The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-12-14

Graded school opened with the largcs
attendance of any term since the organ
ization of the school, it is said
Yesterday the small boys Temporal
ly laid aside their eternal "clappcrs'
and INDUCED in snow-balling, to TN
disgust of the nervous passer by.
Rev. G.. W. Brooks, pastor of
church at Woonsockct, II. l., is sicl
with typhoid fever. His mother ha,
been with him. At last accounts h,
was improving.
The roads outside of the villag,
contrast painfully with the villag,
streets about this time, and make every
body thankful for that gravel so far a.
1t has gone.
1t stands to reason that the Homt
Cook Book is the best, for all the recipes
come from ladies who permit theii
names to be published. Our book
stores sell it. Price $3.50.
Mr.. Russell Wales dressed four pigs
eight months old, the other day, the
aggregate dressed weight of which was
142G pounds, weighing respectively 1922
1872, 1856 and 1888 pounds. -,
Those parties who, after waiting
eagerly to attend the Smith, hamplii
trial, are disappointed by the states at.
torney's disability, realize with painful
distinctness that sickness is All evil.
1--WE are informed that Mrs. Z. Ken.
dali, near New Haven Mills, has q
chrysanthemum with about six hun
dred blossoms on it. This is the boss
chrysanthemum, so far as heard from.
There is TO be Christmas ball at
the Glen House, Fast Middlcbury, OH
Tuesday evening, December 20, and
the lovers of the terpsichorean art are
on the tiptoe Of expectation of good
time.
D. s. Fletcher, who has been con-
nected with the insurance business for
some time, takes the position of secre-
tary of the Mutual Benefit Life Com
pany, of Hartford, Conn. His many
friends will wish him the best of sue
ceS,(
I/FORErATHERs' DAY.-Prof. Drainerd
will deliver the address at the Pilgrim
celebration, on Friday evening next,
in the Congregational church. The
ladies' social party, following, will be
given in the lecture room. Tickets so
cents. =
The new windows in Mr.. Il. Bat
tells house give it more modern and
air. The glass in the old win
dows was from the old glass factory at
Lake Dunmore. In its day this glass was
"just the thing" for windows in this
section.
Tho Dorcas Society met at the lee
ture room of the Congregational church
this morning, to finish up articles of
for some of the suffering fami-
lies in town. They were to continue al
work into the afternoon, taking dinner
in the lecture room.
He who wants to send small
of money by letter should
gladden. his postmaster's heart by buy
ing postage stamps of him for the pur-
pose. Very likely somebody will
swear about it, but it won't be the
postmaster who sells them.
Alexander Lacey, of Fcrrisburgh,
was lodged in the Middlcbury Jail, the
other day for an assault upon Mr.. A.
E. Keeler, of Ferrisburgh. The Jail is
becoming about as popular as winter
resort as summer boarding hotels are
Tor warm weather patronage.
Lorenzo NJ. Atwood, one of Sher-
fl Trips boarders, has moved out
been thrown upon the mcrcies of cold
world. The Young lady at whose in
stance he was put in there found that
her cause of action had ceased to exist,
md of course discontinued her suit.
The Middlcbury Choral Society
will give concert at the Academy
Hall next Tuesday evening. They
nave very attractive programme, and
hose who attend will be wei! repaid
or their trouble. The tickets are on
'alc at 7. M. Chapman & Co.'S store.
The ladies of the Methodist church
purpose novel entertainment chick
m pie supper, on Wednesday evening,
he 18th inst, in tho lecture room of
he church. Those not partial to poul-
ry will find substantial refreshments
# other kinds. Tickets TO be had at
he door.
One of the cheering signs of civil
alton in Middlebury is the number of
little boys who congregatc about cor
lers and dry goods boxes and indulge
II manly cigars and clay pipes, while n
olicitous eye is kept on the watch in
very direction to see that the sold
man, does not get too near.
The suit ofIIewitt VS.. Blairs, which
vas tried on Thursday morning, cxcit-
ID considerable interest and some
The action was brought
o recover the value of coffin furnish
d by Mr.. Hewitt for child of Mr..
Tier. The relations of the parties
AVE not been friendly for some time.
Mr.. Her claimed to be the proper party
or Mr.. Hewitt to look to for payment.
Mr.. Hewitt wanted his costs in the
nit already commenced. And so they
ought over the matter, the attorneys
managing TO extract considerable fun
rom the CHASTITY subject. Judge Pier
Joint said at the opening that The suit
'ught to have been buried with the cof-
In, and il was the opinion of all listen
RS that it should not have been brought
hto court. The result was verdict
or the plaintiff to recover of the de-
endant sixteen dollars and costs.
Miss Althea Deming, whose de-
ease we record this week, was lady
# fine qualities of mind and heart, and
Ter death is all occasion of regret to
Ter many friends who were in no other
way connected with her than by the
les of christian brotherhood and long
ssociation in the church and society.
She was one of the earlier members Of
he Methodist church in'this place, and
or more than sixty-eight years she has
'eena faithful and consistent member
md regular attendant upon its meet
ngs and ordinances. She was present
It the Thanksgiving services and COLI
Tersed pleasantly and cheerfully as u.s.
lal. She was sick only few days,
lying on Sunday last, going to her
'eward like the shock of wheat fully
'ipe for the harvest. The funeral was
attended from the Methodist church, on
tuesday, Rev. W. III. Rowsom ofiiciat-
In l.n Ii