The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-05-13

The listers have not yet completed
their labors, but will probably do SO to.
day. No figures of value concerning
the list of the town can be given until
they have made out the complete list.
| Ed Bond, as will be seen in another
column, has entered into a new partner
ship. His many friends will wish him
much happiness therein. The newly
married pair are at present stopping in
Philadelphia.
Geo. Fletcher's horse started on his
own hook from the bank to G.. G. Chap.
mans barn, Wednesday evening, run
ming across the bridge at speed rarely
heard of outside of discourses on the
velocity of light. No damage was done.
Better lay in stock of postage
stamps. Owing TO the insufficient
amount granted by Congress for print
ing them the department is emitting close
on all orders, and there is said TO be
danger of a postage stamp famine
In the land.
| Will nothing be done toward the
observance of Decoration Day in this
place? 1t does not speak we'll for a
community that 1t win do nothing to-
ward keeping alive its remembrance of
the men who gave their lives for their
country. Cannot we give one day of
the year to honoring their memoriesp
The rains of The week were most
welcome. Farmers had been complain
ing of the dry weather, and fears were
expressed that the grass crop wonld
fail before it had got start. An i'm
mense amount of good was done by the
showers, but long continued rain that
will saturate the ground is much TO be
desired.
"A span of horses belonging to Fl. b.
Wright took a ducking OH Tuesday
last. An employe was rolling field
near the Creek, and left the team,
leaving the lines over the seat. The
team in some way moved go as to get
the lines wound under the roller, caus-
ing them to back until they went into
the Creek. They were got ont by cut
ting the harness, one of the horses
swimming over 10 the opposite side.
The nomination of Mr.. Geo. liam. |
mond as postmaster of this place was
confirmed by the Senate on Friday last. |
He will soon receive his commission
and enter upon his duties. We congrat-
ulate Mr.. Hammond on his joining the |
ranks of the one hundred thousand |
office holders of whom the Democrats
had so much TO say during the last |
campaign, and trust he will find the |
cares of Office overbalanced by the
pleasures. We regret however, to in
form the patrons of the Office that Mr..
Hammond will not make cent of re-
duction in the price of postage stamps,
the trade in which in this place seems
destined to remain grinding monopo-
ly.
The Woman's Christian Temper
anco Union will hold its sixth annual
meeting in the vestry of the Methodist
church, at 2 o'clock on the afternoon
of Wednesday next. May IS. A devo-
tional meeting led by Mrs. DR.. Hamlin |
and bible reading conducted by Mrs.
l.. G. Barrows, will preccde the bust
ness meeting, over which Mrs. f. A.
Sturtevant will preside. Reports for
the year past are expected from the
superintendent of each branch OF
work connected with the organization.
Election of officers for another year,
short speeches, &c, will occupy the
time until six O'Clock, when there will
be q social reunion and supper.
Friends of the society from far and
near are invited TO come. Members OF
the society will please bring the re-
freshments. The evening will be de.
voted to dime sociable.
Capt. Wood of California, who is
at the head of tho Good Templars of
that state, has made definite offer of
help for the literature enterprise of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
of which Miss Colman is superinten-
dent. The offer is to hand over to her
the proceeds of the dime collection
which they take in California this year.
Last year the collection amounted TO
over 5000; this year they expect il will
be at least $1,000. The conditions up
on which 1t is given are as follows:
Temperance literature TO the amount of
one-half the money received is to be re-
turned 10 the Good Templars of Cali
fornia, and the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union is to take mp sim
liar collection in its auxiliaries. This
offer was accepted at the convention in
Boston. To local auxiiaries Miss Col
man says: "This collection has come
to stay and we hope you will plan WISE
ly for II. If you only knew half the
good we propose TO do with this money
you would make sure of something.
First of all, we propose TO have il bene-
fit the givers. The half of your collec-
ton Is to be returned TO You in tenn
perance literature of your own selection,
from the shelves of our publishers |
the National Temperance Society,""
The local Union of Middlebury feels in |
duty bound TO add its mite, and so asks |
the frien DIS of temperance to come 10 |
their sociable at the vesiry of the Meth |
odist church, next Wednesday evening,
about seven and onc-half o'clock |
Cake and ice cream will be served for
small sum. No admiitance fee will
be asked.
Elsewhere we publish resolutions
of Upper lodge of Good Templars in
commentator OF the manner in which
Policeman Langworthy executes his dn-
ties. We consider IL worth comment.
When citizens or officers of the law go
their several ways, letting the liquor
business lift it's unclean hand and flour
ish in our midst, there are many good
and substantial citizens, temperance
men, who complain bitterly of the dis
regard and disrespect in which the law
is allowed TO fall by those who ought
to see IL executed. But when man
who believes that laws should be obey
ed puts his belief into practice, and
proceeds TO make things unpleasant for
the worthless criminals who have not
the stamina to earn an honest living,
but In low-lived, sneaking, devious
ways violate the law, living of the
weaknesses and depraved tastes of
their fellow citizens, then the goody-
good temperance men straightway turn
away from him the light of their serene