The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-06-13
Addison County.

uC HulnDcG vi lOWUS III huilSOi
county, including the city of Vcrgenncs
is twcnty-thrce.
49, The Addison Conference Conference
meets in Orwell to-day and will continue
its session through Wednesday.
Addison county is at nearly an equal
distance from the northern and southern
extremities of the State.
The population of Addison county in
1920 was II $40, showing an increase OF
only 266 in the proceeding ten years.
"A town meeting was held in Corn
wall, June 3d,to elect a constable. Party
feeling was not up to the fever heat, but
five persons were in attendance.
S. b. Martin, the new proprietor OF
the Martin House, North Ferris5urgh,
gives an independence Ball. at that
house on the evening of July Sd.
PERsoNAl.-J. II. Squier, Esq. Of
Washington, ID. G. formerly of New Ha-
ven, is on visit to his old home, and
friends in this vicinity, who welcome him
after five years absence.
-Dea. II. Allen, now sole proprietor
of the Elgin Spring in Panton, is realiz-
ing quite an income from the sale Of the
water, which is in constant demand. Its
medical properties are said to be wonder
full.
There was held at Salisbury village
Sunday evening, an interesting outdoor
exercise, w. II. Utley, leader, in which
some from Leicester participated. After
the meeting they went inside the church
for the Sunday School concert of which
Mr.. Utley is Superintendent. The
school is in Furnishing condition. The
exercises on Sunday evening were very
interesting.
BRIDroEr.-Ira d. Fletcher Esq, of
Bridport lost n horse last week. Going
down hill with load of ashes near Gun
nison's Ferry the neckyoke gave way and
the Wagon ran over the horse brakng
two of his legs. The leached ashes that
have accumulated for years at the ashery
of +. p. Fletcher, are being transported
to Long Island for manure.
The following arrivals at the Bread
Loaf Inn are registered: A. A. Board.
man, l.. b. Boardman, Miss II. l.. Board
man, Miss Edna Smith, Middlebury
Miss Clara Jefferson Despaines, Ill., &.
W. Barton, New Haven; II. II Upper,
5. Frances Upper, Rochester; f. d.
Munger, +. A. Sturdevant, j. Cobb, Mid
dlebury A. futile, Rutland S. ID. Toll
hurst, II. w. Daniorth, Jr., Troy A. r.
Winchett, Albany; w. II. Balloon, Jr.,
Boston; Cora A. Kingsley, Elga Stewart,
Middlebury; John r. Upper, Alfred
Eaton, b. S. lIaskins, Rochester; Henry
+. Nichols, White Mountains w. II.
Humphrey, Booklyn.
SouTn BRIsrol.-One day last week
two or three men went from South Bristol
to Gilmore Pond" on top of the noun
tain to catch fish At late hour in the
evening, they lighted their lanterns and
started for home. They had not gone far
before they espied, just ahead Of them,
two large balls of fire, although one OF
them, at least, was not afraid, he being
a celebrated bearhuntcr Being lit
tie solictous about what was behind those
two balls Of fire-and not wishing to
have the eyes 90 for them, although they
had gun, they made some very tall
walking in an opposite direction. In
Jumping from log to log, and from rock
to rock one OF them made a misstep and
fell, and hurt him so severely that he has
been sick ever since. He is now better,
n. BIT is supposed the eyes are all
right!
Deacon Asaph Drake, the oldest
man in the town Of Weybridgc, died at
his residence, on Thursday morning, aged
96 years He was born in May l775,
one year before the Independence of the
United States was declared, and during
the heat Of the excitement which follow
ed the opening battle of the war of the
Revolution. He came to Weybridge in
his eighteenth year, and remained there
ever since. He had nine children, three
daughters and six sons, all Of whom be.
came prominent in their respective posi-.
tons. Rev. DR.. Cyrus Drake, of Royal.
ton, was one of them He was an active
earnest member of the Congregational
church since about 1904, and he was
elected deacon at an early day. The
funeral services were held at the Congre
gational church, on Sunday. Rev. DR.
kitchel preaching the sermon. All O
the living children but one were present
and large number Of grandchildren ant
great grand children. Some of grand
children already carry their gray hairs
and number Of the great grand- chldrel
have come to adult age,
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