The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-11-23

.bIS' huhd Ind) ol WIG VI pool Sc
Thayer Of Lincoln, died of consumption,
on Friday last aged about % years.
There are sixty scholars in the Rich
vile school district between the ages of
four and eighteen.
A BIO PUFr.--Mr. Judson Hurd of
Addison recently found huge puff ball
on his farm which measured four feet in
circumference
"A barn full of grain, in the north
part of Salisbury belonging to II. A. Shell
don of Middlebury was unroofed by the
wind on Saturday.
The wind took the large oak rafter7
from the barn of Mr.. j Kelsey Of Sails
bury and drove them into the ground IF
ty rods away like stakes into Il snow
driit.
ORwELL-Orwell lost its oldest citizen
on the 18th inst, in the death Ct Mr..
John Leonard He was 90 years DID,
and had been resident of Orwell Sc
years.
Benson. Geo. n. Adams of Benson
recently accomplished the unusual feat of
shooting wild goose. 1t measured four
feet ana eight inches from tip to tip Of it,
wing.
Our friend who signs himself "Bris-
tol Correspondent" should be aware that
we make it rule not to notice anonymous
communications. Give your true sigma
turc, not for publication but as guaran-
tee Of good faith.
ladies in Shorcham having any
thing in the line Of Dress or Cloak max
ing which they wish done with neotnc,,
and dipr'rh. will do well to call on Miss
Allie W. Rich, at the residence of Mr. f.
Cudworths.
Thanksgiving day in Weybridge was
spent about as usual. The Congregations
al church held a prayer meeting and the
other churches united in a preaching SER
vice at the Wesleyan House. Ofcourse
roast turkies were plenty,
Mrs. Lucy Washington, the poetess
wife Of Rev. Shadrach Washington, of
Daneville, Ohio, has recently visited her
friends in Whiting, the town of her ma
tivity. Her husband is relative Of
General Washington.
/ L. Caswell Of Ripton was brought
down and lodged in our county jail by of,
fccr Ripley on Sunday, and yesterday
morning he was brought before Justice
Slade on the charge of drunkenness. II,
was fined s. and costs amounting tC
S14,4s.
George l.. Child was surprised
at his fathers house in Weybridge OF
Thursday evening BY fifteen couples o
the young people of the neighborhood blu
not SO much surprised" that they didn'
have a bountiful supply of the choices
viands prepared, even to oysters
IYsTALLATIoN.-The installation of tn
Rev. ii. p. V. Bogue as Pastor of tn
Congregational Church, in Vergennes
will take place on Thursday, Nov. 18th
The Rev, Geo. B. Spaulding of Dover
n. H., j, expected to preach on the occss
ion.
A pleasant party Of about twent,
couples gathered at the residence Of Dea
con Eliphalet Samson in Weybridge, O
Friday evening, in honor of Charles Fl
Samson who will soon cmigrate to tn
west. After long evening spent in ie.
tiyity and enjoyment, the young people IL
tired well pleased with the occasion,
e The Ferry, long known as til
Adams Ferry in the town of Panton, b,
D tween which place and BARRIERS Point 0
t the New York side the ferry boat pile
regularly, is to be retained in the Adam
) family John Quincy Adams, son of Nj
f Edrick Adams of Panton, having bee
granted a right to continue the same b
, the Legislature.