The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-11-26

to meet at Mrs. Clinton Smiths, Nor
day eve at 1880 O'Clock.
Martin Madigan took supper at III
Franklin House, Vergennes, last Fri
day evening, and then went over tn
lake to Ticonderoga, where he Is sup
posed to be now. .
Pres. Ham lin gave his lecture oI
"The Eastern Question" at the Congre
gational church in Rutland last Satur
day evening, and preached in the SAINT
pulpit on the Sabbath.
Snow to the depth of three inches
fell In this place last Saturday and Sun
day. The thermometer Monday morn
ing showed temperature before sun
rise at ten degrees above zero. The
next two mornings 1t was six below.
The Rev. E. r. Atwill, rector c,
st. Paul's church, Burlington, will
occupy the pulpit of st. Stephens
church next Sunday, November 20, III
exchange with Rev. w. j. Tilley.
Celebration of the Holy Communion al
morning session.
The school exhibition Wednesday
evening, the program of which was
| klNCn loot WCCh, BoooCo Oh NCi1 WOi,
the performers doing their parts very
we'll. The house was "crammed full. !"
and 1t must have been satisfactory
success financially.
The Hartford Life and Annuity
Insurance Company are doing large
business on their safety fund system.
Over six hundred policies having been
written since January /, 1880, in this
state. d. S. Fletcher is the general
agent for Vermont.
Thanksgiving day was very pleas
ant, so far as the weather was con-
cerned, the temperature being much
milder. The business places were
mostly in full blast during the fope-
noon. Union services where held a,
the Congregational church, Rev. E. p.
Hooker reaching the sermon, which
was upon the probibitory law. There
were also -ervices at st. Stephens.
"A. Chapman has shown us the
medal received by the Vermont Merino
Sheep Breeders Association for its ex-
hibit of wool at the late international
exposition at Sidney, Australia. 1t is
magnificent piece of silver weighing
over half pound avoirdupois, with
very artistic designs on the two sides.
Geo. E. Marshall has handed MS a
large map of the United States, con-
folded in covers, for pocket
which is presented by the |
Chicago 81 Alton r. R., to its patrons.
The map is good one, and the publ
cation is creditable stroke of enter |
prise. Tickets by this route can be OBJ |
aimed of Mr.. Marshall.
II. M. Chapman, chief of police, as |
sures us that we were misinformed |
with regard to the escape of Martin |
Madigan at the time he took his chew |
from Rutlander. He says Madigan
was arrested by himself, aud taken in
10 Farnsworth & Chapman's store,
when another row occurred and him
self and Tom Flint went out to stop it,
and some one not belonging to the
store helped Madigan out by the back |
way. He also says the special police
man we alluded to, was not present at |
all. Our information came from a
source, as we supposed,
which was the eau of our saying any
thing about the matter, but we gladly
correct it,
"A communication appears in last
weeks issue of our highly respected con-
temporary in reference to some remarks
IN this paper about a policeman acting
IS purveyor of whisky during the
ire. This communication our contem-
pory adopts as editorial, being melted
hereto by its personal illusions to
~ ha l.
he free and easy sentiments it expree-
les. We have only this to say in refer
snce to the matter, assuming, as the
article alluded TO seems to admit, that
)ur information was true. There is a
righteous and needed law upon our
statute booke which makes the sale of
intoxicating liquors by any unauthoriz-
ed person crime punishable by fine |
aud by imprisonment if persisted in. |
This mimstering angel with the whisky |
bottle violated this law and is amenable |
to punishment therefor. The plea that |
the hosen en- needed something ''warm- |
ING" is a contemplate one, when taken |
in connection with what we are assured |
is the fact, that the workers at the fire |
were not the only nor even the princi-
pal participants in the bottles contents, |
and would seem to show that this |
policeman and writer, who sets up his
opinions as to the invigorating proper
ties of whisky against the express law
of the state and the best medical auth,
GRITTY, is, to say the least, guilt of per-
version of language. No man who
proposes to put in practice a protested |
belief that wet and tired men need to be |
put in a condition ofpartial intoxication
is wanted on our police force. We shall |
not hesitate to & ,nounce every '.guar-
dian of the peace" who, 'iu heavens |
name" or the DEVILS name violates the |
law by putting in practice this dirty |
quackery of fuddling firemen and boon
at fire, or anywhere else.