The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-07-01
Local News.

Dr.. Abner Mead oil hutlanu was III
town Monday last.
This term of court is said to have
been the longest in ten years.
The lady engaged to catalogue the
college library is nov at her work.
Some people are trimming the edges
Of the sidewalks along their premises.
The tickets for commencement
concert are for sale at HanafOrd's to-
day.
We shall give as usual a full report
of the commencement exercises next
week.
The sidewalk crossing Seminary
street at High street has been raised
and repaired.
We regret to learn that Mr.. John
O'Connor, the baker, is confined to his
bed by serious illness.
Mr.. John Campbell returned from
Texas, Tuesday, and has since been
confined to his bed by sickness.
Mrs. Geo. w. Brooks of Woonsocket,
r. l., is at A. C.,Eastman's, her fathers,
in New Haven, intending to spend
the summer there.
We regret to learn that the wife OF
DR.. Benjamin Labaree, former presi-
dent of our college, recently fell down
q flight of stairs, and fractured
her shoulder badly.
The heavy showers of Monday and
Tuesday were received with gladness
by all, and the outlook for some of the
crops was improved thereby.
There will be no Masters Grafton,
Commencement day, owing to a misun.
d~erstanding by which the proper mem
bers of '78 were not notified in time.
e. r. Brainerd, at present of the
Brooklyn Theological Institute, is in
town on vacation, having under his
charge a party Of young men and boys
from the city.
Miss Lulu Bell, who has been at
tending the graded school severa
years, returned to her home in Glare.
mont, New Hampshire, on Wednes,
day. Several of her Young friends
went to see her of.
-Middlebury college has two gradu.
ates who were members of the Ameri.
can committee chosen to revise the
New Testament, Prof. Charles M. Mead
of Andover Theological Seminary anC
Prof. James Hadley, now dead.-[Va-
rious Exchanges.
Prof. Hadley was not a graduate O
Middlebury College.
We hear that a large number from
this place will visit st. Adams mex
week to attend the Institute of Instruc
ton and see President Garfield, who Ii
expected to give an open air address OIL
Friday and have q reception in tn,
evening.
Rev. Henry M. Ladd who was ex
pected to preach at the Congregations
church.next Sunday morning will not b
present. Baccalaureate by Pres. Hamlil
at two O'Clock in the afternoon. AID
drcss before the Philadelphian society a
eight O'Clock in the evening by Rev Mr.
Speare.
We would call the attention of tn
alumni who may be present at tn
commencement 10 the fact that q few
copies OF Middlebury College and n
Surroundings, are left and for sale
They can be purchased at the Registe
office OF of j. G. Harvey of the gradu
ating class.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fuller, TO,
merly of Middlebury, but latterly Z
Troy, N. Y, are at the Pierce Hons.
We learn that they intend to purchas
a residence and make this place the
home for the future. Their son Harr
and his wife have also been here, br
have returned to Troy.
Fred Mussey and his friend, NJ
Clover, from Columbus, Ohio, returl
cd to Ohio, on "Wednesday. Ere
says Middlebury never looked {
beautiful as 1t does now, and |
thinks 1t the prettiest village In Il
United States. Fred has travelled col
siderebly, and his opinion does I
proud.
The comet which first came {
sight last week Thursday, has attracte
much attention, especially. from sing
young gentlemen and ladies fond
studying astronomy together. I'll
visitor appeared at IT'S best on Sunds
evening apparently, and is mo-
receding rapidly from the eartl
though 1t will reman visible for som
weeks.