The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-01-10
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and the whole drift was to show that the
conjoint action of all these graccs was
essential to render any ones life cssenti-
al and real witness for Faith In the af-
ternoon his text was John Is : 4. aye
are my friends if We do whatsoever |
command you" The Commands were
ranged under three general heads, viz -
Come to me, Follow me, Abide in me-
In the evening the speaker spoke from
the first two verses of the Sd chapter of
the LIST Episte to Timothy, and directed
the thought to the anti-christian views
and bad morals, and evil tendencies Of
modern Spiritualism. While admitting
the phenoemna of the manifestations, he
showed them to be emanations from the
Devil himself. He quoted largely from
their standard authors in proof Of his as
sertions, and gave abundant proof Of the
decline in morality under its influence.
Addison County.
Mr.. +. Daniels of North Ferris.
burgh is absent on a trip to Virginia.
MIR. j. T. Hill a. T.. Fisk, have form.
ed partnership in the Blacksmith bust.
ness, in Weybridgc.
Mr.. Harvey Williamson and Ii.
Tyler are also engaged in the Blacksmith
business, and carriage making in Wey-
bridge.
Rev Ward Billiard is to deliver his
famous Temperance lecture in the Metho.
dist church at Weybridge Lower Falls
next Sabbath evening.
John A. Child has been elected
Lodge Deputy of Pliny White Lodge of
Good Templars in Weybridgc.
Mrs. Sarah j. Brinsmaid died at
North Ferrisburgh, on the 3lst ult aged
II years and IL months
The Vergennes Bank has declared
a semi.annual dividend of 5 per cent.
free of government tax
Mrs. Eliza II. Gage, wife of the late
Orange Gage, of Ferrisburgh, died on
Sunday Jan. LIST, aged SO years and four
months.
MIR. Wallace Sturtevant and his
sister, Of Weybridge, are to start on trip
in the West" this week, to see the coun-
try and visit their friends.
The Second annual session Of the
Otter Creek Valley Teachers Associa-
ton will be held at New Haven on Fri.
day and Saturday Of next week.
The next meeting of the Addison
County Good Templars' Union will be
held at North Ferrisburgh, on the second
Tuesday in February.
AN old gentleman by the name Of
Goodell, of West Addison, was found
dead in his bed on Sunday morning. He
has been in low condition for some
time.
f, II. Weeks, Geo. Swinington and
T. Brookins, Commissioners 10 appraise
damages for land taken for the Addison
Railroad in Shoreham, met January B.
1871, for the discharge of the duties Of
: their appointment.
The r, r. wood shed at North
Ferrisburgh, with 600 cords of sawed
wood, was burned on Monday evening Of
last week. The citizens in the vicinity
succeeded in saving train of cars stand
ing near the shed, which otherwise would
have been burned
Rev. l.. e. Partridge is to have Q
Donation on Thursday evening Of thi!
: week in the church Oysters are to be
, served in the vcstry. Rev. A +. Bailey
, will deliver his lecture poem "Rebcllior
Of Rum" in the audience room Of the
, church, in the early part Of the evening
{ proceeding the supper.
: AT the Annual Communication o
Simonds Lodge No. SO of F. and A. NJ
the following officers were elected for tn,
= ensuing year: Y. Brookins, W. NJ; |
|. G. Bascom. S. W; G. A. Cutting, p. w
c.. N North, Treas. II. NJ. Atwood
i Sec. Wm II. Casey, S. d; h. A. liar
!, rington, p. d; g. Bryant, Tyler.
, OTTER CREEK NAVIGATION Coat ,
1 meeting of the stockholders of the abov
4 Co., Jan 3 inst, the following Director
were elected-C. II. Stevens, W. &. Blk
= by, N. G. Norton, p. Maxfield and j &
. Wetherbee. G. T. Stevens was electe
q President, and W. G. Bixby, Secretar
and Treasurer.
A VALUABLE Cow.-Mr. l.. W. Pal
l. mer of Lincoln, has a COW twelve year
= old, that calved April /, 1870, and ha
n supplied since then family, consisting @
e FIVE persons most Of the time, with but
l. ter, and made for market one hundre
and seventy-fve pounds of butter in ad
>, dition.
n Byron Bell. son of Amos Bell, will
+ skating near the paper mill bridge i
IS Weybridge, Dec. 9th, broke through in
i to the river, and was only saved by tn
N efforts Of two men living near who hear
= his screams He was saved with diff
Guilty.
We have received of Mr.. II.
Il Taylor, Of West Cornwall, a tremendou
pumpkin-much larger than any cxhibi
/. ed at the County Fair last fall-larg
a enough to make pumpkin pies for thre
!. or four thanksgivings. 1t is especial
- acceptable since we ''detcst dried appl
pies"
MIR. Lucius A Foot. younger brotl
er of the late Senator Foot. died at h
ID residence in Port Henry, n. Y Dec. g
d. he has been prominent business man
Or Port Henry for many years. He was
y native of Cornwall, and married ii
I'd daughter Of Allen Smith, Esq, of Add
ne son. who with four children survive hin
~ At the close Of the Sunday Scho
d exercises at the Rev. Mr.. Parker's churc
X 4 in Panton on Christmas day, Mr. Wn
r. Ten Brooke was presented with splel
oic did pair of buffalo robes, valued at fort,
" five dollars, as an evidence of the Apr
70 citation by the church aud society of h
u services as an organist during the pa
~ year.
~ Rev. Franklin Tuxbury of Brand,
nc will deliver lecture before the Salisbul
Young Mems Christian Association
ng Friday evening of this week, Janual
IN 18th at the CONGREGATIONAL church Su