The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-14

On wednesday evening. Nov. 10. the
Young Ladies' Mission circle of the Con-
gregational church will hold sale in
the church vestry. During the evening
refreshments will be served. There will
be a Christmas table, and several novel
ties will be features of the evening.
Frank l.. Champagne and Miss Bridget
Smullins were married ut st. Marys ca
thedral, Burlington, Monday morning,
by Rev. Father Barrett. They came to
Middlebury that evening. Many hand
some presents were made by the friends
and relatives.
Miss Aggie Pcake of Bristol has been
at work the past week painting picture
of Mrs. A. II. Fishers horse. that she
has driven for many years past. Those
who were at the last county fair will
remember that Miss Peakr exhibited
some excellent work in the line of ami
NAL painting.
Col. John b. Mead of Randolph. State
commissioner for the Worlds exposition
at New Orleans, has requested Albert
Chapman of this place to take charge of
the exhibit of wool from Vermont for
the New Orleans exposition. There are
wanted ten fleeces of fine or Merino wool
ten tlceces of long combing or Cotswold
wool. and ten of medium woods. 1t is
important that Mr.. Chapman should hear
from those who wish to furnish fleeces of
either of these as soon as possible. Send
statement of age and sex of sheep from
which flecces were taken, with days
growth and weight of fleece, with sample
of fleece.
a hearing began at Stewart & Wilds'
office on Friday last, before Joel c.
Baker of Rutland, special master. i'm the
case Baptist Church rs. Toussiant Kid
der. The question at issue is the title to
the land upon which stands the shed
erected last spring by Mr.. Kidder. Stew
art n Wilds appear on behalf of the
church and Z. II. Mcleod and Judge
Knapp for Mr.. kidder. Considerable
expert testimony has been submitted
with reference to the boundaries of the
property. Prof. Brainerd made the sur
veys for the church. and MIR. Dow, city
engineer of Burlington. for Mr. kdder.
The evidence is not vet all in.
Hal. Clarendon will appear at the town
on Thursday evening, the goth as Nor
man Tenyke" in the play "Normrn's
Ideal, supported by specially-selected
company. The st. Adams Messenger
says: Mr.. Hal. Clarendon as Jack
Madden in the prologue and Norman
Tenyke' in the play displayed decided
merit as an actor and much versatility
His stage presence is remarkably good
and applicable to the part. "NOrman's
IDEAL by Miss Rolinda Helen Campbell
may be pronounced a success. The COS
tunes of the principal characters were
tasteful ard elegant" General admis-
sion, % cents; reserved seats. 81 cents.
no hn1 nt Van
The feeling against Presidential Can
didate st. John and his adherents mani
tested itself in the suspension.
Saturday, from the Republican flagstaff
OF an efligy of that parsonage, and on
Monday evening by a tin-horn serenade
of those who voted that ticket. The lat
ter was the work of about twenty young
men and bows. We hope they will not
repeat the performance. for we can as
sure them that such doings are not ap-
proved by the better element of the com
munlty. They SAVIOR too much of the
Southern shotgun methods of political
PROSECUTING. Many are, no doubt. of the
opinion that the prohibition movement is
mistake; but they ought not for that
reason to invade the rights of those who
think otherwise.
account of the absence of the secretary
The parlor meeting of the w. G.. T. l..
for October, held with Mrs. Eddy on the
afternoon and evening of the 18th, was
unusually interesting and largely attend
ed. The evening was spent in discussing
the question How Shall we Protect our
Bows" The plan of establishing a read
Ing room was discussed at length and
committee appointed to make necessary
arrangements. y meeting of the super
intendents of departments was arranged
for. which was held at the house of Mrs.
Thomas, Oct. 20. Nearly all were pres
ent and expressed a willingness to do the
work assigned them. The meeting for
November will be held with Mrs. III. NJ.
Seely. next Wednesday afternoon and
evening. All friends are cordially in
vited.
Professors Brainerd and Seely and
Principal Mead, the textbook commit
tee, have prepared and had printed list
of textbooks for use in the schools of
the town for the five years beginning
Nov. |. 1854. The list is as follows /:
Readers-Monroe's Primer, First. Sec
ond, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth !;
Spellers-Analytical, Harringtons Grad
ed Spelling Book; Arithmetics- Frenchs
First Lessons in Numbers, Frenchs Ele-
mentary Arithmetic, Frenchs Mental
Arithmetic, Harper's Second Book in
Arithmetic; raphies-Guyot' Ele-
mentary and New Intermediate (Vt. edi-
tom; Grammar-Reed q Kellogg's
First Lessons in English and Higher Les
sons in English; History-Barnes' His
tory of the United States; Physiology
Steele's Hygenic Physiology and Steele's
Abridged HYGIENE Physiology; Draw
ing-krusi's Ea' y Lessons: Penmanship
-Payson, Dunton a. Scribner's A. b. c.
COpy-boOk. Primary and Large. VIM.
Seymour Alden and George +. Marshall
act as agents for the town for the sale of
the books enumerated above.