The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-04-27
Local News.

Rev. S. w. Bidwell has OBLIGATED
at twenty funerals in about eighteen
months.
Mr.. Frank Lucia is making re-
paii upon the house he recently bought
off. f.. Smith.
Mr.. Oliver Severance started for
Texas to look after the interests of his
sheep there, last Friday evening.
The Addison Association issued a
license to preach 10 Prof. D. McGregor
Means, at their meeting, Tuesday.
Ten Of the Congregational clergy
men attending the Addison Association
dned at President Hulbert's, Tuesday.
Rev. s. Washburn being at confer
cnce, last Sunday, Mr.. J. l.. Barker
read sermon at the Methodist church.
-Neighbors' hens are receiving the
usual vigorous spring "cussing," which
they receive with their usual equanim-
ity.
The festive later bug straddles the
fences everywhere, picks his teeth, and
remarks that he ia ready for the seasons
work to begin
The Addison Association of Con-
gregational ministers held their quar-
terly session at the residence Of Rev.
DIR. Hubert, on Tuesday.
Rev. W. II. Rowsom has been as
signed by the Troy Conference to be
pastor of the Middlebury Methodist
church for the year ensuing.
De-, y nIaia 90 Ito,,1,J II
is to deliver the address before the Phil
adelphian (religious) Society of Middle
bury college, on Sunday evening, June
"a.
The officers of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union met on Wednes-
day, held an enthusiastic session, and
prepared their plan of work for the sea-
son.
Rev. L. p. Hooker is TO preach the
sermon at the installation of Rev
George L. Hall as pastor of the Congre-
gational church in Vergennes, next
Wednesday.
Mrs. l.. L. Conroe has had removed
the part of the long piazza in front OF
her sitting room, and put in bay Win
dow, which adds much to the pleasant
ness thereof.
1t would be TOO bad 10 ourtaii tho
fun Of the boys, but the jewellers Oh
some of our streets where the ball-play,
ers congregate hint that ii costs money
to replace broken windows.
"A farmer in town, speaking of thu
excellent weather for getting in crops
emphasized his opinion thusly: "Nevei
was any thing like it, as Adam told hi
neighbors when Eve presented hin
with his first baby"
The shipments of manufacturing
and agricultural products from this sta
ton for the week ending April 25, in
clude the following: | ear lumber;
cars hay; car live stock; | car wool
4,l95 pounds butter.
Col. L. s. Stowell, of Cornwall, nc
eepted an invitation to address the con
vention of sheep breeders, held at Can
andaigua this week, and started iron
this station OH Tuesday to go there. ii,
delivered his address on Wednesday.
AT the public examination of teach
ers held by Superintendent Brainerd a
the graded school house, on Thursday
fifteen persons appeared as applicant
for license TO teach the coming year
Prof. Brainerd took the papers HON
with him, reserving decision.
-Messrs. Smith a. Alien of thi
place have contracted to build hous
for j. L. Barker, Esq, in Brandon vi
lage, and the plan shows that II will b
elegant in its style of architecture, an
we may know from the reputation {
the contractors that it will be perfect /
finish.
The Rutland Herald thcimomete
said l0i degrees in the sun, last MOI
day. That is nothing. Several ans
tenr gardeners in town have found
several hundred degrees hotter, and III
temperature added fervency TO thei
prayers for the invention of hoe tins
would be easy to their backs.