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

An entirely origiaM poem by one
of orr Young men has been handed us
for publication, but we have only space
for the opening lines, as follows:
al am monarch Of all I survey, d.
MY right there Is mons to dispute, f.
From the center all around to the sea
am lord Of the fowl and, the brute
The remainder is respectfully declin-
ed. VIZ +l 3D. av.d 80
One feature of the new charter
adopted az the village meeting ON We'd
nesday isthe provision foa' retaining all
the money raised by the highway tax up
on ratable property within the village,
to be expended upon the streets of the
village. Previously a portion of the
funds thus raised was expended upon
the roads outside of the corporate limits
of the village. ''''
AT the annual meeting of Pleasant
Valley Grange No. 1882. OIL, Decem-.
Der 10, 1876, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year, common
cling January 16, 1877. Master J. II.
Ford; overseer, John w. Halliday
lecturer, Mrs. j. W. Halliday; stew
ard, George Il. Grosvenor; assistant
steward. Charles Piper; chaplain, Gard
ner c. Cady; treasurer, Augustus Mat
thews: secretary, Cyrus A. Btump;s gate
keeker, Allen II. Foote Ceres, Mrs.
George Grosvenor; Pomona, Miss Fan
ME Cady; Flora, Miss Emma Grosve-
nor; lady assistant steward, Mrs. Chas.
Piper; business agent, Chas. W. Mat
thews. The Grange meets semi-montlily
at the rooms of the Reform Club. II
L., a,lx.
bers, and is in prosperous condition.
Purchases have been made by the bust
ness agent TO large amount during the
past year, and still larger purchases will
be made during the present year.
"A warrant was issued on Tuesday
morning for the arrest of Daniel y.
Buckley, lad of about fifteen years, on
a charge of breaking into the mill of W.
S. Goodrich, and taking from his money
drawer sum of money. On examina
ton il appeared that this boy with an
other, Barney McNulty, pried open the
door of the Office, broke open the money
drawer, and took therefiom something
over sixteen dollars. This occurred on
Sunday, and before Tuesday morning
they were detected by the exhibition of
an unusual amount. of money in their
possession. Some thirteen dollars of
the money was recovered. Young
Buckley was held for trial at the next
term of the county court in three hun
bred dollar bonds, aud in default of,bail
was committed to the Vermont Reform
School. In consideration OF several eX
tenuating circumstances and rom sym
patty for his mother, complaint has not
been made against the other boy.
The thrilling war drama entitled
''The Loyal Mountaineers' to be given
at East Middlebury on Monday. and
Tuesday evenings of next week and at
Academy hall in this village Oh Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings, also next
week, is said to be one of theinost at
stractive entertainments put upon the
stage in Vermont. 1t Is not ,as some have
imagined, continued story, making
il necessary to attend all the evenings,
but each entertainment is complete in
itself. With stage scenery complete,
and well trained though amateur actors,
we may reasonably expect great treat.
1t is given in aid of the widows and
orphans fund of the G.. A. r., and will
for that reason receive acknowledgements
Grafton. Tickets for sale at the Post
Office in East Middlebury, and at Chap
man & Co.'S, and Swiney X Sargent in
this village. Tickets % cents. Rescrv-
ed seats 80 cents, and children under
twelve years, 10 cents. Doors open at
six o'clock; curtain rises at seven
% o'clock.
On Sunday morning last. Rev. f.. i.
Hooker, pastor of the Congregational
church, preached discourse appropriate
to the season from PHILIPPIANS 3 Is and
IA, Brethren, count not myself TO
have apprehended; but this one thing !
do, forgetting those things which are
behind, and reaching forth unto those
lhings which are before, ! press toward
~ mark for the prize of the high calling
OM;od in Christ Jesus" He urged the
review of the year and the making of
good resolutions for the future. even
though recognizing the fact that many
good resolutions thus made have been
and will be broken.
According to his annual custom he
gave some statistics of his work and the
condition of the church and their benev-I
client contributions, from which we gath
er the following: Average congregation
during the year. 3O6; deaths of members
of the church. Z; deaths of members of
congregation, Is; dismissals, 6; united
with the church. 81, of whom Al by pro-
fession of faith; membership of the
church at the beginning of the year, 364
present membership. 4OG. Benevolent
contributions as follows: gentlemcn's
collection for the A. Il. c. f. NJ, SjG.l3;
ladies' contributions to Womans Board,
1882 .O5; gentlcmen's collection for home
missions, 61.l5; ladies' collection for
home missions, S39 80; for Bible Society
$l2. GS Education Society, S1S 40 Young
Mems Christian Association, $50: Con-
gregational Union, Sl2.26; American
Missionary Association, Spots; for
Teachers for the Sunday school, 49, G
for the pastoral sustentation fund Sl5.06;
for the Home for Destitute Children nj
Burlington, S45; bequest of Chester FL
mer to A. d. c. +. NJ, $50; same to
Home Missions, $3.50; Sunday school
penny collections, ss6.S5; raised by
Young Peoples Missionary Society,
S55; total, $155S.44. The church has
also contributed one of IFS members as
a missionary 10 Japan. 4-11
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