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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-06
JEJCEsyER, ND

MI. Edmund Matot has opcnal
his store, and is now ready to supply
the good people with oysters, or any
thing in the line of groceries they
may wish. We wish him success.
The Lime Co. have purchased two
thousands car loads of wood to be
delivered in their Yards This winter.
Mr.. Woodford Ostegeuis delivers one
thousand cords of it, also the Co. have
contracted for MS many more cords of
A. Roots, delivered; burning a given
number of bushels of lime for cord of
roots.
In our last we spoke of the Christ
mas festival as being an unqualified
success" This Is true, so far as the
committee of arrangements were con-
|cerned, and reflects much credit upon
them, among whom we may mention
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Chandler. Mr.. and Mrs,
Harrison White, ID. L. Smith and Mrs.
Clara Thomas. The evening was very
favorable considering the almost unpre-
cedentcd cold weather we have had for
so long a fine, and at an early hour the
church was filled. The exercises OPEN
ed at seven o'clock with prayer by Rev.
A. A. Belmont, followed by hymn by
the choir, CLARK! the herald angels
siHg." An introductory address was
then delivered by Joseph Morse. This
was followed by a quartette by the
choir. 1.-The Love of Christ" Then
followed recitations and songs, few
only of which we can mention. Recita-
tons, mount Tabor" by Burt Fish;
"Curtew must not ring Tonight" by
Lora Il. Preston, and those by Masters
II. and j. l.. Barker, Bion Wilson, Ned
Stanley and others, were good. Mrs.
Clara l. Thomas rendered. two solos,
"Save one bright crown for me- and
dreaming of home and of mother" in
her usual happy manner. Miss Emma
j. johnson, eXecutedIthe song, "America
Sweet Country" very effectively, max
ing her first appearance as q soloist en-
inently successful. The song "Christ-
mas cheer" blythe little ones, was very
good. Songs by Cora Bickford, II.
Henderson and others were well re-
ceivcd. After the programme, which
was long one, was finished, Mr.. John
Preston, i'll the costume of the venerable
Santa, delivered the presents, which
were numerous and happily combining
the useful with the ornamental, the dox-
ology was sung by the assembly, and
all wendell their way homeward, wen
satisfied that the fair reputation of the
Leicesterians for ability in such occa-
sions had been fully vidcatcdg In
justice to the committee named, and es-
pecially TO W. j. Thomas, the efficient
chorister and director, we feel it our
duty to say that they have had much to
contend with, and discouragemenis in
every possible form have been bravely
faced and conquered. If anything was
noticed unsatisfactory or displeasing to
the audience in the unsolicited free-will
contributions 10 the evening" entertain
ment, the fault is to be charged to the
individuals themselves who alone are
responsible, and not to the director.
Such deserve credit more for their evil
IDENTIFY kind intentions than for the de-
cided benefit given. The director has
Iwisely RETAINED from solicitations or
refusals to.all. thus carefully guarding
against giving offense to anyone.
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UHIIINt.

Last Friday, Dec. 70. afternoon and
evening, the hardest storm of snow Wis
tied us that We have had for several
years. 1t was accompanied by some
wind, NOT enough, however, TO drift
much. The snow is now nearly or quite
two feet deep in the meadows and
swamps.
The Rev. Mr.. Mead, presiding ell
der, occupied the desk of the Union
church, last Sunday. He gave his au-
dience a very excellent sermon from
Colossians 9:11, "Christ is all and in
ALL" He was also listened to by large
and attentive audience In the evening,
taking the words, sand Noah walked
with God" for the theme of his dis
course. Would that we could have more
such sermons, for we are greatly in need
of them.
Mr.. Arnold Manchester, a resident
of this town for several years, has lately
moved 20 Brandon, having purchased
a farm near the village. We understand
that his iather-in-law, Deacon Hiram
Brown, intends to sell or lease his farm
in the spring, and go and live with him.
III so, our town will lose an old and
much respected citizen, also the Baptist
church and society will suffer The los;
of one of its main supporters, rs well
several members of the church.
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County News.
BRISTOL.

The telegraph has been fully put in
order and is now. in operation for The
benefit of the public.
DIR. F.. G.. Prime removed scirr-
hus tumor for Mrs. o. Stedman, last
Monday, with excellent success.
The cantata of Queen Esther, which
has been referred TO as in rehearsal,
was given on last evening (Thursday),
and will be repeated this (Hidag) eve
ming.
About seventy-five persons attended
the tin wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. james
Samson, on Monday evening last The
pair received several appropriate pres
ents. ~ III
The talk now is that this town, Lin
coin, and Starksboro, win bond them
selves for railroad from here to Vcr-
gennes or New Haven. Vergennes is
favored by most, on account OF the
! steamboat connection there. -i
The annual meeting of the aqueduci
company was held Monday evening,
and the following officers were elected I:
r. ID. Stewart, secretary; j. Il. Barlow,
treasurer; II. G. Warner, VIM. Pull
man, W. :. Chase, committee.
The iyceuln, after full and able
discussion, finally settled the matter,
last Monday evening, that card-playing
is injurious to morals. Next Monday
evening Messrs. Mardin, Barton, SquicI
and Dunshee will take the affirmative OF
the resolution, that the liquor laws pas.
sed at the last session of the Vermont
legislature are appropriate to the times
and Messrs. Rider, Wilds, Dunn and
Prime will support the negative.
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Notices..

--Walton's Vermont Register for 1917
for sale by W. 5. Alden.
Dodge has wood, lumber and shin
giles constantly on hand
II. Il. Dodge would again request
a settlement of all accounts to January
L..
W. S. Alden during this month
will sell miscellaneous books II l-2 per
cent below retail prices. 4l-2w
Tor sale, one barn of hay. six and
onc-l alf tons at seven dollars per ton,
also lay at other barns for sale, or stock
taken to winter. A. NJ. Evarts, admin
istrat,r, Salisbury. Vi.
No1icE.-The Addison County Agri-
cultural Society will hold its annual
meeting to elect officers and transact
other business, at the court house in
Middlcbury, ON Wednesday, the 18th
inst, at one o'clock pm.
j. NJ. DYER, Pres.
j. A. CHILD, Sec. ft ,..
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Mcrino Sheep Breeders Association for
the election of officers will be held al
the Addison House. Middlebury, We'd
nesday, Jan. 10, 1877, at IL O'Clock A. NJ.
A large attendance of breeders of the
state Is desirable and earnestly requested,
as important business connected with
the publishing of the register and other
matters will be presented and consid-
cred. There will also he an adjourned
Meeting of the committee On pedigree
at the same place, Monday, Jan. s.
Those who wish their sheep registered
should send in their applications al once
to the secretary, A. Chapman. Middle
bury.
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JERGENNES.

On Thursday evening Il surprise
party at Mr.. Cyrus Booths was an cx-
ceedingly ENJOYABLE affair.
On Wednesday, our French fellow
citizens had sleigh ride and dance at
Martins, in Fcrrisburgh.
Thursday, there was a sleigh ride
to Bristol by our Young people to attend
the rendering of the caniata of Queen
Esther"
On Thursday at the adjourned town
meeting, the people voted not to eXpend
any money at present in improving the
town hall. and adjourned sine die,
The gentlemen on New Years day
made many calls, though not all were
receiving. The excellent sleishing was
taken advantage Of A large number
of sleighs were out AT night filled with
merry people.
E. G. Everest. proprietor of the
American house, Nergcnnes, fell i'll the
Office of the hotel on "Wednesday even
ing, and broke his right leg below the
knee. DR.. Woodbridge was immcdi-
atelv summoned and attended to the
case.
DR. Ingram gave his annual dinner
10 nearly one hunercd poor people many
of them members of his religious socic-
y. This reached many Who would
otherwise have passed other than hap
ny New Year. The doctor does great
dcol towards supportin" charitable
works. but in his own peculiar way.
~, =, ,,
The lrees ~ inc MPiloils' chnrci,
New \ ear h,gi'l were iarge one" ana
heavily loaded. Many Oh 'hc presents
Were very handsome. Inc supper was
eXceiiem. me trees were placed eaci,
sidc OF me desk lmlneniaiely pehlhd
inc desk was an eicsa.l uesiSii III ever
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Rep. Ahys on. Alligator men,.

Capt. Tyler, Of the lsehooper Ann f..
CARL, which was wreckcdof Sayo Key,
south coast of Cuba, has arrived at his
home, Northport, l.. L., aid tells an in-l
teresting story of his misfortunes and
adventures. The schooner was making
a very quick passage when hurricane
struck her. She was driven at its mercy
for four days, and on the fifth, after
beating over two coral reefs, she was
forced back aground on the key -
small, desolate island, the only inhabi-
tants. being number of alligators,
which swarmed around the first night
and came near devouring the crew. In
fact, they were only kept Off by.a fire
which the sailors succeeded IN kidding.
The key is about sixty miles from the
mainland, and out. of the usual track of
vessels, but soon after the CARL had
thus been wrecked her crew were the
means of saving Spanish and an En-
glish crew, whose vessels had gone to
pieces, and Captain Tyler, finding that
he had TO divide his scanty store Of pro-
visions = there being now thirty-five
persons on the island - and that slarya-
ton would soon be staring them in the
face, sent his mate and one seaman In o
boat 10 Cienfucgos, about one hundred
miles distant, with Instructions 10 ask
assistance from the United States con-
sui at Havana. On hearing the facts
the Spanish government sent a gunboat
with provisions for the relief of the
shipwrecked crew, who were found in
an almost furnishing condition, Captain
Tyler having, meantime, shot with his
rifle three alligators, which were cooked
and eaten. The mate chartered in Ha-
vana the barque Perces IIinkley, in
which to ship what was saved of the
wreck TO New York. They had n very
rough voyage. occupying thirty-eight
days, when they put I'm ut Hatteras In
let with all sails blown away, and all
on board nearly starved, having for
eight days been on short allowance -
biscuit and wafer. The schooner has
been unfortunate, having been wrecked
twice before = once at Norfolk. Va,
and once off Block Island. BY the first
wreck Boss Jesse CARL of Northport,
who owned about one-half of the vessel,
lost about S7000.-[ World.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-06

W. III. Kingsley, the dentist, has
removed to Styles new building, where
he has suite of nice, coy rooms, which
are probably not eXcelled in pleasant
ness and convenience by those of any
dentist in the state. Will y is skill
fill dentist, familiar with all the i'm
proved methods in his profession, and a
careful and conscientious operator, and
his new rooms will undoubtedly be-
come great resort for those afflicted
with dental woes.
The drawing of photographs adver-
tised by Barnes was postponed, on ac-
count of the severity of the weather on
the advertised day, to Tuesday, Dec. &c,
when il came off at his rooms. The re-
suit was as follows: The first prize, a
$40 India ink portrait is'due to the in
FAINT child of Mr.. Farnham of
Shoreham; the second prize, So oil
photograph, to Harrison Drake of Mid
dlebury, and the third, Il dozen stereo-
scopic views, To Hortense Drake, sis
ter of the preceding. Barnes found his
enterprise good success financially.
EEThe Afiddlebury Reform Club elect
fed officers last week Friday evening in
accordance with provision of the con-
siitution that they shall be elected on
the Friday evening preceding the 9TH
day of January of each year. The re-
suit was as follows: President, W. III.
Parker; Independents, +. II. Wright
James Domaine, Fred Foote; recording
secretary, $. Brooks financial secretary,
j. T. Kingsley; treasurer, III. =. Lang
worthy; marshals, Martin Madigan, II
A. smith; sergeant al arms, 5. Brooks
steward, =. Vaughan. -
Little annual meeting of the village
Tof Middlebury was held at the town
room on "Wednesday afternoon. j. l.
Buttolph was chosen moderator, and ii
l.. Sheldon clerk. The following were
also elected: Trustees, G.. s.. Vain
wright, j. NJ. Slade, A. 5. Tracy, |. NJ
Trip, j. l.. Buttolph, j. O'Connor, l.
ID. Eldredge treasurer, &. +. Pimey
collector, NJ. A. Munroe; auditors, W
S. Goodrich, II. s. Beckwith. The new
charter which passed the Legislature two
years ago and was amended at the las
session, was formally accepted. Voted {,
raise tax of twenty-five cents on dol
lar of the grand list to defray expense
; and pay the debt already accrued. Ais,
voted 10 print one hundred copies O
the charter and bylaws. II appeare,
from the report of die trustees that ia,
} present Indebtedness of the village 4
about Sl450. The amount expended oil
. highways and sidewalks has been NOR
} than usual, which accounts for a portion
of this deficit.
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WEYBRIDGE.
Thermometer clear down.

Thermometer clear down.
Snow three feet deep in the woods.
Farmers are busy hauling wood and
keeping warm.
Wells are getting lower, and els
terms are all dried up.
The week Of prayer Is to he OBJ
served at the Wesleyan church.
Hard colds and coughs are all The
go, not ms an epidemic, however.
Mr.. John Kingsley has son very
sick, attended by DIR. Eddy. He Is
convalescing, however,
George Cobb has fine business,
resurrecting old clothes wringers and
making them as good as new.
Quarterly meeting at the Wesleyan
Methodist church, Jan. Z. Services AT
the usual hours. Sermon by Rev. Mr..
Cisco, of Forestdale. .....f.
L. j. Hall has put new patent
burner into his mill. 1t looks just right
and it does right. Ii burns cobs and
sawdust to advantage.
john McCuc. while walking Christ
mas night.had his hands and feet bad
" frozen but whether the result will be
fatal is not yet certain.
The Grange has supply of flour
and, groceries at their store on Main
street Outsiders furnished with goods
at ten per cent. advance from cost.
The shed in rear of and belonging
to the w. NJ. church, fell down last
week Friday, being crushed by the
weight of snow which had accunulated
npon the roof y. ffs-
"A part of the Weybridge sport.
ing club met for practice at then
new grounds, New Years day, with
the following success: Clinton Tyler
SO 4-lG inches; T.. Warner, - PIG inch
es; L. Thompson, l6 ZIG inches.
The following officers were elected
at the Grange here for the next year: W
NJ, W. d. Hurlburt; o., NJ. n. Baker;
treasurer, +. NJ. Shaw; chaplain, n
f. Parkill; lecturer, +. f. Stewart
steward, l.. b. Dodge; assistant, W l.
Sturtevant; assistant stewardess, Mrs
II. Tyler; gate. keeper, W. c. Sturie'
want Ceres, Mrs. s. l.. Wright; Poino
M, Mrs. :. J.. Sprague; Flora; Mrs. II
ID. Jackman; Secretary, Mrs. j. "A
Child agent, Ed. Barton.
Post Sampson No. 40, Grand Ar
my of the Republic, has about twenty
members who have very interesting
meetings. The following officers have
been elected: Post commander, james
Sncden; senior vice-commander, W
b. Hurlburt; junior vice-commander
Il. III. Fisk adjutant, George W. she.
den; quartermaster, NJ. f. Boies; sur.
geon, II. Tyler; chaplain, j. ii. liar
rington; officer of the day, II. 5. Jack
man; officer of the guard, j. W. Kings
ley; sergeant-major, W. F. Smith; quar-.
ter master-sergeant, ii. b. lsham. Del
egate to state encampment, George W
Sneden; alternate. W. u. lImlburt.
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Local News,

President iIuldert is TO preach at
Nergennes, SUNDAY.
The thermometer went down to % g
below zero this (Friday) morning.
-Robert Steele had the misfortune to
cut his foot last week, and has been laid
up by the accident.
Mr.. Clinton Smith, our architecture
al townsman, has been severely i'll with
diphtheria, but is getting better.
Wallace W. Newcomb's life was in
surcd for $1,000, and Mr.. Tomlnson
had an insurance on his life of 800 900.
The town clock, after enjoying a
vacation of about two weeks, has gone
to work again for the benefit of the pub
lie.
Rev. Il. ". Darling, of the New
Haven Theological Seminary, preached
at the Congregational church last Sun
day evening.
The dramatic entertainment 10 be
will come off on the evening of Wednes-
day, January H.
Tile liquor agency and of course the
liquors have been removed TO the resi-
dence of j. NJ. Holden on High street.
The transfer was made onyEuesday.
The wood trade is brisk Just about
these days, though prices are very much
reduced from former years. The best
body wood now brings $3.50 in the
Middiebury market,
MIR. j. Davenport killed a pig on
Wednesday, jnstt ten months old, raised
by p. n. Buttolph, which dressed four
hundred and flfty-one pounds; weighed
by Dan Adams. s~
The railroad accident at Pittsford
interrupted freights for nearly week
to the great Inconvenience of those who
had goods on the way for which they
were In hurry.
Rev. b. Labsree, ID. d., formerly
president of the college, is now here Ia
give lectures and instruct the Senior
class during the winter term, which
commenced on "Wednesday.
The Addison County Bee Keepers
Association, who are TO hold their mex
meeting In this place next Thursday
Jan. IL, will meet at the Office OF 4. A
Sturtevant, Esq, and not at DIR. Kings
ley's office, as advertised. w
Miss Gertie Fletcher gave New
Years party to her young friends, Mon
day evening, at the residence of hel
mother, Mrs. Wright, on Pleasant street
Ice cream and cakes, &c., were served
There was los Of enjoyment there, eyi
IDENTIFY. ess Jaw - -
Hon. Timothy G. Smith, late con
sui at Odessa, Russia, who has beer
stopping in this village with his friend
for some weeks, has gone 10 Washing
ton this week, where he win remain
little time before departing for his hom
in the east.
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OR WE'LL.

Snow is more than two feet deep on
Il level.
Some Of the Orwell people went TO
Brandon Ia hear Theodore Tilton.
Al the regular communication OF
Mount Independence Lodge No. 10, +.
and \. NJ, held ut Masonic Hall, Tues
day evening. Dec. 90, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
II. G. Ilibbard, W. NJ; A S Murray,
:. W.; G.. A. Kimball, j. W.; f.. NJ.
Bottum, secretary; Elos Ray, treasurer !;
{. r. Lilly. :. ID. John Hopkins, j. ID. (;
Henry Bascom, chaplain. Installation
of officers Tuesday evening. Jan. 9.
The Christmas tree and theseXer-
cises connected Herewith, which were
held at the town hall in this place, af-
forded much enjoyment to all who were
present. The "Orwell Evergreens," n
Young missionary society, furnished the
music. There were irrilations, poems,
addresses and supper in addition 10 the
tree, which was of course the important
thing, after all. The notices and other
decorations make the town hall very at
iractive indeed.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-06

FERocIous.-A few days since. Gov.
Hayes received an anonymous letter,
postmarked Washington, Pa, inform
ing that gentleman that fhe did not
withdraw from the presidential contest
he would be shot within a month. A
few days after fellow possessed of q
strong flavor of Bourbon Reform was
found prowling about the corridors
leading to the Governors room and
very importunate TO sec Gov. Hayes.
AS he was unfit to see anybody, he was
refused and led out of the building.
When he reached q safe distance he
drew pistol from his pocket and flour
ished 1t rather more ostentatiously than
a sober man bent on mischief would be
likely to do. .....-..t-
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LlDDLS1lN

Quite a singular accident happened
a horse belonging to Mr.. Carlton Hanks
of this place. II appears that on one
evening of this week, when watering
his stock al n we'll about 81 on "a feet in
depth, the animal had the misfortune TO
be precipiiated headioremost into the
well, where Il remained some little time,
when II was drawn out by means of
pulieys and siont team. being In no
way injured by the fall.
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NEU HAVEN.

--Russcl A. Barton, of New Haven
Mills. has been dangerously i'll some
time with erysipelas, but is now lecov-
ering.
e. A. IIassellinc, Esq, of Bristol, is
holding a series of singing schools at
New Haven Mills.
"A singing school at the Street attracts
a large number ofour young folks every
Friday evening. Mr.. Erwin IIasscltine
of Bristol, is the instructor.
Among the other institutions of in
struction Is dancing school at the Pot
ter House every Tuesday night, under
the direction of Mr.. Henry Wheeler.
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NALLSHTRT.

There was leap year ball ~ the
Lake House, New Years eve.
Superintendent of Education, Ed
ward Conant, will lecture at the town
hall in this village on Saturday evening,
January 27. -'-ii
The friends of the Rev. Kittredge
Haven, will meet for donation visit at
the Lake Dunmore House in Salisbury,
on Friday evening January Y. Wells
quadrille band of six or eight pieces
will furnish the music.
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CHEAP ADVERTISING
tpEAT REDUCTION.

We have determined to reduce rates for
short time vortisements, and shail hcncefortb
charge onl, so cents for one inch or less for the
first insertion, with the addition Of 8 cents per
line for space occupied beyond enc inch.
For three weeks the charge will be one dollar
for one inch and 10 cents per linz for the space
occupied beyond one inch.
This includes all legal advertisements, such as
paobafs and chancery notices, announcements ut
estiays, alterations, &c. "a
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-06
URLDPORT.

The religious meetings AT the Con-
gregational church continue, and the
interest is,to a considerable extent, still
maintained. Some forty on more per-
sons have expressed a desire to he Chris
tians. $685.
MIR. &. Z. Crane killed yearlng
heiier, on Thursday, which dressed
$50 l-2 pounds.
The snow is very deep in the woods,
and il IL difficult to'get out wood with
out spending great deal of time in
breaking roads. Ii is three feet or more
deep upon the level. ..t~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-10-13

DEpARTED.-Just as we were closing
the forms for press, the sad news was
received of the death of Mr.. Juli a
Dickens, editor of the Steilacoom
Express. The tidings were not unex-
pected, as the last time we saw him,
less than a month ago, disease had
apparently fixed firm grasp upon
his hitherto vigorous frame. With
this bare announcement, we must
leave till a another time an expression
of the thoughts which arise in con-
nection with the sad event.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-10-13

* At Seattle, the King county
Industrial Association has elected
the following officers: President. G..
W. Lawton; vice president, Ira Wood
in; secretary, Roswell Scott; treas
urer, W. A, Jennings; directors,
F. MoNatt, G. w. Lawton, L. Nc
Redman, w. A. Harrington, W. A.
Jennings, G.. w. Stenson, r. Scott,
b. L. Northup, W. Pickering, D.
Hewet, j. Horton, Ira Woodin, F.
w. Valid. 49, .......