The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-02-21
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Addison County.

Mr.. Heath of Brandon breaches thi
Tuesday evening.
Addison County.
Rev. k. Haven will preach in Sud
bury, Sunday, Feb. 26.
Mr.. l. Allen and wife of Ferrisburgf
celebrated their tin wedding last Tuesday
evening.
There is to be a washington Ball
at Lake Dunmore House on the evening
Of the 22d inst.
Hon. George W. Grandey, was tc
deliver his lecture "Romance of History
at Bristol, last evening.
The friends of Rev. Mr.. Pickett Of
Lincoln gave him donation visit recent
ly which netted for the Pastor $3.50.
The receipts ofthe Bridport Benevo
lent Society, at their entertainment week
before last were 1925, and not $4,000 a,
the types made us say.
Daniel lockwood in the west part
Of Bridport, recently found large ow
in one of his trees in the morning with Q
trap attached. The bird was secured.
The Addison Good Templars will
G i've exhibitions at the Baptist church
on the Odd and Oath of February, inst.
consisting of dialogues tableaux, music
&c.
There was neck tie party at the
residence Of Mrs. Charles W. Bradbury
in Vergennes on the evening of Monday
of last week, which was regarded quite a
success,
There will be an exhibition at the
close Of the Hancock Village School when
the young people will entertain the public
with dramas, charades, tableaux &c.
Music between scenes.
FAIR AND FESTIVAL. The Ladies Aid
Society of the NJ. f. Church in North
Ferrisburg are to have Fair and Festi.
val at Good Templars Hall on the eve.
ming OF March list, A general attendance
is cordially solicited.
An "unpleasantness" occurred in
South Bristol, recently, between two
parties claiming logs taken upon disputed
land. There were threats, Selling of clubs
and general preparations for battle which
was finally avoided, though the matter is
yet likely to get into the courts.
A Fat Mems Club was organized in
Monklon, on Wednesday last of which
William V. Mobiles of St. George is Pres-
dent; Rufus Sweet of Monkton, A. Il.
Smith of New Haven. Vice Presidents /;
q. $. Nimblet, Secretary. Ladies are
permitted to vote in the election Of Of
fcers.
MIR. Philemon Bristol, of Lincoln,
was recently so badly Jared and injured
by the sudden falling of lodged tree
upon which he was standing to cut it
down, that he became deranged and con-
tinued SO for several hours. Medical aid
was secured and under the treatment he
is now recovering.
Those who sold sheep last fall to Mr..
Thomas Cotter of California will be pleas
ed to learn of their safe arrival, ria the
Pacific Railroad, with the loss of only
two on the way. 1t will be remembered
that he started with 90, nearly all pur-
chased in this county. He makes this
statement by letter to friend in Middle
bury.
Another store in Bridport will be
opened about the first of March, by
Korner Il Spaulding, two well-knowu and
enterprising young men. They have
leased for term of years the old Stand
formerly occupied by the late Dea.
Scarf. 1t is now undergoing thorough
repairs and will be filled with a general
variety of goods. =
There is to be a School Exhibition
in connection with the Salisbury Center
School, taught by Mr.. w. II. Utley, of
Middlebury College, on Monday evening"
February 27, the exercises consisting Of
orations, Rotations, charades, dialogues,
music &c. We understand that Mr..
Utley, is winning golden opinions in
every public and private relation to the
people of Salisbury.
The Vergennes waterpipes are still
doing service and are not frozen up, ex-
cept few private branches which were
neglected, though the Vermonter led us
into the error Of making such statement
last week and denied it the next issue.
Mr.. Goss informs us that the main pipes
have suffered no Inconvenience from the
extreme cold weather and the scarcity of
snow the present winter.
Charles Augustus Cole from Con-
Turkey, gave Dramatic read
Jugs at Salisbury under the auspices of
Lake Dunmore Lodge of Good Templars
on Thursday evening, to a full house.
The audience was very well pleased with
the entertainment. This was in the
regular course of Lectures which the
Good Templars and Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Salisbury are giving
this winter.
The road down the mountain from
Ripton is very icy and dangerous. Mr.
Hamilton Of Ripton came near having a
serious accident yesterday morning while
coming down with load OF lumber. The
horses slipped and fell an dthe load pressed
upon them with such force that all went
together to the bottom of the hill. When
our informant left they were endeavoring
to extricate the horses. II was thought
they were not seriously injured.
WEYBRIDoE DRAMArIc CLuB.-Owing
to change 10 the constitution of THE
Weybridge Dramatic Club" change of
officers decame necessary and last Satur-
day evening the following were cleo
ted President, W. l. Twitehell Vice