The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-07-11
Addison County.

church last Sunday afternoon.
Two hundred or more from Vcrgen-
mes spent the 4th at Arsenal grove and
had good time.
MIR. Curtis Field of Ferrisburgh, had
his left arm broken below the elbow, by
the kick of horse on Saturday of last
week.
The Weybridge farmers have COM
menced haying. Their last years crop
was a small one and the crop this year
will only be about two thirds as much.
The Termonter has revived the old
"sea serpent" story, and located the mon
ster off Westport and opposite Fort Cas-
sin, in Lake Champlain.
The Holland T. Maxfeld manufac-
tory is progressing. The dry house is to
be rebuilt and the foundation wall of the
main building is under way.
Rev. Robert j. Davis of Weybridge
will address the Weybridge Young Mems
Christian Association on "John Bunyan,"
this Tuesday evening.
Two hundred persons from Vergen-
mes visited Ticonderoga on the 4th via
Steamer Curlew. Additions we're made
to the party at Basin Hartor, Westport
and Port Henry.
-147 900 feet of lumber arrived at
Vergennes on single barge July 4th
from the Provinces, consigned to Hayes,
Falardo 4 Parker. She was in tow Of
the tug "Fawn," of Montreal.
-Hiland Samson of Waltham has a
COW which he has to milk three times q
day. The first week after her calf was
taken off she gave 345 pounds of milk.
She now gives 80 quarts per day. She
is not large COW.
About thirty couples from Weybridge
and vicinity made an excursion to Lake
Dunmorc on Saturday week. They WIS.,
tied all the places of interest about the
lake, dined at the Lake House and voted
it very pleasant occasion.
"A barn belonging to Mrs. Gordon
Searle, of Bridport, was struck by light
ening, during the stom ofSunday week, and
clapboards were scattered promiscously
for a time The damage was compare
lively slight.
The Vergennes National Bank has
declared a scmi-annual dividend Of 5 per
cent free of government tax. We are
personally indebted to the gentlemanly
cashier of this bank for favors extended
to us last week, for which he will please
accept our thanks.
MIR. j. B. Rogers fell from build
ing on which he was at work at Mr..
Joseph Bowditch's in Weybridge about
two weeks ago and broke two ribs. The
fall was caused by the giving away Of the
staging on which he was standing. He
is better
Leicester people united with some
from Salisbury in a pleasant picnic on the
bank of that beautiful sheet of water
known as Silver Lake," on the 4th
They had cannon and frccrackers and
were independent. Another pleasure
party from Leicester visited " Hitchcock
Pond" the same day
Mr. G. p. Van Vliet of Weybridge
lost in the street S33 in bills which he
had put loose in his vest pocket, on Sun.
day of last week Three or four hours
later he discovered his loss and made
search for it, and he found thirty one
dollars ofthe money scattered about in the
streets and lots where the wind had car
ried it.
FOURTH OF july AT THE LAKE Dun
MORE HoUsE.-Morc than fifteen hun.
bred people celebrated the GLORIOUS
Fourth by visit to the Lake Dunmore
House. at Salisbury, and the day was
spent in very pleasant manner. An
accident occurred at Lake Dunmore on
the occasion of the 18th of July, which
ought to serve as warning to all cele-
braters. A firecracker caught in the
linen fabric of a lady's dress, the fire
communicating to the clothes and making
considerable progress before it could be
extinguished. She and her friends were
very much alarmed for a time. A rich
sash was entirely ruined and her dress
was badly burned and blackened.
OBITUARy.-In Leicester July 9th,
Mrs. l.. f. Beach. She had been very
well Of late. Her husband said he had
not seeh her so well for five years as she
had seemed to be for the past week. She
had worked hard all the forenoon of the
day of her death, but about noon, she
called to her nearest neighbor, saying
she was i'll. Mrs. Capron went immedi.
ately over and assisted her in getting
upon the lounge. Other neighbors were
called, and she was laid upon the bed,
but only lived a few minutes after she
was moved. Her husband being away
was sent for, but the dear wife had no
words for him on his return, She lay
there in her dreamless sleep, her labors
Of life all done.
Coon TEMpLARs PIcNIc.-A Good
Templars picnic was held at Charlotte,
on the lake shore, last Tuesday and the
lodges in Charlotte, Shelburn, Ferris.
burgh, Monkton, Essex, a. Y. and others
were largely represented. John Thorpe
of Charlotte was President, and DR.. Var.
ney Of the same place was Marshal. The
Charlotte Brass Band and band of
martial music were in attendance. Ad.
dresses were given by Elder Gregg, Rev.
James II. Bond of Ferrisburgh, Rev. Mr..
Smith Of Vergenncs, Rev. l.. G. Part.
ridge Of Weybridge, Rev. A. B. Lyon of
Ferrisburgh, Rev. Mr.. Kellogg, Gen.
Atwood, Mr.. Beers of Monkton, A. T.
Smith of New Haven and others. There
was large gathering, and all seemed to
enjoy themselves.
The FOURTH on SNAKE MoUNTAIN.-A
lprge party, from neighboring towns met
on the above mountain-one of the finest
lookouis in the State, to enjoy picnic on
our National jubilee. Parties from Ad-
olson, Bridport, Weybridge, Panton,
Middlebury, and we know not how many
other places, participated. Speeches,
singing and dancing contributed to the
pleasure of the hundreds present. Among
others, the venerable VIM. Whitford, Of