The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-02-10
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Local News.

Local News.
During the months of December
and January, Mr.. L. ID. Twitchell has
purchased and shipped from stations
along the r. q B. II. II. between Yer
gennes and Rutland above five thousand
sheep pelts.
Mr.. G. Ticlinor, formerly of this
place, now of Great Darlington, Mass,
is interesting himself in an enterprise,
of New Englanders to settle in the state
of Texas.
Rev. S. Washburn, pastor of the
Methodist church, has been quite ill for
some days. He was unable to preach
last Sunday, and J. l.. Barker, ESQ.,,
read discourse. Mr.. Washburn was
better on Thursday.
The Middlebury board of civil au-
thority were i'll session On "wednesday
for the consideration of applications
for abatement of taxes. That meeting
discloseda goodly number of poverty
stricken ones, as usual.
/-Rev. d. McGregor Means, of the
John Hopkins University, Baltimore,
has arrived in town, and will at once
begin to instruct the senior class in
mental philosophy. DR.. Means comes
very highly recommended.
james NJ. Slade, Esq. has been con-
fined to the house all the week with an
attack of bilious fever. AT last advices
it was said that the disease was assum-
ing typhoid symptoms, and ii was fear
ed he would be laid up some time.
1t is an error that Mr.. George C..
Walker has removed back to New Ia-
ven Mills. He has purchased the shares
of other heirs in property they Jointly
owned there, but he has not gone there
to live, and will not at present do so.
The lessees of the wooden factory.
Messrs. j. & W. Chadwick, have re-
moved here with goods and chattels.
AMI taken up quarters in the Phelps
house, west side. Our people will cor
daily welcome them to residence among
us.
The praise meetings ut the Jail on
Sunday afternoons seem to increase in
size and interest week by week. The
room last Sunday afternoon was crowd
ed, and the number of visitors was by
actual count one hundred and thirty
There are now fourteen inmates of the
jail.
We give considerable space to the
reports of meetings of the Board of Ag-
riculture in this issue, as possessing an
interest and value beyond much other
newspaper matter, to large class of
our readers. We have the reports di-
rectly from our agricultural editor, who
is official reporter for the Board.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the fact that we can furnish
every kind of engraved work, such as
visiting cards, invitations, wedding
cards, monographs, etc, in plain script
or fancy styles, and at lower prices than
can be obtained elsewhere. Call at the
Register Office and learn prices.
Our popular book merchant and
news agent, VIM. Seymour Alden, Esq,
has recognized the truth of scripture
that "it is not good for man to be
alone" as will be seen by reference to
our notices OF marriage in another col
umn. He was expected TO bring his
bride home with him last evening.
The Adelphi Society of the Middle
bury graded school will soon give an
entertainment, similar, perhaps, to those
popular exhibitions heretofore given by
this society, rendering the attractive
drama, enlisted for the War;" and
giving other Interesting exercises. Save
your spare pennies and give the "boys'
a full house.
DR.. Labaree has completed his
course of instruction in international
law and the history of civilization, in
which he has had the seniors of the
college. The class was examined by
him in these subjects, Thursday, and
the doctor declared that the young men
all passed admirable examinations
some of the best no had ever heard.
//-rhe remains of Russell Farnbam.
T formerly and for about fifty years resi-
dent of this village, were brought here
for interment Thursday. They were
laid beside his wife in the west ceme-
terry. Mr.. Farnham died at Granville,
where he had been living since he left
MiddlebuIy, on the 30th day of Decom-
Der last, and the remains were laid in q
tomb until brought here as above stated.
lie was over eighty years of age.
DIR. Plumley was called upon the
other day TO settle little account with
the state for selling liquor TO Anthony
Little last November. From the testi.
mony ii appeared that Little received a
half pint of alcohol from the doctors
clerk on the 9th day of November last
The respondent preferred not to make
his defense now, and he was according.
ly fined by justice Stapleton the usual
ten dollars and costs, and he appealed.
"A new feature in the Friday after
noon exercises at the Middlebury grad
ed school during the present term has
met with unexpected success and devel
oped unusual interest. Voluntary dis
cussions extemporaneously given upon
subjects selected by the students them.
selves have filed portion of each Fri
day afternoon. Some of these discus
sions have been very creditable as wei
as profitable TO those giving them, anf
interesting TO those hearing them. Thi
was notably the case with those giveI
last week.
AN infamous falsehood has beer
circulated upon the streets that some O.
the actors In the drama, ''The Iowa
Mountaineers," at Bristol were intoxi
Gated and behaved unseemly, and were
arrested. 1t seems that there is moi The
shadow of ground for this report. They
al behaved with deoorum, perfna1nee
their parts with great credit to them
selves, and were received with album
dant evidences of favor by their au
diences. This malicious falsehood ouRh
to operate to their benefit as regards an
audience fhfc (Fridoul aran;nne "a A 90