The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-01-11

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beauty. II had faded somewhat in liz
passage here, but Its fragrance was un
diminished. Nr. Dan Wetherby, who
was formerly clerk In the Middlebury
post-ofilce sent 1t to him.
The Vermont Register for 1875
is out and for sale at the usual places
1t is Invaluable for Its records of the
state, aud perhaps as nearly perfect
as could be expected, though II
would seem as If, with little more at.
tcntion to the details, the publishers
might avoid some of the gross error:
which annually disfgure 1t. 1t Is al
indispensable family companion, how.
ever, and within the reach of all.
The Methodist Legal Society held
their annual meeting at their church
vestry Monday afternoon last, and elect
ed officers for the ensuing year as fol.
lows: President, ii. NJ. Secly; vice
president, A. L. Manley; clerk, j. w
Lovett; collector, II. q. Langworthy
treasurer, j. X. Ford; trustees, Heman
Langworthy, J. Mead, o. f. Comstock,
G.. e. Cady, l. Lovett, Z. Y. Boyce, f.
Richardson, Z. z. Langworthy, G. ID.
Hay.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the National Bank of Middle
buty, was held at their office on Tues
day, and the following was the result OF
their election of officers for the ensuing
year. Directors, j. w. Stewart, G,
Hill, w. p. Nash, A. A. Fletcher, j. e
Wellington. AT subsequent meeting
of the directors. John w. Stewart was
elected president; G. Hill, Vice-presi-
dent; j. G. Wellington, cashier; G. E.
Plnnoy, teller.
Tho 10Th annual session of the
Grand Lodge 1. 0. of G. T. of VT, will
be held at Ludlow, commencing Wed.
nesday next, January l6, at 10 O'Clock
A. N. 1t is hoped each Lodge will be
represented and that many steps for
ward will be taken in the Good Temp
lars Journey. Free return checks will
be given over the rail roads. Upper
Lodge will be represented by w. w,
Swlnov, delegate, and Mrs. A. p. Tup.
per, district deputy; Cold Spring
Lodge by j. j. Manney, delegate, and
the Cold Spring Juvenile Temple by
Mrs. Z. n. Gilman, delegate.
SMALL PROFITS INSURE ACTIVE BUsI.
NEss.-Never before in the history OF
the piano business have the best instru-
ments been afforded at such unremuera-
tive prices as during the ", sent season,
and we believe we are serving tho best
interests of our patrons by advising
them to avail themselves of the very
favorable opportunity now presented OF
securing Steinway, Chickering OF
tlaiies Bros, piano, or Estey organ, at
IA very trifling advance upon the cost OF
manufacture. We understand that t,
Steinway, possessing all the recent inn
provemcnls-and several very iinpor-
tant ones have been added during the
present year-that formerly comlnan-
ded the large price of 800, is now
furnished for S475. A beautiful Chick
ing, formerly worth $3.50, can now be
mud for $500. That SPLENDID Haines,
that uniformly brought $500, can now
be procured for the low price of 1925,
cash. Aud very superior Estey organ,
In an elegant case, for 800 and $l25.
You will find a splendid stock constant
ly Oh exhibition at the attractive ware.
rooms of Mr. Fred II. Cluett, No 1863
River street, Troy, N. Y, who is the
manufacturers only authorized agent
for very large territory.
Last Sabbath, Rev. e. p. Hooker
pastor of the Congregational church,
preached his regular annual New Years
discourse, from which we gather tho fol.
lowing statistics: The congregation
numbers $50 families. The average at
tendance upon the morning service has
hnan 211 lats tho,,
year when count has been made.
There have been l6 deaths in the town
more or less intimately connected with
this congregation. Seven members
of the church have died and 10 have
been dismissed to other churches, max.
ing II who have been removed from our
membership. There have boon addi-
tons, 4 by letter and by profession.
The present membership is S95; ofthese
GO are absent, giving a resident mem.
bership of 1926. There have been
5 baptisms, two adults and three infants
The contributions to benevolent objects
have been as follows: TO the Woman's
Board Of Missions, Sl06.24; gentlemen's
collection for the American Board, $751;
IS. The Foreign Missionary organiza.
ton among the young has given fol
support of bible woman, $500. La.
dies Domestic Missionary Society has
given SG0.l0; gentlemen's collection
for tho same, S70.77. Collection for the
Bible society, Sl6.48; for the Education
society, Sl7.77. Collection for the Y
III. G. association work, 1865; Ameri.
can Congregational Union, S7.26;
American Missionary Association, $40.
l2; Tract society, Sl2.68. To the Home
in Burlington, for purchasing material
for clothing the children, $1,000. The
Sabbath school has contributed for be.
nevolent objects S70.45, Of which 500.
Is was for the American Missionary
Association. Making a total of contri.
buttons Of S678.55. The payment of the
legacies OF Charles Elmer to benevolen,
societies has been completed during the
year as follows: 10 the American
Board, 1929 90; Home Missions, 1922.
90; Seaman's Friends Society, 1861. 90;
Bible Society, S235.00; Tract Society,
$4,000; American Sunday-School Un.
ion, $4,000. Making a total paid BY
the estate during the past year OF 1892.
90. Adding to this the regular contri.
buttons Of the year, makes q total OF
S2840.65.
VERMONT SHEEP BREEDERS AssocIA.
TIoN.-By the courtesy ofO. n. Tink,
ham, Esq, agricultural editor of the
Freeman, we avail ourselves of his notes
of the annual meeting of The Vernon,
Merino Sheep Breeders Association fol
the following report: This association
met for their annual meeting at the
Court Room, In Middlebury, ON Wed
nesday morning the 9Th lust, with 9
most excellent attendance, moro thar
sixty members being present, which fol
meeting to hear reports was good
Dir. Chapman, tho secretary, reported
one hundred and ninety-two focks a.
examined and accepted, while abou
twelve or fifteen aocks were rejected
Mr. Chapman said that In his research
es in obtaining the pedigrees of flock
presented for registry, he had founc
much information concerning the i'm
portadous and breeding of q ,cks which
was quite valuable, and would be incor
porated Into the next report. The treas
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