The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-11-25

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Two adults aud three children were
baptiscd in the Congregational church,
Salisbury, Sunday. November 9th. The
adults united with the church.
Rev. +. II. Seeley, of Richfeld
Springs, N. Y, preached two excellent
sermons in the Congregational church in
Salisbury village, on Sunday, November
10th.
The little steamer Curlew, which
plies between Vergennes and Port Henry
during the summer season, is laid up for
the winter She made her last trip on
the 18th. Capt. Crane has left for
Washington.
Messrs Dixie, Bixby x Co.,
Of Bristol, found in their store, some time
in August, two ladies sacks, two wooden
shawls, and two dress patterns, The
owner can obtain the property on applics.
ton at their store.
The fellow who was rolled over sew
cral times on the track of the Addison
road by the cowcatcher of locomotive
near Cedar Point, on Thursday night, af-
ter being picked up was heard to say "Go
to HI with your old steam engine l
didn't come TO Port Henry to be killed by
the cars"
On the Addison road, Tuesday, the
mixed train went no farther north than
Ticonderoga, and the mail train leaving
Port Henry at 500 a. m. did not reach
Leicester Junction until after dark and
returned with two engines, reaching Port
Henry about II p. m. The boat Smith,
on the lake Tuesday morning, tied up at
the dock at Crown Point and remained
several hours, returning Tuesday after.
noon, about six hours late.
VERGENNEs.-The storm of Tuesday
was terrific, streets were deserted, to give
the snow better chance to pile up and
as it has piled up ten feet in some places,
the opportunity was not neglected. The
mails were delayed and those from Add.
son, Panton, and Chimney Point, did not
arrive until Wednesday.
The dredgc Alice has also gone into
winter quarters. The dredging has pro.
crossed below the brick yard something
over one and half miles.
On Monday evening of last week
the citizens Of Vergennes held a very in
spring temperance meeting at which
about $4,000 was subscribed to be called
for by assessment if needed, to advance
the cause of temperance in this city. On
Wednesday evening Rev. Richard Grogan
gave an address upon the same subject, lat
the same place, and Mayor Smith and
others followed and the carnestness of the
people was so great that the meeting waf
continued until after ten o'clock, The
subscription commenced on Monday even.
ing, was increased to $4,000.
In our marriage notices will be
found the names of Mr.. Wallace L.
Sturtevant and Miss Eugene S. Boies
of Wcybridge. The wedding was in the
church. and preceded by lecture to the
young people, by the officiating clergy.
man, founded upon Psalms IA, IL A
large audience was in attendance, es.
pecially Of the young, from Weybridge
and the adjoining towns The parties
were very richly dressed. They started
immediate from the church for Vergennes
thence to Montreal and other places, to
be absent several days.
WEyDRIDGE-On Tuesday the funera
Of Mr.. Barzilai Baker was attended from
his late residence at 10 a. m. Notwith.
standing the severe storm, there was q
good collection of the friends and neigh.
bors and some from a distance. Rev.
Mr.. Cox conducted the services
Snow fell here on Tuesday to the depth
Of . feet The Oldest inhabitants re-
member no such storm at this season oil
the year.
Hall Il Rider are putting in a new
provender stone in their mill and are
making other repairs, Business is rath
er lively at the shops but money is the
strong cry.
1T will be an interesting fact to tn,
many friends of the late Lieut.. w. w
Gage Of Monkton Ridge, to learn that thu
pension Office passed favorably upon hi
claim for an invalid pension just prior tt
his decease, though the pension certificate
was not issued until the day after BIZ
death. In such cases however the widow
succeeds to pay,and which was in this in
stance, as we learn from H. NJ. Slade tn,
attorney, the large sum Of twelve hundred
AID seventy.fve dollars, the certificate
dating back to take effect from the dis
charge Of Lieut.. Gage, June 25th 1865
at the rate Of Sl2.75 per month. Mrs
Gage will upon filing tho usual applica
tion for q widow spens:on, with ttendan
proofs be granted pension at the SAM
rate, with a separate allowance for a min
or child, This claim had been ptndin,
for several years, and was attended will
more than ordinary difficulties in it' pros
ecution.
SURPRISE PARTY IN LlNcoLN.---Las
Thursday, Nov. 18th, the Rev. d. +
T Brooks, pastor Of the M. Il church, TO
gether with his wife were invited out t.
tea. Upon their return about sevel
O'Clock, they found the parsonage take
by their friends, and long table place.
in the dining room, loaded with the mos
delicious things Of this life, such as tn
ladies Of Lincoln know how to prepare
The people kept coming until the hous
was nearly filled with as happy oompan
, as ever got together. Shortly after, oys
ters arrived, and were served up to tn
joy and satisfaction of almost seventy-6v
persons. The company departed in goo
season next morning., leaving the paste
S4277. One feature Of the occasion wa
so prominent, and savored so much G
, primitive Methodism, that it deserve
special mention. Mr.. Joseph Stearns i'm
mediately after supper rolled in barre
of flour, the gift of himself and the gen
manly merchant. Mr.. j. Ii. Batcheldei
God bless you all Come again.