The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-06-14
Addison County.

addison County.
The measles are quite prevalent
through the town Of Weybridgc.
Assistant Marshal Mead, has COM
mcnced taking the census in Nergennes
and will 20 next to Addison and Panton.
The new Cheese Factory in Shorcham
is completed, all the new machinery put
in, and they are now ready for operation.
Addison County Republican Conven
ton at Mddlehury on Thursday Of this
week.
VThe subject Of Union Sabbath
SchSol Convention for Addison county is
bcin agitated
! B +. Goss, ESD, of Nergennes, has
lemon tree that has produced lemons
Of excellent quality.
I In the case of State VS. Washburn, in
which Mr.. f. w. Washburn of Starks-
boro was charged with forgery, the
Grand Jury failed to find true bill and
the respondent has been discharged.
The Stevens House Nergennes is
undergoing essential change and improve
ment in the form of new piazza, extend
ing on each side of the second story. Il.
H. Daniels, builder.
Rev l.. G. Partridge addressed the
people of Weybridge and vicinity on Sun
day evening, on Temperance treating
the subject financially and in its effect
upon man physically, intellectually, So
cially, politically, and morally.
CHEESE FACTORY. - The No. Ferris
burgh cheese factory is in active operat-
ion. Three hundred cows are owned by
the company. 1t commenced operations
on the 9th inst, greatly to the satisfaction
of interested parties.
we were in error in regard to the
statement in our last issue of the falling
off of the products of the n. Haven Fast
Mills Cheese Factory. We have it from
the secretary of the Company that the
product has increased ever since the open
ing of the factory, and they are receiving
more milk at the present time than at
any corresponding date since the factory
has been in operation.
MIR. \. l.. Bingham Of West Corn
wall is the owner Of three horses the sum
of whose united ages is 81 years. They
are all in good condition, apparently good
for many years service yet. They are
the only team he has with which to carry
on large farm. The oldest one is Il
mare 81 years old, with foal by the
1" North horse one Of old " Black
Hawks oldest colts, now % years old
) Masonic ELEcrIoN.-The annual cleo
, ton of Dorchester Lodge 40. | F, & a.
NJ, of Nergennes, took place on the even
ing of June 9th,and the following officers
/ we're elected
W. 5. Hopkins, W. NJ NJ. j. Graves
r S. w f. l.. Fonda, j. W; \. c. Hor.
r ton, Treas; H. A. Scovell Sec r.
Maldoom, Sen d; W. l.. Berry, Jun. d
= H. Jaquays, Steward VIM. r. Wright,
do j j. Barnard, Tyler
%. l.. Spencer has re-opcncd hi!
store near the depot at West Salisbury
+ and filled it with goods of the first quail
y,
f prices. AL kinds of goods usually iounC
a in a country store can be found here, a
may be seen from his attractive adver
a tiscment elsewhere in this issue. He ha'
+ unusual facilities for selling goods cheap
His own rents are nothing but the taxes
n his transportation from the station abso
lutely nothing. 1t is an opportunity 70
Y those residing in his vicinity which the,
. should avail themsevs Of
N Since January, 1868, Dr. Sprague
5, of Hancock has performed some thirt
e surgical operations, with some two o
'. three exceptions, all in the town Of Han
: cock and adjacent TOWNSHIP on the eye
r, Three of these were for cataract AM
- three introducing style for stoppage il
; the lachry NAL duct. Two operations
8 were for hernia, two upon the hand whicl
}. were partially severed. Most of the re
k mainder were upon broken limbs and dis
a. locations. Nine of the latter occurred il
1868. One of his patients cut his throat
u severing the jugular vein in 1868, Dr.
N Sprague and not DR.. Huntington attcnde
ID him.
NJ The Dedication OF the Methodist an
q. Baptist Church in Bridport occurred o
&c Thursday. The exercise were as follows
a. Salutatory by the Choir; Invoca
~ ton by Rev. W. Winchester of the Con
- gregational Church Bridport: Introduc
=" tory Scripture lesson and prayer, Re,
49, Mr. Gardiner Shoreham Sermon b
~ Presiding Elder Eaton. Subject, Necessi
ty and Elements of strength in the Churc
- A subscription of 500 raised on the spc
~ nearly cleared the debt on the building
- ARev. Mr.. Mooney, read the scriptures
~ Rev w S Blaisdell, Bridport, offere
. The dedicatory prayer Anthem by tn
o. choir There was full house and tn
If occasion was pleasant one.
i'll SUNDAY School CELEBRATION Al ADD
rk son. - On Sunday the 9TH instant tn
rk members of the Baptist SABBATH School, {
- Addison, celebrated the second annivel
ed sary of the formation of their school. TIL
e. exercises consisted Of examinations Of I'll
ed various classes, interspersed with apprC
&C pirate music under the direction of NJ
nd A. d, Pond, assisted by Miss Mar
p- Smith as organist, and an essay on "Tl
or Church and Sabbath School, by Mr..
m. NJ. Golf. The occasion was nterestr
of and profitable to all The different d
if partments were well sustained, and II
whole conducted with that care and di
ial erection peculiar to the worthy superb
ss- tendent-R. Gage, Esq. The attendar,
list was general, and all appeared high
oh gratified with the exercises.
IN, TEACHERS lNsrITUTE.-A Teacher
in Institute for Addison county will be he
IL: at the Graded School Building, in We
gennes, VT, commencing June 2S, 1877
las and closing on the Saturday followin
IN. The eyercises of the lay sessions "