The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-30

mittees appointed for various purposes
The line now has sixteen Instruments il
its circuit, and extends from Pres
IIulbert's house to Mrs. Wclch's OF
Seymour street. The boys" appea
to be learning the business fast.
The following officers were clccte,
! by the Odd Fellows, Jan. l6, for tn
ensuing year: N. G., James M. Slade
v. G., Al u. Colby; sec'y, w. II
Ellis; treas, G Il. PiBncy; chaplain
e. e.. Smith; warden, w. Laiimcr
conductor, N T.. Rider; o. s. guard
lC. w. Foot; N. G.. IL. s., w. w
Swiney; N. G.. l.. S., G. J. Sopcr
| V. G. II. s., A williamson; V. G.. l.
S., William Sade.
AS there is an erroneous impression
as TO the precise action Of the recent
council of the Congregational church
called to consider The case of O. G.
Barnes, we have requested and obtain
a copy of the resolution summing IN
the action of Ihc council, which is as
follows:
| Rcsoired, That while we susi9in the church In
| their action, we fad that nndup hi. la char,r' ~.
| zcd tleir method of pIeccQulc; iu viow nf which
we earhcaly advise tbs church 10 aiainiain an
altitude in1lcatHe Of lhgiranEiciy % receive cy-
restoring TIE accommodated mgiubar.
Tie fifth annual festival of the
Western Vermont Ma onir Union will
be held at Academy Hall ia this place.
on Tuesday, Feb. 10. next Hon. H. =.
Woodbridge viii deliver an address at
Masonic Hall 1T $3.50 O'Clock, ~ ~
Business meeting at 4 O'Clock Ban
quot at the Addison House at g o'clock !;
Edward s. Dana, toast master. llalch's
orchestra will furnish the music. llv-
erything will be done to make The eve
ming concer. at Academy Han brill
liant affair
VIII w. Ashley, son Of Il. Ashley.
of this village, arrived home last week
with his bride from the West. W here he
has been for the past five or six wears
engaged with several different opera
companies, and singing in some Of he
large cities in this country. He is "a
tenor singer of considerable rrofni-
ncncc and the western papers speak
very flaiteringly of him. .Last fat he
was married TO Miss Marie 3. GRAY,
only daughter and child of DR.. W. T..
Gray of Dcloit, Wisconsin. We under
stand that she is very fine pianist, and
n graduate of Lcipsig, Germany. and
professionally known rs Marie Dress
aut. May we all have Il chance TO hcarJ
them while they arc here.
/NnLAGE Court. Last Friday MORN
Mg John Wilson was called upon TO
answer to a charge of breaking the
peace by being engaged in The night
shindy" at 0. G. Barnes. Like his
predecessor, Barney Mccormick, Jack
was assessed one dollar and costs, not
withstanding the efforts OF his able
counsel, Charles Powers, in his be-
half
The same day Henry Nichols was
brought in for the same offence. He
was defended by Charles Wilds. |
Nichols seems 10 have been princi-
pal in the affair, and his counsel con
cluded not TO tiusi his case TO the ten
der mercics of Judge Hayward. and
called for a jury, who were accordingly
summoned, as follows: Smith Beck
with, IL. Il. Dodge, +. a. tarnsworih.
j. l.. Bnttolph, w. S. Goodrich, Gasca
Rich. The trial occupied long time,
and was not concluded until late in
the evening, when the Jury found Il
verdict ef guilty. lie was accordingly
fined five dollars and costs. He ap-
pcalcd, Darwin Rider becoming sure
ty.
Judge a. ID. Hayward of We, bridge
was the justice in these cases, instead
j. l.. Siaplcton as stated last week.
The latter was one Of the attorneys
assisting in Tic defense.
ADDISON COUNTY SUPREME CorETN
yTUAEY TERM.-The supreme court
st last Tuesday at the court room.
'Yherc were present the following iudg-
is of the supreme court: James Barrett.
II. p. Rcdlicld, Homer L Roycc, w. G..
Vcazcy.
The following cases came before
ihc court:
Albert NJ. Evcrls vs. Town of Mid
dlcburv, for alleged insnfliticncv oil
highway and the loss Ola horse thereby.
a verdict was given Tor the defendant
III the county court, and was carried
up on exceptions by the plaintiff. The
Judgment Of the county court was az
irned. Z. L. Kingsley for plaintiff:
d. NJ. SHADE Tor defendant.
j. NJ, Dyer vs.. LycOmine Fire Insur-
ancc Go. Action 10 recover amount of
insurance. Defence, u6n-pavmont Of
assessments Gue previous TO The fro
etc verdict in comfy court for de-
lehdant. Carried mp on exceptions by
The plaintiff. With the Conrt. l.
X. Hard for plainiin; 4. +. Walker for
defendant.
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