The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-03-12
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/ tic OnucTSTuuuHtes
Prof. TO student who had been givin
an extempore demonstration of a pril
ciple in astronomy, eyes, Mr.. H.,
little of that was Ineligible"
j. G. Harvey Of the Junior class la
been drilling dramatic company a
Whiting for q public tertainment.
On recent Sunday morning the stu
dents were agreeably surprised to fin,
g les of the new hymn and tune bool
thathas just been adopted by the Con
gregational society, in each of thej
seats in the church.
The difference between the colleg,
and town time, which caused so mucl
Inconvenience at the lightning of tn,
term, is now remedicd by the collcg,
adopting as IFS standard authority thu
corrected time received each morning
by telegraph.
Our cditor-in-chicf, III. II. Dorr, hat
the misfortune to slip Oh the ice shor
time since and quite severely injurc his
knee that he hurt nearly two years ago
and which has troubled him ever since.
lie hopes not 10 be confined long will
bis injury.
i. 2. Lyford, one of Ripton old res
dents, but for the past few years cit
zen Of East Middlebury, left his home
early OH the morning of the Sd inst, to
cut wood Oh lot in or near "Bcrtha's
Ravine," and was found dead near the
road leading from Elijah Browns 10
East Middlcbury, ON Friday morning,
having, while splitting log, cut his
right foot and severed the femoral
n ri that hn
aware that the wound was anything
serious, for he he'd leid away the AK
he was splitting with and the wedges
under fallen tree, taken his dinner
pail and chopping ak and travelled
from forty to sixty rods, had sat down,
got out his knife and made prepare
tons to make a temporary tourniquet,
when he tainted from loss of blood and
died as above stated. Ills family had
not become alarmed at his protracted
absence, because they supposed he had
gone to board for few days with Mr..
Brown. Ills funeral was held at the
Methodist church in Ripton on Sun
day last, the Rev. Mr.. Bic well officiat-
ing. "Verily in such day and hour
as We think not, the Son of Man COM
eth"
MIR. EDIToR.-The voters in the late
town meeting voted not to exempt
the members of the fire company
from paying poll-tax as has usL-
ally been done. Ever since the COM
pany has been organized, the vot-
crs in town meeting have as a slight
recognition Of their appreciation of
Il cir services, almost unanimously vot-
cd to exempt the members from poll
tax.
While the members, who are almost, if
not wholly ALL laboring men, are aware
that all they get for their service, is
but slight compensation for their la
Dor and time necessarily expended, yet
they have continued to labor OIL, only
desiring that their efforts might be APP
preciated. Whenever they become sat
isfied that their services are not appre-
ciated by the better class of our citi-
Zens they will in body decline to act
as firemen. A portion of the firemen
took vote as an index of the feeling of
the members and expressed q determi-
nation to withdraw from the company,
but as il was known that the company
had in our community many warm
friends, the matter was postponed in
order TO ascertain, if possible, what the
general feeling is in the village.
We are aware that we have some OPP
poscrs among the "codfish aristocracy"
who say the company is good for moth
ing-that they wouldn't give row of
pins for all the good the company ever
did, etc. But what are the facts in the
casc2 In the first great fire a few years
Ego, if it had not been for the fire COM
pany, the door factory, the large block
of stores, and the village bridge across
the river would have been burned and
all the business part of the village near
it on this side, would have been laid in
ashes. Then fgaln, last summer when
the widow johnson and Howe house
was burned, Mr.. Dean's house on the
south, and Mr.. Y. II. Clay's, f. Lucia's,
G. ID. Earl's, DR.. Kingslcy's, DR.. SUIT
toms, and Mrs. Douglass, On the north,
would have certainly been burned if it
had not been for the engine, worked
by the company and volunteers. II
must be blind prejudice that cannot
see that ",he fire company is worth
a row of pinsw The men who would
refuse tc vote the small pittance allow
ed these men who hold themselves in
readiness at all times of day or night to
repair TO the scene of danger, Grain or
shine," to the damage of their clothes,
and frequently to the destruction of
health, are too penurious to live in
civilized community and enjoy good
health.
We notice that the town of Rutland
voted this year to exempt the three
of firemen from poll-tax,
and some others connected with the
fire department. Let ne say again,
that when 1t is understood that the ser.
vices of the fire company is not dcsir-
ed, the members of tho present COM
pany will decline to act longer.
E'pEMtN.
EAST MIDDLEDURY.
-Diphthcria is sbating. All seem
to be on the convalescent list.
On the eve of the Sth, the saw-mil
run by King was burned. 1t belonged
TO the heirs of Charles Evarts. 1t is
said the insurance is forfeited from
of ASSESSING MIS-.
AT a regular meeting of Cold
Spring lodge No. "a, l. o. of G. T.,
Feb. q, 1880, the following officers
were duly installed for the ensuing
quarter: W. G. IT,, ii. f. Grant; w. V.
T., Miss Fannie A. Day; w. S., II. A.
Damon; w. +. S., Mrs. G. Olmsi cad :;
W. r., w. w. Turner; w. c., j. j.
Manney; w. NJ, M. j. Day; w. |. c.,
Mrs. Il. Guinan; w. o. e., j. p.
Kirby; W. A. S., Mrs. Ida s. Nash;
W. ID. NJ, Miss G. Persons; w. II. II.
s., Mrs. f. Peck; w. l.. ii. S.. Mrs. S.
Smith; p. W. G. r., j. M. Nash; Choir
lstcr, }. Judge; Organist, o. Olmstead.