The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-16

engine room last week Thursday evening |
to consider the advisability of starting a
post in this village. The meeting was
temporarily organized by the election of
Horace Tracy as chairman and John
Murphy, secretary. After some discu--
sion it was vote to procure a charter
and the necessary blanks for the muster
ing-in of the post; also. to request the
G.. A. r. posts in Weybridge and East
Middlebury to invite those who may be
eligible to join with those here in form
ing post. There will be another meet
ing on Monday evening. Oct. 10. at the
same place, when permanent organiza-
ton will be formed, officers elected and
a night selected for the mustering-n of
the post. About Is names have already
been pledged as charter members, and
those who desire to have their names adj
ded should be present at the next meet
ing.
Next Sunday evening the people of
Middlebury will have an opportunity to
hear one of the best women speakers in
our country. She is second to none.
Mrs. Mary Il. Lathrap of Michigan will
deliver an address in the Congregational
church, at o'clock that evening. Her
th'me is Temperance in the Light of
To-day" The w. G. Il. u. of Middle
bury, who have secured this speaker, in
vite the pastors of the churches of the
village to unite thei" services at that
time and place, so that all can then
have an opportunity of listening to this
speaker. 1t may not occur again
soon Those who heard Col. Balm will
be equally charmed with Mrs. Lathrap.
She is accustomed to address thousands
in large cities and at summer resorts.
Her speech at Lake Bluff, six weeks ago,
upon Reform in Politics." was reported
as the most striking and brilliant of the
many delivered there. At New Orleans,
a city opposed to her views, she won
hosts of admirers and was reported in
the newspapers as having captured New
Orleans. In other ways Mrs. Lathrap is
a woman of considerable note. In 1873
POO extra copies of speech of hers,
upon the restoration of fallen won n. so
stirred the State of Michigan that the
legislature appropriated $50 200, and an
institution was established for that OBJ
ject, and also what is needed in every
State-a Reform school for girls. AS a
poetess Mrs. Lathrap is not unknown to
fame. A poem of hers, 1.-The Dead
March," has been published and repub-
! lished and is used by elocutionists. Her
, poem upon the death of President Gar
field was conceded to be the best of all
the poetic gems contributed by genius ON
that occasion.
w. ii. Smells billiard saloon in the
Dyer block was closed by the selectmen
. on the DIST of June last, on petition of a
, number of residents of the village. He
soon opened again. On Friday last he
was arrested and by Justice II, ID. May
nard bound up for trial at the county
court. Bail was fixed at 800. Not be-
| all
, placed in Jail. James Nj. Slade. one of
his counsel. proceeded forthwith to Rut-
land to procure writ of hdbedS corpus
from Judge Neazey, who set the hearing
for Saturday morning. .Jaier Cobb and
his prisoner went down in response to
the Judges mandate; also Messrs. Stew
art, Wilds and Slade. REALTORS counsel,
and Mr. Topper, who represented the
State. After hearing of some length,
l all the lawyers taking part in the argu-
! mcnts, Judge NeaZey said the case was
: an important one. inasmuch AS it involved
IA variety of questions that might arise in
, Incorporated villages. lie thought, there
= fore. that it ought not to be decided hast
: lily. and, in order that it might come be-
fore the general term of the Supreme
: court, which sits at Montpelier the 9th
= inst. he adjourned the hearing to that
= llulc anu JldCc nc ItuuCtu Ducll Ddl
q to $50, which he procured. Smell has
+ re-opened his billiard room. The mair
l. question at issue is comparatively simple
= 1t is, whether the general law of the
l. State, giving control of the billiard sa
!. looms to the selcctmen, prevails in this
village, or whether the legislature in
:. charterinL the village took the matter Ou
~ of the selectmen's hands and gave it into
I the hands of the village. The State law
" says the selectmen may close billiard
), saloons. and imposes penalty of $40 {
} day for every day the saloon is open af
y ter il has be, n closed by them; and Smell
: was bound up for violation of this sec
y II ton. His counsel claim that the select
u men have nothing to do with the billiard
saloons in the village.
% The Rochester IN. " Union and Ad
ceuiSer gives Il half-column account o
n the marriage, the 9th inst. of Miss Flor
"a ence Nj. Eddy of that city and John L
a Flint formerly of this town. 1t says
If The marriage ceremony was performed
If at the Brick church at 6 o'clock in tn
, evening, the venerable Rev. DR.. Shaw
If officiating. Long before the hour tiXet
r for the service the large church was wei
!. filled with the many friends and invited
~ guests of the bride. Professor 1erve ID
: wilkins presided at the organ and as tn
bridal party, the bride leaning on tn
II \, arm of her father, proceeded up the cen
tire aisle, the magnificent notes of tn
+ wedding march filled the church. At tn
50 altar the groom and the best man, DAME
e b. Plat of this city, met the party an
- the ceremony was commenced, the larg
pt audience, in accord with request pre-
u viously made by the minister. standin
u throughout the service. On either sid
g of the bride and groom were the usherS
rs Charles f. Warner and DR.. ID. +. Cary G
Ill this city, and Charles f. Snow and Gee
Il. Howard of Boston. The choices
a. flowers adorned the pulpit, and the word
m that made the two one, spoken by tn
IT. venerable and beloved minister, wei
s, most fittingly chosen and beautifully eS
mt pressed. After the ceremony the gla
of notes of the organ again pealed fort
ge and the bridal party passed from til
of church. At the residence of til
lie brides parents, on Gibbs street, the wee
ul ding reception was enjoyed from seve