The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-20
Addison County.

Prof. o. II. Kilc, formerly Of YER
gcnnes, now receives a salary Of $4,000
at Westerly Il. |.
"A little child of Luke Kcndrick, of
Weybridge, died on Saturday with dropsy
on the brain.
Mr.. II. b. llagar, of Wcybridge,
slaughtered a pig eight months old, ON
Monday Of last week, which weighed 800
lbs, dressed weight
Assistant Assessor Simmons will be
at the Stevens House in Nergennes to at
tend to business pertaining to his Office, on
Saturday Of each week.
The Soeiabc held at the Nergennes
Methodist Ncstry on Wednesday evening
the 18th inst, was perfect success. The
receipts amounted to over so.
We would again call the attention of
correspondents to the fact that they can
not expect any attention will be paid to
anonymous communications.
dorchester Lodge No, |, of YER
gennes, presented Mrs. Capt. Bradbury
Of that city with Il richly framed copy Of
Easter Morning" worth s25, last We'd
nesday evening AS Il testimonial OF their
appreciation Of her Kindness to the late
b. b. Allen.
-Kev. Mr.. Bailey, Of Middlcbury,
gave his Lecture Poem, entitled The
Rebellion Of Rum" to the people of
Monkton, on the Sth inst. The audience
were highly entertained and compli-
mentary and thankful resolution was
passed by the audience at the close.
A subscriber in the North Probate
District of this County writes us with
regard to the Register; 1t contains
more news, information and entertainment,
than many papers Of much larger preten-
sions. 1t is credit to the county Long
may it wave"
|. o. G. T.-Delegates elected to the
Grand Lodge from Pliny White Lodge,
No. II, Of Weybrdge, on Wednesday
evening last, are as follows Briggs N.
Whitman and Marion +. Drake. Sub
stitutes, Harvey Williamson and Mrs.
Hiram Tyler.
CATAMoUT ADoUT.-A wild cat or cat
amount has made its yearly appearance on
clogs Back" and South Mountains, in
the vicinity of Bristol and Starksborough.
The inhabitants are frequently startled by
its yells along the borders Of the forest.
1t is probably the same animal that fol-
lowed the Sheriff at Bristol some two
years since, for three miles along Bald
ing's Creek, through dense wood
DEATH OF Mrs. BAscoM.-Mrs. Bascom
wife Of Samuel II, Bascom, Esq, OF
Orwell, died on the 18th inst, after a
lingering illness of several months. She
was possessed Of those rare qualities OF
christian virtue which endeared her to the
family, the church and the community at
large Few pass away to the spirit land
leaving behind them purer record, and
wider circle of Borrowing friends. Tc
know her was to love her. She passed
peacefully into the arms of her Savior,
breathing the prayer which He offered in
the garden of Gethsemane eighteen hun.
dred years ago. 80, my Father, if il
be possible, let this cup pass from me
nevertheless not as viii but as thor
wilt" Her funeral was attended from
the Congregational church on Wednesday
the 9TH inst. The sermon was preached
from the above text by the pastor, to q
large concourse of sorrowing people.
Lake Dunmore House has recent,
been elegantly reftted and improved, and
under the new proprietorship of Hon
John NJ. Dyer, promises to be more pop
ular as place Of resort for entertainment
than ever before. There is to be gath
ering of the Addison County friends O
the proprietor, at that place on the even
ing Of Friday preceding Christmas. The
Rutland Quadrille band will furnish
music on the occasion. There will alst
be similar gathering on the Friday
evening preceding New Years with tn,
same music in attendance.
Names Of Parties in Waterbur,
and Vergennes who purchased the Uni
yersal Bath for their own family use
Paul Dillingham;, Ex-Governor, Judg,
Samuel Merriam, w. II. Skinner, j. Il