The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-31

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Wood is now coming In qnite
freely, and prices are tending down
|, ward.
D I'm dating your letters for the next
few weeks don't forget to write II with
instead of q o.
D The Star Laundry, Miss Nary
{ Monahan, proprietor, has moved into
rooms over WIN. Shades store.
Rev. Mr.. Hooker's last sermon
previous to his removal to his new pas
torate will be given next Sabbath.
. Half fare to these attending the
$ Champlain Valley Poultry Association
$ Exhibition, January IL to 14th, 1881,
at Burlington.
$ John w. Chapman is home from
New York for q week or two, helping
to care for his brother Charles, who is
still on the sick list.
There is to be four days musical
convention at Port Henry N. Y, next
week Jan. 4, 8, 6 and z, conducted by
Prof. l.. o. Emerson.
Il. M. Vittum of Rutland has pur-
chased the Cram place, lately owned
by 8. M. Southland, for $2250. The
place originally cost over $4,000.
John Goodro is taking out about
three thousand cakes of ice daily. The
Ice was never better, being perfectly
clear and solid, and about foot thick.
The cotton mill Is now employing
twenty-eight hands, engaged In Cana
da. More are expected soon. Work
at the mill is quite driving, thirty-five
hands in all being employed.
Mrs Ezekiel Hapchett of New Ha-
ven, died on Wednesday last. Sho was
Mr.. Hanchett has the sympathy of all
in his loss.
We are informed that II. j. Jones
of Cornwall has recently sold to Mr..
Harvey E. Taylor thirteen rams for two
hundred dollars each. This is better
than digging gold.
Every member of the Good Temp
lars Is requested to be present at the
meeting of Wednesday evening of next
week. Business of importance to every
member will come before the Lodge at
that time.
The marriage of Mr.. Jay B. Smith,
of Washington D. G.. formerly of Mid
dlebury, to Miss Wealthy A. Farms
worth, Is announced. Both parties are
well known here, the bride being a
sister of Luther F. Farnsworth.
There is a change the railroad time
table, affecting the accommodation train
both ways. It now leaves here, going
north at 9:08 in the morning; going
south at 4:40 in the afternoon. There
is no change In the time of the other
trains.
Tho college boys made Janitor
Powell Christmas present of fine
silver Waltham watch of the best move
ment. Mr.. Powell is great favorite
with the students, who thoroughly ap-
preciate his obliging disposition and
good nature. May he long live to pull
the bell rope and give the boys good
advice.
Rev. M. b. Hulburd, pastor of vi
nooki Ave. church, Burlington, will |
lecture in .he schoolhouse hall, Monday
evening, Jan. 10, 1881. The lecture is
entitled GA Week in Venice" All
who have heard this eloquent preacher
will be glad to hear Of this opportunity
listen to him again.
There were the usual Christmas eve
services at the Episcopal church, and
Christmas morning there was an ad-
dress to the children and the teachers
of the Sabbath school. Last Tuesday
evening, Holy lnnocent's day, there
was the children's supper and other
exercises in the chapel.
"A council called for the purpose of
ratifying the action of tho Congrega-
tional society In Diminishing Rev. Mr..
Hooker, met at the vestry of the
church last Monday. Pastors and del
egates from a number of the churches
of the denomination in the county
were present.
On Christmas Day there was a la
inevitable exhibition of drunkenness by
several young men on the streets. No
arrest, and consequently no disclosure.
This thing is getting to be unbcarable
to every decent citizen. The criminals
who furnished the liquor in these cases
ought to be detected and made to smart
for it.
We have received from the Glare
mont Mig. Co., of Clare mont, N. H., a
copy of Walton's Vermont Register for
1881. 1t Is printed from new type and
considerably improved, the map Oliver
mont and New Hampshire being new
one instead of the venerable deceiver
that has done duty so many years, and
the contents being enlarged.
Last Saturday, as Frank Lucia was
driving horse belonging to Jared
Foote, the animal concluded to exer-
else little, and ran away at a speed
that would shame a locomotive. The
cutter collided with something and was
smashed, while Mr.. Lucia was thrown
out and set to boring holes the in fro
zen ground with his head. The horse
was finally caught after getting all the
fun there was to be had out of 1t.
We would call the attention of the
village authorities to the fact that fire.
quently on the Sabbath day numbers Of
young men are In the habit of congre-
eating at points along the streets and
insulting passers with low language
and personal remarks. The powers
that be are remiss In their duties in al
lowing such things. Some officers
should be detailed to require these con-
gregated loafers to "move on"
Last night after honest folks were
abed, some despicable scoundel daubed
and defaced the large show windows in
front of j. e. Negus' tailoring establish
ment with paint and eggs. We learn
that the paint affords clue to the per-
petrator, and If detected he will proba-
bly, be made to serve as warning to
other like cowardly villains. The Sc
verest punishment should be melted ont
TO those who take such methods to show
spite.
The sewing circle of the w. C. T.