The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-02-13

ency of nominating a candidate to b.
supported at the biennial September slcc
ton, for the Office Of States Attorney.
PER ORDER Con-.
The donation at Ripton, February
7th for the benefit of Rev. II. G. Powers
was success. Receipts $500.
All persons interested in Sunday
School work should remember the con
vention of the Addison County S. S. As
ISOLATION to be held at Orwell, tomorrow
An opportunity to purchase rea
estate in Ripton will be afforded by the
land tax salc, advertised by Constable
Matteson to come off on tho first day Of
March proximo.
The partnership heretofore existing
between Bird j. Hall of New Haven, has
been dissolved by mutual consent, and
they call for settlement of accounts.
NECK TIE FEsrrvAL.-The ladies of
the NJ. E. Church of Weybridge will hold
festival at Tylers Hall on St. Valentines
eve., Feb. Ia, to aid in furnishing the
parsonage. All are invited.
Lost, on Thursday last, on the road
between MIDI lebury and Bridport, fur
mitten trace oon skiu). The finder is re.
quested to leave it at the Register Office
in Middlebury,or with Rev. W. W. Win
chester in Bridport
An apron aud necktie party, with
tho bowl and spoon, the contents ofwhich
were delicious, was enjoyed by about
fifty Of the young people, at the Otter
Creek house, Weybridge, last Friday
evening.
The following prominent places Of
business in Addison County have bee n
recently co'ed by outside pressure f.
c. Stroug's dry goods store, Vcrgennes !;
l.. NJ. Bingham, Agent, general store,
West Cornwall L. d. Mungcr's jewelry
and fancy goods store, Middlebury.
We learn from the Wisconsin State
Journal that Hon. Chauncey Abbott of
Schuyler Nebraska. died at tina. place
on the 3Oth at the age of sc years. Mr..
, Abbott was a native of Cornwall, this
state, a graduate Of Middlebury College.
We shall publish more extended obitu-
airy of him next week.
An oyster supper and donation for
the benefit of A. Il. Stanley will be given
at the dwelling house Of Mr.. Stanley uu-
der the auspices of the Liberal Society
in Leicester on Tuesday night the Goth
inst Music will be furnished at the
town hall for dancing for those who
would participate in the exercise.
Our Monkton correspondent recently
visited the school kept by Miss Kate
Wells, in Huntington, where he saw
twcnty-scven scholars in one spelling
class and three pairs Of twins in the
school. Seventeen of the scholars in this
school recently "camc down" with the
mumps in one day.
The births, marriages, and deaths,
in Bridport during the year 1871 were
follows: "a births, II marriages, and
l3 deaths. 1t is reported that l s Of the
births, were little boys, the remainder
being Of the other variety. Those mar
ried were composed of both sexes as
usual.
On Wednesday evening last, Dr.. Il.
d. Warner Of New Haven, accepted an
invitation to address the Good Ten rlars
of Clarendon This lodge has been or
gained but year, has grown rapidly, is
accomplishing great good in the temper
ance cause, and deserves the success it is
receiving.
Tho repairs upon the mill belonging
to Hall & Danforth, Ripton, are now
completed, aud new machinery, including
stove and shingle mills, and new Letfel
wheel, have been put in. This mill is
now first class in all its appointments.
Mr.. William B. Flint, of Leicester, is to
have the credit of the fine workmanship
there to be seen.
JERusALEM.-It is an unusually busy
time in Jerusalem. Tho farmers are en-
gagged in getting wood and ties upon the
line of the railroad. Already there are
hundreds Of cords at this place. The in.
habitants Of this burgh congratulate
themselves upon having the music of
that noble steed, the iron horse, to break
the otherwise monotonous silence of this
quiet spot with such favored name.
The intense excitement which has
prevailed at Vergenucs for the few weeks
which have elapsed since ths failure in
business of F. G. Strong, Esq proml-
nent merchant Of that city, is gradually
subsiding. Some Of the victims, however,
still use strong language when talking
upon that subject Mr. f. Haven now
occupies the store formerly occupied by
Mr.. Stroug,
The following officers were installed
over Bristol Lodge No. 100 by Lodge
Deputy Hasseltine, last Friday eve !:
DR.. E, G. Prime, w. G. t; Mrs. E. G .
Prime, w. V. T; Miss Ella Eaton, w.
S; n. II. Munsil, W. A. S +; II. p. Sher-
win, w. T; Miss Carrie Hodge, W. +.
S; Elmer f. Chase, W. NJ Miss Lucy
Goodroe, W. D. NJ; Stephen Barilei,
W. Chap; Miss Hannah Scarborro, W
l. G +. W. Noyse, W. o. q Mrs. NJ.
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