The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-08

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Sheriff Trip and another gent
man started for Lincoln the other da,
driving Mr.. Batchelder's horses. On til
way the cross bar broke, letting tn
party down, and the horses ran. n
damage done TO persons. Procurin
another vehicle of Mr.. Joseph Nasl
they went on
AT the annual meeting of Unto
Lodge, No. 2, f. and A. NJ, held las
Monday, the following officers wer
elected and installed, the installation
services being conducted by Hon. E.
Dana: L. ii. Stowe, w. NJ; w. II
Goodnough, s. W.; G. l.. Clark, }
w; c. L. Pinney, T.; S. Brooks, $
w. II. Cobb, S. D.; G. A. Piper,
D.; G.. N. Dickinson, Il. A. Barney
stewards; J. M. Holden, G.; j. M
Peck, tyler; C. j. Soper, NJ; +. S
IIolley, organist.
William Kinslcy the other da,
brought us bottle containing small
handful of insects which he capture,
about his house-plants and was conf
dent that they were baby grasshoppers
They look like it, have the genuine hop
rs few experiments proved, and look
ed hungry enough to destroy large
crops. We have also heard that youns
hoppers have been seen in the fields. ]
this is so, unless March weather belle
its name.this year, this early cnterpris,
will be bad for the hoppers.
ANY STONE DRAMATIC ALLIANcE.-A
fine audience greeted the appearance o
this company at the Opera House las
evening, and all must have been highly
delighted with the play, as we never
saw it better presented. The character
of Marie, in the Pearl of Savoy, is one
of Amy Stones best, and affords hel
fine opportunities for the display
of her abilities in her chosen
line of acting. The support rem
dered by the various members of the
company was excellent. A fine feature
of the entertainment was the superb
orchestra, which left nothing TO be desir
ed Bridgeport Standard.
The lecture by Mr.. Frank Plumley
given at the Congregational lecture
room, last Wednesday evening, accord.
ing to announcement, was attendcnd
by fair-sized audience, notwithstand
ing the dark night and muddy streets
All without exception praise the lecture
as one of the best heard in town in a
long time. The lecturer was fresh and
original in his treatment of his we'll
worn topic, interesting in manner, and
relieved his remarks by frequent hui
morous anecdotes, which were much
relished.
j. n. Mallory, of the class of II,
has just finished his third year as princi-
pal of the High School in Winchester, n.
III. On the last day of examination one
hundred and twenty-seven citizens visi-
ted the school. At the close of the ex-
ercises one of his scholars, a young lady
from Warwick, Mass, stepped forward
and presented him, in behalf of the
school, with splendid copy of Webs
ter's Unabridged Dictionary. He has
been engaged to take charge of the
school for another year. Mr.. Mallory
is to be congratulated upon his success.
Last Tuesday afternoon, at The an
nual meeting of the fire company, it
was resolved to wake up that old
engine and astonish the village. After
hauling her out and going through the
necessary preliminaries with the vigor
and agility for which the ''bhoys" are
celebrated, the machine failed to squirt.
Investigation revealed that the engine
had not succumbcd to the genial influ-
ences of spring, the cylinders being full
of ice. just because of this trifling
circumstance unkind criticisms are
made by citizens upon the man who is
hsra1 20 l-an,, - IN, nr1ar nj rno1snacc
for use in case of need.
-AIiddlebury Graded School roll of
honor, being the names of those scholars
having neither absent nor tardy marks
during the winter term:
No. l, Miss O'Leary. Bushy,
Clara Hayes, Jessie Kingsley, Rebie
Russell, Ada LaVaye, Eddie Buckley,
Charlie Collins, Eddie Fuller, Eddie
Mccormick, Owen Wilson, Charlie
Rich, Willie Rooney. Eddie Buckley
has but one tardy mark.
No. ., Miss Bell.-Minnie Lucia,
Grace Seely, Alice Webster, Willie
Beatty, Louis Gee, Willie Hammond,
Rufie Langworthy, Willie McCue, Frank
Parker.
No. 3, Miss ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Adams,
Mary Baldwin, Maggie Baldwin, Clara
Latimer, Carrie Steele, Josie Gee, Mel.
lie st. George, George Beatty, Dannie
Champagne, Johnnie Hammond, Wallie
Dewey, Jatie Stowe. Margic Barnes
and Willie Tisdale have but one tardy
mark each.
No. 4, Miss Bennett.-Arthur Dodge
Willie Alden, John Wilson, James Kel.
ly, May Ross, Martie Hammond.
Intermediate, Miss Kirby Willie
Fletcher, Harrison Drake, George
Wales, Chaplin Tisdale, Willie Collins,
Alice LaBounte, Annie Conner. Rob-
bic Collins and Ella Foot have had but
one tardy mark each.
Grammar school, Miss Hulbert.-Ern.
est Albee, Selma Gee, May Bolton.
High school, Miss Humphrey.-May
Seely, Orpha Williamson, Hattie Bow.
ditch, May Daunis, Charlie Parkhill.
THE DICKENS PARTY. - Mr.. Pick
wick's reception at Academy Hall, on
Tuesday evening, was grand success
in every particular. About seventy
five leading characters from Dickens
were represented. The costumes were
various, comprising both the elegant
anu tnt NihNiut. al tiiN tlldi
were exceedingly we'll pei sonated,
while among those especially worthy OF
mention were the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thad. Chapman as Mr..
and Mrs. Mantalini, Mrs. G.. Vain
wright as Lady Dedlock, Mrs. G.. Mar.
shall as Bella Wilfur, with Mr.. f. Ham
ilton as the Cherub, Mrs. Prof. Higley
as Mrs. Gummidge, Mrs. Frank Bond
as Mrs. farley, Mrs. Webster and Miss
Wilcox as Sairy Camp and Betsey
Prigg, Mr.. John Chapman and Mrs
DR.. Russell as Mr.. and Mrs. Micawber
Miss Clara Randle as MRS. Skewton
with Mr.. w. A. Guernsey as joey Bag.
stock, Miss Louisa Potter as Edith
DR.. lIalsey as Uriah Heep, Mr.. p
Griswold as the Rev. Chadband, Miss
Julia Eldredge as Estella, Gertie
Fletcher as Dolly Warden, with Mr.
Sydney Harris as Barnaby Ridge, Miss
Maggie Douglas as Florence Dombey
with Mr.. Geo. Walker as Capt. Cutie