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

The manufacturers of knit goods at
Bennington report general revival
Of business in their lines.
Frank Easinan's house, in Fairlec,
WINS burned Saturday morning. Loss.
~ 800. insured 81 100.
The wide awake business men of
-,wanton are rapidly recovering from
the effects Of the last disastrous fires.
At Wolcou, The dry house of the
American Hone and Box Company
was burned, Friday night. Loss $500;
fully insured.
The barn of George Dickford, of Bar
ton, took fire Saturday morning, from
the exploding ola kerosene lantern and
was consumed with its contents. Loss
81 200; insured.
The curator of the state cabinet
requires, to complete his set of skulls of
the animals indigenous to the state,
the skulls of the wolf and of the cat
amount. To any one who will furnish
them fair price will be paid.
Vermont's historian, ex-Gov. Inland
Hall, has written an important addition
" lts
us a literary addition to Vcrinont's CEN
tennial literature, arranged from his
minutes of q lifetime and from authentic
accounts collected by himsclfofpcrsons
present ut the battle. and from contcm-
porancous history.
The annual report of the town officers
of st. Adams is out, and the following
are some of the shOwings: Current OK
penscs of town, SIS, 473.9S-bcing 81 ,015.
80 less than last year. Uncollected taxes
in the hands of the collector, S15,135.96
a thousand dollars more than last year.
II cost S4,S01.11 to support the poor,
some $500 more than year ago, and
about $3.50 more than IN 1874. Number
of bcnciiciarieS, outside the poor house,
1873 families, containing 256 children;
number of lramps sheltered. $40. The
public library has 1918 volumes. and
there is an average Of about $50 books
loaned each week. The United States
surplus fund is so invested as to be COLI
sidered by the trustees worth s. $50 40
more than The sum for which the town
is liable 10 account. The auditors csti-
mate the total expenses for the coming
year at S3j, 29S 80; 10 offset which there
are assets Of SIC ,096 60, and they recon-
mend fax of 100 cents on tho dollar of
the grand list.
The Ministerial Association of Bur
lington District met at Pittsford on
Feb. 90. The services were opened by
PRAYER and reading of scripture by Rev.
c. A. Stevens. The programme Of ex-
crcises was then taken up, and essays
upon the following subjects were read
o,..ts ~ hi.
bcncvolcncc; What is it?" by Rev. j.
W. Eaton; "Thc condition of our
missionary treasures and the duty of the
Washburn; care men in these days di-
ministry, and, if so, what should be re-
ing?" by Rev. o. Gregg; "Thc pastors
field and how to cultivate it," by Rev.
NJ. Il. Mead; Effective Preaching" by
Rev: c, 2, lawlSy; as the rule re-
quiring six months probation for the
best interests of the NJ. L. church," by
Rev. NJ. Tator; "Can any thing be done
to make the campmeetings in Burling-
ton District a great power for good; if
so, whatT' by Rev, G.. A.. Stevens;
"Should concerts, readings, lectures, or
| any tlililS tlsc Dc HuDstltltcu LOT the reg
ular preaching of the gospel on the sab
BATH" by Rev. G.. A. Barrett; "The
use of tobacco in its relation to the tenn
perance cause" by Rev. j. ii. Bond;
''Thc best division of q minister's time,
and how much time each day can man
in ordinary health profitably spend in
close study" by Rev. S. Marshall /;
''Proper amusements for Christians"
by Rev. S. w. Bidwell; ''The impor-
lance of the Woman's Foreign Mission
AIRY Society,"" by Rev. j. Martin; eek
egesis, John XIV. ~ by Rev. A. A. Bel
mont, About twenty ministerial breth-
rem were present On the second day,
the morning from $3.50 to $3.50 was
spent in social prayer meeting. In
the evening of the both large audience
listened TO preaching from Rev. G. c..
Niorehousc. Subject: '.Being grated in
to the living vine and bringing forth
much fruit" 1t was attended with the
Spirit and much interest. There was
great harmony in the profitable criti-
cism given. Mr.. Hitchcock, in behalf
of the people of Pittsford, returned
thanks TO the Association for the profit
able session afforded them. The time
and place for the next meeting were left
with the committee.