The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-12-08

The ladies of ST. Stephens purposc
holding their annual sale OF useful and
fancy articles at Academy Hall, one
week from next Tuesday evening, Dec.
10. A very interesting feature, and
somewhat novel in this vicinity, will
he introduced for the entertainment OF
their guests, viz: the "broom drill, u
by the young ladies and misses in
costume. A small admission fee will
probably be charged.
There was a very good variety per-
formance in Academy Hall "Wednesday
evening. By very amusing "blunder'
which were ordered by the agent TO be
sent to this Office from the hotel, was
taken to the office of our contemporary
who thus was enabled TO give his
friends the benefit of rather more than
double the number of tickets he had
spoken for, while our poor typos were
"frozen out" Therefore we are I'M
able to speak of the performance from
personal knowledge, but understand
that the audience was highly pleased
with it.
Grave lawyers, reverend clergymen
and busy merchants proved suscepti-
BILE to the charms of Venus on Wedncs-
day and smoked glass was in demand.
During most of the time after the tran
sit the clouds showed most provoking
disposition to hide the sun from the
gaze of Middleburians; and the begin
ming ard end of the transit were invisi-
BILE here. Breaks in the clouds afforded
momentary glimpses, while about
one O'Clock a clear view was afforded
for nearly an hour. The streets were
full of gazers armed with smoked glass.
Up at the college Prof. Brainerd had
the telescope mounted in the Phlosoph-
ical Room so as to throw the image of
the sun on screen. Quite party were
up there to see this view of the EVENT.
THE marriage of Brainerd II. Lane,
son of Chas. ID. Lane of Cornwall, to
Miss Clara, daughter of l.. Ii. Stowe,
took place last Tuesday evening, at
Mr.. Stoves residence on Seymour
street. A large company OF friends
were present. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Prof. Austin. The
couple stood under magnificent floral
bell, ordered from New York by w.
ID. Lane. E. l.. Stowe, brother of the
bride, and w. ID. Lane, brother of the
groom, with their wives, "stood up"
with the pair. The ceremony passed
off very pleasantly, and with the ap-
prOpriate accomplishments of congratu-
ations and good wishes, in which all
their numerous friends will join. The
presents formed very handsome dis
play. We give the following list: Tea
Snf Air ppI Mrs. In
and Mrs. Il. l.. Stowe; table spread,
Mrs. l.. II. Stowe; eat silver knives
and forks, MIR. and Mrs. G. d. Lane;
pair towels, Mrs. G. ID. Lane; rustic
card basket, flower basket, W. ID. Lane !;
toilet set and cushion, Mrs. ". ID.
Lane; card and cabinet album from the
groom; pair vases, Mrs. II. II. Collins;
pair towels, Mrs. ii. r.. Langworthy
silver vase, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r.
Langworthy; silver cake basket, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. ". Stowe; butter dish,
Miss Emily Langworthy silver vase,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gid Miner; set silver
nut picks, Mr.. Charles r. Lane; silver
butter knife, Misses Matte and Lottie
Langworthy; worsted tidy, Mrs.
Charles Pride; toilet set and cushion,
Miss Florence G. Ford; two silver Ia
ciSoPoous, NIL anu hTss w -. Ding
ham; hand painted PLAGUE, Miss EN-
ma Harvey; glass set, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Drolet; pair towels, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Piper; dozen tea napkins,
Miss Gertie Fletcher; set silver spoons,
Miss Carrie W. Noonan; majolica
pitcher, Miss Edla NJ. Geer; maolca
plate, Misses Lizzie and Laura Bell:
silver cup, II. f. Garlick, silver vase.
Annie II. Abbey; set silver nut picks,
Miss May Brown; hand painted book
mark, Miss I.nnra A. Mnad. nlaee
sauce dish, Miss Hattie Bingham table
bottle, Miss Cora M. Bingham; glass
toilet set, Mr.. Charles and Miss Agnes
Watts; toilet tidy, Miss Dora Moore;
jewel case, SaXton Doud; panel, Mrs.
Wright and Miss Jenny Wright; ma
jolica plates, W. II. Duncan; cake
plate, fifty years old, from set owned
by A. fl. Mills, Miss Mary A. Mills;
shopping bag, Mrs. Silas Adams,
Dwight, III.