The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-10-18
Addison CnunfY.

Addison County.
One hundred and seventy-fve tubs
of butter were sold in Lincoln on Satur-
day the Sth instant, mostly at 40 cents.
Temperance meeting at Leicester to-
morrow. The address by Rev. A. +.
Bailey at 2 p. m.
There are number Of cases of bill
GUS and typhoid fevers in Weybridgc,
some of which are quite severe.
The Weybrdge Good Templars have
resumed their weekly meetings under APP
parently favorable circumstances.
The Vcrgennes Catholic Fair last
week was largely attended, gave satislac-
ton and yielded a handsome revenue.
New HAVEN MARKET.-On Monday of
last week 22l pounds of butter and 20,
329 pounds of cheese were shipped from
this depot.
The Free Press Census report is er-
roneous in its figures for the population
of Lincoln. The true figures are LIZA,
a gain of l04.
SpoRTING.-Messrs. G. II. Bissel, W.
q. Bixby and j. N. Hawley of Vergen-
mes, have purchased a beautiful yacht to
ply on the waters of Lage Champlain and
Otter Greek.
The steam saw mill of Daniel Durfee,
Esq, some two and half miles from
Bristol village, has turned out over 500,
600 feet of lumber the past season, be-
sides large amount of slaves, shingles,
&c.
CoRREcTIoN.-ln our report of the
Listers convention last week, an error oc-
ours in relation to the apprisal of New
Haven Farm lands, which should read
that they were raised two per cent instead
of "ten per cent
Miss Emma Durice, of New llaven,
has recently pieced a silk and worsted
bed quilt in which there are three thous-
and six hundred and thirty-sx different
pieces, 1t contains about two thousand
different kinds of dress goods.
Prof. T. NJ. Tobin's Writing School,
at Bridport. closed last week. Prizes
were offered to the two making the most
improvement. n S. Bennett acted iud-
&c and decided-Miss Eva Myrick first
prize, Willie Winchester second prize
Miss Minnie Eldredge, best penman
Real Estate Changes in Lincoln are
reported as follows: John Dale has sold
his house and lot to Moses Smith for
$500; &. G. Colby his farm to Nelson
Miner for $4,000; Nelson Brooks and j =.
Green, their Hawley farm to Charles
Stewart for $4,000; Charles Stewart his
farm to H. Menway for $4,000; Edgar
j. Purinton his mill and lots for 81 100 !;
Philip Helton his farm to James Caldwell
for $4,000.
Uncle Eli thinks society in Bristol is
in a deplorable condition. A colored gen.
tleman named Charles Crosier, the same
one who assaulted L. Circuit two years ago
with stove leg and was acquitted by
the grand jury, was the hero of another
scrinmage the week before last. He got
crazy on rum, attacked Mcssrs j. Ii.
Barnum, Geo Paine and others, making
free use of revolver, which by the way
didn't 60 off, and was finally arrested by
officer Ninton with the aid of Mr.. +.
Daniels and other citizens and kept over
night in the Office of w. w. Rider, Esq,
Next morning he was brought before JUS
tice Munsill who fined him 81, and costs
on the charge Of assault with deadly wea.
pons, and 50 and costs for getting drunk.
In default of payment he was brought to
Middlebury and lodged i'll Jail. Crime is
cheap in Bristol
BRIsToL.-The meeting of Bristol lodge
of Good Templars, last Friday eve, was
very pleasant affair and decidedly the
best thing on the programme was an es-
say read by f. A. Hasseltine subject
Genius. 1t was well written and well
read, and the thanks Of the Lodge are
due to MIR Hasseltine for his production.
The Lodge is in prosperous circumstances
at present. They have commenced a Sc
ries of debates and readings, that are
very entertaining and instructive The
subject for debate last Friday eve was,
"Resolved that the use of ardent spirits
is more detrimental to mankind than the
!. use of tobacco" The question was well
\ handled by Messrs Roberts, Hall. Ste
vens, Smith and Noyse. and postponed
one week for further debate. They hold
q meeting for the admission Of new num-
bers every three weeks. $.
ENTERPRISE IN BRIsToL. Messrs.
Howden, Bosworth a. Co., of Bristol,
whose losses by the flood, Oct. 4, 1869,
reached $4,000 or $4,000, have oblitera-
ted nearly all trace of the disaster, and
their premises are fully prepared to meet
the returning tide of trade of which the
fall months are SO full of promise. Glanc-
ing over their extensive establishment we
lind that they now have new saw mill
30x5O feet, two stories in front, three in
the rear, substantially built from founda-
ton to ride pole. In the mill they have
90 inch circular saw-one of Hoes
best the largest i'll the county. The
7 capacity of this saw is equal to 1000 feet
of lumber an hour, In this building is a
single machine and jointer, boiling
and splitting saw and stave saw. The
power is supplied by one of Angels
Rhode Island turbine wheels, of fifty
horse power. The foundation of this large
building is fully protected from rcpeti-
ton OF last years disasters by substan-
tial breakwater, which places the water
completely under control.
The door, sash and blind factory which
is short distance below the saw mill, i,
a capacious manufactory 3sx60 two
stories, where machinery of the most i'm
proved patterns is provided for the man
ufacture of collins, caskets, slaves head
ings and broom handles, the power o
which is furnished by 20 horse powe
turbine. The samples of doors. sashcs
blinds, caskets collins, &C.. which we ex
amined. were superior in every particu
lar, and fully explained the presence o
, the large orders from distance will
which their books are crowded. In add
ton to the buildings already noticed a
constituting a mart IF thio limo % ;n1,,,. -,