The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-07-02
Addison County.

"A carpenter named Gibson was sun
struck at VergeDnes on Friday last Y
e. 5. Wright and J Brittell were
the Weybridge delegates ~ the State
Convention held in Montpelier last week.
The steamer Curew will make an
excursion to Crownpoint, on Thursday,Ju-
ly 4th, leaving Vergenncs at 9 a m. and
returning at 8 p. IN.
- Irwin b. Rich and ii. NJ. Atwood of
Shoreham, were appointed notaries pub
lie at the june term Of the Addison
County Court.
H. Il. lsham has sold his harness
shop in Weybridge village 10 ]. c., &
iC. ". Cole. He has also sold his dwell
ng house to +. l.. Moody.
n Mrs. Marion Il. Drake of Wey-
bridge, while alightipg from a buggy on
Saturday last, had the misfortune to sus.
tain a severe sprain of the ankle.
b. Lewis Meacham, son of the late Hon.
James Meacham, of New Haven, Vt, is
the private Secretary of Mayor Mediil
of Chicago.
The Weybridge Liberal Republicans
have commenced to set out their turnip
trees and next week will graft their po-
tatoes, according to what they know
about farming"
The ceremonies dedcating the sol.
diers monument, at Crownpoint, which
were announced for the Fourth" have
been given up. There will be no such
celebration on that day.
GREAT Work. - Four men at the
Brooks Edge Tool Co.'S factory made 2,
740 axes in eighteen days, lately. Th'
"strike" these men were on was q mucl
better one than the late labor strikes
of New York city;
The rain and wind did considerably
damage in Vergenncs. on Saturday
Shade trees were blown down, garden
washed away, sidewalks blocked up witt
fallen trees, and rivers of water ra
through the streets.
N\-We understand the 4th will be dull
observed at the Bread Loaf Inn. A
dramatic corps from our village will pr,
duce play during the evening and
! number of distinguished visitors, it is SUI
posed, will be present, and may be e'
; pected to make appropriate remarks.
, Van Vliet & Hall have recently in
/. ported into Weybridge large stock {
wheat and groceries. They will soon p'
new press in their cider mill, and whe
g the contemplated improvements are cor
pleted, they expect, by judicious use
n their splendid water power, to furnish
q barrel of cider for bushel of appl
4 and warrant the cider to be temperan
drink
III "A correspondent from Vergennes d
D scribed the fearful moral condition of tn
IS city as follows: "Law and order have
e home in this place, where the sale az
e use of intoxicating drink is so fearful
J. prevalent that ladies are unsafe in t
u street after the shades Of night rend
e drunken loafers unacceptable on I
is dark corners. A sad but acknowled
d fact is the steady progress of intemp'
J. anee in this place. "
III The Celebration OF the St. 10
Baptist Societies at Vergennes, on No
Z day week was highly successful in pc
of numbers, order, details of program
fes,ivity and real enjoyment. Speechs w
made by Revs. p. Cunningham, and
,r Primeau, Hons. j. d. Smith, &.
- Grandey, j. NJ. Slade, and others.
Thibeault of Montreal gave the princi
7" address oftho day. The Middlebury soc
il ty arrived home on the midnight ira
at, ACCIDENT on THE ADDISON RAILRo
An accident occurred on Wednesd
e. afternoon, at the drawbridge at Ticond
e, oga. AS the train going east was pa
ing over the apron at the end Of
H. drw, the truss rod gave way, and
il. pilot of the engine struck the ties Q
threw the engine and one car from
a. track aud very nearly into the lake.
mail train being unable to proceed
yond the break, the mails baggage o