The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-14


-E. T.. Smith has shown us d little
article for the sale Of which he has TAX
en- an agency, and which will prove a
great and needed convenience In many
households. IL Is q coordination pos-
bal scale" made of wood, handsomely
finished, aud with Rraduations giving
the necessary amount of postage for
letters, papers and merchandise. IL is
a regular balance, and gives results
with great accuracy, as we have found
by con pairing It's workings with those
of q Howe eight ounce postal balance.
The price Of this article, only fifty
cents, will enable every person to, own
one and thus ascertain beforehand the
amount of postage on any matter,
which is often q great convenience, be-
sides saving quarrels with the postmas-
ter. ~
There was q meeting Of the corpo-
ration of Middlebury college, on Tues
day evening and Wednesday, to con-
slider and take measures for the inter-
ests of the college. Ten of the corpora
ton were present. 1t was decided to
enter upon the work of endeavoring to
obtain the sum of one hundred thou
sand dollars for the purpose of moro
completely endowing the college and
increasing Its facilities. Concerning
any further action by the meeting, Of
which there are plenty of rumors and
gucss-work, nothing either definite or
indefinite is known. All friends of
the college will be glad to hear that the
matter of raising funds Is to be UNDER
taken in earnest, and will hope for the
most abundant and early success in
this endeavor to add to the usefulness
of our noble institution.
The wedding of Mr.. Edison j.
Smith and Miss Laura Ingraham was
attended at the residence Of the brides
father in Bridport, on Tuesday last. A
large number of the friends of the par
ties were present. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Mr.. Pascoe. Mr..
Smith is a worthy young farmer of Adj
Olson, while the bride is a first-class
young lady, of whose intelligence and
capacity q heightened and acceptable
service as o compositor in the Register
office has afforded us proof. The dis
play of presents on tho occasion was
fine, among them being the following:
Camp rocker, photograph album, sill
yer fruit knife, groom; Singer sewing
machine, twenty dollars in gold, brides
parents; silver and glass pickle castor
and fork, brides sfster,. Miss Emma;
one dozen silver halves, Mr.. and Mrs.
Loren, Lanson and George Towner,
and Richard Preblc and wife; silver
cake basket, Mr.. J. &. Gilmore and
Miss Maggie Meekin; scrap bag, EN-
ma Preble and Ella Towner; silver
napkin ring, Miss Winans; set silver
teaspoons, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Crane !;
patent non-dripping syrup cup, Miss
Addic Bnrge; one dozen napkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Asa Wilmarth; silver and
glass vase, Miss Nellie p. Moss.
EAST MDBLEBURY.
May bugs made their appearance on
the night of the 9Th.
The grass pasturage is fully up to
last year at this date.
The land Is in good order to work
but a shower would be most acceptable
Mrs. E. X. Severance has been
quito i'll for several weeks but is now
improving.
On examination 1t is found that
many of the apple trees this season will
produce nothing but leaves.
Mrs. E. B. Foote, at her daughters,
Mrs. j. p. Fem, has been Frustrated
somewhat for a few weeks past, from
a lung difficulty.
Ono of our bachelors has bought a
house and is making the garden. 1t is
thought something has or will take
place 500 good luck to him.
We are obedient to the command.
In two consecutive days, fonr daugh-
ters wero born in our vicinity. The
supply seems to be equal to the de-
mand.
If the last Friday and Saturday in
the last change of the moon represents
the weather for the next three weeks,
We will have summer In spring and
drought in seedtime.
The funeral of Mrs. Maria L.,
wife of Smith Severance, occurred at
her home in the east part af Middle
bury, on Wednesday, May 5, at one
O'Clock p. m. Her pastor, Rev. f.. p.
Hooker, OBLIGATED. Rev. w. w. Win
chester of Bridport, who has long been
acquainted with the family, made
brief remarks. II appears from the
pastors statements that Mrs. Sever
ance joined tho Congregational church
in Middlebury, in 1926, a year that
may be remembered by some of the
older inhabitants as Immediately fol-
lowing a great revival interest, during
which largo additions were made to
the church. She was sixty.nine wears
of age. Her married life extended
through f~orty-seven years. during
which her counsels and examples shone
ever with steady and consistent light.
She leaves besides her husband two
SONS, grown to manhood; one at home,
the other In a distant western state.
Her only daughter died three years
since. Her end, after many months
of intense suffering, was peace. To
these brief annals it should be added
that grace did much to refine and mel
low her spirit. She was a humble,
truthful and earnest Christian; very
social by nature, and intensely inter-
csted in hcr family and friends She
was yet deprived of much of this en-
ioymcnt during her late years through
loss Of hearing. Those who knew her
intimately best understood her worth.