The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-17

mula, adjourned for fhc evening ses
sion, when literature and literary sub
jects claimed attention, Longfcllow be
ing the poet. The temperance gentle
men who came among us were cordial,
welcomed. AT 8 o'clock we babe oacl
other good-by TO meet again the thirt
Wednesday In November. Cow.
The customary College Hunt tool
place on Wednesday afternoon aDt
Thursday of this week. There seemed
to be a great deal of interest manifested
in this contest. The captains were j
G. Scofield and j. @. Harvey. Tht
judges were w. M. Bixby, +. s. Junt
and s. B. Cady. The game began tC
come into town before dark, but as Il
was of a small character, most of Il
was concealed in game bags. Game o.
a fragrant character was not so numer'
GUS as IL was last year, and so there was
not so much excitement among the vii.
lage people as the game was transported
through the street. The count was
closed at eight O'Clock, and during the
last ten or fifteen minutes there wa
considerable anxiety among the con.
testants, for the conditions of the count
had not been announced and there were
many conflicting rumors as to theil
comparative amounts. AT eight O'Clock
precisely, the judges announced the
count closed, with an amount of 74S5
for Harvey and 6S15 for Scofield, leav-
ing a balance in the favor of Harvey Of
670. Some of the hunters were fortu-
nate enough to secure remarkably large
counts; among these was j. e. Buttolph,
who brought in a count of 1905, by far
the largest OH the list. i. j. Preston
had a count of 1925, Chas. Wilson, 1885,
J.. G. Scofield, 1875, JIG. Harvey, 1915,
"Hank" Hyde, 1870, and G. G. Leaven-
WORTH. 1920. There were 2S1 chip
hunks brought in. After the counts
had been decided, the members of both
parties, the judges, and a good many
others of the students adjourned to the
Pierce House, where Mine Host, +. w.
Pierce, had a fine repast in readiness,
and such an n as appetites sharpencd
by %tramping over the hills could most
fully appreciate. Mr.. Pierce did him.
self much credit i'm his successful eff
forts to make his share of the hunt
pleasant and enjoyable. After rapa-
cious appetites had been fully appeased,
speeches were in order, and the first one
to respond was the captain of the sue
cessfnl party, j. G. Harvey, who gave a
description of his share in the hunt, and
also showed some of the reasons why
he chose such men as he did on his side.
He said il was "owing to certain pc
culiar hunting traits that he had OBJ
served in them, and they had come up
nobly to the standard" He thanked
HE r,lon fa,r xrhof thnv ha1 14-o
Capt. j. G. Scofield then followed
with gushing eloquence, claiming that
there must have been fraud somewhere
or else he would never have been beat
en-, but with the spirit CT o martyr he
would leave it unrevealed. f. s. June
and }. Il. Cady spoke in behalf of the
judges, and many others gave frag-
ments of their experience in the hunt,
some of which were most ludicrous and
were received with hearty applause.
These incidents often suggested anec-
dotes to the minds of the hearers, and
so experiences, stories and applause
were the order of exercise for the time.
A toast, "Our Host, Mr.. +. w. PIERCE"
was responded to by j.. l.. Barton, and
the party showed their appreciation of
the sentiment by prolonged cheers.
The party adjourned a little before
twelve and sung their way back to col
lege. The hunt was q success in every
particular, and with no end to good
feelings the guns and game bags were
hung upon the pegs till 1880.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
The Good Templars will hold a So
ciable at their hall on Wednesday eve
ming, Oct. %. All are cordially invited
to attend.
e. Olmstead intends building a
carriage repository this fall, to be 30x5O
feet. The Good Templars' are to build
an additional story on the building to
be used as a hall.
Miss Jennie Hagan spoke on Thurs
day evening, 9th inst. at Glen House
hall, and also at the church on Sundays
the 18th, to large audiences, her effort
being highly appreciated. After her
entertainment at Glen House hall a So
cial hop was engaged in, Landon's
quadrille band furnishing the music.
There was a sociable for the bene-
fit of the Rev. Mr. Church, of Ripton,
at John M. Nash's last Tuesday cve-
ming. A large company was present
and a very enjoyable time was had, net
ting $40. There will probably be
another soon for the same object. Fur
Their particulars will be given in season.