The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-09

alton will be held at the Graded school
Forty cents is now paid at the depot
for Early Rose potatoes, the highest
figure reached this season. Mcssrs
Carr & Co. have bought and shipped
up to date, upwards of 10000 bushels
of potatoes.
Mr.. Thomas McClurc's big black
dog, becoming tired of life on Wcdnos.
day last, attempted suicide by drowning
and accordingly jumped into the creek
above the falls and was carried over.
After this performance he repcntcd
and swan ashore unhurt, and has appa-
rcntly given up the idea of suicide.
The remains of Willie S. Mcekin,
who died at Whitehall, n. Y, on Fri
day last, and whose death we noticed
last week, were taken to Fort Edward
Saturday, to the home of his mother,
from which place they were taken, Sun
day, and laid in the Sandy Hill GEM
ctcry. Willie was bright scholar and
a dutiful child and his parents have the
sympathy of all who knew him.
THAT WIFE OF MINE.-We have re-
ccivcd from the publishers, Lee IL
Shepard, Boston, copy of the above
book, wherein an editorial gentleman
tells about his domestic life and the pc
cuiarities, wmms and loving tyranny
of little German wife, whom every
body must fall in love with. II is by
the same author as "That Husband of
Mine," and is of equal, if not greater
interest rs domestic sketch. w. :.
A luen has tho hook for sale
Prof. Cecil had comparatively
small audience, last evening, owing to
the unlavorablc weather. lie perform
ed the feats SO frequently done by me-
diums, but reserved the explanation as
to how he did them until tonight,
when he holds forth again. Hatchs Or
chcstra furnished music and Messrs.
Upper, Cobb, and j. NJ. Slade were
selected as q committee to see that all
was done thoroughly and fairly. Those
who were present were highly gratificd
with the performances.
AS announced last week, the ladies
of Middlebury and vicinity assembled
in considerable numbers at the Congrc-
gational lecture room, Tuesday after
noon, TO meet Mrs. W. A. Farnsworth,
in Turkey, who gave an ac-
count of her life and work there, and
gave interesting accounts
of OIL her matters connected with the
people and missionary work among
them. Mrs. Farnsworth will return to
CIsarca next spring and will then leave
her children here for education. DR..
Farnsworth will himself 90 back in
December
The committee on pcdigrccs of the
Vermont Mcrino Sheep Breeders AS
ISOLATION held meeting at the Addison
House on Wednesday last. The COM
mittee were all present. There were
laid before them eighteen applications
for the registry of flocks and thirteen of
them were Internationally accepted.
The decision on the other five was de-
tcrred until further proofs are furnish
ed. The whole number of flocks ac-
copied TO this date is ono hundred and
forty-six. Nearly all the prominent
Vermont ilocks have entered this regis
ter and many from other states.
The annual meeting of the Middle
bury Congregational Religious Society
was held ut the lecture room of the
Monday afternoon, and they
elected officers for the ensuing year as
follows; Moderator, ID. T.. Boycc ::
clerk and treasurer, II. Wainwright !;
soliciting and subscription committee,
f. j. Matthews: committee OH pew
rents, F. A. Bond; prudential commit
tee, W. S. Goodrich, l.. ID. Eldrcdge,
+. A. Bond, j. W. Halliday, n. C..
Brooks; ushcrs, +. A. Bond, II. j.
Wilcox, George l.. Porter, ii. Cush-
of one hundred cents on dollar of the
grand list for the support of preaching
and to pay the running expenses of the
society.
GRATIFYING INDICATIoN.- hat par
ent can help but notice and be satisfied
with the great advance made in the sci
cncc and study of music. and the desire
so commonly manifested by children TO
acquire sufficient facility in the knowl-
edge and performance of music as to be
able TO contribute TO home comfort, TO
the demands of society, and the cultiva-
ton and elevation of the taste. Yet so
has this branch of education
become, that to find home without
|.
This observation reminds us that the
hard times has made a tangible differ
cncc i'll the price of musical instruments,
as we learn that a magnificent Stein
way, a superb Chickcring, or very
fine IIaines Bros. piano, or one of the
very popular Estey organs, can now be
had of Mr.. Fred. ii. Cluett, at 269 Riv-
er street, Troy, n. T., who represents
these instruments exclusively. at very
prices for cash or on accom-
terms.
Sunday morning, about two
o'clock, the people of Middlcbury were
shaken out of their slumbcrs by Sc
we're shock of earthquake. BY some il
was described as two shocks and by
Others as one prolonged shock lasting a
minute or more. In one house gen.
tleman sprang out of bed just in time
TO save plaster of Paris figure and a
vase which were topping over. Some
of the inmates of the jail building al
first thought there was movement on
foot TO break open the prison. In the
south part of the town one man de-
scribes it as commencing with rum
bling sound and ending with severe
quaking. In Burlington door bells
were rung and stoves, dishes, and Other
things were shaken so as to rattle loud
ly. In st. Adams and Montpelier the
shock was reported as very severe. In
Bethel and Rochester people were gen
orally awakened ont of sleep. In Rut-
land the phenomena were less striking,
though the shock was distinctly felt.
AT Ncrgennes the people were general
ly awakened and some got up, and all
speak of the shock as severe.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Our next quarterly meeting will
occur next Sunday. the nth. at 2:3O
PM. Presiding Elder NJ. Il. Mead will
ofliciate.
"A few days since dog was attach
ed here and sold at public auction. We
understand that the creditor was the
highest bidder at two dollars. and has
now a dog for sale.
Miss Fannie NJ. Wood left on the
2jrd ult. for Kentucky, where she has
influential relatives. As she has had