The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-04-20
Addison County.


since the paper was started. lie has never
failed of subscribing for Mdjlcbury pa
per for sixty years, lie is now 81 years
of age-the oldest man in Shoreham,
BRDroRr. The village district in
Bridport has voted to build new school
house, and has contracted with Mr.. Lamos
Of Crown Point, to build it. There is to
be connected with the building, fine
town hall, and the town furnishes por-
ton of the funds for the building.
On the 10th inst, Bishop Bssoll
confirmed seventeen persous in st. Paul's
church, Vergennes, being presented by tho
Rev. John Henry Hopkins, minister in
charge all Of whom were admitted on The
next day to the Holy Communion.
The salary of the postmaster at Bris-
tol is $500,
The salary of the postmaster at Or-
well Is 1920.
White river rises in Granville. Ii
receives thres large branches from the
north. lis course is serpentine, in an east
erly direction. The scenery along its
banks is often varied and often beautiful
AT White River Junction, in the town Of
Hartford, its waters unite with those of
the Connecticut. Its length is from fifty
to sixty miles. From Bethel to its mouth
il is from ten to fifteen rods wide
The farm recently owned and occu,
pied by James NJ Lamb Esq, in Shore>
ham, has lately been transferred by Mr..
Myrick of Bridport, who first purchased
it, to NJ. W. Bingham of Shoreham who
has taken possession. Mr.. Lamb will
soon go West or South for permanent resi-
dence.
--Ferrisburgh is next to Middlebury in
population and wealth in addison county.
The Baptist churches in addison
county have Widows and Orphans Fund
Society, to aid the widows and children
of the deceased clergymen of that demons
nation in this county, The fund now
amounts to S797,79.
Addison county was incorporated
Oct Is, 1885.
The Congregational church in New
Haven received seventy>nine members by
profession Of faith, during the year ending
June |, 1868. A larger number thar
any other church in the State.
FIVE MONTHS IN PRIsoN. Solomon
w. Jewett, formerly of Weybridge, ant
since then mailing from various places, ha
Just been released from five months
incarceration in Ludlow street jail, New
York for debt. He seems TO have n faculty
for keeping in hot water.
" ergennes at an adjourned tow
meeting voted a tax of 100 cents on
dollar Of its grand list payable September
lst, and appropriated 800 for the pay.
ment of n bounty to Francs Miller.
The oldest woman in Vermont
Rachel Robinson, died at Vergenncs, las
week Monday, at the arc of one hundre,
and four years. She was native o
Africa, and in the earliest part of her liz
she was a slave. She was many years
house servant in the Woodbridge family
Bread Loaf Inn, Ripton, will be rea
dy for summer guests about the 10Th. o
May.
Norman Crane, Esq of Vergenues
clerk in the Post Office of the House o
OF Representatives Washington, on the st
inst presented 10 Hon. G. W. Willard
NJ. c., from thus District, handsom
cane, made from the oak taken from ih
hull Of the flagship of Benedict Arnol
which was sunk by his orders, after tn
naval battle on Lake Champlain, durin
the Revolutionary War. A number {
Nermonters were present, at the time {
the presentation.
William llurlburt of Cornwall, recer
tly died of starvation. He WIS 20 veal
,, of age, bachelor, and worth some $500
r but having lost $3.50 through robbery, /
became respondent, afraid of coming t
poverty, and having refused to eat |
starved himself to death
Sheriff. sale OF stock, farming impl
ments hay, grain and lumber at the res
dence of Mahlon Taylor, New Havel
next week Wednesday See Advertis
ment.
General A. g. Allen, of Granvill
has sold his farm in Granville, md resig
0 ed his Office as postmaster Mr.. +. |
0 Dimlck has been appointed postmaster
Y his place.
i DR.. joel Stone, formerly of Cha
Il lOtte, died at North Ferrisburgb, April 8
aged y years,
-Thermometer report al Bread Lol
Inn, Ripton,
=. April & A, NJ, II NJ, 6P. NJ.
II above 70 above 24abo'