The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-02-25

Rev. e. c. Evans, of the class @
re, and now pastor of the first Congre
gational church at Norwood, N. Y.
was In town for short time during
the week.
"A four days meeting for the pro
motion of Holiness will be held at For
estdale, near Brandon, Monday, Feb
ruary 28, to Friday, March 4, 1881
Services, morning, afternoon, and even.
ing each day. Every body invited
Preaching, prayer, conservation, and
praise meetings.
The Rev. ii. b. Putnam, of Char.
lotte to whom call to the pulpit of the
Congregational chm Oh was extended by
the church aud society, has declined the
call on account of III health, which he
thinks wouId not admit of his taking so
large u charge. The church will I've
greatly disappointed.
Mr.. Caleb Smith last Monday even
Ing received telegram announcing
the sad news OF the death OF his elder
son Byron, In New Mexico. He has
been in poor health for long time, and
sought q warmer climate In which to
spend the winter. His brother, Abel,
is very III with lung fever at his faith.
ers.
1t is to be hoped that our citizens
will turn out in full force at the town
meeting next Tuesday, prepared to vote
q sum for our highways which will en-
able substantial progress to be made
during the year, and that selectmen
will be elected who will prosecute the
good work as vigorously and under
standingly as IL has been done the past
year.
Officers of ,Tupper Lodge: w. G.
T., A. P. Upper; W. V. T., Mary II.
Thomas; w. Sec. +. L. Smith; w.
Treas, Mary P. Upper; w. F. Sec.
Alma Lee; W. c., Mrs. Moore; w. 1.
g., Ii, Peck; W. NJ. o. Comstock !;
w. d. NJ, Miss Sherbrook; W. r. s.,
Susie Hosmer; P. W. G.. T.. w. w.
Swiney; l.. D., Mrs. NJ. T.. Tupper.
The joint meeting of the Board of
Agriculture and the Vermont Merino
Sheep Breeders Association was held at
the Court House or Thursday and FRI
day of this week. Il. S. Dana, Esq,
of New Haven, president. During the
days the attendance was large, ali the
seats being filed; the evening atten.
dence was as large as could be expec-
ted. The first afternoon and evening
we're taken up by Prof. Collier ON the
sugar question. On the forenoon of the
second day the Rev. DR.. Cutting read
paper on plant growth and fertilization.
In the afternoon Henry Lane of Corn
wall read paper on the care, feeding,
and breeding of sheep, followed by
paper by John II. Mead ofRutland on
the care of sheep. These papers were
followed BY general discussion. In the
evening Of the second day Prof. Perkins
from the Vermont Agricultural Colleg
delivered lecture on birds. Very COM
plimentary resolutions were offered and
passed by rising vote in favor of Prof.
Collier for his servicea I'm the cause Of
education in Vermont, for his former
service In the cause of agriculture, and
his late service III Washington. We
shall give full report of the meeting
in our next issne.
The Munger street lyceum met
Wednesday evening and although the
roads were filed with snow, the audi
ence was almost as large as usual,
Brooksville lyceum being largely rep
resented, which added much to the oc-
casion. The young debaters, who con.
sisted of Oscar Hurlbut, Jr., Homer
Balm, Lee Phelps, Herbert Taylor, and
Alison Hurlbut, did much credit 10
themselves and TO The lyceum. The
following we're tho officers elected for
the next three weeks: Pres, o. P.
Moor, vicc president. q. f. uurlbut;
secretary, Z. II. Balm; treasurer, john
Spencer. The delegates from Brooks.
Vile and Munger Street lyceums chose
the following question to be discussed
next week Thursday evening al New
Haven Mills: Resolved, "That nature
is the source of true knowledge.
Disputants, affirmative, o. f. Hurlbut,
y. r. Moor and E. Y. Boyce. Negative,
). B. M. Cowles, D. <. Taylor and E.
Hunt. On account of an exhibition at
Brooksville next Wednesday evening
it was voted that the Munger street w.
ceum would meet on Tuesday evening,
when the following question will be
discussed; Resolved, That 'celibacy is
preferable to marriage life". Disputants,
Affirmative, John Spencer and y. p.
Moor. Negative, G. IL Balm and o. r.
Hurlbut.