The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
Local News.
Wagons are ''rninus."

Wagons are "minus."
No denger Of this snow drifting.
-Tuesdays snow storm gave us pref
ty fair sleiyhing.
Tho noor of the are engine house
10 undergoing repairs.
The snow pillow was out Wedncs-
day morning for the first time this win
ter.
The Good Templars nominate Off
GERS for the coming quarter Tomorrow
night.
The mixed train from the north
on Wednesday was delayed several
hours BY the snow.
Wood seems to be coming into the
village quite briskly this " week ON &C.
count of the sleighing.
will Lane showed us nice lot of
onions which were samples of some he
raised last year. Read his local notice.
Ned Oliver still: has to use crutch
on account of the injuries he received
from slipping on the Ice some weeks
ago.
Up to Jan. Is, Notwithstanding the
continued mildness of the weather, II
was not 30 warm OH tho average as DUR
ing the same period last wiuter.
Lafayette Derby, who was in the
House of Correction at Rutland under
sentence of 1875 days for going on lit
tie drunk, paid mp part of his fine and
was discharged last Tuesday.
Tho dance at the Glen House, last
Friday evening, was attended by
about thirty couples, Notwithstanding
the weather, many Of them being from
out of town. 1t was enjoyable as usual
We acknowledge the receipt of the
Vermonter Almanac for 1880, which
our entcrprising contemporary has got,
ten mp In very neat style. No family
should undertake to keep house with
out II.
Hamilton Meekin. lately an appren
tice In the Register printing flee, hai
gone over the lake to work In the Office
OF the I'll Sentinel. Hamilton is 1
steady, faithful boy, who will be likeo
wherever he goes.
n IS. A. Giffin Of Ludlow, q graduate
Z of the class o. 10 Of our college, ha,
sold out his law business In that tow
and will leave for the great West
which attracts so many of our bes
Young men. Ludlow will lose valua
BILE citizen in Mr.. Giffin.
Mr.. r. W. Pitts nf Sudbury, pro
prietor at the Royal House of thar place
has moved into the Wood place ON TN
..s NJ.
Row, where we learn he intends :,
keep q boarding house. This hous
has been repaired aud nicely fnishe,
during the past season.
viii Allen gives another Of hi
dances at the Glen House, East Middle
bury, on Friday evening next, Jan. SC
These dances, which ara given once |
two weeks, have become very popular
and have been well attended from IN
the nrst. Those fond Of stripping ID
light fantastic too" will undoubtedly b
on hand In force next Friday evening.
The following concerning MID
dlebury college boy will Interest OIL
readers: Mr.. j. N. Mallory recent
spoke by special invitation, before III
Mas. State Teachers Association Z
Boston, upon the metric system, {
which he 10 an enthusiastic advocat,
He has been for FIVE years principal :
shigh school In Winchester, N. H. AN
has built up first class school who,
graduates are sought for as teachers
all the surrounding towns. For N
last two years. he, with the help of on
other principal, has held series Of Il
sritutes in that and adjoining town
which have been well attended and pr
ductive OF much good. Keene Is no
anxious to be included IN this list
towns, and the next institute will
held there sometime In February.