The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-10
Local News.


The state fair at Montpelier occurs
next week, Sep. IA, 10, 10 and II.
Rev. Cyrus IIamlin, the new presi-
dent of the college, arrived yesterday.
The fall term of Middlebury col
lego commences Thursday next, the
10th.
Tuesday afternoon the steam fire
engine was taken out for practice
squirt
There was a wedding on Seymour
street last evening. For particular s
see under the proper head.
-Rcv. Mr.. Parker, Universalist, of
Bethel, will preach at the court house,
next Sunday evening at O'Clock.
The dense smoke with which the
north wind of Wednesday has filled the
atmosphere was from extensive fires in
Canada.
Our thanks are due the town clerks
of the different towns in the county for
giving us prompt returns of the results
of town elections.
The Rev. William j. Tilley, of
st. Stephens, has just been made the
recipient of most beautiful surplicc,
the gift of the ladies of the parish.
Rev. Truman Post, of st. Louis,
occupied the pulpit Of the Congrega-
tional church, last Sabbath, preaching
an able sermon, such as he is noted for.
Members of the w. c. II. u, are
requested to meet next Wednesday, at
half past three O'Clock, in the vestry of
the Congregational church for one
hours conference.
BY an error in our report of the
premium list of the fair last week, we
failed to give the Singer Manufacturing
Co credit for the first premium for best
specimen of needlewOrk. Miss Clara
Stowe received second premium.
The ordination of Rev. ". J. Tilley
took place on "Wednesday atthe Episco-
pal church, RI. Rev. ". ii. Bissell,
officiating in the ceremony. MIR Tilley
has proved himself most acceptable to
the church and enters upon his rector
ship under very favorable auspices.
There was lot of split Democrat
ic tickets on hand last Tuesday, in
which the name of f.. S. Dana was
substituted for one of the Democratic
nominees. Whether some enemy OF
Mr.. Dana's issued the tickets or not,
is not known, but here in Middlebury,
with one exception, on all of them the
name of Mr.. Dana was scratched.
The Democrats of this town hung
ont fbn tinnocf f1ao and ornonaptnl IL
with glorious looking gentleman hen.
Result Four years ago Middlcbury
gave Fairbanks 45S votes; Bingham
$50: this year Farnham received 4S6
Phelps, 1870; Republican gain 2S; Dem
ocratic loss 20; total Republican gain
As. There may be slight hitch in this
logic but It's evident that the big flag and
rooster haven't made great returns OF
their cost.
Hon. Robert b. Langdon, of Min
neapolis, Minnesota, was on Saturday
last, unanimously nominated Tor
fourth term in the Minnesota senat,
on the Republican ticket. MIR. Lang
don is well known railroad contract
or, and a son OF Seth Langdon, Esq
On the same day +, j. Davenport o
this place was nominated for clerk o
the court. We congratulate thes
gentlemen and their friends in Yer
mont, on their deserved recognition b
their Western friends.
On the evening of election day tn
glce club with thirty or forty accom-
panying went down and gave scrt
made to Representative Battell. MI
Battell responded in a neat little speech
ho In
he might prove a better landlord tina
speech maker Ample refreshments {
fruit was passed around, and il SCENE
To be the opinion that if Mr.. Bate
were as good speech maker as he W,
landlord, he would be an uncommon
eloquent man. The glce club afte
ward went over to the Addison Hons
where they gave few songs in +
Spouse TO ca lis.
The Silver Lake Camp Meeting f
the promotion of Holiness, will beg
Sept. s, and close Sept. lG, 1880. Br
Morse in charge, assisted, God willin
by Rev's. Griffin of Providence II.
David Frost, Rev's. Wicker, Dibbl
Noe. Brown, Heath, Brooks, Osbo
of Burlington. Garfield, Dempse
Watson, and others who may be at Ii
erty. Mrs. Osborne and Brooks ha
charge of chldren's meetings. Roo
for tents, poles and straw free. III;
fare TO Brandon on &. V. II. II. Sta
to daily trains. Address: Frank Cha
der, Brandon, W., care Silver Lal
M. =. Ryan, salesman for I
Steam Pressure Soap Works called
our oiiic and left us samples of
Machine Shop soap manufactured by
+. Williams and Co., Rutland. 1t
designed for the use of farmers a
mechanics, and is the only mechani
toilet soap for sale. 1t removes il
wheel grease, tar, machine grease, c
very readily, and leaves the har
smnolh and clean without chappil
For snie AZ r. w. Chapman a. Co
All are invite Ia iry il free of char
S. r. Williams IL Co also manufactI
Glyeerine Laundry soap that is nj
at both the laundries here, and gil
the greatest satisfaction. Give then
trial,