The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-05-03
Addison County.

Miss Katie NJ. Austin is to teach
school at New Haven Mills the coming
summer.
-Rcv. j. Il. Metcalf lecturcd on tenn
perancc at New Haven, on Wednesday
evening.
/ l.. Strong, Esq. Of Stlrksboro
sustained fracture of both bones of the
right leg, near the ancc Joint on the 22d
instant.
The public examination Of teachers
in New Haven, ON Friday and Saturday
last. with the attending exercises, passed
off finely and was creditablc to all con-
ccrned. \ more extended notice will be
given in our next issue.
"A Lodge of Good Templars was ill.,
stituted at Ripton, last Tuesday evening,
by Deputy Batchclder, of Lincoln, and
the following officers were installed for
the present quarter III. G. Powers W.
c. r. Miss Sarah J. Curtis, W. V. 7. (;
j. S. Chandler w. :. =; II. G. Damon,W
A. s.; II. b. Ripley, w. r.; David
Hale, w. F. S; j. \. Spoor, w. G. ;
Walter Billings, W. NJ. Miss Cordelia
Bentley, W. d. NJ; Mrs. Mary Il. Da-
mon W. |. G. w. G. Piper, W. O. g.;
7. &. Axtoll, l.. j.
-" Ego" writing from Weybridgc
says Mr.. $. j.. Spragues house took fire
from the burning out of a chimney, last
week. but by the prompt and effective
assistance of citizens the house was saved.
After the fire had been extinguished a
member of the Happy Family" lodge
went and rung the church bell, not very
steadily but patriotically,-which was the
next best thing.-The Good Templars
held their quarterly election last week,
which passed off quietly, and none of the
indictments withdrew, for fear of injuring
the society-Thc Congregational church
have sold their parsonage to Mrs. Hay
ward widow of the late Judge Hayward
BHlproRT.-A son Of Grin Pratt burst
his gun on Fast day--the result of i
double charge. The pieces flew about
his ears, one striking him in the forehead
The injury was not serious.
The mice made sad havoc OF the Young
fruit trees in Bridport, during the past
winter. Every young orchard is injured
and some are nearly ruined.
Edgar Grovosnor, Mr.. Brown, anC
Robert Heminway, are each erecting new
barns this season.
\ large quantity of hay i, usually lcl
out in stacks More barns are needed.
Suckcrsarc scrapcd up by the bushc
in nets, out Of the small streams tina
empty into the lake.
The trapping season this spring ha
been fruitful. One company report
about 300 muskrats and one mink.
Middlebury is entcing away some o
our most promising boys. The last in
stance is that of d. II. Bennett, the sol
of our Town Clerk, who is employed il
your Post Office.
LEI, EsrER.-Rcv. G. \. Stevens, wh'
has Ior three years past been pastor Of the
Nj. +! churches in Leicester and Sails
bury, preached his farewell sermon las
Sabbath.
During the last year he has also ha,
charge Of the NJ. +. churches III Goshel
and Whiting, preaching to them regular
ly.
Rev. \. G. Jacobs. probatoncr Q
the Troy annual conference, NJ. f. church
has been associated with him the las
year, and has given general satisfaction
He is regarded as Il preacher Of promise
Leicester Lodge No. 1913, |. o. O
, Il. T., has elected the following officer
for ensuing term VIM. Seymour Alden
1 w. G. T.; Mrs. Charles Fisk, w. V. T.
W. Powers, Esq, W. s.; Mrs. Wn
Powers, W. T.. j. \. Hitchcock, W. +
s.; A. A. Rosseter, W. NJ. : Miss Luc
H. Hitchcock, w. |. c.; Lewis LepI
W. o. G. The Lodge is harmonious
prosperous, and doing good work.