The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-09-20
Addison County.

Addison County.
%. H. Harlow of Bristol lost one of
his team horses last week.
&C. E. Smith makes photographs for
Bristol and vicinity in Dunshee's Block
DR.. Kitchel preached in Bridport
last Sabbath.
= Deacon f.. Is. Stewart Of Bristol
gives the people "fts" in clothing and
insures their lives in the Mutual Life.
d. d. Middebrook Esq. of Ferris
burgh had his foot caught between two
cars. recently. and sustained severe iB-
juries.
A firm named q Broker x Licensed
Auctioneer" (?) offers for sale through the
Vermonter, valuable real estate situated
on Main Street, Vergennes
The Editor of the Termonter, recent
ly in public speech, claimed the great
ANDY" as one of the notable. of the
johnson family to which he belongs
lNsrIRArIoNAL SPEAKING.-Mrs.S S. A.
Wiley will speak at the Baptist House
in West Cornwall, on Sunday, October
2, at l O'Clock p. m.
The Vergennes Band screnaded DR..
Maxfeld the representative elect on the
evening of his election and they were
afterwards treated to a supper at the
Franklin House.
Mr. Benjamin Chase died at the
residence of d. D. Middlebrook Esq. in
Ferrisburgh on Monday of last week. in
the slst year Of his age His remains
were buried on Wednesday.
A meeting of the Bump family was
held at the old family home, now the res
idence Of Franklin Bump, Esq. Sails
bury, on Wednesday last, when about one
hundred persons were present and partic-
ipated in the enjoyments Of social re-
union
| MIR. Ezra W. Fitch OF Bridport,
lately presented one of his friends with a
peck of very nice peaches which he re-
Gently gathered in his garden. His crop
this year amounted to three bushels. Last
year it was five bushels. They we're
good. We speak from experimental
knowledge.
Mr.. l.. W. Frost of Bridport brought
US on Friday huge puff ball" which is
Altogether too big to require any more
putting" By actual measurment its
circumference is 2 #. ii in by 3 #. 10 in,
and its weight is u lbs' This monster
fungus was picked up upon the side OF
Snake Mountain.
The Bristol Good Templars give
way to concert troupe and their regular
meeting this week is changed to Thurs
day evening when they will discuss the
right Of woman to the ballot. The dis
cussion will be opened by E. P. Roberts
and F. W. Noyes. The question for the
meeting on the S0th is "Resolved that
the influence of temperance men, so call
ed, is more injurious to the cause of tenn
perance than that of the rumseller and
the rumdrinker."
Mrs. Scarf, widow of the late Cor.
don Scarf, met with rather a startling ac-
cident as she was returning from Crown
Point to Bridport on Thursday last. Her
horse, disturbed by steamboat Just then
passing, backed off the ferry boat, wagon
and all, carrying Mrs. s., who was sitting
in the wagon, into the lake, about two
rods from the shore, where the water was
deep. The boatman succeeded in getting
her ont, and afterwards rescued horse and
wagan all safe, but of course thoroughly
wet.
A CARD.--lt is with much pleasure we
acknowledge the receipt of $4,000 three
thousand Dollars from the hands of s. b.
Rockwell Esq. County Agent for the
Homeopathic Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York, paid at the house OF
the deceased within 70 days after proof
of the death of Reuben r. Samson was
furnished to the Company. Mr.. Samson
had paid but two annual payments Of
Sl05, each. We can cheerfully say that
considering the circumstances the Com.
pany have acted with a generous mag.
, naminity that entities it to our highest
esteem aud the good opinion of the pub
lie
Mas. ELMIRA SAMSON.
Gus. d. LANE, Admr.
in sight of the morning train north
on Thursday. near north Ferrisburgh
was seen splendid looking team, attach
r ed to heavy farm wagon, on the brisk
: run. without driver. They were going
t at full speed across the lots, and a Thousand
r eyes we're watching them with deep in
q trest as they approached high fence
The fence proved but small impediment
: however, though the rails flew through
;, the air as the wagon went over and GU
Of sight behind some trees. We learne,
: that the team belonged to Mr. Anse
Ball. We are not informed of the amour
+ Of damage done.
LsIcRsEER--The following is the re
= port of the school in the LIST District
> Miss Annette M. Child teacher. Tn,
school closed Aug. 10Th after pleasan
b tearm of 4 months. There were "a
scholars in attendance, who were no
! absent from the regular school hours, viz
Nora johnson. Nettie ,Jobnsop. blanche