The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-09-21
ADDISON County.

ADDISON County.
One person united with the Congre-
gational church in Weybridge Sunday of
last week.
-Bridport sustains three select schools
one in each Of the Districts No |, 6
and I.
The new building in Bridport, en-
bracing town hall, and village school
house, is now all flushed in an acceptable
manner.
Mr.. jonathan b. Dixie. the represen-
tative elect for Bristol, was for several
years a resident of Huntington, and for
some time innkeeper and constable there
Bristol Academy has one hundred
and fifty students this term, and more
wished to attend but they couldn't get
rooms.
Mr., Alphcus Swinyer, of that part
of the town Of Starksboro called "Jerusa-
lem," recently had his hand damned in a
lumber mill
Mr.. f. W. Washburn, the represent
tative elect Of Starksboro, received %
majority over all opposition This is his
second term.
Hon. f. d. Warner Of New Haven
Mills was TO explain the mysteries of
Good Tcmplarsm at Bristol last even
ing.
, NJ
o. A. Field, of West Cornwall, raised
, from one No. . potato, the present season,
sixty nine pounds and six ounces.
John Leonard of Shoreham, recently
threshed, with his machine, for Mr.. d.
= H. W. Horton of Orwell, 81 bushels of
oats in one hour and twenty minutes.
A WHoPPER.--We are told that Mr..
William Powers of Leicester has raised
tomato, the present season, which
f weighed two pounds and three ounces
D The building heretofore occupied by
e Morning Sun Lodge" of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons," and the Methodist and
Baptist Churches in Bridport, is under
: going thorough repairs.
d --Pliny White Lodge No II, |. o. G
e I. of Weybridge is in very fourishing
f condition, and has over sixty members
D The meetings are heldweekly ,on Wednes-
: day evenings
4 -Horatio n. Bull was elected repre-.
sentative from the town of Hancock by q
: majority of ten, after eight sharply con
tested ballots, in some of which as many
It as thirteen candidates figured.
Mrs. Rebbecca Archibald of Bristol
>, died at the residence of her son, Rev. r
u II. Archibald, on the Sth inst. at tn,
= ripe age of eighty-two years. She wa,
!. the relict of Rev. Henry Archibald.
e Hon. Geo. ". Grandey preached a
s. Monkton, in the morning and Afternoon
s. of Sunday the 18th inst, and in the eve
e, ming at Vergennes, to large and deepl
interested audiences
i, Elder Eaton was present and preach
k, ed to the Methodist church, at Yves
es Cornwall, on the occasion of Quarterl
III meeting last Sunday. Three person
" from East Middlebury were baptized an
m united with the church
OF Rev. W. ". Winchester pastor
e. the Congregational church in Bridport,
ne availing himself of his vacation, and wit
at his family, is visiting friends in Minnest
up ia. He will return to his labors after
1T few weeks absence.
e ORwELL.-Mr. Minor Reynolds, die
y on the 18th inst, aged "a years. II
a' has been subject to fits of epilepsy f;
about three years. His last attack WI
he a succession of fits, resulting in death {
id Sabbath morning.
~ Rev. NJ. l.. Severance of Orwell III
's' just dug from plot of ground 8 feet |
,n' 9 feet square, "A lbs Of No. 2, potatoe
'' They were raised from Ii hills, and Il
l. seed that was employed was one eye
~ the hill, The largest potato weighed
-, pound and Is ounces
his We were misinformed as to the b,
nd lot for representative in Cornwall. L
las ballots stood as follows LIST, Everts A
NO Lane 81. Benedict 20, Samson s.,
est I'd, Everts 40, Lane 81, Benedict
3rd, Everts 46, Benedict SO, Sans
4.
ing
Of Negotiations between the town
ri Hancock and the Turnpike company
the the transfer Of the charter TO the form
he are in progress and approaching consul
ght nation. Soon as the negotiations 9
to completed the road will be put in rep'
oh. and opened as free road to the publ
his The mountain section has been partia
.on repaired by individuals already.
'rs' A select school opened in the ba
al, Inent of the NJ Il. Church, of West Sal
Oh bury, under the direction Of Rev. A,
con Jacobs, on Wednesday, Sept. 9Th, aud