The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-30
Addison County.

The NJ. Il. Sunday School OF or.
geuues had sociablc at their vestry on
Thursday evening,to celebrate Christmas,
1t is proposed to hold donation
party at North Fcrrisburgh, tomorrow
evening, for the benefit Of Rev j. H.
Bond and his church in that place
On Tuesday 2,147 pounds Of butter,
9,443 pounds Of poulsry, l,040 pounds Of
wool, and "a head Of cattle were shipped
from the Nergennes station.
c. d. Keller, Esq. has purchased MIR.
G. II. Reads Interest in the Vergennes
tannery and he firm is now Keller Il
Comey.
"A boy about II years Of age skated
upon thin ice in the lake opposite Panton
last Friday and becoming venturesome
he at length got in and was drowned.
In our column of obituaries will oe
found the name NJ Mrs. Triphena, wife
Of A. S. Abbott, Of New Haven, who
died on the 18th instant in the Goth year
Of her age.
The Bristol Dramatic Club will give
one of their entertainments at Monkton
Borough, this evening. They will play
Down by the Sea-"
An oyster supper given by the ladies
OF the Ferrisburgh Congregational church
on the 18th instant, realized Sll5, which
is to be used for building parsonage.
"A donation party and oyster supper
fox the benefit of Rev. j. p Kellogg, at
Monkton, on the 18th instant, netted
1913 All seemed 20 enjoy the occasion
From New Haven depot there were
shipped, on Tuesday, 1900 pounds Of
poultry, 2,470 pounds of butter, = S75
pounds OF cheese. Poultry at 10al6c.,
butter 2Sa35c., cheese lac.
Bristol is having gay season thi,
winter. With lecture course, dramatic
performances, cotillion parties, balls, H.
quor prosecutions and other rather intoxi.
eating designations it is hoped there may
also be a revival.
Saturday evening Dec. y ,th u. Il.
Jameson, Deputy Of the Patrons Of Illus.
bandry, gave lecture in the vestry OF
the church in Cornwall, upon the farmer
movement. The subject of organizing a
grange is under consideration.
A tramp claiming to have been
burned cut, sometimes from Salisbury
sometimes from Bridpo,t, aud sometime.
from East Midjlcbury did some Brdpor,
aud Middlebury people tc the extent o.
from twenty five to fifty cents each, OF
Friday last
Rev. II. NJ. Ladd, Of the New la
ven Theological Seminary is spending ;
couple of Sabbath's with the Ferrisburgt
church, where he preached during Tho
long vacation Of last summer. After
short recess covering the holidays Mr.
Ladd will return to his studies at New
Haven.
OYSTER SUppEI.-There will be al
Oyster Supper at the Otter Creek Hous
at Wey bridge, Lower Falls, on Thursda,
eve Jan. Sth, 1864, for the benefit Of tn
Rev. Benjamin. Cox, Pastor of the NJ. i
and w. NJ. churches at that place. Al
are cordially invited to attend.
By order Of Com.
AT St Paul's Episcopal church, il
Vergennes, Thursday evening, The Recto
conducted special service for the chill
dren. Christmas carols were sung, ia
cob's ladder illuminated, and brief ad
dress was given by the Rector, afte
which the members Of the parish wer
invited to spend social hour at the resi-
dence Of Mrs, G. Il. Kimbal.
A WOMAN WORTH HAvISG.-Mr.
Martha Delphy OF Lincoln, has this ia
on the Green Mountains pulled one Gu
Of cross.cut saw to cut one thousan
spruce logs, when, portion of the time
the snow was two feet deep p. DELpnA
If man only had wife at each en-
of the saw logging would be an easy blu,
mess.
BEIsToL.-Rcv. T. II. Archibald close
his labors as Pastor of the Baptist churc
, in this place last Sabbath. lie has bee
Pastor Of this church 8 years, He
one of the ablest preachers in Wester
Vermont.
: Mr.. and Mrs + p. Roberts
Portland Me. formally of this place can
to town last Saturday bringing the bod
Of their little girl of 8 years aud month
I'D for burial. Died OF scarlet fever.
I EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY. Il
town OF Addison, as We are informed /
! Hon. Jonas n Smith, there are eev,
, men above eighty years of age. Tt
/, following are their names and ages
William Whitford, 90; G. f. Tras
;. 50 Ira W. Everest, So; Amos VII
d marth. Ss G. Seger, So II, Brevoor
d 80 Grin Hoyt, Lyman Clark, Arur
c Warren, George Wilmarth. James Go
o ham, over 80. Can any town in Adds,
IS County show better record of longeyit
is with population of less than one thou
a and /?
o COUNTY TEMPERANCE MEETING III
n Addison County Temperance Society W
s hold special meeting at Vergenues.
|. Tuesday, January 6, commencing at
# O'Clock, A. NJ, and continuing during Il
is day and evening. Addresses are expec
n ed from Rev. Messrs. Meeker and KnoU
r ton. Let all the friends of temperan
IS rally and take counsel together. Clerg
- men are requested to give notice of ii
q meeting next Sabbath
Q t. ii ARCHIBALD, Chm Tx. Coz
}. Died, in Orwell. on Monday, Dec %
0 after an illness Of eight days, Mr.. Dan
t NJ. Cook, aged SO years. He was 90
e in Canaan, Mass, and was but three yea
IS aid when his parents removed to DRIVE
). consequently he has been a resident
r this town for eighty years. Funeral 81
y vices were held at his late residence
Wednesday, Dec. Oath, conducted