The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-12-07

Hon. w. II. IL. Bingham, of Stowe
the standing candidate of the Vernon
Democrats for the office of governor O
tho state, was In town Saturday, look
ing after the interests of his insl,ranc,
company.
All children are requested to NEE
at Mrs. Sturtevant's house at tw,
O'Clock PM, on Saturday, December 8
to sing and to make arrangements fol
the children's temperance meeting OF
the national temperance. day.
-Messrs. w. W. Gay, of Malone, N
Y, graduate. of the class of 1876, and
Charles M. Prynne, of the Springfield
Republican, formerly member of the
class of 1876, have been in town this
week, and on Thursday made us a call.
Some wanton miscreant threw a
stone weighing about half pound
through the skylight into John S. Buck
ley's shoe shop, Tuesday night. A most
inexcusable piece of mischief, and the
perpctrator. ought to be broughttup for
| it,
! President Iulbert,-of NIiddlebury
College is announced to!give the second
llccture of a course at the Methodist
church in North Ferrisburgh, on Friday
evening, Dec. IA. His, subject is "Self-
culture the Condition of Personal Eli
joyment." K
The student, who threw his easy
chair from the fourth floor window
because there was some kerosene upon
II and it was burning, thinks that when
he gets another chair and similar cir
cumstance takes place, he will put the
fire out up stairs.
The dwelling house of Dea. Geo.
l.. Porter took fire, OH Monday last,
from the SCOT taking fire in an old fire
place behind the board and large cup
board. BY the assistance of the inmates
II was saved with but little damage, as
1t was discovered when the family were
at dinner.
The sociable given at the Methodist
church parlors, on Wednesday evening,
was well attended, though not so large
ly as it would have been but for the
rain and mud. The ladies supplied pop
corn and candy to please the children.
The receipts were thought to be quite
handsome considering the evening.
"Wednesday evening there was So
cable at the residence of Madame
Wainwright, for the benefit of the La
dies Circulating Library Association,
and there was Il goodly attendance in
spite of the rain and mud. The guests
enjoyed the occasion very much and the
Association realized about ten dollars.
Miss Anna Cakes, who has so long
and acceptably taught the Grammar
school department of our graded school,
has been dangerously ill with rheumat-
ic fever for some weeks. She is little
better than she has been, and it is hoped
she will soon recover. Miss Mary HUI
bert is teaching that department this
term.
AT a meeting of the vestry of st.
stephens church in this village, last
Monday evening, a call to become rec
tor was extended to Rev. j. Il. Frank
lin, who has been supplying here since
the first of November, the rectorshp to
date back to the time of commencing
the supply. Mr.. Franklin has accepted
the call and entered upon his work.
With pain we record the death of
Miss Mary Seymour, who quietly pass
ed away this morning, after very try
ing illness. She had been failing for
several weeks, but since Sunday her
decline was very rapid, terminating in
her death at five o'clock this morning.
The funeral will be attended from st. !
Stephens church next Tuesday. at two |
O'Clock l.. NJ.
DR.. +. G. Gale, who was formerly |
associated with Mr.. j. l.. Duttolph in |
the hardware business, and afterwards |
for time run the business alone, after
quite an absence in the west, has re-
turned and purchased the stock in trade
of n. +. Riders drug store, and taken
possession. Mr.. Rider will remain for
the present, and give the business the
benefit of his skill and experience.
The following is an extract from a
letter received from the Home at Bur-
lingtOn, in acknowledgement of the |
Thanksgiving dinner sent them bv the |
ladies of this place:
BURLINGTON, W., Nov. 90 1877
Ny Dear Mrs. Becltrhh: -Thc Thanksgiving
dinner arrived safely and l wish most heartily |
those who contributed it could have looked in on
the children as they were enjoying it, Miss
wright zone of the tcachers) says she feels sure |
the donors would feel themselves amply repaid il
they could have seen the children's delight. >
: Accept for myself and all concerned our most |
hearty thanks for the happiness you have given
the Home children. Sincerely yours,
KATE W. MORTON, Cor Sec.
EXAMINE AND BE CONyINCED.-It will |
require very poor critic to decide upon
examination that the Steinway and |
Chickering pianos and Estey organs, as
now improved, afford the very best ill.,
vestment that can now be offered. The |
observation the country over will prove
that these instruments, where found,
afford Il monument of their peculiar
merit. Mr.. Fred. ii. Cluett, 2G9 River
Street, Troy, invites attention to a
splendid stock selected from the manu-
facturers' warerooms, which are now be- |
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