The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-02-04

who saw such low temperatures haN'
little respect for the nuisance law.
--Whitmore 81 Clark's famous min
strels are billed here for next Frida,
evening, the 18th inst, and will doubt
less have big house. The Grtenwicl
IN. W Journal, speaking of theii
annual appearance, SAYS: W1itmore a
Clark had a crowded house Monday
night BY Monday noon over sixty
reserved seats had been sold, and NOR.
tickets had TO be sent for. The enter
tainment was most excellent. Ole
Hank White seems to grow better as he
grows older. This first-class company
will always draw full house in thii
place.
The arrangements for the masquer
ade and sheet and pillow case party o
next Wednesday evening are all com
pleted and good time is expected
Some are under the impression that il
order to participate they must go tC
the expense of procuring costume
from the city. This is not true US many
have already gotten together their home
made suits and still more are going
with simply sheet and pillow case. Ar.
engagements have also been made to seal
a limited number of spectators at al
admission fee of 50cts. each.
"A plan TO warm your cold feet is &c
dip them in cold water for q few min
utes say from two to five minutes 81
often; Just to immerse them is sufli
cent, and then they should be rubbed
with the hand, which is the best flesh
brush in the world, till they glow, i'm
mediately before getting into bed
After this hot bottle or soap stone
will do the rest, but only as an auxili-
airy to the plan we have given. Disa.
greeable as this may at first appear, il
is efficient, AMI those who have once
fairly tried it will find they have
found a remedy for cold feet and sleep
less nights.
---"Eyepeeping" is the name of new
and highly intellectual game of skill,
1t consists in cutting two holes in a
screen. and letting performers stand
behind the same and place their eyes
to the holes, whereupon person in
front is to guess to whom the optics be-
long. An Improvement in this game
consists in cutting but one hole, to
which young lady behind the screen
applies her lips, and a gentleman in
front is TO shat his eyes and take a
smack, and then guess who is the pos
SCISSOR of the lips. In this form, which
is becoming very popular, the recrea-
ton is called "lip-smacking."
The weather is the chief topic of
conversation at present. The mornings
of the week have all shown tempcra-
lures below zero. Wednesday morn
ing, reliable thermometers indicated
from fifteen to eighteen degrees below,
while some dcpraved Instruments
ments indicated twenty TO thirty-five
below, Tuesday was one of the mean
est days known for years. Tho wind
was dcstressingly cold,raw and penetra
ting, and all who were obliged to be
out any time pitied themselves We
dou't want any more such weather this
season. Yesterday, though very cold,
was an Improvement on the two pre-
ceeding days, aud to-day is quite rea-
sonable.
John Ellis, foreman of the cotton
factory, was brought before his honor,
Justice Stapleton, last Friday, on
a charge of breaking the peace by as
saulting Edolard Absent, an employe
in the mill, as noticed last week. The
evidence showed that Mr.. Els act had
been much exaggerated by report, and
the testimony of the boy himself and OF
several witnesses seemed to render it
doubtful if the assault bad been com
mitted by him, though there was little
doubt that the boy had been maltreated
by some one. Mr.. Els was fined five
dollars and costs. Appealed. A. Ii.
Carpenter appeared for him, and crea-
ted q very favorable impression by his
management of the case.
There was small attendance at the
Munger Street lyceum "Wednesday
evening, owing to the extreme cold
Officers were elected for tho ensuing
three weeks. After some declarations
the negative speakers for debate having
failed to put in an appearance, Mr.. o
e. Hurlbnrt, the only speaker on the
affirmative present, gave his views il
the form of an interesting lecture. The
| P'"E, i"''' 80 y, =, ~ c'"N'No NNN'N
nations by Ira Iaylor,. Otto Moore
Charley sumner, George Mead, Oli'
spencer; reading by Mrs; Hatti.
Brooks; reading OF The paper by Fran
Rowe committee OH music, Mrs. Oul
Moore; question: ior debate; Resolved
that women exert a greater lnnuenc
on society tnan wealth. Dispuiants
affirmative, o. +. Hnrlburt, L. y
Boyce; negative, ID. Z. Taylor, c. II
Balm.
Tuesday forenoon the mixed trai
going south, struck broken rail nea
Pliers crossing about three miles sout
Of this village, and the passenger, bag
gage and two freight cars ran of th
track. Fortunately no one was injnl
ed. A wreck train from Rutland cam
mp and the cars were placed on th
track during the day. All the regula
trains were delayed several hours,it bt
ing necessary TO make transfers of pas
sengers aud baggage past the scene
trains which we're sent for them. IT,
next morning tie TicondeToga trai
from Rutland met witha similar acc