The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-09

keeping people ut home. The prices paid
ranged from % to - cents pound.
The annual meeting of the Champlan
Valley Bee-kccpers' ASSOCIATION was held
at the Addison House yesterday. The
proceedings will be given next week.
j. Z. Douglas Il Sons sold and shipped
from this station last week seventy-one
and half tons of hay and straw. The
best hay sells at SO II ton and We straw
at the same figure.
Many friends in this town and vicinity
will regret to learn, from the card else
where published. that DR.. and Mrs. Hal
scy are soon to leave here and take up
their residence in Boston.
Miss Matte Mead returned on Satur-
day to her school at Natick. Mass. Miss
Mary Iamlin also went back to Hartford,
Conn. stopping over Sunday on her way
with Rev. and Mrs. Murkland, at Chico
pee. Mass.
A dancing school has been organized
and meets at Negus' hall on Tuesday
evenings. The first assembly was held
on Tuesday evening. and the plan is to
have eleven more of them during the
winter.
The annual meeting of the Addison
County Sabbath school association will
be held at the Methodist church in this
place on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan.
81 and -. The programme will be Civ
en- next week.
The members of Washington Engine
company are making preparations for
their annual ball. 1t will be held at the
town hall. The date is Thursday eve
ming. the 22d. Supper will be served at
the Addison House.
Hon. Jchn w. Stewart started on Sat
urday for Cincinnati, Ohio. He is
member of the Springer committee. which
has been engaged the past week in in
vestigating the alleged election Eirregu-
larities in that city.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of Washington Engine company
was held on Tuesday evening at the
engine-rOom. These officers were chosen:
Foreman, John II. Sargent; first assist
ant. W. +. Dewey; second assistant.
George W. Pinney; clerk, Samuel
Brooks auditor. Justus Cobb.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Mcacham
arrived here on Friday last from Detroit,
Mich. where she died on the Tuesday
previous. The funeral services were
held at the vestry of the Congregational
church on Friday afternoon ut o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Spcare, the pastor, OBLIGATED.
Mr. F. A. Bond had charge and the
bearers were Hon. l.. ID. Eldrcdgc, Col.
Jewett Wilcox and Messrs. b. ). Beck
with. James NJ. Slade. L. d. Twitchel
and +. W. Bird. The interment was in
the family lot at the cemetery near the
college.
A Munger stree, correspondent writes
The Munger street lyct um has become
one of the attractions of the season. The
interest in the meetings and discussions
has increased sine the first evening of
organization. The pupils in the school.
under the charge of Mr.. ID. +. Taylor.
have manifested more than ordinary
enterest in the success of the lyceum and
have cheerfully taken hold of the work
assigned them. The meetings are held
Tuesday evenings of each week. Before
the discussion begins recitations .declama-
tons and singing are in order and the en-
tertainment afforded is very pleasant for
those not interested in the debates. The
questions before the lVceum are the ques-
tones of the day. and we seek not only
our own enlightment bat the intellectual
Advancement of our boys and girls and
that of the public in general. We invta
every man and woman who desires the
success of such institutions to come up
and help us in the debates and by their
presence strengthen the brethren"
Boys and girls who will declaim or recite
before the lyceum meetings are especial
ly Invited. The officers of the society
are: President. VI. l.. Taylor: secretary.
II. Balm: executive committee, Samuel
Bacon, Charles Balm. o. Billings; speak
! "a fnr 'InuslnN- /
| Taylor. O. p. Moore. Charles Balm. Her.
bic Taylor. Samuel Bacon, q. Billings.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society was held at the chapel on
Monday afternoon. Rev. DIR. Hamlin
was chosen moderator. The report of
the treasurer. Judge Knapp, showed that
the cash receipts of the year were S2ll3.-
81; amount paid out, S2340. 10; cash on
/ hand. S73.47; actual Indebtedness not
! provided for, SlS11.5S. Officers were
chosen as follows: Clerk and treas
urer, j. +. Crane; collector of pew-rents,
| +. A. Bond prudential cOmmittee-L.
! ID. Eldredge, Lyman L. Knapp, l.. G..
| Barrows. y. &. Brooks. Prof. Austin 4;
general collector and solicitor, f. j.
Matthews; committee on music-M. A..
MuDrOe, n. p. Barbour, hon. j. W.
| NtcNdil' ouuSO hn"pP was lc-clcOIcu
clerk and treasurer. but declined to serve
longer and proposed that George Nj.
Fletcher be elected. Mr.. Fletcher, how
ever. declined and Mr.. Crane accepted the
position. There was some debate over
the question of collecting pew-rents, in
which Prof. Brainerd. +. A. Bond, l.. G.
Barrows, L. ID. Twitchell, IL. j. Wilcox,
Deacon Porter and Others participated
1t was finally voted, on motion of Judge
Knapp. That pew-rents be required to
be paid quarterly and if not paid within
the quarter the time of rental shall be
declared ended with the quarter and tho
collector may rent them to other persons
provided, however, that no one shall be-
deprived of pew without two weeks
notice.
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