Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13

Prof. wager discOursed somewhat upon |
social science at the union service at the
church Fast day. He claimed
that economics as a study must respect
the care and culture of man; that Chris
tian economies should look to worldly
prosperity, but must be supported by
Christian motive. He said there can be
no true economics without Christ, and
announced as his theme, The Urgency or
Especial Importance of Christian Abound
ing. The sermon was based upon Thess.
iv Hop, and included some special ref
erence to the labor troubles of the coun-
try.
The Addison County association of
Congregational Ministers will hold its
next quarterly meeting in the rooms of
the Y. M. c. A. in Middlebury on Tues
day. April "a, at 10 a. m. The literary
exercises will be: l., A sermon by Rev.
H. G.. Pillsbury; 2, an exegetical paper
upon the word, "eriousion" as it occurs in
Matt. vi IL, by Prof. w. w. Eaton; 3,
an essay by Rev. w. B. Hague; 4, a re-
view of "Wealth and Progress by George
Gunton" by Prof. Granville wager; 5, a
discussion, question: What place does
the work of the Sunday school hold in
the work of our churches, and what
place should it hold?'
The house of Joseph LaRock, on Sey-
mour street in this village, narrowly
escaped destruction by fire Wednesday
morning. About o'clock the inmates
were awakened by the presence of smoke
in the rooms, and raised an alarm. Chas.
Supernau, neighbor, was the first to
arrive. He located the trouble in a par
tition, broke into it and soon had the fire
out. 1t apparently caught in the cham
Der floor over the kitchen, presumably
from the pipe from the kitchen stove.
The loss is probably less than 500 and is
covered by insurance through Mr.. M. A.
Brooks agency. The owner works at
the pulp mill and begins his days labor
at midnight, and so was away when the
fire broke out.
The annual election of officers in st.
Stephens parish occurred on Monday,
with this result: Henry L. Sheldon,
clerk; Albert Chapman, senior warden
Harrison White, junior warden; DR..
VIM. III. Sheldon, treasurer and collector
Albert Chapman, Henry L. Sheldon, Ed
win Nallette, George c. Chapman, VIM.
II. Sheldon, Edward p. Russell, Harrison
White, vestrymen; Albert Chapman
Harrison White, Richard II. Lane, dele.
gates to the diocesan convention; VIM
Ii. Sheldon, Edwin Vallette. Geo. c.
Chapman, alternates. The officers Of
the Sheldon Art Museum were reelected
and are: Rev. a. E. Carpenter, presi
dent; Geo. c. Chapman, vice president
Henry L. Sheldon, manager, and thu
yestry of st. Stephens as trustees.
The original record book of school dis
trict No. of this town has recently beer
discovered, and is found to contain infor
nation of interest at this time. The dis
trct was organized in 1901 and embraced
the whole village, and was called TIN
Middlebury Falls school district. Gam
aliel Painter was the first moderator an,
Seth Storrs, clerk. The school hous
was west of the college. In 1915 tn
village was divided into four districts
No. included all west of the creek an,
was called the western district. In lS2
park nearly in front of the residence o
Mrs. Rhoda Goodrich, which was use,
until the Graded school house was com
pleted in 1868, when it was taken dow
and the brick used in the construction o
the residence of Thad. Nj. Chapman
The records of the district are now com
plete except book B, from 1851 to 1866
which no doubt was carefully laid ava,
by some former clerk.