The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-26

| the Misses Hamlin. Misses Laura Bell
and Effie Dauns; vocal solo, yale of
Chamouni." Glover, Miss Phelps; duet,
Handel, Miss Higley and Mrs. Judd;
solo, Jesus, lover of my soul" Mr.. E.
f. Quinlan; quartet. Rock of Ages"
Mrs, Foote, Miss Hulburd Messrs. Sam
Sheldon and Lovett'
We would again call the attention of
the voters of Middlebury to the town
meeting called for the afternoon of Tues
day, the 30th, to consider the subject of
providing town hall. 1t is highly i'm
portant that there be large attendance
and full expression of sentiment upon
the question. The commissioners on the
court house decided, at meeting held
last Friday, to await the towns action
before proceeding with work on the new
structure. But they cannot do more
than halt till Tuesdays meeting shall
have been held. The court house must
be put up the coming season, and it is
imperatively necessary that the site be
fixed upon at once, so that the materials
may be gotten together and everything
made ready to begin operations when
spring comes.
The pastor, Rev. S. l.. b. Speare, and
Deacon l.. G. Barrows represented the
Congregational church of this place at
the installation of Rev. G. s. Sargent at
New Haven, last week. President Ham,
lin was also present. The sermon was
preached by Mr.. Speare, who took as his
text l. Corinthians xii, %: "And God
hath set some in the church :first,apostles;
secondarily. prophets; thirdly, teachers
after that miracles, then gifts of heal
ings, helps, governments, diyersities of
tongues" The correspondent of an
exchange says: 1T was powerful
and scholarly effort, delivered with
great force and effect, and was intently
listened to by tho large and interested
audience. After paying Il handsome
tribute to the high character and reputa-
ton of the New Haven church, continued
through a long and honorable history,
he invited attention to the following
topics: First, What is the church? Sec
ond, What is its work? Third What are
its claims? These subjects were dis
cussed with fertility of illustration
which evinced wealth of research and
IA thorough mastery of the subject
The second lecture of the association
course was given at Academy hall on
Tuesday evening by Hon. j. W. Patter-
= son of New Hampshire. The weather
was bitterly cold, yet the speaker had a
very fair audience. The subject of the lee
ture was "ManhoOd.' The speaker him
self was. physically at least. fine illus
tration of his theme--tall and command
ing in figure, and exceedingly graceful
! in manner, he has altogether fine pres
ence. His classic features were strongly
suggestive of Wendell Phillips, so well
known upon the lecture platform gen.
Grafton ago, while in manner there was
an occasional lurking suggestiveness of
Curtis. of the Easy Char" Taken all
in all, the face and figure would distin-
guish their possessor in a crowd. The
lecturer referred in his cxordium to the
Injunction of David to the youthful Solo
mon-"Be thou strong, and show thyself
n a man." He then proceeded to develop
his subject by enumerating the uistnc-
tive traits and characteristics of truly
noble manhood. His periods were pol
ished and well rounded and his illustr;t-
tons we'll chosen. The whole produc-
ton was scholarly, and there were oc-
casional passages that were brilliant. i'm
Questioned and truly eloquent. The
speaker affirmed that tile purest states
men and patriots of the past had been
traduced and vilfied, and that no fame
had ever been secure from the breath of
calumny; that even Burke and Washing
ton had not escaped. but that their pos
terity had done them justice. The
speakers peroration was decidedly fine.
The next lecture will be given on We'd
nesday evening next by Hon. Albion
w. Tourgee, who will speak upon The
Family of Fools" "
The annual term of the Supreme,
! day and Thursday. Chief Judge Royce
| presi1n1 and Iudrac DouarS Naazay
and Rowell sat with him. In the case
Ira Tucker ct al. VS.. +. Lawrence ct cl.
the motion on the part of the plaintiff
to dismiss the defendants exceptions
was overruled and the case was contn-
ued. The judgment which Judge
Lyman E. Knapp got against VIM. }.
Fuller and Frank Smith, of the Addison
County Journal. in the county court. for
libel (about 5000 and costs) was affirmed.
In l.. j. Kelsey vs.. |. NJ. Trip. apt.
the judgment of the county court in ia
vor of the plaintiff was affirmed; also in
l.. j. Kelsey VS.. John NJ. Dyer and in
E. III. Daniels VS.. John M. Dyer. In
John Halnon VS.. William Halnon the
defendant plea of the statute of lmita-
tons was overruled and the case was
remauded to the county court. In j. l..
Matthews VS.. Frank Lucia. apt, the
A. j. Chase and wife the decree for the
orator was affirmed. The following
cases were heard and decisions rendered:
DR.. E. o. Porter VS.. town of Cornwall:
g. f. o. Kimball VS.. Robert p. Sattley;
town Of Granville VS.. town of Hancock.
apt; Chester Kingsley VS.. Fits d
Avery, apis. Patty S. Fletcher VS.. c. ii.
Weed ct al; Daniel Howe's executor
VS.. George l.. Towner ct al; Charles
Barnes, apt.,vs. Philan1er Hanks, admin
istrator. Part of the questions in the
complicated and long continued litiga-
ton between E. r. Clay and Oliver Sew
erance were decided and part held for
further Amusement. The indications are
that Mr.. Clay will be the victor. John
NJ. Dyer VS.. William C.. Langworthy,
apt, was settled by the defendant pay
ing SIP. Messrs. Lyman f. Knapp,
Charles F. Kingsley and Charles NJ.
( Wilds, having been members of the bar
of the county court for two years or
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