The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-30
Local News.

f. l.. June has so far recovered as
TO again rcjoin his class in college.
Two students of the class of 81
have taken district schools to teach this
winter.
Butter fell so that the ruling price
on Monday was only 20 cents. A few
lots only brought 2G cents.
"A social entertainment will be Civ
en-, in the parlor of the Methodist
church, on Wednesday evening, Dec
3. Admission ten cents.
DR.. G.. c. Wakefield, apsychopathc
and magnetic healer, from st. Adams,
will be at the Glen House in East Mid
dlebury, on the 4th, 9TH and 9th of De-
cember.
Any persons wishing TO become
members Of the Ladies' Library the fol-
lowing year can commence drawing
books Dec. |, thus gaining months
reading.
There will be a social gathering for
the benfit of the Ladies' Library Asso-
citation, at Madame Wainwright's, on
Wednesday evening. Dec 8, at half
past seven o'clock. Fee % cts.
AT st. Stephens Episcopal church
Yesterday, the rector, Rev. j. II.
Franklin, read the Thanksgiving servi-
ces and preached an able sermon,
taking as his text the 23d Psalm.
j. G. Stapleton commences his night
school in the Graded School building
next Monday evening. This is new
feature in this village, and one which
places the benefits of an education with
in the reach of nearly all classes.
Among the visitors in town for
Thanksgiving day we notice Messrs.
Peter and Egberi Starr, Mr.. and Mrs.
{. W. Wicker, of Ferrisburgh, Mr.. E.
ii. Baxter, of Yale Theological Scmin-
AIRY, and Judge Parker of New York.
Many of the students, having gone
away from college to spend thanksgiv-
ing, failed TO put in an appearance this
morning, owing undoubtedly to the
variety and abundance of the good
things with which they were treated.
The Sewing Society, consisting of
ladies of the Methodist church in this
place, are holding weekly meetings at
different houses in the parish, Friday
afternoons, to prepare n box of clothing
New York.
Some gentlemen from Boston who
were i'll town Yesterday referred to the
immense quantities of poultry shipped
from this county this week, and said the
buyers must have lost on their specula-
ton, as they got in market only about
the price they paid here for it..
AT the regular county examina-
ton of teachers held in the Graded
school building, OH the 22nd inst, by
Supt. Brainerd, certificates were grant
ed to the following candidates: Mr..
Dean, Miss Gertie Hubert and II. j.
Barton. All who presented themselves
were successful.
II The December term of the Addison
County Court will commence on Tues
point presiding. There is AN unusually
large number of cases set for the Jury,
the whole number being sixty. How
large number of them will be tried
cannot yet appear. ~
The directors of the Spring Grove
Camp-mceting Association held meet
ing in this place, Wednesday, and a re-
port was made by the treasurer. The
statement of the treasurer in brief was
as follows: Total receipts for the year,
SlI2.o0; total expenditures, $372.2i I;
balance in favor of the treasurer, $780,
Sc.
Tho grand jury does not usually
meet at the December term, but owing
to the special necessities of the case,
they have been called together for the
approaching term, and the cases of Dea-
con Ezra p. Smith and Mrs. Mary Il.
champlip will be duly laid before them.
Calvin Hill is the grand jnryman for
this town.