The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-09-12

be caught aud punished.
RIpToN.- Quite frost in Rlpton FRI
day morning, doing some damage to corn
and garden vegetables
Several visitors at the Bread Loaf are
or have been sick, but they are now in n
fair way of recovering under the skllliul
care Of DR.. II. G.. Powers. DR.. Powers
has an extensive ride as physician,
breaches three times On Sunday. runs Il
store. clapboard mill,apd IL Single mill.
and has outside business besides.
One Cram. formerly OF Lincoln, and
NJ. p. Green, had little uupleasautness
the other day which ended by Grams
taking Green down and Choking him;
little rough on Cram for he married
Green's stcp-daughter lately.
There was a splendid display Of Auro-
ra Borealis on the evening Of the 9TH in-
slant in SOUTHEAST and Southwest. with
faint light in the North
Mr.. John Andrews, of Hancock, in
coming up the mountain from East Mid
dlebury, few evenings ago, saw large
black bear that claimed the whole
thoroughfare. while Mr.. A. deeming dis
erection the better part Of valor, retreated,
leaving brun monarch of all he survey
ed.
Ripton Lodged |. O. of G.. T., appears
to be dying out, on account of too much
patronage, perhaps. which is pity when
so much needs to be done in the Temper
ance cause, but its members may awake
yet, who knows?
f. Harvey who cuts perhaps eight
acres Of grass has got about half through
haying, will finish when he gets ready
probably.
F(DEArn OF FRANK MILLs.-Dicd il
New Haven, August 3lst, Frank Mills
son of S. R. Mills and Mary Anne Mills
aged 90 years. Our young friend dice
after a brief illness of fifteen days with
Typhoid Fever, which terminated sudden
ly with Hemor rhage from the bowels.
The funeral was attended on Sunday
by the largest concourse Of people evel
assembled in our locality to pay thei
last respects to the lamented dead.
The Rev. T.. p. Hooker made few
very appropriate remarks relating to thu
character of the deceased, his amiabilit,
in childhood, his precocious development
in early life, and the uniform kindnes
and courtesy he ever exhibited towart
all with whom he had intercourse. Whel
the services closed at the house, a pro
cession was formed headed by the Goot
Templars, of which he had long been
prominent member, and Worthy CHIEF
followed by large circle ofrelatiyes AM
friends, proceeded to the cemetery, wher
. his remains were deposited il that quie
resting place, where his dust would min
gle with the dust of his kindred. TIL
services were closed by cxtempore re
marks from Doet +. D. Warner, aud tn
beautiful burial service ofthe Good Tenn
r lars was read to the weeping crowd, whe
they slowly retired from that grave, con
secrated by go many tears, O how man
: silent prayers assembled heaven-ward fror
this consecrated spot for the santi6catio
of his sore bereavement upon the heart
Of his young associates.
At the last regular meeting of Lamp
son Lodge, the following resolutions wer
presented and unanimously adopted:
Resolved That in the sudden death of our dea
young friend, Frank Mills, the Lodge has lost OIL
Of its most efficient members presiding offc,
! chofister or in a more private capacity. Their
fore,
Resolved, That us a small testimonial Of our IT
gard tor this lamented brother. we will attend ii
funeral obsequies in body, wearing Grape IL
right arm, and march to the cemetery in proce
sion deposit the remains Of our dear brother
his final resting place, there to await the summon
calling the ransomed brotherhood to their rewar
Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions sha
be published in the Middlebury Register, and
= copy furnished the parents and other friends
] our esteemed and worthy brother
= Per CONG