The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-04-26
Addison County.

DENOMINATIONS.
Addison County.
-~Vergennes observed Fast day with
closed stores and churches.
"A lodge Of Good Templars will be
instituted at Addison on Thursday eve-
ming.
There is no town agent, no hotel or
grocery in Whiting, where liquor can be
obtained.
Mr.. Gordon +. Sprague of Wey-
bridge lost a fine COW last week of dis
ease of the liver.
Some Of the law-abiding citizens OF
Weybridge are out night and day, spear
ing pickerel. Seven lights have been
counted on the river at one time.
Teachers examination at Weybridge
Village school house, Saturday, April 80,
at l, P. NJ. All attend.
l.. G. PATRIDoE. Supt.
Miss Delano has been invited to
give a demonstration of the object system
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Haven, on Saturday next.
20. H. Kile, Principal of the school
at Vergennes, is to address the teachers
of New Haven, VT, on Friday evening,
April Goth.
On Friday, the 29th, School Super
intendent l.. B. Fuller, Of F~errisburgh,
holds an examination at the Center school
house for the benefit of candidates for
teaching.
The lumber mandatory formerly
owned by the Granville Lumber Co., in
Granville is doing a largely increased
business this season under the new firm
Gould & Whitney,
The Weybridge Congregational Sun
day School elected officers on Fast day,
as follows Samuel James, Supt. John
A. Child, Clerk Curtis H. James, Libra
rian s. +. Cooke, j. B. Cherbino and
f. NJ. Shaw, Committee.
Complaint has been entered to the
proper authorities against the Second
Advents of Granville for keeping their
store, and boot and shoe shop open on
Sunday.
The Bristol Good Templar's hold a
sociable and sugar supper at Daniels
Temperance House this evening. The
Committee Of arrangement consists of
Levi Hasseltine, F.. W. Cain, E. P.
Roberts.
We understand that Rev. Messrs.
Leavitt Of Middlebury and Severance of
Orwell, started yesterday for the west, to
attend the Congregational Convention at
Chicago, to be held this week. Mr..
Severance is sent by his church and is
accompanied by his wife.
The Autograph and Remarker says
the public should Withhold its judgment in
the case Of Mr.. E. W. Washburn, Of that
town, who rests under a charge of for.
gery,as there are ~extenuating circumstan.
ces connected with the case which will
materially effect the result.
The Weybridge Good Templar's
Lodge is not q perfect illustration Of
1.-THE happy family" if reports are we'll
founded, and some Of the members are
not the best opponents Of the principles
they advocate which is very much to be
regretted.
AT the annual meeting of Morning
Sun Lodge, No. 8, F. A.. NJ, held in
Bridport, April Is, A. L. $3.50, the fol-
lowing officers were duly elected and in
stalled for the year ensuing Asa Rice,
W. NJ; Fl. N. Sollace, s. W.; 8. S.
Gibbs, J. W.; Ira D. Fletcher, Treas.
J. II. Witherell, Secy. Z. NJ. Randall,
s. D.; H. E. Merrill, J. D.. Stewards,
l.. Burwell, j. T. Fletcher l.. NJ. Tay-
lor. Tyler. -
Mr.. Samuel Brooks, Of Brooksville,
died Saturday afternoon of heart disease,
aged 70 years.
Mr.. Brooks spent most Of his long life
as a resident of Middlebury, with the OK.
ception Of four or five years that he had
charge ofrhe depot Of the r. 4 b. Rail.
road at Brooksville. He was a respected
member Of the Congregational Church
and adorned the profession with a well
ordered life.
The water on Saturday was nearly
as high in Otter Greek as one year ago.
The banks are o~verfown all along
through Salisbury and Leicester, and a
correspondent in Leicester writes that
I" the water is nearly at a stand, and the
A" Valley Queer" could now ride maiesti.
cally over the banks of the Otter o
the beautiful fats of Jerusalem. 1t gives
a very picturesque view of the residence
OF Mr.. M. Storey, which stands on the
railroad"
AT St. Paul's Church, Vergennes,
the altar was draped with black, with red
crosses upon the frontal and a~ntcpendium
and the chancel lights extinguished, on
Good Friday night. On Easter evening
purple was substituted, and on Easter
day the altar was beautifully arrayed in
white. The attendance and interest in the
services in this Church, especially during
the recent holy season SURPRISES anything
for many years. The parish is prospecting
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