The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-11

When they succeed in this Mr.. Severance
will return to New York and go abroad
to assist in the management of one of the
boats, in which several foreign govern
ments talk of investing.
Col. G.. w. Balm, the Kentuckiau, who
came here to lecture under the auspices of
the w. G.. Il. U..gives his last lecture this
evening at the town hall. 1t will not be
on temperance, but of a popular charac-
ter; admissiOn-adults % cts. children,
10 COS. Tuesday evening there was not
large audience. He gave an informal
talk of an hour. Wednesday night, des-
pite the storm, about $50 turned out to
hear him. His topic was "Our Homes,
Our Country and Our Duty" Last even
ing he addressed the young men. Mr..
Balm is entertained during his stay in
town by Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Crane.
Joseph Lepp, West Cornwall black
smith, was up before Justice Knapp on
Thursday of last week on the charge of
intoxication. He pleaded guilty and was
fined s. and costs, which amounted to
$I51. The mittimus is suspended. Lepp
said he got the cause of his inebriety on
the fair ground, but he could not remem
Der of whom he procured it. Monday
up before the same Justice on a similar
charge, pleaded guilty, was fined So and
costs, $5.3l; and the mittimus was sus-
pended that he might have time to find
out of whom he obtained the liquor. To-
morrow the adjourned case of State VS..
George Sellers, against whom COM
plant of selling has been made, will be
Ntried before Justice Albert Chapman
\The fall term of the college opened
yesterday. The freshmen class num-
bered II, including Miss Fannie Knapp,
who takes Il special course. The faculty
for the current year Is made up as fol-
lows: Acting president and professor of
physics and applied mathematics, Ezra
Brainerd, A. NJ. ethics and political sci
ence, Rev. DR.. G.. n. Weber; chemistry
and natural history, II. NJ. Seely, A. NJ,
NJ. D.; Greek and German, WV. Eaton,
a. NJ; Latin and French, ii. E. Scott,
A. NJ; rhetoric, G.. b. Wright, A. NJ.
The Junior class has one new member,
who comes here from Amherst college.
Mr.. Zelie of the same class has entered
Williams college, and three members of
the sophomore class-Messrs. Maynard.
| Hassett and Foote-wil not return this
year. Mr.. Maynard has entered Yale
college, Mr.. Hassett is studying medicine
in Baltimore and Mr.. Foote has gone to
| Michigan to teach.
The publishers of the proposed history
| of Addison county, of which mentiol has
been made, say that the results of IA re-
cent preliminary canvass for the work in
Middlebury and some other points in the
county have proven so satisfactory that
they will push the work to completion
A general willingness has been manifest
ed by many of our foremost citizens tC
cooperate in making the work as historic
cally valuable as possible. The matter
of publishing such histories merits the
endorsement and encouragement of al
intelligent people, written and compiled
as they are, upon the principles and plar
of other standard histories and baseC
upon historic facts. Brief and discon
nected articles touching the history o.
Addison county have found their way
into various business gazetteers and direc
tories, but in such cases the materials
have been hurriedly collected and writer
up and printed without verification
Thus hastily gotten up, these works were
entirely unworthy place on the librar.
shelf and as history have little if any val
ue. The proposed history of this count,
will be. we are informed, in no sense
|
some library work, devoted to a faithful
and interesting recital of the history o
this county from the time of its discov
cry to the present time, embracing it
physical features, Indian occupation
early settlement of the New Hampshir
Grants, conflicting claims of New lIamI
shire and New York; pioneer life; RevC
lutionary war; organization of the couI
, ty and its civil divisions and develop
, ment; war of 1872; politics; bench an
, bar and the press; histories of regiment
and companies that served in the war c
the Rebellion, etc; histories of towns
their first settlers-who they were, wher
they came from and where they locate
their occupations and descendants
< churches; schools, academies and co
e leges societies; fraternities; govern
l ment and finances; banks and banking
agriculture; stock; wool and dairy inte
: ests historical sketches of old and prom
. inent families; all carefully written b
the best local ability to be secured and al
n thenticated by those having the best il
1 formation on special topics. Any o.
Y deeds or documents throwing light upC
: the histories of the towns, their early sc
f Elements or settlers, the publishers wi
| be glad to see. They may be left wit
Henry l.. Sheldon at the museum, al
-, after examination will be returned
- their owners; there also may be left mer
oranda of where these documents may
! seen, in case owners wish to retain pc
session of them.