The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01
Addison County.

AuulsOn SOuntvs
Sunday School concert at the Yer
gennes Congregational church next Sun.
day afternoon.
Mr.. Ralph Satterly was last week
elected Worthy Chief of the Ferrisburgh
lodge of Good Templars.
The Catholics are about to erect
church at Vergeuncs. 1t is to be 60
100 and to have the roof on this season.
1T is said that there are one hundred
acres of land in Cornwall devoted this
year to onions with every indication of
good yield.
Butter sold at % cts. in Vergennes,
on Saturday and for % cents at Wey-
bridge, Bristol and Middlebury, on Fri.
day.
1t was expected that the frame of
Holland & Maxfed's new furniture man.
ufactory at Vcrgennes would be raised
yesterday.
Mrs. John G. Preston of Ripton was
lately confronted by a huge black bear
while in the field berrying. She ran and
bruin forbore to follow.
Mr. Augustus Wing of Bridport will
teach a select school in Rochester village
this fall commencing on the 4th day Of
September and continuing eleven weeks,
Mr.. II. r. Jaquays of Vergennes
had the fingers of his right hand caught
in the machinery Of his furniture cstab.
lishment last week and they were badly
injured.
C. +. Curtis, Esq, of Nergennes,
had valuable COW killed by the cars, at
the crossing of the Monkton road, as she
was being driven home to be MIXED on
Saturday last.
The campmeeting grounds of the
Burlington District Methodist Church in
New Haven are to be enclosed by a new
fence and fitted up in good and convenient
style for the comfort of ALL
-Nergennes has voted to sell their old
fire engine and purchase smaller one
They also instructed the Common Coun-
Gil to furnish uniforms for any fire com.
pany which shall hereafter be organized
in that city.
Mr.. Henry j. Horton died at the
residence of his son in Orwell on Sunday
morning of last week, at the age of 10
years. lie left to the world pure ex-
ample, noble Inheritance, and has gone
to his rest full of virtue and years.
The contractors ofthe Addison Rail-
road have commenced putting down the
rails and the track is graded for eight
miles from Leicester junction. Cars are
expected to be running from Leicester to
Ticonderoga before the first of Novem-
lber.
A teacher in Shoreham not many
years ago, rather given to the use of the
rod, was gently demonstrated with for his
undue severity. His answer was quick
and convincing; without liberal use
of the rod it is impossible to make boys
smart"
Ned Stanley, nine year old son of
Albert Il. Stanley Esq. of Leicester, on
Thursday last, jumped from the great
beams of barn into a wagon standing
upon the barn floor and managed to alight
so softly that he only sprained his ankle
little.
Mr.. ID. w. Child who left Wey-
bridge three years ago and took up his
permanent residence in Independence
Mo-, has been visiting his friends in this
county. He is enthusiastic in his prais-
es Of the West as farming country.
We were glad to see him looking so hear
ty and evidently enjoying his new home
so much.
We have frequently been asked by
persons entitled to pensions, to whom
they must 60 for examination. The fol-
lowing are the United States examin-
ing surgeons for Addison County DR..
f. D. Porter Of Cornwall, DR.. N. Gale
Of Orwell; DR.. VIM S. Hopkins of Yer.
gennes DR.. f. d. Warner of>,New
Haven. ~
FATAL AccIDENT.-On Friday the 2Sth
Mr.. Nelson Lafrancis of Ripton, while at
work about circular saw, met with q
fearful and fatal accident. He was saw
ing out lath, and the saw became pinched
so as to throw a large piece of slab strik.
ing him in the pit Of the stomach ~;.h
such force as to cause his death on Satur-
, Jay. lie was an energetic, stirring bus
mess man, and will be missed in the com,
munity in which he lived. =
LAKE DUSMoRE.-This resort is having
J favorable season. On the same scale,
} this place has no rival west of the Green
Mountains for completeness in natural
scenery. The Gnomon on the east, has
It's own magnifcence, the expanse of water
: beautiful variety; there are the cliffs
and romantic cascade. and meadow about
Llama water to be reached by boat. Boats
are plentiful. The house is in fine condi.
ton, and visitors there cannot fail to see
that under the new regime the old favorite
is true success.
ACCIDENT AT LEICESTER gr.rroN A.