The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-22

at the vestry of tho Methodist church.
last Wednesday afternoon, was well at.
tended and its exercises full of interest
Mrs. Rockwell and Mrs. Seely read pa.
pcrs.
--Alonzo Todd, whose conviction
for DEMONSTRATING was announced last
week, was sentenced to one years hard
labor in the state prison, at Windsor,
and TO pay costs of prosecution. Sher-
III Trip started this morning with the
prisoner for his new home over the
mountain.
Besides the usual reading matter,
the Register next week will contain the
Baccalaureatc sermon, and full report
of the commencement exercises. We
shall print an extra number, SO that
any one wishing them to send 10 friends
out of town will not be disappointed
Leave your orders at our office.
An important case, which has been
pending in our municipal court for q
week or two, Is to come to final hear
ing before Justice Stapleton, Saturday
afternoon. The parties are Messrs. +
A. Leland and Toussant Kidder, and
the matter in dispute involves some IF
teen cents or more. There will be q
large attendance. Such immense inter-
ests being at stake, quite likely it may
be jury trial.
-"Hello! What does that meanY''
said Brown, the other day, gazing alb
stractedly upon q new and gorgeous
motto chrome Mrs. Brown had brought
home. "Why, can't you read? That's
NO cross, no CROWN" said Mrs. B.
ooh, that's it, is itp thought it was
NO saw-horse, no work-basket,' re-
piled Brown. "You brute" Brown
didn't wait to feel the rest.
The work of repairing. or rather
rebuilding, the three mile bridge is GO
ing forward vigorously. The center
pier ia TO be taken out, and the bridge
is to be sustained by arches of seven
inch timber bolted together some four
feet deep. The bridge has already been
brought up to level position, and the
bridge will be completed at an carly
day. Mr.. Edgarton, of Charlotte, has
charge of the job.
Last week we referred 10 the arrest
of DR.. U-ta-wa-un on process issued
from Windham county court, at the in
stance of D. B. Steadman, of Brattle-
boro, last week. He remained in Jail
until last Tuesday morning, when the
suit was withdrawn, and the doctor re-
leased from confinement. The with
drawal of the suit is virtual acknowl-
edgement by Mr.. Steadman that he had
no cause of action. If the doctor has
the real Indian grit he will be likely to
make it warm for whoever is response
BILE for his arrest.
On Tuesday morning, in announ-
cling the decision Of the court upon the
exceptions taken to the report of the
commissioners for laying the road to
the top of Grand View mountain in
Addison, Judge Pierpoint expatiated
upon the beauties of the scenery as seen
from that point, remarking that in his
opinion, "there Is no more beautiful
view in Vermont, if there is in the
world" OF course the report of the
commissioners was accepted, and the
order made that the road should be
opened for working within six months,
and for travel within one year, and the
land damages to be paid in six months.
Exceptions were taken by the town OF
Addison to the Supreme Court
Mrs. Rollin Birchard had all OPEN
ing at her residence last night - the
opening of the petals of q fine Night
blooming Cereus. She kindly notified
some of her friends who were within
convenient reach, and they came in and
enjoyed sight of this rare and beauti-
full exotic in the most interesting period
of its existence. This plant is a native
Of Cuba and Mexico, and is one of &C.
nus Of plants of the natural order OF
Cactace@, called Cereus, of which there
are about hundred species. The bios
som of the Night-blooming Cereus, OF
Cereus grandiforus, is white, very fra
grant, and magnificently beautiful, but
short-lived, and after ditiusing its sweet
ness upon the night air for few hours,
fades and withers in the morning, seem
ingly too delicate and ethereal for the
glare of the sunlight. This plant is
about two and half years old.
The spring term of the Middlebury
Graded School closed last Friday with
the usual exercises. The term has been
an unusually busy one on account OF
the large class graduating. The exam.
nations of the graduating class, con-
Quoted by the college faculty, were
protracted and severe. Prof. Mead
has been for the last two weeks exam
lining the promotion classes of the low
er rooms. The order of exercises Fri
day afternoon was as follows:
Declamation-The Duty of the Chief Executive
q. H. Martin, Middlebury
| Oratlon-God for our Native Land,
l.. d. Proctor. Sutherland Falla
Oration-Ashlabula,
j. c. Harvey, Danbury Conn
Poem-The Lilies. IF. l.. Nason, Addison
oration-Life's Rewards Imperishable,
+. II. Warner, Cornwall
Defamation ........... o. ii. Cady, Middlebury
Oration-Obstinacy TO Change, opposed to Pro
gress.............. IF. c. Partridge. Mddebury
NJ 4. Brooks. Middlebury
The June number of the college
paper, The Undergraduate, Is ont. The
number completes Volume ii. The
paper has been very ably sustained, ant
has taken a high rank among the bes
college papers in the country. All the
departments bave been excellent. The
paper Is an honor to the college, and
worthy of far more liberal support from
the Alumni than it has received. A. T
Stapleton, the managing editor, hai
shown much ability and good sense
and the editorial department has beeI
interesting and Its discussions in goot
taste. The paper has been fortunate II
Its management thus far, and give
promise of being no less so for the com
Ing year. The new board are the fol
lowing: Managing editor, W. j. Fish
'78: associates, NJ. B. Manlcy, '7S; ]
W. Atwood, '78; ID. P. Hardy, 10; ID
Stewart, '79; j. A. Barrett, 70; II. w
Hubert, '79.
EARLY during the past winter seyera
circus managers conceived the invasion
of the New England states, each eli
deavoring to monopolize patronage b,
the organization of a company large
than the other, which we must say wa
an exhibition of good judgment on thei
: part, as the people are ALWAYS sure 4