The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-04-06

The homse cSMr. Anon Wilcox. Iii
object IL coming here Is TO get the nd
vanteges of our graded school.
Mrs. Tomlinson is making impor
tant improvements on her house oil
Court street, by putting on a Frencl
roof and tower. II will be when com
pleted among the more attractive place
in this village. Mr.. Brouilletic has TN
work in charge.
The members of the Addison Count,
Bar residing in Middlebury and TN
other Court officers are requested {,
meet at the office of Stewart 81 Eldredg,
on Monday evening next, April 9,at Z l.:
o'clock p. NJ, to consult and take sucl
action as may be deemed advisable il
reference TO Il municipal court room.
Among the changes of location il
this village. this spring. are the remova
of Rev. A. ). Barton and family tt
Colchester. and the removal of Mr.
Ainsworth into Mr.. Barton's house
Mr.. Jonathan Russell of Bridport anC
Mr.. Soper will occupy Mr.. Soper's
house on Court street, vacated by Mr.
Ainsworth.
AS may be seen by reference TO oul
advertising columns, the law firm Of
Slade Il Harris has been dissolved, Mr.
Harris retiring and Mr.. Slade retaining
the old Office. We understand that Mr.
Harris proposes a trip west, at an early
day, with the idea of taking up his pei.
manent residence there ifhe finds every.
thing 10 his liking.
The missionary concert at the Con.
gregaiional church, on Sunday evening
was an interesting one. Mr.. Edward
Brainerd of the college, read paper on
Syria. and some interesting letters were
read from Miss Martha j. Barrows, who
is in Japan. The audience also seemed
to be much interested in an account Of Q
temperance society in the Fast,
"A large number of the citizens OF
Salisbury were in town Wednesday
many ofthcm having been summoned
rs witnesses in a case pending in tho
county court, between Rev. w. II. Ut.
ley and one of the insurance companies
which had risks on his mill Judge
ment had been rendered for the plain
tiff and this was a hearing before the
county clerk for the assessment of dam
ages.
Frank Barney who lived in the Don
ahue house, had his leg broken last fal
and was laid mp all winter. He was JUS
getting so as TO be at work again when
yesterday morning, he had little diff
Guilty with his brother-in-law, and in
the scuffie had his leg broken again.
Dir. Sutton was called, who fixed up his
injured limb as well as possible, and he
with his family were taken to tho poor
house.
Charles Bruyea has purchased the
upholstering establishment of l.. W
Huntington, who has removed to the
west, and he announces himselfin read
mess to serve the public in the filling OF
all orders for new work or repairs, III
the line of upholstering, rs we'll as in
the line of his old business, cabinet
making. Mr.. Bruyea is iirst-class
workman, and no one who entrusts
work 10 him will be disappointed.
An mpleasantncss between East
Middlebury parties occurred about hall
n mile east of this village on Saturday
last, consisting of buster. mutual accli.
sation. passages at arms and moderate
bruises. Besides, as sequel, two law
suits grew ont of the affair, and boil
parties were fined for breach of pnbli,
peace. 1t should be stated in this con.
neciion that this trouble, like a grcal
majority of such troubles. had a boill,
in ii.
The annual election of officers wa,
held by the Methodist Sunday-school a
the residence Off. l.. Barker, Esq. on
Fast day, with the following result: Su
perintendent, Prof. II. NJ. Seely; assis
iant superintendent. j. l.. Barker
secretary, II. A. Peck; treasurer. j. W
Lovctt superintendent of infant de
partment, Mrs. W. G.. Langwortlv
assistant superintendent of infant de
parimcnt. Mrs. ii. NJ. Secly: librarian
Miss Adcll G. Damon.
The matter Of exchanging or fir,
engine for new one, having been re
terred 10 The trustees. the matter wa
promptly laid before them in meeting
held for the consideration of the subject
but so far, no definite action has beel
determined upon. Some of them think
that reservoirs of water at proper place.
in the village should first be provided
and they doubt whether that. with the
other necessary expenses, Will not be al
the village can meet without hardshia
this season. Y
7 Company IN" of the Naiiona
Guard. II. ID. Maynard, Captain. ha
been promoted to be Company "H, ;
and is retained in the reorganization o
the state militia under the law enacted
by the last legislature. which provided
for the reduction of the number of com
panies in The regiment from twelve t,
ten. An effort is making TO improv,
the company as to material and drill, s,
that when they get their new uniforms
this company may be inferior to nom
in the regiment. ---
THE animal meeting of st. Stephen
parish was held on Easter Monday
April ?, at 5P. NJ. The following off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year
Nesirymen, j. Mcdonald, G.. c. Chap
man, T.. Nallette, Homer Sheldon, Hen
~ l.. sheldon, Albert Chapman. vii
liam Mulchahey collector, Albert Chap
man; clerk. ii. l.. sheldon; auditors
a. Chapman, III. l.. Sheldon; senio
warden, j. Mcdonald; junior warden
Albert Chapman; treasurer. G.. f.. Pin
ney: secretary, William Mulchahey
delegates Ia convention, William Mil
chahey, G. G.. Chapman; alternaies, ii
l.. Sheldon, Homer Sheldon; delegate
to convention. Albert Chapman,
VILLAGE MEETIN0.-Therc was spe
cial village meeting NJ the town room
on Tuesday afternoon, j. l.. Dnttolph
moderator, and II. l.. Sheldon, clerk
The first business was the consideration
of the new bylaws proposed by tn
trustees to correspond with the new
charter. Afier reading. they wer
adopted all together. The matter O
purchasing new fire engine, on rattle
exchanging the old one for new one
was lett to the discretion OF the trus
tees, with the understanding, apparent
~ that they would make such exchange
II was voted to resoind the vote of In
annual meeting, adding eight TO tn
number of the members of the fire com
pany. The matter of providing mate
rial for the improvement of The street
and sidewalks was also left 10 The dis