The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31

New sugar came around during the
past week.
The ereel, has reached respectable
height this week.
We do not expect to be so over
crowded with advertising another week.
There will be Faster services nj the
Methodist church next Sunday.
The travelling on the roads outside
OF the village is 'insl awful"
They say there is not enough frost
in an acre OF ground now 10 make an
ice cream with.
The earl of the man who moves
every spring hns passed through the
street.
We 90 10 press on Thursday so ne to
be able 10 observe Fast Day in Il proper
frame of mind.
The colored singers OF Slavin's
Georgia cabin singers are expected TO
sing at the fast day exercises at the
congregational church.
The cornet band have lately re-
ceived subscriptions TO the amount of
about $500 by the citizens of the town.
to aid them in dcfraying thereXpensea.
An important real estate Transaction
looS place in this village, Wednesday,
in I'm, transfer OF the Davenport block,
on Merchants Row, to Col. Joseph
Batteil Consideration, $4,000.
1t was quarterly meeting ut the
Methodist church last Sunday, and Pre-
siding Elder Mead preached. Four
persons united with the church, two by
letter and two by profession of faith.
One was baptized.
The marble players obstlucl The
sidewalks, the crow feasts in the rear
Of barns. one or two alleged robins
have been heard, spring poetry II COM
ing in by the quire, and many other
signs beiolSen the rapid approach OF
spring.
In consequence of the illness OF
Bishop Bissell, the services mt St. Steph-
ems church, announced for Thursday
evening, have been deferred until some
time next week. The Good Friday and
Easter services will be held al the usual
hours, conducted by Rev. j. lsham Bliss
Mrs. Julius w. Pitts, of Sudbury,
was present and assisted in the singing
ut the Congregational church, last sun
day, much TO the qualification of the
audience, who were pleased TO see hei
again in her old place, and again heal
her voice.
We acknowledge with thanks the
receipt of a large frosted cake from the
anniversary supper table of Pleasant
Valley Grange" II this cake is sam.
pie OF the lnXnrics enjoyed by the par
Elephants in that supper, the members o
this organization ARE To he enyied.
Cleaning the street about the bridge
is in order now. The rapid disappear
Ance OF the snow left II sea Of mud Whicl
the rains have been at work upon
to the detriment oftraveling. The nui
on the bridge has been scraped up Il
1he sides and is waiting for the carriers
Fast day this week Friday. whicl
is also Good Friday. There will b'
religious services in the churches, th,
Congregational and Methodist churche
uniting at the house OF the former
Rev. Mr.. Hooker, preacher. The schools
will close, and business generally b'
suspended during the day.
-Riplon and New Haven will hav,
~ litkc II DiCk Sfdl. " tlOlluO
of this town has n SOW which the oihe
day had litter of eighteen pigs. An,
il isn't the first time she has done il, ci
Their. It's not often that so many pig
have to wait for the second table, bu
Mr.. O'cumner generally manages to saw
pretty much all of them.
Liter disgust has overspread tn
faces of a section of the population a
having such fine loaiing Temperature
spoiled by the plentiful moisture of III
past week. But the season advance
apace, and soon the summer will brin
out the accustomed evening population
of the bridge, and small items of pei
sonal news will become too numerou
90 note.
-Slayin's ''original and only" Geol
gia Cabin Singers give one of their con
eerfs at Academy Hall, on this week Fri
day evening. This company consists G
singers WHO were all born into slavery
and their songs are o faithful represeI
tatioD of The music peculiar to slave life
The press everywhere speaks ofthem i
unqualified praise. The consert here
for the benefit Of the Congregations
church. The prices Of admission ar
30 and 20 cents.