The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-08
Addison County.

died on Tuesday afternoon, aged about
70 years.
"A patent has been issued to Harry
A Willis of Vergennes for machine for
pointing horse shoe nails.
Coal is selling at eight and nine
dollars per ton, in Vergennes, and from
nine to ten in Middlebury
There were enc hundred horses
hitched on Main street, Vergonnes, on
Saturday week, between Adams block
and the post Office.
MIR. s. Doty of Salisbury has sold his
water power at Salisbury village to Mr..
Charles Fisk, who designs to use it for a
marble saw-mll.
Columbus Smith, Esq, of West
Salisbury has commenced the erection of
new residence which will be an orna-
ment to the town.
The Congregational church IN New
Haven is still without a pastor. Rev.
Mr. Hubert of Newark. N. j. late pastor
of this church, occupied the pulpit on
Sunday week.
LINcoLN.-There were PA tubs Of
butter sold in Lincoln Saturday July 90,
average price 25 cents.-Henry Nichols
and David Stearns have sold their farm to
John Grace for $4,000.
The Brooksvile Edge Tool Company
are doing thriving business this summer
The project Of removing the mandatory
to Vergennes or Middlebury, has been
given up, at least for the present.
Lewis Dwier caught in a trap and
shot, at South Starksboro, last week, a
huge black bear which weighed 800
pounds. The trap took off bruins foot
and he fell an easy prey to the hunters
shot.
Mr.. Henry Grosvenor, nincty-onc
years ofage, lives with his son, Mr.. Noble
Grosvenor, in Ferrisburg, and works up
on his farm, welding the hoe and scythe
with vigor not always shown by more
youthful workists
CoRNwALL.-A party of young people
from Cornwall are spending few days
at Lake Dunmore, trying camp life
The recent rains have injured winter
wheat, some places very badly, in Corn
wall.
The TIcoNDERoGA BRIDGE.-I is ex.
pected thatIthe injunction against the
building Of Ticonderoga Bridge will be
dissolved, as it can be shown that the
channel is less than 300 feet half the way
to Whitehall
"A potato bug has made its appear
arance in some Of the northern towns O
Addison County destroying the vine
which they attack with astonishing rapid
ty. 1t is of steel blue color, of SLOW
motion, but great eater.
An attempt was recently made by ,
f man living in Burlington to drive hi
brother who lives in Bristol, into bank
/. ruptcy, and he would have done so bu
that compromise was effected by pay
ment of certain per cent by the debtor
The Temperance meeting at Bird
. port on Sunday afternoon July 30th, wa
/ deeply interesting. The address of b. F
D Bingham was very earnest and made {
strong impression upon the young people
D His reference to his own experience dur
. ing the last Is months, and his accoun
, of his labor as one of the good Samaritan
/, in Brattleboro, were thrilling.
:. Willie W. Winchester of Bridpor'
l met with an accident last week by whic
: he lost toe and endured considerable
pain. "Old Blacky" in the exuberanc
t of his spirits, trod upon his foot, crushin
D the fourth toe of one foot and damagin
e others. The doctor was called and a
: amputation followed. At last account
: Willie was recovering.
i Run OVER AND KILLED.-A boy abou
l. II years of age, son of Edward Conal
g section hand at Leicester station. wa
l. killed by the cars at that place on Satul
y day afternoon. He attempted to jun
: upon the freight train, while it was
l.. motion, fell under the wheels and WI
u crushed and mangled in frightful MAJ
q ner. One leg and one arm were entirel
s. severed from his body. The boy live
y but few minutes.
- SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. Betsey NJ. PER-,
- of Whiting, widow of the late John I
- Perry, died at the residence of he
= daughter, in Pittsford, on Sunday Jul
!, 80, at the age Of fifty-si1 years. She lie
- Whiting, Saturday afternoon, on the mi,
y ed train over the Rutland Railroad, a.
:, parently in perfect health, arriving
> Pittsford, she was taken i'll at about nil
j O'Clock the same evening and died
\ \ three o'clock Sunday afternoon.
p ADDISON COUNTY RAILROAD. - NJ
re George A. Griswold, engineer, with IL
II locomotive Pittsford, run the first train
m the new Addison County railroad, {
IN Wednesday morning last, the distance
r a mile and quarter, with safety, mo
he ing long train of cars laden with ii
er and rails. Mr. Griswold says that Il
re road bed was rather soft in the swami
ly and had the appearance of passing ov
c. India rubber. The track is we'll laid al
o. spiked, which is now being rapidly lai
it and arrangements being made to gray
lie the road
ne NV HAvEN.-l. o. G. T. The +;
n lowing officers we're elected by Lamps
We Lodge Aug. 9Th to serve for the ensui
ry quarter: james Hawkins, w. c.
lis Miss Cynthia Barton. w. V. It; Nj
~ Abbie Warner, w. S; A. w. Barte
p w. F. s; Seneca Sumner, w. T Fordy
re W. Nash, w. M; Miss Agnes Gull,
H. W. d. NJ; Darwin Warner, P. w c.
or E. d. Warner, w. C; Mrs. Albert Du
mt shee, w. II. II. s; Miss Addie Barn
IN W. l.. II. s; Miss Sophia Grow, w. |.
* Joseph Goodrow, w. o. G Frank Mil
We Chorister.
u.s. AT the last regular meeting of Phi
y, White Lodge the following officers W,
O oo duly installed by John A. Child d. G.
~. ~" G. t; F. E. Stewart, w. G. T; M
H. Cordoba Williamson, w. V. t; n.
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