The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-11

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thur Murray, S. d.. G. a. Kimball, j.
ID.
Mr.. Hiram Adams oil Vergeui e ',had
a horse taken where il was hitched in the
rear of the Franklin House, last week,
driven nearly or quite to Burlington, and
returned safe and sound. 1t has been as
sumcd that the horse took this journey
alone, and it was pronounced "a curious
circumstance.
I/Z-Truman Newton and George Adams
had little unplcasantncss in Mr.. Bells
store in Terrisburgh last Wednesday
evening, which beginning with petty
difference and progressing through heated
dispute, resulted in collision of Adams
fist with Ncwton's head The blood
flowed freely and as Newton fell back
ward against the partition, the wall be-
came discolored.
IIproN On the 4th inst, II. G. Pow
yery built fire in the wheel-pit of his
Save mill, for the purpose of thawing the
fee from the gate or wheel went away
and left it for a short time, when the mill
was discovered to be on fire, but was
quickly extinguished after doing damage
to jointing saw and belt. TO the amount Of
from $50 to 500.
SUNDAY ScnooL CoNvENTIoN.-.The Adj
olson County Sabbath School Association
will hold its first session for the season at
the Congregational church in Cornwall
on Thursday February 18th beginning at
10b o'clock a. m.
Every person connected with Sabbath
School work is member Of the Associa-
ton and is earnestly invited to be pres
emf
l/SUDDEN DEATn.-Oliver Sherman, OF
Monkton, died in fit February LIST,
aged 70 years. He had been similarly
afflicted before, and while doing his chores
in the morning, his wife became alarmed
about him, and went to the door and
called him, heard a faint reply, and saw
him fallen in the snow Going to his as
sistance, she aided him 10 the door Of the
house, where he died Immediately. He
had lived on the same farm for over sixty
ty years.
Mr. II. T. Cuts is cutting several
hundred cords of wood and delivering it at
Chipman's Point lie keeps large
dairy, and the past year instead Of taking
his milk to the cheese factory, as former.
ly, he purchased aud set up at home -four
large pans with the latest arrangements
for cooling the milk. The result was
most favorable. He made from three tc
Eve dollars a day more than if he had
taken his milk to the factory, besides es.
tablishing his reputation as manufactur.
or Of first-class butter.
The following officers for Whiting
lodge No 1876 l. .. of G. T. were duly
installed by l.. d. G. a. Dcano on Sat
urday evening Feb. Sth: S, II. Foster, w
s.; j. Watts, w. G. 7. Mrs. S. II. Eos
ter, w. V. T; l.. j. Ketcham, w. f. S.
Miss l. Ketcham, w. T.. A. II. Hub
bard, W. c.; Miss j.. Knapp, w. G.
Warren Ketcham, w. o. c.; II. 8
Needham, W. NJ. Ellie Rawson, W. a
s.; Hila Newell, w. D, NJ. Minnie
u hitlock, W. X. S. Mrs. +. A. Bald
win, W. i. s.; V. Kelsey, p, W. c. Il
Lodge meets every Friday evening.
GRANvILLr,-Thcre was Masoni,
bail at Granville recently, the order ap
pearng in full costumc.-IIay worth
from SO to So per ton, mostly sold il
the Boston market'-It is thought il
steam continues to rise with regard to the
railroad that by spring Il survey may be
accomplishcd.--Thc engine in Mr.
Tarbel's saw-mill burst orc Of the steam
pipes lately, filling the mill with steam
but doing no damage except to reduce Q
general stampedc.-Our correspondent
was reminded Of the very cold weather or
the 3Oth ult., by raid made upon tht
extreme point Of his nasal appendage
which he says is so far from headquarters
that the trouble was not reported in sea
son to save It's responsibility, as its look
indicated an unsoundness on the liquo
question.
LINCorN-Lincoln Valley Lodge i
still alive and thriving Officers for tn
quarter ending May 1st are Moses b
Cove, w. G. 7. Mrs. NJ. b. Cove, w
!, V. T.; G. II. Babcock, w. s.; d.
Day, w. f. s.; +. Purinton, w. T.
Daniel Stearns, w. NJ. Zira Elliott
w. c.; Alpharetta Haight, w. l. G
Alfred Haight, w, o. G.; Viola Page
w. d. NJ; Mary Stearns, w. A. S.
Mrs. S j. Sergeant, w. r. II. s.. Mrs
, L. NJ. Kent, w l.. II. s.; l.. NJ. Kent
p. w. g. Il; 6. j. Sergeant, H. d.
The funeral services of VIM. Danforth
young man of about 26 years, was hol
den at the Union church to-day, Thurs
day; sermon preached by Rev. j. W
Burgin from I'd Kings Goth chapter anc
} lst verse "Set thy house in order 70
thou shalt die and not live"
SnoREnAM.--Thc following officers wor
regularly installed at the last meeting o
Lodge No. 1873, |. o. Of G. II. n |
Douglas, w G T; Anna Parish, w V T
, L E Douglas, w S; Il ii Lyman, w 7
Myron Orvis, w + S; w G Beaman, v
, NJ Clara Brookins, w IG; Charlie
Lewis, w o &; Lottie n Douglas,W G