The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-03

W iutot ~ W. ". Lang WOrtny'S MOI
day eve at 1880 o'clock.
II. M. Chapman, g. Co.'s store
Vallette's block is chock full and rur
ming yer with goods, and the fir
seems to have warmed up trade for then
We yesterday received a call froI
"Brownie," the newsy correspondent
of the Boston Journal. who was 1
town to look over the musical conven
ton.
Miss Matte Mead, daughter Q
Principal Mead of the graded scho
and Miss Hattie Richardson have gon
to spend the winter with an uncle Il
Chicago.
The animal meeting of the Ladie
Library Association, will be held at tn
library room, Tuesday, Dec, IA, 1880
at 3 O'Clock, p. m, to elect officers 70
the ensuing year.
The jewellers on Seymour Stree
would like to be treated to their shar,
of the snow pillow, as they do not EMO,
walking through deep snow any NOR,
than other people.
"A scientific magazine has an able
paper on"The Extinct Cats of America.
We see that the article neglects to no
tice the able part taken by spring
guns and bootjacks in the good work.
Henry Nichols, working at Tup'
per's mill, while grinding on the emery
wheel the other day, was struck in the
eye by a small fragment of steel which
penetrated into the organ. He had i
removed by a physician. and wore {
picturesque bandage for a few days.
Mr.. Henry II. Harris has been in
town this week. He is looking vel
and appears prosperous. He no longer
practices his profession of law, having
come to the conclusion that the count y
has an ample supply on hand for sew
eral generations to come. He is al
present in the employ ola Chicago firm,
His many friends are pleased to see
him again.
Recently several parties who have
been in T.. M. Chapman & Co.'S. store,
doubtless being. tired of waiting their
turn with the overworked clerks, have
helped themselves to goods and walked
out of the store. Thad is not generally
caught mapping, and these customers,
haye been followed out and given the
alternative of paying up or being de-
posted in Jail. They have all, we be-
lieve, preferred to pay.
"A four days meeting for the pro-
motion of holiness will begin at Bran
don, Vermont, Monday, Dec.,s G, 1880,
and close Dec, 10. Preaching three
times each day, morning, afternoon and
evening, interspersed with prayer,
praise and conservation services, look
ing to the conversion of the unsaved,
the conservation of believers and the
baptism of the Holy Ghost. Half-fare
on the railroad. Services in the Bap-
fist church.
Last Sunday an intoxicated individ-
ual with two big fists was searching
about the streets for some body who
would have him arrested if he would
administer a knocking down to the
same. He was unable to find anyone
who was willing to undergo punish
ment for that object, until an officer took
him in tow, when he concluded that on
the whole he had better behave himself
and go home, which he was allowed to
do. His protested object was to get
quarters in the workhouse for the win
ter.
-Middlebury is to have the pleasure
of hearing a lecture from the IA
nous Philosopher and wit, Henry w.
Shaw. better known by his pseudonym
of "Josh Billings" at Academy Hall
Friday evening, on the momentous
of "The Probabilities of Life"
Josh Billings is one of the best known
and most widely quoted of American
humorlsts, and is also a very successful
lecturer, and his appearance has every
where proved the strongest attraction.
Everybody want 8 to hear Josh, and he
will probably be greeted with q crowd
ed house. The tickets to the lecture
will be for sale at Hanaford's drug store
on and after tomorrow.
The Journal youth tries to convict
US of falsehood by misquoting us as
in reference to a certain foolish
communication that it was 'inserted"
m that paper Gas an editorial" Our
words were "This communication our
contemporary adopts as editorial" a
with a difference, as any
journalist with a small amount of in
ought to perceive. 1t was not
Inserted in that paper as a commune
had nc heading nor word of ad-
tress, o any mark to distinguish il
the matter for which the paper it.
'elf was responsible except an almost
Invisible star at the bottum. When we
insert articles handed to us in that way,
'adopt them as editorial" Per-
our neighbor inserts articles of
which he ought to be ashamed in the
anne way, because he does not know
my better. We have no "controver-
with our neighbor. \
/-Died in New York, Nov. 8, Sarah
wife of Richard w. Adams,
ormerlv of Worcester, Mass, aged so
ears:
In the above notice, l recogn ize the
lame Of the very popular landlady of
he Addison House for more than a
iecade of years, whose soothing hand ,
md cheerful face comforted nan a
weary traveller and students away from
lone and friends can look back to her
lnsel6sh hand, where they always found
and cheering words of COM
ort. Her own pleasure and comfort
gave way to promote the hap
'iness OF others; she has truly lived for
'thers. A devoted christian wife and
she early united with the Con-
church in this place, and
he remained a worthy member till the
lay of her death. Many will regret her
oss, and sympathise with the bereaved
smily and friends. A FRIEND.
We hear that considerable dissatis-
action is expressed by the friends of
he school because a more extended no.
Ice of the exhibition last Thursday eve
ling was not given in this paper. We
would say in explanation of the matter,
hat Notwithstanding the fact that we
dvertised the exhibition literally in the
preceding issue we received no ticket
o ii, nor any notice that our presence
would be desirable. After giving SO
much free advertising we don't pro-
'ose to pay an admission fee for the
AXE of giving a full report. While we
ave little doubt that the managers of
he exhibition wonld have been per-
willing to admit our reporter free,
: has been III experience in the past
the ticket seller and door keeper