Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-29

logue by the Dorcas young ladies, and
singing by the male quartette club. The
house was crowded, receipts liberal and
all were delighted.
The cheap Boston and California ex-
cursion party, which starts Nov. 3, will
take to Los Angeles John Holcomb of
Panton, Irving Stewart, wife, son and
daughter of Bristol and II. ID. Simonds
of this place. The excursion train is to
run through in six days.
Mr.. j. W. Austin, well known as one
of our most reliable city carriers, has ac-
cepted the agency for large territory,
on both sides of the lake. for the sale of
the popular sewing table known as the
"Favorite." 1t is manufactured by Good
now Bros, East Sullivan, n. II.
The Gaines block is still improving in
appearance. The last step has been to
put on the final instalment of the sixty
one pairs of new blinds, which will finish
up the front on Main street. The only
possible thing left to be done is the shay
ing off of the great, square, unornament-
al cupola, or undermining it, which would
be expensive.
Elbow street is having some good
walks put down. 1t is high time there
there was good brick walk put down
the front and side of st. Peters church.
brick walk is now being laid in front
of the parochial school building. We
presume Postmaster kimball wouldn't
enter a complaint if the brick walk should
be extended to his residence. little fur
ther on.
The services at the Methodist church,
Sunday morning last, were of more than
ordinary interest, and the attendance was
quite full. Rev Mr.. Austin OBLIGATED.
and after a sermon founded on the 18th
verse of the 2lst chapter of st. John. he
baptized three and received into the
church nearly fifty members. A collec-
ton was taken up to pay for the new
and handsome clock Just placed in the
church. One end to be gained by the
presence of the fine dial-plate, the preach
er intimated, was to prevent unnecessa-
rily long sermons.
Mr.. II. V. Edmond of Norwich (who
really projected the loan exhibition has
some four thousand rare and choice In
dian relics. 1t really compasses the his
tory of the aborigines of America. Mr..
ID. II. Young contributes nearly a thou
sand more, the largest local collection
extant. Sections of huge serpent. TAX
en- from the granite quarries of the Adj
rondacks, are to be exhibited by Mr.. II.
ii. Burge. But one must take a cata-
logue and go through the thousands of
wonderful things to be seen at the city
hall in order to appreciate the extent and
rarity of the collection. \ wonderful
memorial wreath will be placed on eX-
hibition by Mrs. Parthena Barton of
New Haven.
The loan exhibition is of interest to all
people. The collection of curios and
bric-a-brac is large and superior. OF In
dian relics there is nothing in any pri-
vate or public collection to surpass it.
The portraits remind our elder citizens of
those who were active and prominent
here years ago. Among the revolution
AIRY relics are some of great value and of
historic worth. They are well preserved,
and each has history. The gold sword
presented to Gen. Samuel Strong by the
State of New York is on exhibition, and
a great variety of foreign curiosities.
rare and costly. There is, near the en-
trance, a marine painting, in oil. of the
first steam brig ever built. 1t represents
the brig under full sail on Lake Erie. in
1925. She is in command of Capt. ia
hazel Sherman, Jr., who is represented
Oh the wheel-house, with a long trumpet.
giving orders to handle the sails, as Il
black storm is rising. The long pennant,
in bright colors, reaching nearly to the
water, the quaint dresses of the lady and
gentlemen passengers and the queer
modelled craft, render this painting both
novel and attractive. In size it is 31X41,
and is exhibited by Mr.. Moses Richard
son of the Brookside hotel, North Ferris
burgh.