The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09
VERGENAEs.
--Messrs. Forbes & Brown of the
Bosfon journal are In fnwn.

--Messrs. Forbes & Brown of IN,
Boston Journal are in town.
The graded school commenced las
Monday. Teachers and scholars seen
much refreshed by the short vacation
Mr.. Foster s. Haven, who has beer
spending bis vacation at home, return
ed to Amherst College, on Wednesda,
last.
IF. X. Haven, is having new doors
put In his store, which will be great
addition to the improvements already
made.
Mr.. E. e. Aiken, of Yale College,
has been visiting his friends In this city
he returned to his home in Rutland on
Tuesday last.
The Liliputians came in full force
on Wednesday and we're greeted by an
Overlooking house: a large number
coming from out of town.
The Good Templars oyster supper,
on Monday eve. last, was quite we'll At
Tended and about seven dollars were
realized as the net pr ceeds.
ID. nj. Camp of Newport, G. NJ.
Spaulding of Jericho, w. p. Dilling-
ham, Waterbury, and Gov. Proctor,
nre In town, at the State School.
The "boys" do considerable coasting
n Tue walks now owing to the good
coating Of ice, while pedestrians 20 In
he middle of the street for safety.
Henry Wise, formerly of Panton,
who has been working ON railroad In
Mass.,. was killed a few days since.
His remains reached here ON Thursday
noon.
Mr.. Harvey Willard is soon going
TO Colorado, where he will take charge
IF hotel. Mr.. Willard will be much
missed here where he has made many
friends.
The Republican state committee
met at the Stevens house OH Wednes- |
lay eve, at $3.50, and decided to call the |
ut Montpelier, Feb. 20, to
elect delegates at large.
John Banyea has sold bricks for
jail and court house at Elizabeth .wn,
county seat Of Essex County, N. Y, his
.ales amounting to over one thousand
dollars for spring delivery.
GRAND JUBILEE AT VERGENNEs.-The
first annual meeting Of the Episcopal
;hoirs of the diocese Of Vermont, met
It Vergennes, Jan. z, for three days
Jubilee. Choirs from all parts OF the
tate and northern N. Y, took part in
he exercises. Mr.. s. Is. Whitney OF
Boston, conducting. The fret proceed
ng was rehearsal at the Episcopal
:hurch, Wednesday eve, at Z 1-2 O'Clock,
which vas well attended, about $50
fingers being present. The singers
,0ing to private houses and others to
he hotels. Prof. Hatch's orchestra
rom Rutland was present and added
nuch to the enjoyment of the occasion.
The following we're the choirs that took
art in the exercises; Bellows Falls,
Brandon, Burlington, Grand Isle, Mid.
ilebury, Mortified, Rutland, Shelburn,
Woodstock, Vergennes, Port Henry
Y. Y, Rouses Point, N. Y, Montpelier,
Ninooski aud Bratlleboro. At 1-2
''clock A. NJ, Thursday, there was ali.
,ther reheal sal which was well attend
d. At 2 IL O'Clock there was an al.
lress ON music, delivered by j. r. At
wood of Burlington. The principal
vent was the service of song, held NJ
80 P. NJ, which consisted of short
peeches by ministers from the sew
raj parishes represented there, inter
persed with music by the choirs and
.rchestra, after which there was re-
option for the choirs and friends at
hrs. Bradbury's. The meeting closed
friday morning with business meet
ng of the different choirs. The jubi-
co was grand success in every par.
ocular. MIR. Whitney expressed linn
elf very much pleased with the fine
inging of the several choirs.