Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-08

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The annual meeting of the Ladies' Ii
brary association will be held on Tues
day, the 18th, at the library room, at 3
o'clock p. M, for the election of officers
for the year 1886.
The paper on which the REGISTER is
printed this week is as much too big az
that used last week was too small. But
when our regular supply arrives every
thing will be right.
The chief local event of next week is
the annual meeting of the Vermont Me-
rino Sheep-Breeders' association, which
comes off at the town hall at 10 o'clock
of Wednesday, the 18th.
H/Frank A. Bond and Allan Calhoun. act
ting as special police, on Saturday raided
the tobacco store of NJ. Boylan, in the
Smith & Sheldon block. They found and
seized seven bottles of whisky. The
hearing on the matter comes off to-day.
The revival meetings at the Methodist
church are still in progress and will con-
tinue for some weeks. Miss Woodbury.
of Massachusetts, who has been assisting
in them for a week past and will remain
some time longer, is an interesting speak
er. The meetings are well attended.
A company of Seventh-Day Baptists
have rented Col. Chapman's new house
on South street and propose to make
quite stay in town. They are mission
aries, sent out by the church they repre-
sent. In their work they 90 from house
to house, and explain the doctrines of
their sect.
The Rutland Herald of Monday says :
''The Producers Marble company will
further extend the field of its operations
by the opening of "A branch Office in
Cleveland" We are Informed that Clar-
ence G.. Leavenworth has been selected
to take charge of the business in that
place and goes from Toledo to Cleveland
to assume his new duties this week
Paramount Engine Co. Mob, held its an
nual meeting and election of officers on
Tuesday evening. These were chosen
Foreman, John H. Sargent; first assistant,
G.. w. Pinney; second assistant, Wallace
f. Dewey; clerk and treasurer, Samuel
Brooks; captain of the hose, George Alb
bey; auditor, Justus Cobb. The compa-
ny was never so well uniformed or in
so good condition otherwise as now.
We hope our friends who are interest
ed in dairying will recollect that there IL
to be an adjourned meeting in the base
ment of the town hall, next week We'd
nesday evening at o'clock, to hear the
report of the committee who were APP
pointed last week to investigate the mat
ter of establishing a creamery here. We
understand that there is to be gentleman
present, at the meeting next week, to eX-
plain another system, besides the one eX-
planned last week. A full attendance of
all interested is earnestly desired.
On the first and second days of January
1881, the thermometer here stood below
zero: on the same days in 1882 it stood 6
and above in 1888 it thawed both days.
and in 1884 it was 20 above on the first and
II above on the second. The other three
days of the first five of the month in the
several years compare as follows; 1881
3D., II above; 18th, 10 below; 9Th, mild and
pleasant; 1882, 3D., below: 18th, , below
9TH, 10 below; 1888, Sd, , above; 4th
above; 9TH, 10 below in the morning
/ 1854, 3D., 20 above at noon; 4th, =
below: 9th, 10 below in the morning.
| In January, 1885, the first week was mild
and some farmers ploughed. These fig
ures are from the records kept by j. NJ.
! Peck. to whom we are indebted for the
weather report at the head of this column.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society was held in the lecture
room of the church, Monday afternoon
pursuant to notice. 1t was called to or
der by the president, Prof. w. ii. Parker
who offered prayer. l.. ID. Eldredge reaG
the report of the prudential committee
which was accepted and adopted, as was
that of the treasurer, j. +. Crane. The
latter showed an excess of receipts Owe
expenditures for the year of about SlGO
Messrs. John w. Stewart, c. w. Mat
thews, l.. c. Barrows, \. c. Brooks ant
L. D. Eldredge were made nominatin!
committee, and upon the acceptance o
their report these officers were declared
elected President, Prof. Parker; clerl
and treasurer, j. f. Crane; prudential
committee-L. f. Knapp, l.. c. Barrows
j. w. Holiday, A. j. Marshall, II W
Brewster; solicitor and collector, NJ. A
Munroe: collector of pew rents, f. \
! Bond; committee on singing-John W
e Stewart, NJ. A. Munroe, n. p. Barbour
ushers-Frank A. Bond, Dea. Porter, /
q f. Bond, Horace Cushman. Messr;
Crane and Knapp asked to be excuse
from serving in the places to which the
. had been chosen, but the society refused
Ii was voted to raise money to defray I'll