The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-21
Local News.

--Langworthy's grocery store sports
new sign.
We have received the Burlington
Free Press Almanac for 1881.
Geo. r. Langworthy, Jr., and wife
started Wednesday for Washington on
visit.
The headquarters of tho w. c. Il.
L. is at present in the Good Templar's
hall in the Smith block.
Mrs. Myron Langworthy met with
a fall Wednesday, injuring her lame leg
aud brusing her considerably.
The trees presented beautiful
appearance, yesterday morning, being
thickly feathered with frost Jewels.
"A. P. Topper. Esq, was the rep
resentativc Of the Good Templars here
to the Grand Lodge held at Woodstock
this week.
DIR w. II. Kingsley, the able tooth
yaDker of Styles Block, will start for
New York next Tuesday to be gone a
week.
"A fine monument to be erected over
the grave of the late Paris Fletcher of
Bridport was taken to that pace
yesterday, under charge of E. W.Judd
President Hamlin, who is to sup
ply the pulpit af the Congregational
church until a pastor is engaged,
preached last Sabbath most excellent
discourse
We have received from Gen. viii
liam LeDuc, commissioner of agricul-
turc, the department report for 1879.
1t contains several very valuable and
interesting special reports.
The Good Templars had a sociable
in their hall last evening, at which was
given charades, tableauxs and dis-
logucs. The hall was well filled, sever
al going away for want of seats. A
very pleasant lime was enjoyed.
Commentators have now turned
their attention TO the manufacture OF
spurious quarter dollars, and the fraud
Is so cloverly done that even good
judges are said to be unable to detect
the imposition.
There have been three or four run,
Always this week, some of them quite
exciting. Wednesday, all unbrokei
colt of Mr.. Joseph Battell's hitched by
the side of another horse became
frightened, reared and threw ono fore
foot over the other horse, and both fell
breaking the pole of the sleigh.
H. NJ. Ladd, of the class of ~ il
Middlebury College, has accepted TIN
position of Foreign Superintendent fo
the American Missionary Association
He leaves for Europe during February
and will probably go as far south a
Egypt, returning in June or July. Tn
Office involves heavy responsibilities
embracing both the EASTERN and western
coast of Africa.
"A party'of seven Young ladies', eac
with her attendant Young gentleman
came down from Yergennes, Tuesda
evening, intent upon "surprising' Nil
ses Abby and Lizzie Wainwright
daughters of Mr.. Charles Wainwright
We understand the surprise was su,
cessful, but tho young ladies prove
equal to the occasion and received the
visitors with due hospitality. I'll
company brought refreshments wit
them. After an evening pleasant
passed the visitors retired to The ''olt
est city," having delightful ride III
der the bright moonlight.
The Tribune Almanac for 1851,
which we have received copy, is
usual most valuable work of refe
ence on all matters pertaining to Il
government sud statistics of the Unite
States, and of the separate states. v
have not space for even Ell enumer
ton of the varied contents. We CT
only say that we know of no public
ton which Is so full of iGformatit
with regard to the conntry, without
ing bulky,as this. 1t is edited by IIo
Edward Mcpherson, astatistician of u
tionai reputation. The price is tweni
five cents.