The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-14

FOSTERS are up announcing the old.
folks concert to be given at the new
town hall on the evening of Wednesday
next. the 18th. 1t is for the benefit OF
the Baptist church. The chorus will be
made up of 30 singers from Middleburv
and adjoining towns. who will appear in
costume, 1t promises to be an excellent
entertainment.
A. V. Brown. the photographer, has
made an excellent view of the new town
hall, showing the interior. The picture
is taken from the gallery, and gives a
clear idea of the arrangement and dec
orations of the hall and the stage. The
drop curtain is well brought out. The
pictures may be had at Mr.. Browns
rooms. over Alden's.
Mrs Sophia Btney gets a pension for
herself and minor children and back
pay. the latter to the amount of nearly
$1,000. She once had a widows pen
sion, but when she married again her
name was dropped from the rolls. 1t
turned out that her marriage was not
legal, the party of the other part having
wife living at the time; and now, after
more than dozen years waiting she
again receives the pension.
The Troy conference of the NJ. f..
church meets at Amsterdam, n. Y.
April 9, Bishop Andrews presiding. The
Vermont conference will hold its next
session at Montpelier, April l6. Bishop
simpson presiding. The general confer
ence of the NJ. +. church will } old its
next session at Philadelphia, MAY :. and
continue throughout the month At this
session it is expected that the Burlington
district will be returned to its mother
conference, the Troy.
John Keenan, and Frank Foster of
Swanton were arrested. Feb. 20. by Unit
ed States Marshal Henry of Burlington.
the former charged with trying to get
pension on Il bogus affidavit and the lat
ter with helping him. Keenan, forged
the name of NJ. V. b. Bronson of this
place. The Washington officials became
suspicious and wrote to Mr.. Bronson,
who had never heard of such man as
Keenan,. Keenan, had his trial before
the United States court at Burlington
and was sentenced to two and one-half
years in the State prison. Nothing
could be proved against Foster, and he
was released
Last year Decoration day was observed
in this village in a highly satisfactory
manner; and now that the town has
made an appropriation toward defraying
the expense. this wears observance will
doubtless be on no less scale. Probably
the exercises will again be under the
direction of committees appointed at a
meeting OF veterans and others Interested
We would suggest that it might be well
for some one to call such meeting soon
that arrangements for securing a speaker
may be made. Those who are i'm the
habit of speaking on these occasions are
rapidly being engaged, and if the matter
is delayed we may not be so fortunate as
we were last year in getting good man
at a late day.
The friends of Rev. A. ID. F. Palmer,
pastor of the Baptist church, having
learned that his birthday occurred on
Wednesday of this week. determined to
give him surprise. Quite large num-
Der from his own and other churches
suddenly dropped in upon him in the
evening and found the reverend gentle
men in dressing gown and slippers en-
loving the daily paper by his study fire.
The time sped swiftly by in social con-
verse until the hour for refreshments ar
rived, when the ladies served bountiful
repast which they had provided. Then
Dea. ii. j. Chapman. ina very pleasant
manner addressed the pastor. congratu-
lating him on the return of the day and
assuring him of the affection of his people
and their appreciation of his services, and
presented him with package of money,
which, with some other articles, he re-
questcd him to accept as token of the
esteem and good will of his friends. The
pastor in response expressed his pleas
ure in meeting his friends and thanked
them for this and many previous eX-
pressiOns of their kind feeling to him
and his family. After prayer and sing
ing the company dispersed, feeling that
they had passed very enjoyable eve
ming. Mr.. Palmer is to be congratulate
ed in that he has. in the short time of
his residence here. gained so many warm
and appreciative friends, not only in his
own but in the other churches.