The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-12-26


The final meeting of village trustees
will be held at the clerks office, Wednes-
day evening, Dec. 31st.
The ablest thermometer in town
indicated fifteen degrees below zero
last Sunday morning.
Large quantities of ice are seen
floating down the creek over the falls.
A sign of cold weather.
MIR. ii. N. Leach of Milton assumed
the position of superintendent of the
Burlington Il Lamoille II. r., last Mon
day.
Wood from $500 to $3.50 per cord.
But little in town, and the mountain
GERS from Ripton were welcomed att Ell
the snow came.
Query Where can do the best
with my money in purchasing holiday
good? Answer:-Consult our adver-
Using columns.
"A large number of people came
from Vergennes TO attend midnight
mass in the Catholic church on We'd
nesday night.
Mr.. Charles Foote of Worcester,
Mass, formerly of this town, and son
of Mr.. John Foote of this place, is in
town buying potatoes.
We are waiting for poems on
OIL Beautiful Snow" The d" devil -
has just emptied the waste-paper basket
and there is plenty of room now.
We regret to learn that Mr.. John
son of the Nergennes Vermonter, is
still confined 10 his bed. We trust be
will soon be able TO attend to business.
In the four hour race at Market
hall, Burlington, last night, Sam Rich
ards won the second prize, Sl2. In the
first ten miles he made the fastest time
ever made in Burlington. =
The many friends of Miss Mary
Hulburd, who has been West for about
four months, are glad 10 welcome her
back to Middlebury again. She arriv-
ed last Thursday morning.
" csterday quite number of the
"boys" were inclined to be little
"high," until their feet coming in coll
tact with nice piece of smooth ice,
brought them to sudden understand
ing.
There was no school last Monday
on account of one of the pipes bursting,
the escape valve in some way getting
closed and the pipes filling with water,
froze during the cold weather OH Sun
day.
Among the attractions OH our street
last Monday evening, was n man driv
ing a steed of the bovine variety, attach
ed to sleigh. lie had it harnessed III
the usual style, including bride and
bits. 1t was quite a show.
On Thursday evening the Episco-
pal Sabbath school had their Christmas
festival in the new chapel; two large
tables were spread with everything
tempting to the taste. AT an early
hour the children went home, leaving
the older people to enjoy nice social
time.
We invite attention to the advcr-
tisement of the Orange Judd Co. The
subject of fencing interests every one,
and much valuable information on this
and many other subjects, with about
900 engravings, are to be given in the
39th volume of the American Agricult-
urist. See what the publishers offer.
All of the churches observed Christ
mas eve, the Methodist and Congrega-
tional with q Sabbath school concert
and supper, the Episcopal with the
usual church exercises with the addi-
ton of some fine selections by the choir
and carols by the children. The Cath
olics held mass, Father Cunningham
officiating.
"A surprise was given TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Warner last Tuesday even
ing, it being the 10th anniversary OF
their marriage. About forty were
present. There were numerous pres
ents given, most Of which were "tin."
After passing very pleasant evening,
the guests departed, wishing their hosts
continuance of prosperity and for
tune.
We would say in reply TO many in
quiries that We are not receiving sub
scriptions for other papers and period
| icals this year. Parties wishing TO sub
scribe for any publication, can, how
ever, obtain them of w. s. Alden, at
his bookst on favorable terms, and
| both as TO prompt receipt of publica-
tons, and as TO receiving them for the
| full term subscribed for. We believe
the complaints made of some other
parties i'll these respects cannot apply
to him.
We have recei, ed from DIR. j. G..
Aver Il Co., of Lowell, Mass, copies of
| their well known almanac printed in the
English, French, German, Dutch, Swe-
dish, Norwegian, Spanish and Portuguese
languages. This handsome and useful
almanac seems to circulate in all the
languages of the civilized world, carry
ing TO the speakers thereof tidings of
the virtues of Ayers medicines. 1t is
said that it requires the enormous guam
tity of five hundred tons of paper for
these almanacs, and that it takes eight
months of the year to print them.
The New York Independent, re-
Gently advertised in This paper, is one
of the largest and best of the religious
wecklies, presenting large amount OF
interesting and solid reading by the
best writers. Its attractions for the
coming year are fully as great as ever
before, and that is saying great deal
Rev. Joseph Cooks Monday lectures
are given complete. No one who
wishes 10 keep posted upon the matter!
of the religious world, can afford to dc
without the paper, and its claims as t
general family paper are carried on
fully,
IZMrs. Phichca Flanagan, who's,
4 death is mentioned among our obitua
4 ries will be remembered by many 0
our older citizens as the wife of limo
thy Flanagan, who built up the pape
mill village and engaged in manufac
turing there for about forty years
Mrs. Flanagan was member of tn
Methodist church of this place, havim:
joined about sixty years ago, and re
tanned her membership until two wear
ago, when she removed to St. Alban
| with the family of her son-in.Iau NJ,