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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-04-05
CORNWALL,

The Geneva Lake (Wis.) Herald
of a recent date, gives an account of a
concert that was lately held at Della
van, in that state, and it made especial
mention of Mr.. and Mira. y. Gillett ofGe-
neva, "who," it says, "are prime favor
ties in the musical circles here" Mrs.
Gillett Is the daughter of our towns
man, p. b. Warner. \
Among the obituary notices of the
Geneva Lake (Wis.) Herald, we notice
the death of Reuben Rockwell, formerly
>Qf this town. He was born Dec. II,
TS08, and spent all of his youth and
early manhood here in town. He was
brought up a farmer, yet he acquired a
good common school education. In the
year 1912 he removed TO Wisconsin,
and after stopping for a short time in
the village of Geneva, he purchased
and settled upon a farm in the pres
ent town of Lyons, where he has ever
since resided. Mr.. Rockwell was a
ma OF good natural abilities and of
much valuable information. He was a
great reader and sought to keep himself
well informed in all important matters.
His townsmen often called him to fill
responsible offices, and his assembly
district recognized his fitness to repre-
sent it in the state legislature. He had
not only a good mind but a warm
heart, most happily exhibited in his
family relations, but ever prompting
him to show kindness and sympathy to
all who needed 1t. In short, he was a
christian, not in profession merely, but
in principle,-through all his life ex-
hibited the true christian graces in piety
towards God, and in works of practical
kgoodness and benevolence towards his
Yellow men. He experienced religion
kahd joined the Congregational church
IN this town, and in April, 1S43, trans
ferred his church relation to the Pres
byterian church of Geneva, and has ever
since been a consistent member of it,
On Tuesday, the 25th of February, he
was attacked by severe pain, which
soon developed into a dangerous form
of erysipelas, and progressing very rap
idly, terminated fatally on Saturday
evening, the first of March. His age Al
death was therefore but a few days
short o%fseventy years and three months
He leaves o wife and four children
three son and a daughter. Mr.. Rock
well was a brother of 8. 8. Rockwell O.
this town, and of s. b. Rockwell o
Middlebury.
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Monkton, L. L. Nimblet.
New Haven, S. b. M. Cowles.
Orwell, g. A. Kimball.

Monkton, Il. l.. Nimblet.
New Haven, S. b. M. Cowles.
Orwell, q. A. Kimball.
Panton, F. L. Sears.
S~horeham, r. NJ. Brookins.
Waltham, w. S. Wright.
Weybridge, G. f. Childs.
Whiting, II. d. Needham.
Nine towns in the county were no
represented. Hon. 4. Brookins was
elected chairman of the meeting, anC
Ezra Brainerd secretary.
To constitute the County Examining
Board the following persons were elect
ed.
Hon. T. Brookins, Shoreham.
ii. II. Ross, A. M, Vergennes.
G. ID. Mead, A. M, Middlebury.
1t vas voted to express to the state
superintendent a preference for a Sc
ries of Educational Meetings instead of
a Teachers Institute.
The day fixed upon for the spring
examination of Teachers was Thurs
day, April II Ga week earlier than usu-
all ; for the fall examination, Nov. 20.
Examination papers were prepared;
and it was voted to require an average
of as per cent on the whole list, no
candidate falling below so per cent in
any branch to receive q certificate. II
was voted TO require at any private
examination the payment of the legal
fee of fifty cents; also to require all
teachers without a state or county IL
censc, TO be examined in the town
where they purpose to teach.
Some time was spent in the express
of opinion in regard TO textbooks
and the best methods to promote uni
formity throughout the comfy. 1t was
voted to call a convention of textbook
in the county, to meet in
Middlebury on Thursday, May 20, al
10 O'Clock.
EZRA BRAINRRD. S,,c'y.
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EZRA BRAINERD, Sc
County News
RTI'T'ON.
No, Eben, guess again.

No, Eben, guess again.
Song sparrows put in their first
appearance on the 31st nit.
An enterprising newspaper pub
Usher, doing business not a thousand
miles away, is offering his original Pc
riodical at twenty-five per cent. below
his reduced rates and can obtain no
subscribers at that; but Ripton is not a
literary town, you know.
j. Z. Goodyear sustained a severe
injury in the region of the stomach
while at work in the woods alone, ON
Monday, the oath inst. BY dint of
great exertion he managed to get on
his sled and get home, and is now
about, though sore and weak from loss
of blood, of which he lost a large guam
tity by vomiting. He is unable to give
a clear account of the mishap.
We have been lately informed that
the chap that has been doing all this
mischief, reporting the doings of us
hlptonians, has at last been unearthed
by an astute M%iddlebury lawyer, and
proves to be a Middlebuiy woman, the
eslimable helpmeet of that Thomas
whose doings here sometime ago were
so freely commented upon. Shade of
blackstone! What wild vagarv will
your disciples indulge in next?
The prudential committees in the
school districts are as follows for this
YEAR: No. l, George w. Gilmore; No.
:, W. W.. Billings; No. 3, George
lodges; No. 4, A. j. Fisher, N. Gull
yer, 5. G. Tisdale; No. s., i. d. Nc
Qnivey, John Pierce, Charles Noble /;
No. q, Ii. G. Powers, S. Cook, q. Il.
Fisher; No. z, Geo. Fl. Atwood. Dis
tlict No. 2 voted to raise the town
house n story and fit up a school
room in the basement so created, the
town having already given its consent
to such an arrangement.
A gentleman from our town was
at he county seat a few days ago, and
formed a high opinion of the superior
advantages enjoyed by the centres of
business, even in rural communities,
Ton in passing up Main street from AL
den's TO the Stewart Block, he was
nearly crowded of the sidewalk into
the snow and slush by the co%ngregated
loafers and hoodlums, several times as
sailed with insulting language, and
attacked with a variety of missiles,
though he himself attended to his own
business, spoke to no one, and had
nothing peculiar about him to attract
attention. Perhaps it was owing to
"the superior educational advantages
enioyed by the village" and perhaps
the fathers of the village are anxious to
induce inhabitants of other towns TO
come TO Middlebury and trade. We
judge the latter, for the loafer evil has
been Il standing n for years.
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BRIDPORT.

D. III. Bennett soon starts for New
York to replenish his stock.
Geo. Burwell has taken the Philo
Bowers place in Addison. -
NCol. A. A. Fletcher has returned
from his visit to New York.
Y Miss Drake, a blind lady, gave a
public reading at the Methodist church
Thursday evening last week.
"A fine assortment of goods can al
ways be found at Geo. A. Ketch &
Bros establishment.
Rev. A. Campbell is o to go to
conference. We hope to have him re-
turned among us again.
1t is more sickly than usual this
spring. There are many cases of scar
let fever in town.
Travellers across the lake want to
be cautious now, as the ice has begun
to be rather weak.
Geo. Towner will purchase butter
the coming season at the store of G. N.
Mosley, in the west part of the town.
AT the annual school meeting
held at the town hall Tuesday evening
VI iuoL Wcch, MI. JhCOD OptyeT WAS
chosen committee, and Mr.. George
Sollace, collector.
"A grain dealer recently purchased
a large quantity of oats in town, pay
ing thirty-seven cents a bushel. He
sold them to Harris of Shoreham, at
thirty-eight cents a bushel, falling short
in the amount he had purchased only
five-eighths of a bushel. He did well.
The other day one of H. WilkiYI,
sons cows, unmindfnl of the effect Of
the warm spell on tho lake ice, took a
walk thereon where she calculated the
ice to be about two feet thick. She was
rudely undeceived by breaking
through and finding that it was less
than five inches thick, and quite honey
combed.
The other day Geo. Howe struck
his foot with his ak while chopping,
badly injuring it. 1t was not properly
attended to at first, and afterward DR..
K. G. Blaisdell was called, who found
it in bad condition, so that first 1t was
feared amputation would be necessary.
The wound, however, is now doing
well.
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PANTON.

AAil who are making changes thil
spring find moving bad.
Ed. Jones, nephew oflIenry Allen
left town OH Monday last en- route fol
California. H nol
On Tuesday of last week Mr.. Ben
jamin Allen becSne the happy father O
a bright-eyed boy.
WIN. Curler has leased Guy VOL
comber's farm, formerly owned by The
odore Allen.
Miner Mitchell works Capt. Whites
farm, and John Holcomb has again hired
the Adams ferry farm.
Frank Holcomb has been employed
by Sawyer q Co. of Rutland as runner,
and receives a handsome salary.
Miss Nellie Rogers, who has been
sick for some two weeks with lung fe-
yer, is, we are pleased 10 say, slowly
improving.
Our crossroads are full of snow,
while the main roads are nearly all
bare. This renders the travelling very
disagreeable.
The small cottage being built by E.
NJ. Doten for Miss Emily Gage is near
ly completed. We learn she has leased
IL to Mr.. l.. +. Hatch of West Ferris
burgh for the coming year.
Our people have joy and grief in
t%ermingled. On Wednesday eve Of
last week, death visited the family of
Henry Harris, bearing away an infant
son. While on the same evening there
was a wedding in West Ferrisburgh at
the residence of Joseph Newton, by
Rev. Geo. Hughes, Miss Josie Newton
TO Mr.. Nelson Hayden, all of Ferris
Success to the new married
cOhple. "Still there are more to fol-
low"
We have been blessed this winter,
having had about one hundred days of
good sleighing, which is an uncommon
occurrence; also have had a good bridge
across the lake for about nine weeks,
but at the time of this writing every
thing bids fair to disturb these two ele-
ments, and the prophets of this town
prophesy a glorious springtime, and q
splendid season throughout. We hope
there will be, for it needs something to
liven up "the times"
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Mr.. III. Warmers new shop is near
completion.
- Miss X. f. Watson has taken up the
art of taxidermy, in addition to her
already numerous attractions.
Capt. Murray was buried Oh Tues
day, 20 inst. from the residence OIL. p.
Clark, ESQ, Rev. Mr.. Munger oficia-
ting.
Mr.. j. II. Day recently weighed
the butter produced in one day by two
of his cows; No. |, a Jersey 4 wears OF
age, gave l pound and Is ounces; No 2,
a "grade" 6 years old, gave one pound
and a half. Their feed was hay and
four quarts of meal.
The reading at the Baptist churcl
on Wednesday evening, March &c, by
Prof. Bradford, was a rich treat in thu
way OF literary entertainment. His sc
lcctions were good and his reading o
rare excellence. His u~tterance is dis
tinct and forcible, his voice under per
feet control, filling the entire house
thus enabling all to hear with ease
After scripture reading and prayer b,
Rev. II. Mott, Prof b. read in splendi;
style the poem, "John Burns at Gettys
burgh," next the temperance poem
"Under the Snow" with pathos an,
power, next "The Puzzled Dutchman,
a comic piece which convulsed the an
dience with laughter, Prof. b. mimick
ing the voice and brogue of the Dutch
man perfectly. Next an extract iron
Hamlet's tragedy, giving the gray
scene, colloquy between the grave-dig
gers, etc; this was well given. xxi
Carson's Ride" was then given in
manner so real and vivid that the seer
described seemed more a present reaI
ity than a description. In "Fanshaw'
Funeral" he portrayed the puzzle
} minister, the rough miners hesitatio
and grief, and reproduced the frontie
, vernacular to the life. In Longfellow'
"Hiawatha," his power of bringing on
: his theme gave many of his hearers ne,
ideas of the charms in Hiawatha'
1 wooing. The concluding piec,
( "Southern Eloquence," was a good i
. l~ustration Of the old-time Methods
= extempore, repetitionary preaching, III
reader giving all the dismal in~tonation
nasal a~bsurdities, random signs an
S ~gesticulations which adorned the orig
Y nal "sarmint." We think that Pro
b. ranks No. A l as an actor and reade
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Six inches of snow fell ON the 30th
inst.
Sugar makers are having a sweet
time these days.
Robins have made their appearance
and are looking in vain for a spot of
bare ground.
George IL. Sneden gave a temper
ance lecture on the 18th inst. to a large
and attentive audience. We were un-
able to attend, but hear his lecture very
highly spoken of.
X-Christina Sawyer died at her home
On the 22nd of March. She has been a
great sufferer for the past year, but she
endured all with christian fortitude.
She calmly made arrangements for her
funeral, exhorted her family to trust in
their Savior and peacefully fell asleep
in Jesus. She leaves a husband aud
three daughters to mourn their loss,
but not without hope. Elder Fuller
conducted the funeral services.
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sity the district felt, on the score OF
economy, of excluding IL from the
course of instruction for the present.
During the short time It has been in
the schools, under the charge of Mrs.
II. H. Ross, it has been very satisfac-
tory. On Wednesday afternoon, the
following programme was carried out:
Music, Beautiful Blue Danube.
Defamation, What constitutes q State?
WILLIE }.
Composition, Industrial Drawing.
JENNIE A. Ross.
Recitation, Labor 10 Worship.
LILLE RIvBRs
Defamation. Emmetts' Defence.
JOHN TAGGART.
Composition, Katherine of Aragon.
Music, Evening Twilight.
Defamation, Future Of America.
JOHN II. BOOTH.
Criminality of Dueling'
SPENCER W. HINDKs.
Composition, The Destiny of the Many.
NELLIE N. HAVEN.
Declamatio .-Extract from a Speech delivered
by Hon. +. Il. Woodbridge in Congress.
EDWIN +. PRESTON.
Recitation, A woman's Conclusion.
Charles Sumner.
FOSTER S. HAVEN.
Defamation, Absalom.
Music, May. day Song
After the reading of the reports of
the term by Principal Ross, remarks
complimentary to the school were
made by Hon. f. E. Woodbridge, Hon.
j. ID. Smith, Revs. Hubbard, Hall,
and Munger. The large audi
ence, completely filling the hall, then
dispersed, and teachers and pupils en-
tered upon q two weeks vacation.
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SHOREHAM.
Deferred Items.

Deferred Items.
Beautiful weather, fine sleighing.
Farmers are preparing for sugar
making.
The meetings under the direction
of Wood brothers are a means of doing
much good. The churches are being
converted and oihers-are seeking Christ.
May the good work 60 on!
The meetings of the Farmers Club
have been profitable, and doubtless, by
those thus encouraged and Interested,
not a few experiments in agriculture
will be tried during the coming season.
Some excellent essays have been read
by the ladies as well as the gentlemen,
During the summer they are ex-
pecting to have several "field meetings
at the farms of the different ones who
shall invite them.
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BRISTOL.
cold wave"

"A cold wave"
"A. j. Eastman has sold his interest
In the Patterson Market to the James
Bros. .
e. b. Patterson has moved into the
village; is located in the Brick house
on East St.
Dame Rumor is correct for once in
regard to the marriage of Will Need
ham and Mrs. Sayles.
Dennis Bissonette has bought q
building lot on Pleasant Street and viii
build this coming season. tsif.
e. q. Dixie Is very generous. with
his new horse, offering him to any one
to drive to Middlebury and welcome.
This last II Of sleighing has been
improved by those who had q few more
logs. or a little more wood to put into
market.
Sugar party this Wednesday eve
ming at Miss Mary Barnes under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Methodist church. -
1T appears that f. c. Dixie bought
the Cain farm for VIM. Pullman, and
now Mr.. Pullman has traded with ii.
Z. Munsill for property on Bristol Flats.
The Gazette says that Jndy Brooks
and Arthur Hill have gone on a whal-
ing voyage. Nell, there are several
more that could be spared rs well ss
not.
The legal voters of Dist. No. 4 met
last Tuesday evening and elected the
following board of officers: Moderator,
ii. G. Munsill; clerk, L. s. Farr; col
lector, ii. p. Shcrwin; prudential com
mittee, S. f. Hasseltine; auditor, II.
Farr. Tax voted, 20 cents on the dol.
lar.
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Local News.
Straw hats have swarmed.

'foN 49, |
college term opens next Tuesday.
The creek is quietly clearing itself
of ice.
All Fools day passed OFF with very
little fooling. \
NCMr Freeman ID. Sturtevant HAY
gone West.
Professor IIiglcy is spending a few
days in Boston.
Willie Fletcher is clerking for
Farnsworth Il Chapman.
Travelling is now in Tie transition
state from snow to mud.
Reception OF members at the NJ. f.
church, on Sabbath, 18th i~nst
Fast day services at the NJ. F..
church next Friday at l0.45 A. NJ.
The Mussey place on Chapman Hill
has been let to G. Cherbino of Addison.
There will be q sack race after the
walking match at the hall, Wednesday
evening.
F. A. Bond has secured the scrvi-
ces of j. W. Pitts, of Sudbury, as clerk
in his store.
Professor Brainerd occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church NJ
Charlotte last Sabbath.
Rev. Mr.. Mott, of Addison, preached
TO the Baptist society at the Conrl
House last Sabbath.
The mania has reached Middlebury
..l f14A a,A thA A.1Au 80 H. 1nx
among the small boys.
Mrs. James Noonan has a LAM
chimney which has been in constan'
use for over seventeen years.
Persons attending Mrs. Parker
concert, in Brandon who pay full far'
owe the c. V. r.. r., VIII receive re
urn checks.
Loads of goods bristling with chail
legs, bed posts, broom sticks and MOI
handles are no uncommon sight nova
days.
Mr.. Henry A. Smith has been oul
for some days, and will soon be entire
ly~ recovered from the severe fracture o
his leg, noticed at the time.
Services at the Court House mex
Sabbath evening at 7 O'Clock. Preach
ing by Rev. Charles Hibbard, pastor o
the Vergennes Baptist church. All ar
invited.
Mr.. Anthony Comstock, on
of the leaders of the New York Societ
for the Suppression of Wee, was i
town last Sabbath.
There was a very pleasant party
last evening, at DIR. H~alsey's office
About twenty participated and repor
a splendid time. Refreshments wer
served in the most approved style.
Some Of our exchanges say tina
Columbus Smith Is going to put up
brick block on Mill street, in the rear G
Dyer's block. We learn that most c
the brick used will go to build IN
chimneys. The building itself will b
OF wood, unless Mr.. Smith alters hi
present plans.
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Notices.

New maple sugar at Sheldon's.
"A large stock oflemons at Manney's
Oranges and lemons at Sheldon's,
Mixed pickles in bulk at Manney's'
Rubber boots and shoes at Shell
don's.
A complete stock of rubber goods
at Bonds.
Dog collars and sporting goods at
Dir. Plumley's.
Buy your flour al Sheldon's; a
new lot just in.
Go and get a piece of that sage
cheese at Shcldon's.
II. NJ. Chapman Il Co. are receiving
new goods every day,
Expect a nice fine of gents shoes
next week at Sheldon's.
-Prunes, prunells, dried cherries
and peaches, at Manney's.
AT Sheldon's you will find all kinds
of dye stufls, also carpet warp.
Lost Nation wheat for seed.
Ii. ROBBINS, Cornwall.
A carload of st. Louis flour, the
old kind, lust in at II. NJ. Chapman II
Co.'S.
Cash paid for prime butter every
day in the week at II. Nj. Chapman x
Co.'S.
Pure gum rubber boots warranted
not to not to crack, at T. Nj. Chapman
4 Co.'s.
Flour a specially at Bonds, price
the very lowest. Quality warranted
in every instance.
See Bonds new advertisement; a
large new stock, very attractive styles ;
prices, bottom notch. & G0
-Beckwith a. Co. have received the
largest and cheapest stock of wall
papers and borders in this county.
"A. Williamson will pay 8 IL cts
live VT. for hogs delivered Saturdays
Cash paid for. hens, turkeys and eggs.
Our apothecary department is COM
plete and with competent dispensers and
moderate prices you will do well to pat
ronize us. Yours respectfully,
If SHELDON II Co.
Buy Hydrangea, or Seven Banks,
for all diseases of the kidneys and blad-
der and for rheumatism. 1t is the
best known remedy. For sale by DR..
Plumley.
The Star Mill seems to be getting
its share of the custom. This is in a
great part owing. to the fact that they
have one of the best millers in the state,
and that they do everything to accom-
modate customers.
WALKING MArcH:-Therc will be a
Walking Match at Academy Hall,
Middlebury, Wednesday evening April
y, 1879. Purse S25.00. Ashley rules.
Distance, ten miles. Open to all gen
tlemen in Addison County. Prizes:
S12 to first, 8 to second, 8 to third. Con-
ditions: Each man to walk, or cover
under the Ashley Rules, ten miles; the
man making the distance in shortest
time from the start, winning the first
prize; next, second prize; third. third
prize.
Entries to be made to the Treasurer
OF the Association at or before 6 o'clock
P. NJ. April 9TH, to be accompanied with
five per cent. of the entire purse, and
limited in number to the first fifteen.
Admission, twenty-five cents. Tick:
cts for sale at Il. NJ. Chapman x Co.'s
store, after nine o'clock A. NJ, Saturday,
April 8. The stage and platform in the
hall will be reserved for ladies and
their escorts. Obliging ushers will be
in attendance, good music will be fur
nished, and the best of order will be
maintained.
Doors open at 7 O'Clock, to commence
at 8. All to be under the direction of
the Middlebury Walking Association.
Committee of arrangements: T. NJ.
Chapman, VIM. Slade, II. j. Mcliugh,
L. p. Russell, Vim. ii. Ellis.
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Two Organs.

Regulate first the stomach, second
the liver; especially the first, so as to
perform their functions perfectly, and
YOU will remove at least nineteen TWEEN
tieths of all the ills that mankind is
heir to, in this or any other climate
Mop Bitters is the only thing that will
give perfectly healthy natural action to
these two organs.
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OR WE'LL.

Our enterprising townsmen, w.
R. Sanford & Son, have n of the
finest herd of Ayrshire cattle in the
state. One of their best cows dropped
a calf last week that weighed 81 lbs.
He is a very fine-boned, handsome
calf. They also have sfine stallion colt
by Gen. Baxter's Waldo; coming two
wears old this spring, that weighs 1927
lbs.
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5~}lihhltbury Rrgufer
FRIDAY, APRIL A, 1879.

Tho attention of advertisers is called 10 the iaci
that the REGISTER is the leading local newspaper
in Addison County and has a larger circulation
n the county than any other two pnpefs.
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Brightest and Best.

Superintendent Ca rter of the Pennsylyania TX,
detrimental farm, endorses heartily the Perfected
Butter Color ofWells. Richardson 4 Co., Burling-
ton, VI. 1t gives the brightest and best color to
butter of any preparettn in the world. Drug
gists keep ii.
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The present number ofthe Weekly Musical Re
cord Is full Of Easter Music. Send 9 cts. for II.