The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-07-20

| anu Cdtne HOtne Wsscr anu SoDereV HAL,
resolved rot to try the experiment again.
Addison County.
The Salisbury Town H all was raised
last Wednesday.
Leicester contains $4,000 acres of
land.
"A daily mail has has been established
between North Ferrisburgh and Monkton
Ridge
MIR. Sorrell, of Ferrisburgh, who had
horse stolen three years ago, has just re-
covered it.
The Fall term of the Vergennes gra-
ded high School begins on Monday, Aug.
80.
Leicester Sabbath school recently had
a ride and picnic, and a general good time,
under the supervision oil Rev c., A. Ste
vens,
Mr. FoRDICE Il. NASH, son of WIN.
Nash, and brother of Senator VIM. +.
Nash, of New Haven, died at his resi-
dence Sunday morning.
Mr.. A. w. Crane, tinsmith, Of
Vergennes, died suddenly, on Wednesday
morning, Of throat affection. He was 81
years old and had lived twenty-one years
in Vergennes.
- The Congregational Church in Yer
| gennes is receiving desirable improvements
i'm the way of carpets, marble steps for the
convenience Of carriages, new walk in
front, etc.
49, The evidences of thrift and enters
prise increase rapidly about the Vergennes
. Falls. There is double the business done
there that there was five years ago.
: Mr.. Frank Atwood, of West Salis-
Q bury, is fitting up his residence, and adj
ding grocery and retreshment saloon
/ near the depot. Mr.. Atwood carries the
mail daily to Salisbury village and Lei
cester.
. Samuel Daniels and Jer'h Parker
were the first settlers of Leicester,i in IVA.
i Cloe Parker, daughter of Jer'h Parker,
and afterwards wife of Capt. f. Jenney,
was the first white child born in Lcices
u ter.
The Holt & Hawkins spool and bobbin
0 factory, in Salisbury, will soou be in run
" ming condition Some of the machinery
is already on the ground, and these young
f men are displaying an enterprise which
# augurs future success.
d DEMONSTRATION. Geo. w. Grandey
l. preached in the Baptist Church. at Bris
a tol, morning and afternoon, on Sunday,
4th instant. Also Rev. l, H. Archibald
d Of Bristol, preached for the Baptist church
r. in the Town Hall at Vergennes.
e The town of Leicester was organized
1t March, 1856. Ebenr Child was thu
y first town clerk, John Smith was tn,
Ill first town repres entative, Elkanah Cool
the first doctor, (Botsnic), The oldes
10 person that ever died in Leicester wa
o( Prudence Barker, widow OF John Barke
Nd died Dec. 9Th, 1916, aged 90 year
as and months.
ut That cambria needle, mentioned in
recent issue, as being in the arm of Mis-
ut Ida Thomas, of Salisbury, was extiacte
d. on the 9Th inst, after being in the arr
TO seventeen days. 1t passed through tn
v. arm and came out with little assistanc
a from the doctor, at point considerable
as higher up The needle was found to b
very rusty and blackened. The youn
lady stood the operation bravely. \
~ OBITUARY.-Died in Cornwall, Vt,
nv jane %, Mr.. JONATHAN PERRY, in tn
~ 73d year OF his age.
- Mr., Perry was born in New Ipswich
~ m1 n. H., July 6, 1896 He was marie
~ - in Salem, n Y, in 1876 WAS convertc
" and baptized in Springfield, Vt, in ISL!
He removed to the town Of Cornwall
at 1925, and became connected with II
'e- Congregational church. AT the time
ar the formation OF the "Free Church."
OF l84l, he became member of that orgal
ma ization. Mr.. Perry had a shock of pa
Try alysis year or more since. He recovere
er, from it partially. On Saturday, June p
er. at 8 o'clock, p. NJ, he was again seize
with the stroke which terminated his lif
H. and on Friday, at one o'clock, his funer
an services were held, and his body laid in
last resting place.
or TRAPPING EXTRAORDINARILY your
50. man by the name of Robert b. Thoma
'up of Salisbury, has caught by trapping sim
ID last October, one mink, twelve foxe
re- ffty-fve skunks, thirty woodchucks, al
zen eight raccoons, all prime fur, shootiu
lem crows, owls, hawks, &c without numbe
ed. January 1868 he caught onthe mounta
DIN back of Lake Dunmore, wild cat of fl
in size. It's skin was stuffed End is now
ew free exhibition at his fathers (HoraC
Thomas), He is now trapping bears {
-. be same grounds, and thinks soon he wi
'es ~. add bear to the list now published. III
a". young man possesses a wonderful tale
90 a. for trapping, and while laboring upon
'u farm he seeks opportunity to visit his ira
a az at night and morning. All young M
'cs that would like advice in this art wou
Ito do well to consult him.
n.y. ------ -
ng- Daniel Witherell of Shoreham, ag
lay 80 years, died very suddenly, July 10 I
ect was walking in the street driving some CO