The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-11-07
Addison County.


Hay sells at $50 in Vcrgennes.
-Vcrgennes shipped 1868 pounds
of butter last week.
Potatoes are being shipped from
Brandon depot to the West.
The station houses in Whiting and
Shoreham, are nearly completed.
Lewis Durants Pail Factory at
Salisbury, was entirely destroyed by fire
Friday evening the Sd inst.
The work Of building the new
Catholic church in Vergennes, is suspend
cd until spring.
Commissioners Leggett has extended
four divisions of the patent of Willard d
Ross of Vergennes, Vt. for harvester,
and rejected three.
The Termonter congratulates n
happy pair who were married in the Meth
odist church, last Tuesday evening" to the
extent Of about three pages Of ioolscap.
Loyal G. Remele ofShorcham, raised
this season an Early Rose potatoe, that
weighed three pounds and five ounces.
The largest weight we have ever known
of that variety,
Rev Geo. Severance Of Essex VT,
will preach at the Universalst church in
East Middlebury, next Sunday Nov. 12)
at half.past 10 and l o'clock and at I
O'Clock he will deliver temperance lec-
ture at Mr.. Tuppers Hall.
The public examination Of teachers
in the several town, in Addison County
will be held on Friday November oath,
commencing at 9 o'clock a. IN. Teachers
are requested to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
On Saturday October 30th as Mr..
Truman j. Newton was crossing the track
at Ferrisburgh Centre, in the opening
left by the freight train for that purpose,
the engineer backed up the forward part
of the train, demolishing the wagon and
injuring, thought not seriously, Mrs.
Graves. an elderly lady, who was in the
wagon.
The Addison Railroad is expected to
be in full operation and passenger trains
running regularly in about four weeks.
The depot for Richville located near
Hon. Thurman Brookins residence, is
nearly completed. The road bed was
somewhat damaged by the rain Of Thurs
day week, but all breaches have now
been repaired.
PosToFFIcE CHANGEs.-The following
changes in Vermont postoffices are an.
nounced. At East Warren, Nahum
Nichols is appointed postmaster, vice
Lorenzo ols,resigned ; at Gouldsville,
Herman G. Averill appointed, vice Rolin
b. Fay, resigned and at Hancock Joseph
P. Jewett appointed, vice Rolla Flint
resigned.
The medical fraternity of Addison
County have received valuable addition
to their ranks, in the person of Il, G
Blaisdell NJ. d., who has recently located
in Bridport. DR., Blaisdell is graduate
of the Medical Department of the Uni
versity of Vermont, and was, We believe
the valedictorian of the class of II, be-
sides performing the duties of Demon
strator of Anatomy in that Institution
during portion Of the past year.
purity of character, sound scholarship
and praiseworthy zeal in the pursuit o
the Science of Medicine are qualitie
worthy of respect and patronage, tn,
good inhabitants of Bridport and vicinity
will not long allow the new conner st,
! hide his light under bushel" -
NERGENNEs GRADED ScHooL.-Las
Friday evening the pupils of the Higl
School and Grammar School Department
invited their parents and friends to par
ticipate with them in an evening enter
tainment in the Hall, consisting OF Music
Pantomines, Tablcaux, Charades, Recita
tons, Declarations &c. &C., with variou
other general amusements. Choice re
frcshments and excellent ice cream il
great abundance were provided for tn
company, by the pupils. Chas. HaveI
the com. on refreshments proved abun
dainty his ability on such occasions
About 300 hundred were in attendance
and all appeared to enjoy the evenin,
fully.
BRIsToL.-Officers OF Bristol Lodge
|. D. Ct. u. for this quarter installed b