The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-24
From fhe Centennial CITY.

EDIToEs OF REGISTER: THE first day
of March was hcralded by a beautiful
sunlight, by gentle zcphyrs, and bal
my atmosphere. but lately grim and
sulky winter has again come prowlnp
about, and regardless ofany rules. eth
or of comfy or etiquette; has uncer-
moniously thrust his honry image into
the lap of artless and unsuspcctino
-pring; aflrighiing the upshooting
blade of grass, and causing II to pause
III the effort to indicate that summer is
near, and the tender violet TO droop and
close its opening petals, until the old in
truder shall again retreat TO his hyper
borean region. notice by the Register
that otter Creek is the principal thor
oughfare of travel between Nliddlebu-
ny and Brandon, caused blythe indifler-
ent quality of the sleighing. The ice
letters hereabouts were sometime since
broken and dissolved, but if the old in
vader does not unscat himself and beat
hasty retreat, more crystal letters may
yet be formed, and the ground may
again be mantled in white. BE that as Il
may, the world will still move on. Since
the settlement of the vexed presidential
question, there seems quite dearth of
even local news.
In a stroll through the Centennial
grounds few days since, noticed some
buildings had been removed, and others
were being dismantled and torn down;
among those already removed. were the
art gallery annex, which once contain
ed such wilderness of paintings and
statuary, that enchanted so many hum
dreds of thousands, who gazed in wrapt
| admiration at the productions of the
skilled Inner on canvass and the prac-
ticed and ingenious sculptor, that so
wonderfully chiseled the "form divine :"
The shoe and leather building. the car
riage annex, house of public comfort,
lauler's restaurant, Spanish exlilbi-
ton building, etc, have disappeared.
Among the state houses that are miss
ing, are the Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachu-
sets and Vermont. Agricultural hail.
and the government building are in
process of being torn down. Horticul-
tural hall has now nearly as fine dis
| play as last summer The Main building
is rapidly being filed up with exhibits
OF all descriptions. Machinery Hall is
nearly empty; it is not yet determined
what disposition will be made of that
structure.
The various medical colleges and uni
versities of the city have lately gradu-
ated and sent forth among the different
communities nearly six hundred new
fiedged M. DIS who are supposed to be
versed in the healing art. but if these
modern Esculapians should prove TO be
less successful, than the celebrated DR..
Gross of this city once intimated that
even he might not be, then woe to the
communities in which their respective
lots may chance to be cast. The anec-
dote runs in this wise: Doctor Samuel
d. Gross, the eminent physician. and
professor of anatomical surgery in JET.
ferson Medical College in this city. was
once dangerously Ill; after his recovery
he happened to meet one of his patients,
who remarked to him, "Oh, Doctor!
rejoice to see are yon out again. Had we
lost you, our people would have died
by the Dozen" "Thank you, madam >
replied the affable doctor; 'but now |
fear they will die by the Gross" rath-
Ell witty repartee by the learned and
honorable professor, and some naughty
people might be inconsiderate enough
to think and say that the Prof. hit the
nail on the head; but let lis hope that
army Of young doctors may be more
successful than the distinguished physi-
clan so facetiously intimatcd to his con-
tiding lady patient, that he might not
be.
The permanent International exibi-
ton, it is expected, will be opened
about the first of May, in the main
building. p. W. G.