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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-20
County News.
TERGENNES.

Price of butter from 20 70 % cents
per pound.
d. II. Root, the temperance lectur-
er, will preach ut the Congregational
church, Sunday evening.
Shipments from this station for the
week ending January l5, include 100
pounds butter; ia boxes horse nails !;
cars hay; | car cattle.
Henry Ballard, Esq, will give an
address upon the subject of temperance
In School House hall, on Friday eve
ming of next week.
Gen. George w. Grandey, the Ma
tional Bank examiner for Vermont, has
commenced his annual examination of
the banks of the state.
Individual deposits in the Vergennes
National bank at the close of business
on the 22d day of December, 1876,
amounted to 43,576.25.
The st. John Baptist society, which
has had rooms for years on Greene
street, has just removed into Stevens
new block, over f. A. Ross clothing
store.
The Vergennes Reform Club keeps
up its numbers and interest, and holds
weekly meetings Wednesday evening
and public temperance meeting every
Sunday afternoon.
-Rev. Mr.. Hall, who was invited TO
become pastor of the Vergennes Con-
gregational church, has given favora-
BILE answer, accepting the call, and will
come on to assume the duties of his
pastorate about the first OF March,
The Vergennes people with charac-
snow on some of the much Travelled
streets of the city, and thereby much
improved the facilities for travel.
Conductor f. II. Gage, late conduc-
tor on the Toledo, Wabash and Western
railroad, son of Walter Gage, ESQ.,, for
merly of this place, was killed in a rail-
road collision near Quincy, ILL.,, on tho
LIST instant.
Officers of the Reform Club for the
present quarter are as follows: Presi
dent, NJ. f. Hall; secretary, Apollos
Adams; vice presidents, E. ID. Chilson.
James Rock, r. +. Mclaughlin: treas
urer, III. Ketcham.
The stockholders of the National
Horse Nail company held their annual
election of directors at their office on
Thursday, with the following result:
L. Barnes. Amos Wetherbee, j. II. Ne
her, c. Nj. Wellington, j. G.. Hindes, |
VIM. G.. Bixby, b. II. Lewis. At
subsequent meeting of the directors, the |
following were elected officers for the |
year ensuing: l.. Barnes, president; j.
&. llindes, agent; d. II. Lewis, secre-
tary and treasurer.
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ed which marks the true actor. Will
IL. Nichols, in the prominent part of
Jedediah Homebrcd, was very strik-
ing character. His personation was es-
sentially farcical, but sufficiently true to
the conventional widc-awake Yankee of
literature. His acting was spirited, and
appealed strongly to the risibilities of
the audience. Ii would be difficult to
find another person who could have
taken the part so well. Miss Lizzie
Lamb, as Miss Squeamish, a young lady
of fifty summers, was delightfully."-
natural rendering of a character which
has always been a just theme of satire,
the middle aged maiden, who resorts to
artifice to aid her affectation of youth.
Miss Lille Severance was very charm
ing in her part, of which she showed
perfect conception and which was rem
dered with spirit and naturalness. j.
@. Harvey, the refined villain, Fred
Foote, as the poetic youth, taken in by
the artificial charms of Miss Squeamish,
Harry b. Doice the gallant lover, and
hero ofthe play, and Miss Jennie Brooks,
the waiting maid, all performed their
parts with great credit to themselves.
The farce, "The Loan of Lover"
which followed the comedy, was a
pleasing conclusion of the evenings en-
tertainment. The acting was not less
taking than that of the comedy. II was
received with many demonstrations of
applause. The music, by Hatch's or
chestral band, which was given be-
tween the scenes and acts, twas very fine,
and elected its share of applause. Those
who had charge of getting up this enter
tainment have the satisfaction of feeling
that they have given the town one of
the best as well as most successful ex-
hibitions of the season, and for which
much credit is due them.
The club propose to repeat the enter
tainment in some of the neighboring
towns, and expect to give it in Bristol
in few days. Our many Bristol read
ers should not fail to attend it, if they
wish for an evening of pleasure.
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BRIUPOR

The collector of the town of Brid-
port, Edgar Grovenor, ESQ, advertises
that he will receive taxes at the store of
ID. Ii. Bennett & Co. on the 27th, Goth,
3Oth and Slst days of January instant.
Tax payers will govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
Wilbur Bristol was arrested one
day last week and brought before Just
ice n. 5. Bennett, charged with larceny
of one hundred dollar bill at the store
of A. p. Skiff & son. After hearing he
was held for trial in five hundred dollar
bonds.
Mr.. Asa Rice and his wife celebra-
ted the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage on Wednesday evening. Invita-
tions had been issued to about two hun
dred persons and there were about one
hundred and twenty present. Rev. W.
w. Winchester made some appropriate
remarks and read poem written es-
pecially for the occasion by Mrs. Cox.
There were quite number of valuable
presents left by the guests, including
quite sum of money in gold and silver
coin. Four of the party present were
also present at their marriage in 1927.
Mr.. ID. +. Doty gave his favorite song,
affording great deal of amusement to
the party. OF course the guests We're
handsomely entertained, and all seemed
to enjoy the OCCASION very mach.
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New York City finds it difficult
matter in these times TO collect its taxes.
According to the official statement of
the comptroller, S6,500,0 900 of last years
taxes are still unpaid, and there is be-
sides S5,OOO,OO0 in arrears for the pre-
ceding five years. The latter sum is all
due on personal property, and there are
also some unpaid taxes on real estate
for the same period, but these are col
lectable after three years by the sale of
the property. 1t seems to be no easy
matter to collect considerable portion
of the taxes on personal property in
that city. No doubt the hard times
may be held responsible for good deal
of delinquency, but lack of moral
scruple and Of efficient laws has still
more to do with il.
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Inc average morning record Tor the
thirty-three days included is just one
third of a degree above zero. The
record of snowfall during the same time
is perhaps still more remarkable.
WISE LEADERsHP.-Th This is what the
Journal of Education says of the efforts
recently made by the president and fac
ulty to raise the standard of college
SIT" Though II gave some dlssatisfac-
ton at the time, II Is already bearing
fruit both to the good and glory of DR..
Hubert and his college:
" President Hubert of Middlebury.
commences his administration under the
most favorable circumstances, and with
firm determination to elevate the stand
ard of scholarship, both in the college,
and in the preparatory schools which
supply it. In this purpose he should be
sustained by every college president,
and by every high school teacher In New
England. The responsibility of fixing
the standard of qualifications rests with
the united college presidents, and the 1T
ting schools viii furnish lust what the
colleges may demand. II has been q
great drawback to advanced scholarship,
when one college was willing to become
an asylum for rejected applicants to 9TH
er institutions. Such policy may tenn
porarily gain students, but II is at the
expense of character and scholarship.
Ii don't pay in the end. College presi-
dents should stand shoulder to shoulder
In jealous defense of higher range of
learning, and they will secure 1t as soon
as they make the demand of preparatory
schools, and stick to 1t. The time is at
hand when the leading institutions OF
New England should refuse to pass men
who are innocent of a knowledge of the
rudiments, and whose acquaintance
with Latin and Greek and mathematics
is Of the most superficial character. -
Farmer.
The exhibition given under the aus
pices of the Reform club was grand
success, both in the attendance il drew
and the excellent acting in the plays.
The large school hall was literally
crowded by an audience which has NOT
beep exceeded, If equalled, in numbers
for long time. The acting In the COM
edy 'The Green Mountain Boy" was
delightfully."- good, There was hardly a
part which was not carried out in the
true spirit of the histrionic art, j. n.
Newell as old Tomkins, was the perfec.
ton of passionate old gentleman, not
exactly well balanced in the upper story,
and with a weakness for titular honors.
There was an abandon, q complete los
ing Of self In the character he personal
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The following is from the Rutland
Herald: Died at the residence of her
father, Mr.. Gideon Abbey, in Orwell of
neuralgia ON the brain, January ., 1877.
Miss Ella Il. Abbey, aged nineteen
years, ten months aud two days.
The deceased was taken i'll on Tues
day, Dec. 20, and during her illness of
eleven days, suffering much severe pain,
she was conscious except at intervals.
During her unconscious wanderings, she
often spoke of and called for the young
people with whom she mingled, espe-
cially her chum while at the Troy Con-
ference Academy, Miss Nellie NJ. Link,
of Eagle Mills, n. Y, with whom she
spent several weeks during the fall At
times she seemed to realize how very
sick she was, for she often said, 30,
papa, do you know your Ella is very
sick?''
During her life she possessed loving
and cheerful disposition. While per-
forming her duties as teacher, many
little hearts became strongly attached to
her. In 1873 she united with the Con
gregational church, at the age ofsixteen.
She has always borne christian dispo-
sition, and took great pride in attending
church and Sunday-school. Ella will
be always be remembered by the whole
as having one of the
strongest and sweetest voices that joined
in singing praises to the Lord. The last
hymn she sang was "Dear Lord. accept
this heart of mine," which, we sincerely
believe, came from the bottom of her
heart. "All that knew her best loved
her most" She leaves many compan-
ions who mourn her early demise. In
this their hour of aflliction at the loss of
their tirst-born, the parents and little |
sister have the sympathy of the entire
The funeral, Sunday, January I, at
he residence of her father, was, in spite
IF the severe storm, largely attended in
lonor of the deceased Rev. NJ. L. Sew
france officiating.
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NTARKNBOHO.

Snow, snow, snow. The air, the
roads and the fields are full of It; in
fact, we are nearly showed under. The
lumbermen are about discouraged, and
most Of them have given up trying 10
get out logs. d. II. Orvis is an excep-
ton; he does not seem to know what
give up means. He went to the noun
tain on Friday last with an eight-horse
team, and succeeded in returning with
a small load of logs. To-day nearly or
quite four feet of snow fills the roads,
and the wind won't let il lie still more
than half day at time. It is too
much of good thing.
Aunt Mary Young is one of the
smart old ladies of South Starksboro.
She Is eighty-two years of age, and does
rs much work as some girls of eighteen.
She recently walked TO Bristol, dis
lance Of four miles, and back the same
day. Last fall she walked six miles to
visit her niece and returned the next
day, and did not complain of fatigue.
Miss Young by industry and economy
has accumulated more than enough to
support her without laboring, but she
persists in making herself useful In the
families of her nephews, Russell and
Enoch Young.
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WEYBRIDGE.
business dull.
Everybody trying TO live.


Everybody trying to live.
Thermometer from freezing TO zero
and twenty-five deg. below.
The officers of our grange were
properly installed by ex-Worthy Master
Sprague. Annual feast, Jan. "a.
Continual snow storms have made
mems hearts sick, and paths are no more
shoveled to the highway; the idea now
is to keep atop, which looks dubious.
The schools are seriously affected, num-
bers of the scholars being unable to at
tend. The roads are almost impossible.
Nerily, what shall the end be?
Briggs n. Whitman, ESQ. of Green
horn, Colorado, formerly of this place,
has unexpectedly put in an appearance,
much to the joy of many friends, look
ing the picture of health. Mr.. Whitman
left here almost four years ago, in COM
pany with Mr.. G.. T.. Child and car
load of breeding ewes. Mr.. Child re-
turned home and Mr.. Whitman re-
manned on the ranch. They have now
1000 fine sheep. A large percentage are
improved merinos. They have been
highly successful financially. Mr.. W.
was n great and constant sufferer from
asthma while in Vermont, but has had
nothing of the sort while in Colorado.
His sympathy for those that remain in
Vermont and suffer is small.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.


MlDDIEBCR1.
Congratulations Pleasant and Main sts
Rev. r.. T. Hooker, pastor. sunday services al
10: ~ AN. and 90 Pm. Thursday evening prayer
meeting at 90.
4hefhodisf-North rleasant-st Rev ,. Wash
burn, pastor. sunday services al 10 Is AN. and
80 I'M. Thursday evening prayer meeting at
800. Class meeting on Friday evening at co.
Episcopdl-S. Stephens ChUrch-Main-st -
- rector. sunday services at IL: 30 AM
aud 90 pm.
RomoR CdfhoIc-wey bridge-st Rev Z. Gun.
bingham, pastor. sunday services, alternate Sab.
haths, High Mass at 10 90 A.M Nespers and hene-
dictiou at 6 Pm.
EAST MDDLEDrpY.I
4Aefk0dtst-liev. u. +. Brooks, pastor. SUNDAY
services nj :00r.M.
yERGESNEs
Buptist Rev. Charles Hibbari pastor. services
Ia town hall. Sunday services TT 0:l5 AM and
lem. Weekly prayer meeting on rhur4day eve.
niag at 90.
.hethodist -Ke,. J. NJ. Edscrlcn, pastor sunday
-eryiccs AT ] 30 and 200 pm. Weekly prayer
hIeeuns on Thursday evening at 90.
kpIscopdt-St. PduPs Church--Rev. {. !. Chaplin,
rector. sunday services at 10: Is AN and 90 PM
Friday evening al 30
Missioa Chdpel-Dr ". 4. lngham. sunday
services ut 10 ~ AM. and JPN. Weekly prayer
meeting on Thursday evening.
Roman CdfhoiASRey. r. Cunningham, pastor.
-Arvices, alternate Sabbaths. High Mass at 10 10
AN, Nespers and benedicuon at 90 Pm
Congregational - -, pastor. sun.
day services at 10 ~ AM and 90 PM. Weekly
prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 100.
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ADDISON.

Mr.. Lyman Clark was recently
Frustrated with his third stroke Of par
alysis, and Is now lying In critical con-
dition.
They are having spelling schools
for regular entertainments, at Addison
Center. There are declarations, recita-
tions and spelling.
The Addison lyceum club are hold.
ing weekly meetings in the town hall
when they can get there; some of the
discussions are quite spicy.
Our roads are simply horrible. On
Friday, after Thursdays blow, ten men
worked all day to break the Norton
town cross-road, three miles long. No
body travels, only those who must.
Snow, snow, is our portion, and
breaking roads our principal business I;
some of our crossroads are given up to
the snow-king and others are only barely
passable. We have only about flfty-flye
Inches of snow on the level.
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LETCESTEP.

The following, coming as 1t does
from respectable citizen Of this town,
we give below though we are not aware
of any unfairness and do not believe
there was even a willingness to be UNI
ialr ON the part of our correspondent
noticed some errors in your paper
on the proceedings of the Christmas an
niversary ut the church in Leicester.
Your correspondent made mention of a
few prominent citizens and left the rest
unnoticed, whether they assisted in the
celebration or not. The committee of
arrangements were Mr.. Frank Chand-
Ter, Mrs. ii. N. Morse and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. j. Thomas. Ifyour reporter should
choose to compliment young lady for
singing and mention no others, lot him
do so, but report facts. \.
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Notices.

Ii. Il. Dodge has II fine lot of dog col
lars for sale.
H. b. Dodge has the largest stock
of grass seed ever offered in town, which
he Is Offering at unusually low prices.
Found, Il fitch fur cape, which the
owner can obtain on application at this
office. A proper description of the prop
erty will be required.
AUCTION. Sheriff Trip will sell at
public aution at the store OF j. G. Man
ney, on Monday next, January 22d, all
the stock of goods now remaining I'M
sold. The sale will commence at ?
O'Clock p. NJ.
The Middlebury Choral society will
give concert at Academy Hall, on
Wednesday evening, January "A. Dud-
ley Bucks Centennial cantata, written
for the Philadelphia exposition, and
other music of popular and patriotic
character, will be rendered under the
direction of +. II. IIigley. Doors open
at sev' O'Clock. Concert to commence
at 7:4". Tickets of admission, % cents.
Reserved seats 50 cents Tickets for
ALE al +. NJ. Chapman & Co.'s store.
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RTPTON.

In August, 1876, l.. IL. Baker of
this town dug a well near his house.
He had to dig several feet deeper than
the bottom of a large spring that was
but short distance from the we'll 1t
was soon ascertoined that the water in
the well was not like that in the spring,
being of a yellowish milky color and
brackish taste. Mr.. Baker neatly fixed
and covered the well TO keep out rain
and other outside articles, with the
expectation that the water would soon
become better. But to his surprise,
the water became more brackish, with
clear dark color, and a strong taste of
iron and sulphur and other delectable
ingredients. 1t is claimed by some that
Il Is mineral spring, with some excel
lent healing qualities.
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BRTCTOT

Mr.. IIawley, who was recently
burned out, contemplates building again
early in the spring.
DIR. f. Wheeler of Bristol, while
on his way to attend some patients in
New Haven Mills, last Saturday eve
ming, had a runaway accident which
caused him some inconvenience but no
serious damage. As he was near Mr..
W. 5. Howden's, his horse became
frightened at something, started to run,
spilled out the Doctor and went on about
three miles when Peter Larock stopped
him and took him back to the doctor
who was going along on foot.
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WHIPPING

Mr.. Watts of this town recently lost
a valuable horse by being kicked by an
other horse standing near it.
The grange recently organized here
has now an active membership of about
seventy-five persons. They will soon
hold their meetings monthly instead of
weekly.
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CORNUALL.

Mr.. n. ID. Morse last week killed
a yearling bull that dressed 1872 pounds.
Mr.. Morse is little ahead, so far
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-20

Arm YTYNin stimulates the growth of
LAID HEUlN the hair and prevents II
Min MINT from falling out OF turn
uItku kivu Ing gray. II also cures
that unpleasant itching that is the prelude Of the
hairs decay. Removes dandruf and cures all
diseases of the scalp. 1t makes q nice shampoo
and dressing for ladies' and ohdrens' heads as 1t
removes the dandruf and dirt, keeps lao head
COOL and leaves the hair soft and scalp clean Try
1t and you will use no other. Ask druggists and
merchants for II everywhere or send rs cts to me
for trial bottle Address @. W. Richardson, Bar
net, Vt. Sold In Middlebury By N. 7. Rider; in
Vergennes by N. ]. Renaud, barber. 22nG
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-20

A T DIR. PLUMLEY'S YOU WILL
"A. find as fine line Of Drugs and Chemicals a.
usually kept In first class drnestores.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-20

A L DIR. PLUAILEY'S MAY BE
"A found all the new and popular Patent Medi.
cal Compounds Of the day.
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A I DIR. PLUAILEY'S ONE CAN
~ get the best bargains in town on stationery
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-18
The LaEor Question Discussed.
HAssAN,3 Hennepin Co. MIMI, }
Sept. Goth. 1877.
Editor iati-MonOpOlist

Editor 1inti-Mo7aopolist
1t seems to me that the worst enc
mics the labOring man has are the men
who are nominated to high official
positions, and instead Of telling them
the truth, hold out false and dolusive
hopes, which in IA manner justify
them in strikes and riots which are
a disgrace to our civilization.
In republic. where every man
has a ballot by which he can right
every wrong, no other remedy is JUS
tifable. Some one says, the politicians
divide them and they vote against
each other, and thus neutralize their
power.
@Well; they will have to suffer, until
they learn better. Another says.
man are false to their pledges, and we
don't know who to trust. If the law
cannot reach them, treat them as they
do traitors in time Of war. Labor is
simply % commodity; the same as
wheat, OF corn. When there is an
over supply, the price is down and
rice-rersa. If man don't want to
take the price that is offered for
hIlCOCs AiC iACO liz III w Oty Ci1UO nv
one else shall take it; for that is
tyranny of the worst kind; and il al
lowed to exist, would destroy any
government on earth. IN building
our rail roads and cities Of the west,
we have employed vast amount Of
labor; those industries are stopped;
that leaves an over supply Of labor on
the market; but | can see who is to
blame, except Congress in its unwise
attempt to make paper money worth
as much as gold. [ do not believe
that it is for the public interests, for
citizens, states, or the general gov
eminent, to make improvements,
simply to give employment to labor;
neither should people be left to starye
in land of plenty. If there is any
thing the general government can do,
that would be for the public interest,
now is the time to do it. \ double
rail road might be builtEfrom the east
to the west, that would employ mil
lions of men, now idle, which would,
in time, pay back every dollar it cost,
in cheap transportation.
The east wants our products; ave
want theirs. There should be a pub
lie highway for the exchange. When
men talk about Congress interfering
with the natural rights Of individuals,
such ideas originate either in gross |
ignorance, or dishonesty, and in either
case, unfit u man for any great public
trust. Congress has no more right to
say to me what [ shall pay for labor,
IL what | shall receive, than it has to |
regulate what | shall receive, or pay, |
sor wheat; or what | shall eat, and |
when | shall eat it.
GORDON JACKINS.