The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-26
Addison County.

lille lauleS OF the CilHOlic cHuTci III
Vergennes are making arrangements for a
grand fair, to be held in September.
There is to be u match game of base
ball between the "Baltics" of Middlcbury
and the "Shoo Flys' Of Nergennes, on
the grounds of the latter, August Sd.
Monday Of last week, l9l packages
of butter were shipped from New Haven,
weighing, Sl71 pounds, and l.l6i pounds
of cheese.
On Thursday and Friday of this
week the Union Sunday School Convention
for Addison county - to be held in the
congregational church in Nergennes.
On Monday morning of last week,
Willie, son of Martin f. Wheeler of
Bridport met with the misfortune of hay
ing two fingers taken off by Il moving
machine.
Key. Prof. .. Cone will preach at
the tIniversalist church IN Shoreham on
Sunday, August 1th. Rev. Prof. n.
White was TO have occupied the pulpit
last Sunday.
The election for Constable for the
town of Starksboro, held Wednesday, re-
suited in the choice of Frank n. Hill, by
2G majority on the first ballot. There
was a pretty general turn ont.
See " wanted IA teacher for New.
ton Academy, Shoreham. 1t is a good
location, n good community, II good school
building, u good opportunity for 4 teach
er having the necessary qualifications.
Rev. William l.. Palmer, Of West
Cornwall, is President Of the Board Of
; Trust of the Baptist State Convention.
Rev. Charles Hibbard, Chester, Secre-
tary Dea. f.. A. Fuller, Burlington,
Treasurer Mial Davis, Auditor.
Salisbury was visited by u refresh
ing shower, Sunday afternoon, and rumor
has it that lightning struck a house,
killed IA dog, tSitched a boys boots off,
(and probably singed a cat but nobody
was killed or seriously hurt.
o, - Mrs-rs blanchard Il Fletcher of
Bridport have commenced opening II
, quarry of black marble in Crown Point,
!, n. y, with u very flattering prospect for
a successful financial venture. They are
at present employing ten or u dozen
hands.
The barn Of Henry T-ht, in Hunting
ton, was burnt together with most of its
r. contents, on the night Of the IS. There
was an insurance on the barn and its con
# tents ofsl75. It contained two tons of
old hay. j. j.
The regular meeting Of the Addison
Y Association of Congregational ministers
o which was to- meet in Orwell this week
e Wednesday and Thursday, has been post
4 poned until October on account of the
= conflict with the Sunday School Institute
n in Nergennes, and for other reasons~
Frederick Smith, the son of John ID.
d Smith, Esq. OF Vergennes, a young man
d OF Is years was drowned while bathing in
IS Otter Greek, last Friday. This was the
=. last SOD of Mr.. Smith, he having lost two
d Others very suddenly. one by railroad ac-
cident in Ohio, about three years since,
y and another was found dead in his bei
about two years since.
- The Nergennes Vermonirr has been
{ shown a manuscript sermon written by
the grandfather Of Hon. VIM. Pitt Fess-
y enden, at Fryhurg, Me-. March ), 1880.
1t is written in such Il small hand that
is one can barely read it with the naked eye.
I'd 1t is on pages about the size Of a small
y note sheet, and it il in an excellent state
* of preservation 1t is in possession Of
I'd Rev. Collins Of Nrrgrnnes
'e -George II. Scott, ESD for years
" past a member Of the Addison county bar
Il and a resident Of Nergennes, has given mp
II his increasing law business, in order to
u carry out an intention formed years ago.
i and subsequently abandoned by pressure
u of circumstances, to devote his life to the
III ministry. lie intends to euter AnloveI
Theological Seminary at the beginning ot
," the fall term,
nj LEICESTER. The people of ouT owl
were highly favored on Sunday, the 9th
> by the Rev. Mr.. Tuxbury, pastor of thu
N Congregational church, Brandon, preach
ing a most excellent sermon, founded OF
IL Matt. l4:2. The reverend gentleman no
>, only treated on the infdelity of Herod
n ihN'isNu III ihr NA'I bHi uihb SibNtu hl
modern Herodians in their true light
y The discourse was one Of great %interes
= to all who believe in the Bible.
W LEICESTER. The first quarterly meet
w ing of the NJ. +. Church. for this circuit
~ comprising the towns Of Leicester, Whit
r.. ing. Salisbury and Goshen, for the confer
US ence year ls70.1l. commenced on tn
t. : al ,,oo, - A., 1Etl Ind ,,..l. A.. .,..
tn terly conference. Rev. b. Eaton presid
10 ing elder iB the chnir, Rev. NJ. Ludlur
"a pastor, conducted the religious services o
III the Sabbath following consisting Of II low
he feast in the morning, preaching, admin
d" i~stration of the Sacrament, and IA pra>e
zee meeting at 8 O'Clock ,. NJ.
ny All these services were we'll attended
~ and deeply impressive.
v" The sermon, Il very perfect one, wa
TT founded on the 10Th verse Of the 9TH chap
&C. Of ,olomon's Song.
le- The clouds that have for sd many year
hung oyer the church here seem to b
up breaking away and We trnst that the 'da,
is at hand.
NJ We have a good house Of worship
Ut good new organs promising S~unday-snhoo
m and a much beloved pastor. The Snnda,
he School Library has just been replepishe'
he with new books. Mr.. Ludlum Is a~ssiste.
to by Rev. A. C.. Jacobs, preaching exclu
sively in Salisbury and Goshen. Mr.