The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-06-27

In addition To the exercises OF com
menccmont week before ounccd
there will hc the address before the Pb
1seta Kappa on Monday evening, Jun'
80, by Hon. John Eaton, United States
commissioner of education, of Wash
c ington, ID. {.
There was childrens temperance
U concert at the Congregational church
last Sunday evening, of much interest
Remarks were made by Rev. Mr.. Hook.
err. Pres. Hubert, and others. Miss
Ella Earle gave a beautiful song which
was highly appreciated. y
The excursion of the members OF
st. Stephens church to Lake Dunmore
last Tuesday was pleasant affair, there
being nothing to mar its success.
About eighty went, who were joined by
an equal number from Brandon. The
good time they enjoyed can be better
imagined than described.
Somebody's dog, which was evil
IDENTIFY much depressed by some canine
woe, committed suicide last week by
tying stone about his neck and jump
ing off the bridge into the creek. Geo.
McIIugh took charge of the funeral and
also acted as pall-bearcr, which ccre-
mony he performed with dignity and
satisfaction to the deceased.
Two weeks since, Mrs. DIR. Row.
| lev, who has for some time been stay
ing with the family of her son, !Rev. G.
II. Rowley, at Potsdam, N. Y, had
stroke of paralysis which completely
deprived her of the use of one side of
her body. Her daughter, Mrs. James
M. Slade, has been with her for the
past. week. She will probably he help
less for long time. Much sympathy
is felt by her many friends here.
The College "Annuals," SO dread
ed by students generally, and especially
by Freshmen, came of this week, COM
mencing Tuesday morning, TO close
tomorrow morning. The examining
committee are Rev. l.. w. Hicks, Con-
g.egaiional minister of Woodstock, and
Prof. w. A. Deering, principal of Es-
sex Classical Institute at Essex. The
examinations, so far, have passed of
well, with the exception that several of
the Freshmen have been conditioned in
geometry and Greek.
AT the last monthly meeting of the
w. G. II. L., the president, Mrs. f. A.
being absent, Mrs. Clinton
Smith, first vice president, took the
chair. After the usual season of prayer
they discussed plan of work for the
year. They voted TO have a monthly
''tea drinking" to which members and
all proposing TO become members are
invited. Mrs. Clinton Smith invited
the Union to meet with her the third
Wednesday in July. A gentleman
says drinking tea once month may
answer Tor women, but man wants
stronger and oftener.
The board of trustees of the New
Haven Campmeeting met with the pre-
siding elder at the grounds, yesterday,
and made all the necessary arrange
present clearinghouse is to be converted
into "prayer tent" and a new and
larger boarding house is to be erected,
The next campmeetiDg is to begin
August % and continue ten days. There
is rumor that Mrs. Hammond is TO be
present during the campmeeting. If
so the attendance will be very large.
The Commencement concert, given
by the seniors on Wednesday, July 2,
in the Congregations church, promises
to be the treat of the season. The Tenn
pie quartette of Boston and BlaisdelPs
Sextette Club, of Concord, N. H., have
been secured. More popular music
could hardly be furnished. The whole
house has been reserved at seventy-fve
and fifty cents seat. Formerly the
price has been 81. They will be OH
sale on and after Saturday, June IS, at
T. NJ. Chapman & Cos. Parties out of
town desiring good seats can get them
by writing TO +. ii. Farnsworth or 10
Thad. Chapman.
AS will be seen by an advertise
ment in another column, the firm of Il.
Vallettc n Co. is dissolved, +. Vallette
retiring. The dry good business of the
firm has been closed out Mr.. j. j.
Griffin and Geo. Vallette have pur-
chased the grocery business, and will
il under the style of j. j. Crit
FIN e. Co. Mr.. Griffin has been in the
employ of the old firm as clerk for some
lime past, and is young gentleman of
TACT, energy and enterprise. George
Nallettc, who has heretofore had charge
)I the grocery department of the old
firm, has won the fave or OF all his pat
IONS by his promptness and obligiDg
The new firm will confine
strictly to the grocery bust
ness, propose to keep the best grades,
sell at the lowest living prices and ,