The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-12-16

the woods the other day and choppe,
: down and put up half cord of WOO,
in two hours, which Is probably NOR
than good many much younger mel
would be able to do.
--Messrs. Rogers &.Conway, of Or
well, are drilling . we'll in the mali
barn on Mr.. Battel's place east of vii
lagc. They began three or four day
since, and find the rock uncommonly
hard, 30 that they at present are max
ing not more than five feet day. Mr.
Battell, we understand, intends to have
4 windmill ON his barn to pump thu
water up for use.
vICK's FLORAL GUIDE, 1882.-Thii
publication is brighter than ever, will
its one-hundred and twenty-five pages
sprinkled with numerous illustrations
: and printed in the best manner on fine
paper. Ten cents seems all absurdly
small price for such work, but thai
is the price q. which it may be obtain.
ed Of the publishers, James Wick, Roch-
ester, N. Y.
Last week the Montpelier Argus
had an item from its loud Middlebury
correspondent which reflected upon the
graded school committee for discrim.
mating against Catholics, etc. The
statement was 30 devoid of sense
or truth that we did not deem IL worth
noticing. This week the Argus ma es
q correction, in which 1t admits that
our committee are above the bigotry
charged. The Argus would do well to
trust its Middlebury news to the hands
Of some less absurd correspondent.
We trust our patrons will attend to
the bills which we are sending out
nowadays. We need every cent that
| is due us, and in short order. Our
creditors don't like to wait until the
world comes to an end before getting
their money. We shall soon drop
some names from our subscription list,
of parties who seem to think we are
giving them the paper judging by the
long time they have neglected to pay
for 1t, and then see if there is virtue in
the law to get our pay out OF them.
FoRrYArHERs.DAY.-Thea annual eel
ebration Of the landing Of the Pilgrims
under tho direction of the Middlebury
Historical Society will he held at the
Congregational church in this village
on Wednesday evening, December 81,
at half past six O'Clock. The address
will be delivered by Rev. Lucius l..
Tilden, Of Nashua, New Hampshire,
the music conducted by Prof. Higley.
The ladies' social party following the
public exercises will be given in the
lecture room Of the church, attended
with refreshments, speeches, music,
tableaux, poems, &c. Tickets fifty
cents; for sale at Alden's book and
variety store.
Our young townman, VIM. H.
Chapman, who has achieved consider
able fame as an expert in electrical
science, has been at work for some time
upon pump of his own invention, to
be run by a dynamo machine, the
motive power being supplied by few
cheap bichromate cells. He has put
one Of tho pumps into operation at Mr..
Henry Lanes in Cornwall, where it
delivers Q satisfactory stream at his
house. The pump works continuously,
the cells merely requiring replenishing
a few times during the year. It is
very simple and ingenious affair, but
Mr.. Chapman believes he has not yet
reached the limit of simplicity and
cheapness, and expects to make further
improvements in it. 1t apparently will
prove the best and cheapest means of
raising water to distance where,
through shortness of supply or for 9th
er reasons, q hydraulic ram cannot be
used, as it will seldom require attention
and the expense of running is trifling.
The fair and sociable by the ladies
Of st. Stephens church in Negus Hall,
Wednesday evening, Notwithstanding
the extremely disagreeable weather,
was fully attended and complete sue
cess in every way. A clean sweep was |
made of the many fancy articles con-
tributed, some of which were very fine
and artistic, and of the refreshments.
The latter consisted OF cake, coffee, etc. |
A few cakes r naming were auction
ed off at good prices. The result was
q pleasant disappointment to the man |
ayers, who had feared that the weather
would oblige them to hold it second
evening in order to dispose of the ar
ticles. The proceeds amounted to the
gratifying sum of about one hundred
dollars, which is to 60 to provide newt
seats for the chapel. Credit is due
Mrs. Tilley, the rector's wife, for the
executive ability displayed by her, she
having, we nderstand, initiated and to
a large extent engineered the affair.
The original and only Spaulding's
Swiss Bell Ringers and Musical Com
pany will appear at Academy Hall,
Middlebury, on Tuesday evening, De-
cember 20, in Q most delightful music
al entertainment. George Dean
Spaulding, the wonderful instrument
talist, will introduce beautiful harp,
cornet, and stan bell solos; solos on
the new imported instrument, the oca-
Tins, by the only lady peformsr. Mile.
songs. "The Funny Old GAL" "Ba-
by's Got TOOTH" by little Kittie
Spaulding; "Motto Songs" by q. W.
johnson; wonderful bass bell solo by
w. P. Spaulding; staff and table bell
solos on the only great staff bells in the
country. Peoples popular prices pre-
vail. Admission only twenty-five
cents. All reserved seats, thirty.fve
cents, Reserve seat tickets can be Sc
cured at Hanaford's.
The Boston Herald says: "Their mu.
sic delights all who can listen to It,"
The Boston Journal says: "Every-
thing good and in excellent TASTE"
The Boston Traveller says: at was q
very fine performance throughout"
The temperance meeting at the
Congregational vestry, Tuesday eve
ming, was we'll attended notwithstand-
ing the disagreeabls weather, which
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