The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-02-13

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from New York last Sunday morning
Hooking hale and hearty as ever. We
understand that his already extensive
business in Union Square is rapidly in.
creasing.
Rev. w. J. Tilley, formerly o.
Brandon, has taken up his residence
here in order to read for the Holy Or
ders with the rector of the parish. MIR
Tilley will speak in st. Stephens
church next Sunday evening.
Rev. s. Z. Wilder, of Brandon, will
deliver an address upon temperance
next Wednesday evening, at z O'Clock
in the lecture room of the Congregation
al church, under the auspices of the
Addison County Temperance Society.
Mrs. A. p. Upper has been ap.
pointed u. G.. w. G. L. for the state
of Vermont. She proposes to look at.
ter the lodges in this section, and
which her executive ability and zeal
make her well fitted.
AT the dance i'm East Middlebury,
last Friday evening, large number
were present and most enjoyable time
was had. The net proceeds must have
amounted to about $40, which goes to-
wards buying an artificial leg for Will
liam Palmer.
On Sunday night at about eleven
o'clock, quite number of our citizens
were aroused by the glare of Hight is
suing from the chimney on Sheldon's
store. 1t was thought for time that
the building would catch fire, but hap
PLY il went out without doing any fur
Their damage than giving good scare.
Jimmie McNulla has opened gro
Gerry in Union block. He deserves
every encouragement from our citizens
in his attempt to earn livelihood, as
every one SO crippled should, and if he
will let alone the sale of "beer" and
equivalent fluids, we have little doubt
that he will be successful in obtaining
patronage.
We learn from correspondence of
the Keene, On. H. Sentinel that Rev.
T. W. Darling recently closed q pasto-
rate of year and half in East Sulli-
van, N. Ii. The correspondent says:
"Mr. Darling was exceedingly popular
and will be valuable acquisition to
the church fortunate enough to receive
him." We are glad to hear such good
reports of him. He has accepted call
from the church in Wentworth, N. Ii.
The Munger street lyceum had a
good attendance last Tuesday evening,
Notwithstanding the Indictment wealth
err, parties from Bristol, New Haven
and Middlebury being present. The
question whether women ought TO vote
was thoroughly discussed by the assem-
bled wisdom, and it was decided that
they ought. BY request the society de-
cided to discuss next week question
which was discussed a few weeks since,
viz: "Resolved, that the hope of rev.
ard is greater incentive to action than
the fear of punishment" Affirmative,
G. G. Sumner, G. Ii. Balm; negative,
E. c. Severance, Frank Harvey. Dec
lamations and paper as usual.
The Springfield, Oll.) journal
gave an obituary notice of MIR. Geo. 2.
Bowen, clerk of the United States Dis
trict court of that city, who died last
week. MIR. Bowen was native of
Middlebury, being son of Charles
Bowen. postmaster of Middlebury
about forty years ago. He was forty
four years of age. The notice speaks
as follows of him:
"Mr. Bowen's personal character
was that of finished gentleman. A
faithful and devoted husband, a kind
father, true friend, philosophical al
most to fault, generous both in public
and private, always striving to lift 9TH
ers to higher life, both in the intel
lectual and in the moral sense, he seem.
ed to desire that no obligation resting
upon him, of whatever sort, should re-
main unfulfilled, at whatever cost to
himself"
Flown and Campus" notes from
the January Undergraduate:
a Freshman is making an instrument
for an electric light.
The Seniors have voted 10 issue no
Kaleidoscope this year.
A fifteen minutes noon prayer meet.
ing has been started by the students.
w. w. Gay of the class of '76 was
recently admitted to the bar at Albany
N. y.
Prof: "Such a construction never
occurs in German,-that is, it harris
quite rare"
Several of the students are taking
lessons in vocal music this term, o
Miss Emma Higley.
Prof. to Soph.-"What is the mean
ing of extradition?" Soph-'I am no
quite sure, but l think it is a kind o
commerce."
The plate glass over the library dool
was accidentally broken a few day
| since by stray snow ball, and the lift
size portrait of DIR. Beeman that huns
opposite was considerably injured.
"A. B. Colby was before Justic,
Stapleton this week on charge of illega
selling. The evidence showed tina
some days since Charles Samson ant
another young man of Cornwall wer,
in town and gave Colby four calls a
different times during the day, eacl
time taking OH load of whisky, beer
pop, or whatever name the stuff an
swers to, and in consequence got prett,
well set up. They started for home
but by the time they had gone mil
or so Samson concluded that they ough
to have something TO get home on, an,
they accordingly returned to Colby
and purchased bottle of whisky. o.
their way home Samson supplied hi
companion with enough to make hin
very sick, his stomach evidently bein
hardly acclimated." The father G
: the young man Investigated the matter
with the result of introducing Cobb
to the blind goddess. He was cor
yicted of fOur offences The sfatai
attorney had the papers at hand t
show that this was Colby's second col
viction, the first having been in I'll
fall of 1873.
lie was accordingly fined $50 an
costs-amounting to 1872 .82-and SCI
fenced to one month In the state worl
honse. He appealed, and was bale
I in the sum of $50, ii. l.. Sheldon b,
coming security.
Mr.. Slade having tasted blood, YEAR,
ed for more, and accordingly demande
that Samson should answer for his shal
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