The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-01-16
Addison County.

1rOI george ~. eODcr, lcctureu
at Salisbury village on Friday evening.
The donation at Martins hotel in
North Ferrisburgh on the Sd inst. clear
ed S131.11.
Elder Frost lectured at North Hunt
ington, Jan llth, on Mobility, its true
type and valid title"
1t is said eight couples have been
married in Hinesburgh, in as many weeks
and more will soon BIO reported
There is to be donation party at
the Congregational parsonage in Ripton,
for the benefit of Rev. Mr. Kent, tomor-
row Wednesday, evening
The donation for Rev. Kittredge
Haven at tho Royal House Sudbury is to
came off on Thursday evening the 18th
instant, instead Of the Sth as before
announced.
Quite party Of young people met
at the residence of Mr.. G. p. Abernethy
in New Haven, on Friday evening, and
had II pleasant time. Several couples
were from Wcybridge.
On Wednesday (to-morrow) the Sec
ond meeting of the Addison County Sab
bath School Association will be held at
Shoreham. The programme indicates q
very profitable session.
The Methodist and Congregational
churches of Weybridge united in holding
meetings at one or the other Of the Meth
odist churches at the village, or at hill
church, each evening of the week Of pray
er.
An informal meeting Of three or
four Of the central districts in the town
of Orwell, is to be held at the school
house in the village district on Thursday
evening of this week, to consider the
feasibility and desirabiIity Of consolidat-
ing for the purpose of establishing grad
ed school.
STARKsBoRo. --Starksboro is unsteady
inclined. She supports three Aourishing
singing schools this winter, one among
the Baptist people taught by Mr.. Smith
of Waterbury, one among the Methods,
people taught by Mr.. L. A. IIasseltinc
of Bristol and one at South Stark shorc
by Mr.. W. W. Thomas of Salisbury
Rev A. i. Bailey addressed the
Young Mems Christian Association, o.
Shoreham at their chapel, last Wednes
day evening, on the subject Everybody,
Trouble" discussing these four obstruc-
tons in the way Of arriving at truth
First, Iudolence ; second, Vanity third
Prejudice fourth, Cowardice. There
was good attendance.
SupRIsE PARry-John II. Sprague
Esq, Of Waltham vas very much sur
prised on the evening of Jan. 10th, by
ono hundred of his friends from Waltz
am, New Haven, Addison and Wey
bridge, who brought their oysters etc.
and enjoyed a very pleasant evening
Our host seemed particularly well pleased
with the whole affair. And the com
pany agreed that there was no better plac,
in the county for enjoying a social gath
ering. Rev. l.. G. Partridge was very
pleasantly called out by Capt. Harring
ton, aud responded with BRET remarks
closing with prayer.
|. o. OF G. IA lodge of Coco
Templars was organized in Brdport OIL
the evening of the 9th inst, with the fol
lowing officers W. G. T T.. X. vii
cox W. V. T., Mrs. G. Eldridgc; W
s., Waldo Bristol; w. IT,, Chas. Wing
W. +. s., Alta Eltharpe; w. NJ, vii
lie Wheeler; W. |. G., Florence Petit
bone w. o. G., James Pratt W. A
s.. Mrs. Jason Spaulding; w d. NJ
Amelia Pratt; W. h. II. s., Ada Wing
W. l.. ii. S., Lizzie lockwood. Mum
Der initiated "a. Regular Meeting, Tues
day eve. Name of the lodge, "Bridpor
Lodge, No. 1873" l., d., f. X. Wi
COX. Place of meeting, the Town Hal