Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30
WeYeRIDGE.

WEYeRloGE.
Loyal Huntington is no better and can
not survive long.
Rev. Mr.. Fort has gone for a two
weeks stay at his home in New York
State. The pulpit will be supplied by a
minister from Poultney.
Lewis Rivers family were taken quite
violently i'll last Sunday after partaking
of some prepared horse radish bought at
store. They have nearly recovered.
A large number of our people have at
tacks of the prevailing distemper. Mrs.
j. I. Farr, Mrs. E. L. Moody, Miss Mamie
Brittell and Miss Cora Stowe are among
the number.
The parlor meeting held by the Non
partisan w. G. +. U. of Weybridge at n d.
f. Parkill's on the 23d inst. was decided
ly success both socially and financially.
Notwithstanding the almost impossible
roads, there were 80 present. The differ
ent forms of select reading caused a great
deal of merriment, such as "The rapid
reader" The silly woman" The small
boy" and a selection by Carlton Smith
was rendered so admirably that one
would imagine him to be a veritable Ca
muck that had just crossed the line. At
the close Of the literary exercises each
lady passed behind a screen of cloth and
the auctiooneer, ii. b. Hagar, sold her
by her shadow picture to the highest bid
der as his partner to the supper which
followed. The next parlor meeting will
be held at J. B. Cherbino's on Wednesday,
Feb. 1. There will be sheet and pillow
case masquerade. Each lady who attends
is requested to provide herself with a
sheet and pillow case. Refreshments will
be served at Z 80 o'clock. The literary
exercises will consist of musical selec-
tons and paper edited by Miss Laura
Hagar and Mrs. l.. c. Drolet.
From an occasional correspondent.
Having been in attendance upon the
New Years entertainment given by the
Sabbath school of the Congregational
church here on Thursday, Jan. l, and
counted it more than usually successful,
| have looked with considerable expect
ancy for report of the same in your
columns. Having looked in vain and
feeling that notice was due the effort,
| send you this, which must be an imper-
feet one owing to my being disconnected
entirely from the school, but having a
common interest in the good that must
come from such exercises upon such oc-
casions. Let me say, first of all, that
two prominent features pleased me very
much. The character and subjects of all
the determinations and recitatiOns were in
good keeping with the time and place;
also that large share of the exercises
were given by the smaller pupils, making
it to be real Sabbath school work.
Judging from the perfectness of all the
movements of those who took part, the
going on and retiring from the stage,
marching and counter-marching and
splendid committal of parts, | conclude
there was aptness on their parts and that
much labor had been given and pains ia
ken on the part of those who had the fit
ting and arrangement of the whole. 1t
would be, we feel, trespassing upon your
columns to make personal mention of
all the exercises and actors. Permit me
a few, however. "The Little New Year."
by Master Ikey Hagar in costume with
bells, gave us good start-of. Happy
New Year." a lettered exercise, brought
out dozen more happy and bright ones
of both sexes, who, after speaking of
something nice represented by the letter,
gave it to be affixed to the motto on the
wall. No blunder occurred in this; each
came on with promptness and correct
ness. The recitation "Wonderful Weav-
err" by Miss Emma James, was good.
Mrs. Houghton, the pastors wife, gave
an original, "A Jingle for the Children, -
which was an excellent production and
caused much pleasure among the chill
dren. The pantomime, Searching for
Happiness" led by Miss Hattie James,
was fine effort. The closing scene, a
prayer circle composed of nearly score
of small ones in dress, was a sight sell