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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-19
Personal.

\ correspondent. M" writes as fol-
lows: Aunt Marina Wright of Addi-
son still liyes. She was l0l years old
the first of the present month. She is
well-preservcd, hale and active. The
scenes of her childhood and events of
later date she relates very correctly. She
has the entire care of her room and fire.
quently walks to the neighbOrs' making
calls. Mrs. Wright was born in the
town of Arlington, Dec. |, 1888, and
moved with her parents on to the farm
where she now lives in March. 1857. and
with few exceptions has not been away
from her home more than one or two
days at a time during her life. She joined
the Congregational church in West Ad-
Olson in 1903. 1t was then flOurishing
society. She has outlived the church
and is the last surviving member of that
body, Mrs. Wright's mother lived to
the age of 81 years and six months and
her father to 81 years. The last twenty
years of his life he was almost entirely
helpless. Her mother the last years OF
her life necessarily had to have gOoC
deal of attention.; they were her sole anG
constant care. and her work was wei
done. Those who know her history are
reminded of the promise in scripture
Honor thy father and thy mother thai
thy days may be long in the land"
We take the following, entitled era
Gle Bingham's Turkey" from the Waltz
am Mass Record of Dec. 5 The cit
! liens of WaltEam will well remember
Oracle Bingham, the heroine of the letter
that was found in the turkey purchased
| by Mr.. l.. b. Coolidge last season, which
excited so much interest, from the fac
that a number of gentlemen took tn,
matter in hand and gracefully acknowl
edged the little girls letter by sendiDs
her a number of splendid presents or
Christmas. As sequel to the affair Mr.
Charles III. Lee, one of the gentlemen
prominently connected in getting up tn,
presents, received twenty five poun(
turkey, Thanksgiving, from little Oracle
On Tuesday evening Mr.. Lees club room
was the scene of a happy gathering o
thirty of our well-known citizens, VIII,
came to partake of the turkey and drinl
the toast - Oracle Bingham's health
long may she live, and may happines
always attend her" The room was tast
lily draped with American flags. and di
! rectly over the long dining table ban
ner was hung, draped and looped up il
the center, from which hung Graci
Bingham's photograph. The supper
which consisted of salad, escalloped oys
tiers, cold meats, and the mammoth tur
KEY, besides the fiXin's. and liberia
supply of fruit for dessert, was gotte
up by Caterer Field, and the whole ai
fair was Il perfect success, and one lon
to be remembered by all present.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-19
ENCOURAGED

By our Large HOLIDAY Trade
of last year, we have greatly in
creased our Stock for the present
year, besides adding many new
and desirable Novelties, such as
Toilet Articles, Toys, Fancy Box
es, Musical instruments, Musical
Instruction Books. Our Stock is
now complete, consisting in part of
Jewelry, Clocks, Watches, Silver
and Plated Ware, School and Hol-
iday Books, Blank Books, Writing
Paper and Envelopes, Box Papers
from - cents to $3.50 per box,
Photo and Autograph Albums,
Scrap Books, Visiting and Core
spondence Cards, etc, etc.
We would call especial attention
to our stock of Christmas and New
Years Cards which we hatter our
selves is the largest and most va.
ried ever shown in Middlebury
All we ask is an examination.
Our goods have been selected
with the greatest care and Dough
for cash, (which enables us to offe
our customers Good Goods at pc
pular prices.
In conclusion would say that b,
fair dealing and gentlemanly treat
ment to all we hope to make on
Store the Headquarters for Good
in our line in this vicinity. Re
member, All Goods warranted a
represented and shown cheerfully
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-19
CHRISTMAS IN MIDDLEBURY.
AT ST. STEPHEN 5.

AT ST. STEPHENS.
The Christmas-day services, beginning
at 10 a. M, will consist of morning pray
cr, sermon and celebration of holy COM
munion. The following is the musical
programme:
l. Voluntary, OYcrtoire, Batiste
2 professional, Buck
B. Nente, bloomington
4. Gloria Patri, gilbert
,. TIE DCun MOseHthdi
g. Jubilate Deo, HOsenthdt
l. lntrot: Hymn No. II, MendelSSohn
S Gloria Tibi, TOLLS
9. Carol, Mosenthdi
TO- OncrtOry, Buck
IL. Sanctus, WtStey
II. Hymn NJ. 207, HOd1es
10. Gloria in EXcelsis, Zeuner
Il. Nunc Dimitts, Bdrnby
On the evening of st. Stephens day,
Dec. 26, festival services for the Sunday
school will be held in the church, begin
ming at ) 80. The order is as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Christian soldier"
Carol-"IIark the herald angels sing"
Lords PRAYER.
Carol-"sing aloud joyous anthem"
Creed.
Collects.
Address-By Mr.. John w Chapman.
Carol
Address-By the Rector.
CarOl-"O Blessed Lord Jesus"
Iicnedction.
Professionalism our way rejoicing"
After these exercises the Sunday-schoo
will gather in the chapel. where there
will be Il magic lantern exhibition; sup
per. with distribution of prizes; games
and closing hymn and dismissal.
AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The following is the order of services
Christmas sermon In the morning.
Event Praise service at y. m.
Young Peoples meeting in the vestry at p. IN
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
The Methodist Sabbath school will
render a Christmas cantata. entitled
Time Picturcs,' in the church. Christ
mas night, commencing at 6 - p. IN
The public are invited
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-19

! Ley For business cards and other adver
INsing, see inside pages.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-19
Important to Sheep-Breeders.

The committee appointed to make Sc
lections of sheep for the New Orleans
Exposition desire to report to the sheep
breeders of the State; and request them
to meet at the Addison House, Middle
bury, on Tuesday next at II o'clock. 1t
is very important that there should be a
full attendance of the sheep-breeders at
that time.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-19

The Christmas-day services, beginning
at 10 a. M, will consist of morning pray
cr, sermon and celebration of holy com
munon. The following is the musical
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-19
MARRIED.

LEWIS-JONES-In Ripton, December l3, by
Rev. NJ. PatIen, Egbert n. Lewis of Pilot, Iowa,
and Miss Nellie Z. Jones Of Ripton,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-19
Travellers Guido.

Travellers Guide.
Trains pass Middlebury station at the
hours given below
GOING NoRTH-Express, 1886 am; mixed,
1888 Il. M; mail, 3:23i y. m; express,
6:12 p. IN.
GOING SouTH-Mail. 1000 a. m; passen-
ger, 4:52 p. M; mixed as far as Brandon.
$40 pm; express, 1920.
MAILS CLosE-North, 2:55 and $40 p. m.
South, $40 II. M. and 7:40 pm.
See Central Vt timetable on last page.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18
THE NOISES OF THE NIGHT.

The watchful dog howls to greet the moon
whene'er he gets peep.
hear him as vainiy try to snatch a wink of
sleep,
Some reveller without a key is hammering at
/ really think that sIumber now will visit me
no more;
And pussies prowl upon the tiles, they cater
o, terrible, indeed, we find the Noises of the
Night.
Some mysteries are on a spree. and sing a
Anewsboy screeches latest news that's certain
to be wrong:
A cart goes numbering by the door, it full of
iron rods,
I'm certain, by the noise it makes; but, hang
it, what's the odds2
For sleep Is quite impossible, although the
windows tight.
So utterly distracting are the Noises OF the
Night.
They're beating carpets, declare at night. a
CHASTITY freak:
And now that loose old chimney-pot, of course.
begins to creak:
A cab stops at my neighb0rS mouse, ana lOud
they bang the door.
Which wakes me when I'd just begun my most
harmonious snore;
It's hari upon nervous man to wake up in a
fright,
But what can one expect with all the Noises
of the Night.
And, ere the morning light has dawned, the
lively cocks and hens
Emerge las fresh as paint" know, from out
adjacent pens;
And then the loud Internal crow from that old
Chanticieer
Comes, banishing all further sleep, upon my
tortured ear:
j could not slumber until late, I'm reused at
earliest light
o, who will rid the fevered brain of the Noises
of the Night? Punch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18
VOL. X.-NO. AZ.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are sixty-two Catholic
churches in New York City.-N \.
Sun.
The Chinese Baptlsts of Oregon
have erected a church and support .
missionary in their native land.-S0n
Francisco Call.
A young Christian Cinnamon WHO'S
earning twenty-five dollars a month at
the Island of Tahiti devotes twenty dol
lars of it to the purchase of tracts and
leaflets for distribution among his
countrymen.
In church near Chicago the men,
bers of the congregation have constant
ly before their eyes this motto, in
scribed on one Of the walls: II am
only one, but am one; cannot do
everything, but I can do something;
what can do ought to do, and what
l ought to do, by the grace of God
will Chicago Journal.
AT the Congregational Club of New
York DR.. Clapp said. among other
evils Of the present, one was the build
ing of too costly churches. 'Better
build fifty churches for the poor than
one $500, 200 temple. do not believe
the Lord cares whether . church cost
$40, 200 or $500. 900, but do believe he
cares whether there is one church or
fifty churches.-N. Y. Times.
England has q population Of 25.-
600, 900, and sends 5000 students to
her two great universities. Scotland
has population Of 4,O00,OOO and has
4,5O0 university students. Germany
has population of $4,000, 900 and has
22,5OO in her universities. The New
England States have > population of
4,1IO,OOO, and have 1000 in their col
leges and universities. Chicago Her
ald.
The Yale men are still of tho opin-
ion that the. greatest triumph of the
year achieved by their college was
when the champions of the blue came
in at New London four whole lengths
ahead of Harvard in the great boat-race.
We may expect next year that in both
colleges boating will be the study that
will engage the chief attention of the
students. What time they have left
they may condescend to spend on Latin
and Greek and such comparatively use
less matter.-N y Examiner.
In 1881 the average income of male
teachers in Vermont was $7.4 week,
while in 1884, under the influence of
benign and progressive civilization, it
has risen to 1888. The female teachers
in 1881 were paid SI.2l week. which
sum has been increased to 1901 in
1884. 1t is also stated that the number
of schools and teacher has very con-
siderably decreased within the peri oil
"a statement that is not at all surpris-
ing. 1t is evident that New England
needs some reform in her educational
policy at home, before claiming the
privilege of holding herself up as a
shining exemplar to the rest of the
country Current.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18
COVINGTON TAMMANY PARISH, La. OCTOBER Is, 1884.

very far. and Edward always walks to
and from his place of business. His
daily expenses are just two cents-one
cent for crossing the bridge in the
morning and one cent for coming back
at night
.'But it is two miles and half from
your house to the bridge" exclaimed
the newspaper man.
THAT is nothing" interposed Ed
ward. | walk it twice day. rain or
shine, and | enjoy it. 1t is the only
physical exercise that have. 1t is but
short distance from the New York
end of the bridge 10 the store, which is
in the dry-goods district, as you know.
take my lunch with me-"
''Don't YOU ever 60 to places of
amusement"
'.Once in a great while my wife and
I spend money for such things. but not
very often. We cannot afford it, and
we both had much rather put the
money thus spent into books and stay
at home and read. BY the way, there
is little item we left out of our calcu-
lation. We pay fifty cents month for
the privilege of drawing books from a
circulating library. That takes six dol
lars out of the forty-three dollars that
was not accounted for. Fortunately
for my wife. she had great many ac-
quaictances in Brooklyn, and she had
all of the social recreation that she had
time to take. She and both agree,
however, that it is our duty to save at
least as much as we do. A young man
with small salary and family on his
hands runs great risk in spending all
that he earns. Suppose he should have
a long fit of sickness. What plight
his family would be in. They would,
in snort time, become subjects for the
charity of the neighbors. None of that
for me. if you please. would rather
deny myself unnecessary comforts and
have the consciousness that if anything
should happen to me, my wife and child
would have little something to fall
back upon"
"Do your employers allow you a
| vacation each year?''
mo. In such large houses rs the
one l am with there are too many clerks
to make the vacation plan feasible.
Only the heads of departments are
granted leaves of absence with pay. If
[ should want to go away for week
this summer l might possibly get per-
mission to go, as business is rather
dull, but I would lose my weeks pay"
N. T. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18
Washing Day In Switzerland.

/ know of few merry comedies 50
thoroughly ENJOYABLE by the chance
spectator as washing day in 4 hamlet
like Soglio. Now. washing day is with
US in America. as we all too well know,
the sternest kind of high-wrought
tragedy, in which men hold their bated
breath i'm fear. and women are wrought
to the most formidable state of tension.
The miseries of the SOLITARY system"
are then witnessed in their most cruel
shape Approach now the parallel
spectacle in Soglio. guided to the spot
by peals of merry laughter. Into q
great stone basin, thirty feet by ten. a
stream of crystal mountain water is
pouring in constant Hood. and all
around the brink, their dresses girt
close and their arms stripped bare for
action. stand the women, young and
old. No moping melancholy, no look
of frantic despair at the heap of soiled
clothes one poor, lone, unaided creature
has got to cope with: but, instead of
this, the glee, invigoration, and courage
that comes of numbers. Already topic
is started, the last Sundays sermon,
the festival down in Promontoguo. the
latest engagement in the village, and in
atrice it is clear what vigorous dramatic
eloquehce the mere operation of wash
ing imparts to the ordinary prose OF
talk. Here is one woman taking ex-
ception to something she did not like in
the doctrine of the sermon. just at the
very point when she is rubbing in the
soap on particularly dirty spot in the
garment she has in hand. With what
vim she applies the caustic bar, and
then rubs and rubs. as though it were
not shirt, but the very manuscript it
self, and the evil doctrine in black ink
within it, she is bringing her finest en-
ergies to bear upon. And 10. when all
at once she annihilates alike the stain
of dirt and the obnoxious sentiment,
what look of triumph as she holds on
high the now stainless garment, and all
pause to gaze in admiration. Here,
again, is another woman wringing dry
with her powerful arms a coarse linen
sheet. All. the sheet is a mere symbol.
1t is the last refuge of lies she is wiring
ing out of some bad character in the
neighborhood, or out of some danger
ous tendency to extravaganza or folly
she is deprecating for the young. How
clear at n glance the two-fOld advan-
tage, First the sheet gets the benefit
of her passion, for in no uninspired
mood could she begin to wiring so dry;
and then the cOnsciences of her CO.
workers are sought home with an ener-
gy the village pastor, debarred of such
superb dramatic adjuncts, can never
aspire tocompass. s.-Cor. Boston Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18
He Came to 1t.

The railroad passenger who leaves
from any depot in Detroit must show
his ticket at the gate. The idea is to
keep dead heads off the trains and pre-
vent people from making mistakes. but
it's a poor day when dozen kickers
don't show up.
Yesterday morning man with a
very, very iron-jaw and lots of width
between the eyes reached one of the
gates with parcel under either arm.
Ticket. sir.
'.ln my pocket.
"Show your ticketr'
Cant you take my word that I've
got ticket9"
please show your ticket"
"Am l liar?" demanded the pas
senger.
Ticket, sir: show your ticket"
"Fll be hanged if do"
"All right; please stand back"
"Look a-here," said the man with
the metal in his jaw. "fll stay here a
thousand years before I'll show my
ticket at that gate
A dozen people laughed at him, but
he let the train go out and walked
around with his parcels under hiss arm.
He got no consolation for a long two
hours. Then chap with battered
white plug hat, rundown boots and
last years clothes. slouched up to him,
held out greasy paw and said:
..Pardner, put it thar! Both of US
dead broke. Both of us want to gel
out O. here. Both of us got left at The
gate. Pardner. I'll toss up to SET
whether you pawn your red whiskers ol
1 spout my old hat for two schooner:
of beer!''
The wide-eyed man laid down hi.
bundles and kicked the other with sucf
force that he fell flat. When he ha6
picked himself up he walked straight
to the gate. exhibited his ticket anc
passed through with the remark:
"There it is-there it is! but Ill bea
the conductor or die with my boots on
Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A teacher defined conscience las
something within you that tells you
when you have done wrong" 81 had
it once" spoke up a young tow-head OF
six summers; "but they had to send
for the DOCTOR"
-Bridget-"Wot' the most genteel
thing for lady as is lady to carry in
the street. Nora?'' COok-''Sure. thin.
some prefers three-volume book; but
prefers roll of music. mesilf, quite
careless and aisy like"
1t is true, generally speaking, that
nothing is impossible with God; but it
is xery nearly if not quite impossible
for God TO make . man so perfect ~
manv fellow thinks he is-or rather
tries to make others believe him to be.
Boston Transcript.
There comes time in every little
girls life when she is seized with long
inc to cook. And there comes a time
in every big girls life when she is
seized with q longing to hire somebody
else to cook. 1t comes after she gets
married. Detroit Post.
An Arkansas man went to church
for the first time in his life. The min
lister had announced through the local
papers that he would discourse on the
..Lost Sheep" and the man hoped to
gain some information regarding a
stray ram of his.-Arkans0O Traveller.
Some strolling thespians were once
PLAYING Macbeth" in country town.
Their properties were not kept in very
systematic order, for when the hero
OF Shakespeare drama exclaimed. us
that a dagger that see before me? .
shrill voice responded from tho ''tiies.
mo. sir; its the putty knife. The
dagger's lost. ."-Erchange.
Brooklyn has the largest tin-box'
factory in the country. A feature IS
the manufacture of decorated tinware.
This consists of tin plate on whose sur
face there is picture or other design.
The work is done by . tin-lithograph-
ing press similar to that employed upon
paper. The decorated ware costs but
a trifie more than the plain. and IS in
great demand. Brooklyn Eagle.
in the midst of loud hum and
buzz of a social gathering one day this
week an impudent fellow suddenly
called out: "NOw, let's all stop, catch
our breaths and 60 on ahead for the
rest Of the evening telling nothing but
truthful stories and things" The COM
pany grew dumb and soon dispersed.
Too much was required of tbsm.-7as
| ReUieU.
-Dumley had accompanied . friend
home to dinner and, as they seated
themselves at the table, the hostess re-
marked: 81 trust that you will make
allowances. Mr.. Dumley. My girl LEFT
me this morning very unexpectedly
and was compelled to cook the dinner
myself" 20, certainly, my deal
madam, certainly" +" responded Dumley
with much manner; Il can put up Will
anything. ~ Y. Graphic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18
Romance and Reality OF the Swiss
Cottage.

"My wife. who has always had
tages. thought she would like to stay
over night in one. l had seen them.
hut she would not believe what l said
about them, so. as our train arrived at
Geneva late at night, we concluded
to stay over in sweet Swiss village
and get our first peep at Mount Blame
from the morning train. We stayed in
a picturesque Swiss hotel. in lovely
Swiss village. We will never forget it,
The floors were bare and had not seen
water for seventy-two wears. The tables
in the dining-room were of dirty pine
without table cloths. About twelve
o'clock we felt something biting us.
NV wife said 1T is fleas,
mo, / said. they are bugs"'
".Fleas. I'm sure said my wife,"
"After discussing the question for ten
minues. Igot up and lit a tallow candle
and, for the first time in our lives, we
found we agreed perfectly. We were
both right. There were 9, $40, 43l fleas
and 1928 bugs in each bed. 1t is
needless to say that we sat up the rest
of the night and went into Geneva the
next morning all jaded out. Since then
my wife has not respected Claude Mel
notes poetic description of his Alpine
home. The Swiss cottage, on a close
examination. invariably turns ont to be
great barn full of cattle, hogs and
men. The only exception to this is
when the owner, living near or in town,
has his business in his house. The
wagon maker, iron-caster and tanner
ALWAYS lives in one corner of his shop,
foundry or tannery. The brickmaker
even lives in one corner of his kiln. y
Cor. Utica Observer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18

DIR. Cyrus R. Teed, an eclectic ply
sician, whose office is on an aristocratic
street in Syracuse, and whose practice
is among some of ..the best people, is
reported as saying that both the Bible
and scientific authorities prove his claim
to be the prophet Cyrus. mentioned in
Isaiah as to appear on earth. At forty
six DIR. Teed expects to be translated to
heaven. and fifty days later he will re-
turn and found a kingdom of love- He
is indorsed by Rev. J. H. Clymer, pas
tor of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church in that city.-Syracuse Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18

"A new device for wedding break
fasts is pyramid of transparent ice
having in the center a photograph OF
the bride and bridegroom. This is sug-
gestive of GOODNESS as well as exclusive
ness.-N ]. Graphic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-10-18
Stings And Bites.

An old woOdsman of Australia, who
used to catch snakes for pastime. says
that 4 raw onion bruised and applied as
soon as possible to the wound is a Ger.
tain cure for the bite of all the venom
Gus serpents of that country except the
death adder. which he admits is SO
poisonous. and its poison is SO quick in
acting, that there is no known remedy
for it. That the onion is specific for
the sting of poisonous insects of all
kinds has long been known to the
writer of this paragraph, who. when a
boy, invariably carried one on expedi-
tions with companions against hornets
nests, etc. 1t was found that the appli-
cation of onion juice would instantly
allay the pain caused by the singing OF
hornets. yellow jackets, wasps, bees,
c.-Washingt0n StIr.
In New York the other night,
Charles H. Vogt, in enforcing the law
to his hard-working wife, brought his
fist fiercely down upon the supper table
she had arrayed for him. and Jared il
SO that broken saucer fell into the
cradle where his sick baby lay. and cut
its jugular vein with fatal effect. ~.
\. Sun.