The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-15

continues. The meetings are frequent
and fully attended and while the church
is rejoicing in the quickcning inhunces Of
the spirit, many others are beginning to
see the light and to walk in it.
Twelve persons were added to the
Congregational church in Sterling Mass.
at the last communion season; two W
profession, and ten by letter Rev
Everts Kent formerly OF Ripton is the
acting pastor.
Mrs. Vail, mother Of Mrs. George
Parker of Vergennes died At the residence
of the latter, Sunday morning The re.
mains have been taken to Troy n Y, foi
burial. We also hear of the death Of
Mrs. Henry Booth at Ferrisburgh last
week.
/ DONATION friends of the Rev
X Haven, ladies and gentlemen, young
and old, are cordially invited to attend q
donation party, to be given for his bene.
fit, at the Royal House, Sudbury, VT, on
Friday evening, Feb 10, 1870. A good
time may be expected.
On account of the storm last week
the managers meeting of the Addison
County Agricultural Society was SO poor.
ly attended that it was thought best to
adjourn until Tuesday the 22d inst 1t
is hoped that there will be full attend.
ance at that time.
Mr. EDIToR-DEAR SIR Please al.
low the cripple at Ripton Parsonage
through your paper, to assure his friends
in Cornwall, of his grateful sense of their
kindness and liberality in their ministra.
tions to him both heretofore, and in his
present atfl icted condition. G. H. Kent.
The St, Adams Messenger Of las
week contains the following facetiou
deliverance which ought to give it speed
relief.
The Weybridge Debating Society
have been for some time engaged in dis.
cussion of the question "lf you had to
have bile" "where would you have it p
and its members have finally decided, "on
another fellow"
The following are the officers Of
Bristol Lodge of Good Templars for this
quarter.
j. f. Metcalf, W. e. r., Sarah Har.
low, W. V. r., A. s Averill, W. s.
Miss Ruby Tucker, W. f. g., ii. G. Bar.
mes, W. r., A. f. Nahum, W. NJ, Miss
Kingsland, w. |. G., Chas McGee, W
O. G. Henry Harlow. w. A. s., L. b
Stewart, W. c., Miss A b, Day, w. d
NJ, Mrs. A v Spaulding, W. r. II. S.
Mrs. H. p. Sherwin, W, l.. ii. $. Lodge
Deputy, for the ensuing year, II. c
Munsill The Lodge has now about one
hundred and fifty members in good stand
ing and is constantly receiving large ad
ditions to its numbers.
The Cornwall, lst District, Farmers
Club hold their regular discussions OIL
Friday evenings They had full meet
ing and an interesting discussion last Fri
day evening The subject for discussion
next Friday evening is "How can farming
be made more profitable ?' Charles d
Lane and NJ. b. Williamson appointed
to open the discussion Essayist l. L
Eells.
While Rev. NJ L. Severance ant
wife were innocently enjoying tea party
on the evening Of Feb 1th at the residenc,
of Hon, Riley Sanford, the Orwell par
sonage was entered, and taken possession
of in the most triumphant manner by thei
Pensioners The surprise was atfecte,
in so handsome and successful name
as to leave nothing either to be regretted
or desired. The house was filled to over
flowing by citizens from all parts of tn,
town and during the evening the pasto
was made the recipient of gifts to the val
ne of 40, mostly in money
Weybridge.
A dancing school is in full blast a
Weybrdge taught by Mr.. Wells Of Rut
land
II. b. Hagar received his friends o.
the occasion of his 3lst birth day Feb
18th.
The Weybridge Cong Church an
Sabbath School formed Temperate
Society on Sunday.
About sixty friends Of Mr. Josepl
Bowdsh made him visit on Friday ey
and all had pleasant time
The Weybridge l.yceum busted" las
Saturday evening. 1t was not sustaine
by the young men and adjourned sine die
"Sic transH gloria mundi."
Mr. +. +. Lawrence was very niue
surprised during the severe storm las
Tuesday eve by five couples Whethe
they enjoyed the visit enough to pay ther
for taking down two or three fences an,
lacking around through the lots to &c
} home is not stated.