushes
habits; aflable in his manners, uprigh
in his deal, he gained the mistaken con
iidcncc of the public. Few have tn
genial heart of Mr.. Day. He will b.
missed in our community. He leave
a companion and two children To mouJ
his loss.
The lecture AT Academy Hall, D.
Mrs. Emma MOlloy, of South Bend, In
diana, last Sabbath, was one of the bes
and most interesting discourscs on
wcll-worn theme that has been given il
This town. She spoke with very it'll
assistance from notes, and her remarks
whether humorous or pathetic, produces
II strong effect upon the audience. TIL
hall was filed by IN audience muO
larger than usually turns out on sue
occasions. A large number came fol
ward TO sign or renew the temperate
pledge in response to her appeals, anon
them several who have not heretofor
: rDdnifested an interest in temperance.
NJ MlDDLEBURY GRADED ScHooL.-RoI
-HoF HoNoR.-Being the names of thos
pupils who have no absent or tard
marks for the entire term just CLOSED
High School-Miss I,andlc Edwy Blu
Charlie Mead, Matte Mead. GrammG
School-Miss Cakes; Clara IIosme.
, Eddie Ainsworth. lntcrmediate-Mi'
a Kirby: Mary Barker, Gertio Fleiche.
Lille Ross, Selma Gee, Willie Mea,
;. Willie Fletcher, Randall Hammond
p Chaplin Tisdale, Peter Farrell, Charli
Barton. Fourth Primary - Miss Bel
/ nett Eva Kingsley, Merritt Stow,
Third Primary-Aliss IIolcomb; Ma
Ross, Josie Gee, Clara Latimcr, The
Barnes, Jerry Haly, Wallie Foote. Sc
ond Primary Miss Hubert; Magg
e Barnes, Aggie Mcmahon, Nellie Parke
Carrie Steele, Johnny Hammond, VI
e lie Hammond. First Primary - Mi
O'Leary; Jessie Kingsley, Louis &c
: Willie Beatty, Rufe Langworthy, Edd
Fuller.
c (rewN MEETING.-The annual Mar,
meeting was held OH Tuesday, accor
ling TO law. The meeting was called
order and the call was read by Il
clerk, Hon. S. L. Cooke. There was
fair attendance, a appeared by the nuI
'" Der of votes cast-the highest numb
cast for any officer being 3il, and d
aggregate of votes cast for county COZ
rs missioner being 352. The followii
t, officers were elected: Moderator, l.. !
Eldredge; clerk, S. L. Cooke; selet
|. men, ID f. Boyce, w. II. Remcle, All,
II. Foote; treasurer, Charles +. PINE,
, oversecr of the poor, John w. Marti'
l. constable and collector, NJ. A. Munro
n listers, George Hammond, John. \
L. Halliday, l.. S. Severance; auditor
II. L. Sheldon, T. NJ. Chapman, b.
Beckwith; trustee of public money,
Hill; fence viewers, Charles Willial
10 son, Vim. Slade, John l.. Buttolp
town grand jurors, l.. III. Stowe, Abe
Chapman, II. j. Matthews, John O'Co
&c nor, Henry Farr; inspector Of ieath,
" John Powers; town agent for prosecl
ing and defending suits, John W. Ste
e. art superintendent Of common schoo
Ezra S. Brainerd. Voted, u tax of sc
" enty cents. Vote for county comm
is sioner, Crane co, Brookins 28S.
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