The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-05-16
Addison County.

Addison County.
Addison county has 4,723 taxable
heads.
The list for State taxes in Orwell is
81 ,222.30.
Mr.. John Kingsley of Weybridgc
recently lost a valuable COW with milk
fever.
Addison county is about thirty six
miles from north to south, and thirty
three from east to west.
Addison County increased 1857 in
population from 1871 to lS00-nine
years.
Addison County has five Masonic
Lodges, with a membership of near five
hundred.
Read the excellent communication
from New Haven, on Examinations OF
teachers, which appears on the first page
ofthis issue.
AT II May Day Dance at South
Bristol Il good deal of hard cider was
drunk, and one gentleman sprained his
ankle while searching for jug in the
wood pile.
A young lady up in Bristol attempt
ed suicide, not long since, by taking a
dose Of the oil Of cedar. That kind OF
suicidal conduct caused considerable
gossip among the boys.
A school district in the south part OF
Bristol has committee of three, consist.
ing man, his wife and his daughter
1t is needless to add that the daughter is
to teach the school this summer.
TEMPERANCE LECTURE IN MoNKToN.-
NJ. o. French, Esq, will deliver a TEN.
perance lecture on Thursday evening
May 18th, before Monkton Lodge, No
l5l. All are cordially invited.
-Panton is bounded on the north by
Ferrisburg, east by Otter Creek, which
separates it from Waltham, and by part
Of Nergennes, south by Addison and west
by Lake Champlain, which separates il
from Elizabethtown, n. Y.
1t is said that not case of drunken
ness or disorderly conduct has occurred
in Bristol since the murder of Thompson
and the confinement of Ring. 1t is also
estimated that there is an appreciate,
rise in the value of real estate.
A gentleman residing not more thar
hundred miles from New Haven Mills
gave his son s25 to induce him to ioir
the New Haven Good Templars. Thi
same gentleman, it is said, sells a lttl,
"Red Eye" on the sly, as occasion offers
MIR. l.. c. Drake Of Weybridge hal
colt, not one year old until the Goth O
June, which stands thirteen hands, tw,
and a quarter inches high-lacking ONLY
two and one half the inches Of the high
of his dam. The colt was sired by Gel
Put.
The well known Martin Hotel, Nortl
Ferrisburgh, has been thoroughly reftte,
and repaired throughout, has new furnitur
&C., and will be under the proprietorshi
Of Mr.. Stoddard Martin, a grandson @
the original proprietor, who built tn
hotel in about 1925.
-Bridport people are improving thei
public grounds and fences-always
satisfactory sign. Last week they bull
a new fence in front of the village GENE
terry and planted shade trees where Their
seemed to be lack OF, them in and abou
the yard.-The old school house has fina
ly been removed.
None but the peaceable attended tn
the Schoolmeeting at South Bristol on tn
evening of Saturday week. The ladie
didn't 60 because the boys threw waite
on them the last time they went 1t wa
real waterfall and one lady shed he
waterfall" in attempting to escape tn
boys waterfall.
We have received a well-writte
article criticising and commenting upo
the action of the Wesleyan Champiai
Conference at its late session held
Weybridge, but it has no signature. W
cannot publish anonymous articles, how
ever meritorious. The envelope col
tanning the letter is postmarked, Keen
N. ii.
: WEyBRIDGE-The saw mill and shing
mill belonging to the estate of the lai
Milo L. Coburn, was sold at auction la,
. Thursday. to A. ID. Hayward for $3.50
| oo'-The Sabbath School connected wit
: the M. Il. Church, of this place was recen
. " recognized by the election of the 70
: lowing officers Superintendent, NJ.
Baker; Assistant Superintendent, Z.
: Wright; Sec Treas. and Librarian, \
4 Il. Parkhill; Chorister, H. j. Bowditcl