The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-23
Addison County.

Mr.. William Ten Brooke, Of Pan.
ton, has sold his span of bays to Mr.. T.
Plum, of New Haven, Conn, for 81 900.
There is to be Sabbath School enter.
tainment and festival at the Addison
Baptist church, on Christmas evening.
DIED.-In Orwell, Dec. Goth. Mrs.
Samuel Bruer. The community
mourn her loss rs one whose public
spirit and refined taste will not soon
be replaced.
The Vergennes National Bank de.
clares semiannual dividend of 5 per
per cent, free from government tax, pay
able on the 10Th of January prcximo.
From New Haven depot, on Tues
day, 10th inst. were shipped $500 lbs.
Of butter. 6,247 lbs. of poultry, one car
Of hay, and one Dbl of beans.
"A young gentleman of Weybridge
lately told young lady that he did not
think her any great scratch but on look
ing in the glass the next morning con.
cludcd he was mistaken.
The ladies of the Congregational
Society of Ferrisburgh gave an oyster
supper at the vestry Of the church last
Friday evening The funds raised were
applied 20 the pastorate fund.
We are requested to say there will
be n Temperance meeting at the Wes-
leyan church at Weybridge Lower
Falls, on Friday evening next, at which
it Is, expected Mr.. Grogan will deliver
Il lecture.
"A Lyceum was organized in Wey.
bridge last Wednesday evening with the
following officers: G. l.. Harrington
Pres; A. !. Stowe Vice Pres; w. l.
Twitchei Sec. The advisability of ex-
terminating "Lo the poor Indian" was
debated by Messrs Cray and W. l.
Twitchell assisted by others. The female
suffrage question will be settled next
Wednesday evening, Dec 81.
WnITIng Prof. Brainerd, of Mid
dlebury College, is supplying ihepupit of
the, Union Church at present To the
recent repairs on the church are added
two coal stoves, which is n decided i'm.
provement. 1t is very pretty country
church, and an honor to the town.
Mr.. W. W. Thomas, of Middlcbury.
has been engaged as a teacher in sing.
school. 1t bids fair to be a very fine
class numbering 70 at its organization.
MISUNDERSTANDING Mr.. Rolin Shaw
was engaged in hauling wood on Thurs.
day last, his horse slipped and broke his
hind legs.
There was large gathering Of tho fair
ones at the Otter Greek house on Friday
evening. Oysters aud such were served
by mine host, Mr. II. Tyler.
Lively times now at Messrs Hayward
e. Roscoe's mill.
Sleighing good.
NARROW EscAPE.-On the 9TH inst,
DR.. Il. A. Smith, of Brandon, was cross.
ing Otter Greek, about mile north of
Leicester Junction, with a span of fine
horses; in passing through the water,
which had overlooked its banks and was
eDcrusted with ice, the depth becam.
such he was unable to proceed and was
obliged 20 procure help to extrcatc his
team. They were nearl y drowned in
the struggle and otherwise badly injured
so that for several days they were unfit
for use.
BANKRUPTCY CASE Last Friday. at
Burlington, Judge Smaley delivered an
extended decision in reference to certain
notes in the bankruptcy case of S. 7.
b. Barnum and J. a. Beers, allowing
note in favor of V. P. Noyes, on the
ground that though Beers name had been
attached to the note by Barnum, Beers
had subsequently, authorized it, A note
of $4,000 held BY the savings bank was
disallowed on the ground that Barnum
attached Beers name, without bis knowl.
edge or authority, and in the face Of writ.
ten notice that this signing of his name
must be stopped"
ORwELL.-Eforts are being made
towards recognizing the Orwell Corn
eft band.
Hon. b. Ii. Overhiser, who purchased
the Branch property last spring, has
been making extensive alterations and
improvements during the summer and
fall.
A pickerel, measuring feet and 0
inches, and weighing % pounds, was
taken from Sunset Lake, last week, by
Mr.. Dykeman.
A man named Henry Sidney, while
attempting to cross the ice at Chip
mans Point, on the evening of the 9th
inst, got into an air-hole and was
drowned. The body has not been re-
covered
The surprise party that came Off on
The evening 1.-THE l6th,a Mr.. and Mrs.
b. Buell's was splendid affair. A
large and select company was present,
and dancing and games of various
kinds were INDUCED in until q late
hour. Mr.. Buell., assisted by his amia-
hle wife and accomplished daughters,
were untiring in their efforts to enter
tain their guests All present united
in saying it was very enjoyable oc.
casion.