The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-27
Addison County.


-"Reply to Kate" which appears in
this issue was laid over from last week on
account of the press Of matter.
-Orrin Hoyt of West Addison, killed
grade Durham calf last week, which
was nine months old and weighed 465
pounds
In the towns OF Lincoln, Starksboro,
Bristol, &C., they have quite good sleigh.
ing. Sleighs have been running and bells
jingling there for more than Il week.
The Cornwall Congregational Sun
day School will have Christmas Tree on
Wednesday evening. 1t will undoubted.
ly be an exceedingly interesting occas-
ion
Hon. Il. W Grandy has preached
for the Baptist Church and Society in
Nergenncs the past four Sabbaths, and
will continue to do so until the settlement
of new pastor.
Mr.. l.. j. Samson of Weybridge,
slaughtered pig 8 months old, on Mon
day of lasr week which dressed 4l6
pounds. lie was partly Of the "swil-
pail breed II any one can beat that
Mr. Samson will trl again next year.
SrnAYED or SroLES.-From the front
yard Of Ebenc2er Rider, in New Haven,
one horse blanket, last Tuesday evening,
and if the man who saw it straying or the
thief who stole it will return it, he shall
be rewarded with the blanket and its
mate.
Owing To extended illness Dea. $.
y. Wright, has resigned the office of W.
G. T. in the Weybridge Lodge of Good
Templars, and Rev. A. j. ingalls,, was
last week elected to fill the vacancy. We
learn that Mr.. Wright seem, to be a
little better
Ira Bushnell, Of Stark sboro, has
raised an apple the past summer called
the Yellow Oxheart, that weighs eighteen
ounces, and measures thisteen inches in
circumference. If any one ha, GOT a
larger one he would like TO see it.
The Shareholders of the Central
New Haven Cheese Manufacturing Co.,
are hereby notified that the annual meet
ing Of the company for the election of
Directors will be holden at their factory
on Tuesday, January 10, 1871, at 6 o.
clock, p, NJ. BY order of the President.
E. \. DouD, Secretary.
AccIDENT.-Mr. Lynch of Panton,
while on his way home from Vergennes,
on Saturday night the 18th inst, by some
means capsized his wagon while crossing
bridge,not far from Mr.. Samuel Gaines,
residence, by which accident he was Sc
verely bruised and one of his horses re-
ceived broken lec. The horse was SUBJ
sequently killed.
SHEEP SALEs.-Mr. Thomas Cotter, of
California, has recently been around
among the farmers of this county, and
last Wednesday morning, he started on
his return home, with about one hundred
valuable sheep purchased in Cornwall and
Weybridge at prices which give consider.
able encouragement to breeders who have
kept up their Aocks This looks n little
like return of fancy prices
There was Il family gathering and
Christmas tree at Mr.. l.. NJ. Bingham's,
in West Cornwall, last Friday evening.
The company consisted of 20 adults and
III children, comprising four families re-
siding in West Cornwall and Shoreham.
The tree was nicely arranged, beautifully
Illuminated, and heavily loaded with
presents, to the value of $500. Ofcourse
they enjoyed it and the children were in
ecstases
Accident At Lieut..
Ii. COrrell, met with a sad accident last
Saturday morning, while oiling "trip
hammer in the" Brooks Edge Tool Cos"
Works. He had gone on the frame of
the hammer to oil part of the machine,
and while descending theretrom his coat
caught IN the revolving shaft or cam that
raises the hammer which drew him in,
and in this position he was held and
pounded until the machinery was stopped
and he was released by some of his fellew
workmen. 1t was found that several of
his ribs were broken and otherwise con.
siderably bruised, and seriously injured
internally
lie was lieutenant in the late war,
captured and placed in Andersonville
prison, from which place he dug out and
made his way to the Union army at
Knoxville.