The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-10-31
The We, bridpo Conprerations


church will hold meeting this evening
TO devise means Of relief for the Chicago
sufferers.
There were shipped from tho New
Haven depot, last Tuesday, Ia, $50 pounds
of butter, SAG pounds of poultry aud
1850. Of beans
WEST SALrsBuRY.-A nice school house
is just completed in this part Of the town,
near Mr.. Nathaniel Spencer's whsre the
old one was burned last summer. The
expense of it is about $4,000.
Rev. DR.. Kitchel closed his fourth
year with the Weybridge Congregational
church, on Sunday. This church has
been highly favored during these years,
and they appreciate it too.
Rev. Frank II. Sec,ey of Richfeld
Springs supplied the pulpit Of the Sails
bury Congregational church last Sunday,
preaching powerful discourse on the
words "Be ye recenciled to God"
"A West Salisbury young lady has a
tame squirrel which commenced laying
up his winters stock Of provisions lately
by abstracting from a coat pocket forty
beechnuts, two kernels Of corn aud a
piece OF butternut meat. The boys are
Intercepted as to the number of bushels
it will take to keep this little animal
through the winter.
2 rDIED.-At the residence of her son.
in-law, Dea. Cheney in Orwell Oct. 10,
Mrs Harriet 8. Tenney, aged "a years.
Mrs. Tenney was, for more than half a
century q consistent member Of the
church, and even at her advanced age
was power for good 10 the household.
Her sweet, reliant spirit on her Saviour
was manifest to all, and the memory Of
her earnest piety will remain long after
the light has been removed from its
candlestick. -
l. o. OF G. THE officers of Cold
Spring Lodge elected at their last meet.
ing for the ensuing quarter are as fol.
lows Mrs. A. p. Upper. W. G. I.
Austin Peck. w. II. II. s.; j. j. Man.
ney, W. L. H. S.; Mrs. William Ell.
bridge. W. V. T.; Mrs Sarah Partridge
W. s.; Miss Susie Russell, W. A. S.
Mrs. Augusta Needham, w. F.S.; Mrs
Nancy Pierce, w. T.; Mr.. Reuben Da.
mon, W. Chap. /; Mr.. Charles Nash, w
NJ; Mrs. Reuben Damon. w. D. NJ.
Miss Lizzie Judge, W. l. g.; Mr.. eau
thier, w. o. c.; Mr.. A. P. Upper. p
w. G. T.. j. j. Manney, l.. d.
While the Rev. Robert j. Davis, o.
the Weybridge NJ. E. Church, was rid
ing in carriage with his wife and two
children down the hill near tho residence
of G. l.. Harrington Esq, on Thursday
last, the horse took fright and ran. Mr.
Davis was thrown out aud slightly bruis
ed. The horse ran through the bridges
broke the shafts aud whiffletree and wen
on, leaving Mrs. Davis and the children
comfortably seated in the buggy. Thu
losses consisted in the damage to thu
buggy and the scattering of bushel o
DR.. BIS celebrated silver skinned onions
The team belonged to G. F. Spriggs.
ORwELL.-Col. Chas. A. Cole o.
Brandon gave a reading entertainment
containing selections ofhumor and patho'
from various writers, to the people o
Orwell on Thursday evening Oct. 25th
The weather being somewhat ominou'
the audience was not as large as expect
3D. Yet the few who came out enjoyed
the rendering of Bret Harte, and Warner
and Dickins, &c. in some Of their mos
hum orous productions. The Col. person
ates the characters which are drawn. very
we'll, indeed, and shows an appreciation
Of the Authors he reads from. If thu
people of Middlebury have not had tn,
pleasure of listening to Col. Coles rem
dering, it is believed they would enjoy
one Of his ovoning entertainments
There was family gathering anc
feast at the residence of Deacon Eliphale
Samson, in Weybridge, last Wednesday
in honor Of the Oldest brother, Mr.. Viii
liam Samson, of Franklin County, N
Y, who was here with his wife on q visi
with his friends. He removed from thi
county to his present home some fifteer
years since. There were present on thi
occasion representatives from four gener
atoms, to the number of 80 or more, O
relatives. The table was loaded with ev
erything calculated to tempt the appe
tite, and was presided over by the Dea
con and his wife with dignity and grace
which added largely to the joys Of thi'
festive occasion. Among the guests were
Col. Abram Foote and his lady, of Corn
wall.
BRIsToL.-The meeting of Fire Distric,
No. last Thursday evening was spirit
ed one. Remarks were made pro anG
con by DR.. Hasseltine, d. r. Gage, w
z. Rider and others, The meeting was
called to order by j. Whitney. Danie
Durfee was elected Moderator, James
Whitney, Clerk pro tom. F. D. Vintor
was elected first Engineer, j. A. Bixby
LIST Assistant, w. X. Peake, I'd Assistant
Voted tax of 10 per cent to purchase
ladders hooks ropes and truck &c. The
prospect now is that we shall soon have
fire company.
The Methodist Society are making
some repairs on their church edi6ce
Giving it fresh coat of paint. The
pastor Mr.. Stevens has been very active
in affairs Of this kind since he came here
He has newly painted the parsonage and
fences and things look very neat and tasty
about the premises.
RIPToN.-The town has been under
going a visitation from the sons O
Ishmael for some time past. They paic
their respects to w. Lovett, Esq. anc
carried off heavy valuable swarm O
bees, being his last one. Also called OF
DR.. Powers who missed tools to tht
value of some eight dollars from his mill
while j. g. Preston lost leather bell
from his saw mill worth some S45 Oh
$50. Mr.. Cyrus Browns barn vas en-
tered, sack of provender was cut tc
pieces and the contents scattered in all