The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-09
Addison County.

Addison County.
Richard Grogan lectured upon Tenn
perance in Addison, last Tuesday evening.
"A donation at Panton last Wednes.
day evening for the benefit Of the Rev.
Mr.. Chase realized about 500.
From the New Haven market was
shipped last week 1920 lbs of butter !;
2275 lbs Of poultry; 10 bbls of beans.
Butter 20 to Soc; poultry 10 to Ice.
Isaac Alden, of Whiting, recently
killed yearling heifer which dressed $40
pounds. Il. l.. Needham, of the same
town, lately killed hog eighteen months
old which weighed 6l2 pounds.
Mr.. Richard Grogan will lecture
upon the subject Of temperance at the
Congregational church in Cornwall, on
Friday evening, December 10Th, com.
mencing at o'clock.
They are having series Of lectures
at the Academy in Bristol this winter.
Rev. W. Ii. II. Collins, of Vergennes,
last week, and Prof II. M. Seely, Of
Middebury. will give the next lecture on
Tuesday evening next.
The man in Ohio who advertises his
farm to be sold at "oxyon," is coming
east. We saw recently in Salisbury a
large box, evidently delivered from the
cars, with the following direction upon it,
printed in stencil capitals John Blaine
Lestar Junk son, Vermont. That's him,
undoubtedly. N
! Among our obituaries will be found
the names of Mrs. Cleora Chapman, wife
Of Mr.. Rodman Chapman of Vergennes,
and Otis Haven, formerly of Vergennes.
Mrs. Chapman was daughter of iIavius
Fillmore, Esq, a former resident of Mid.
debury, Her remains were brought
from Terra Haute (where she died), and
buried in the cemetery at New Haven
on Thursday last.
Some sixteen months ago, Messrs
Uriah Bush, James Balm and Albert p
Ilaight, Of South Bristol, purchased four
pigs from the same litter. Recently
the hogs were killed and the following is
the specification of their dressed weights
MIR. Uriah Bush's two hogs, 572 and
and 553 pounds respectively James
Bain's hog $40 pounds; a. p, Haight's
hog 800 pounds. This shows what can
DO done with care good food and proper
attention. Who can make & better show
ing?
The students of the select school il
Orwell village taught by Miss A. j,
Phelps, gave an exhibition on Friday
evening, Nov. %, at the Methodist
church. The house was crowded to it.
utmost capacity, many being unable t.
obtain seats. The church was decorated
with evergreens, notices, flags, etc. Th'
exercises commenced promptly at p. m.
and all the students performed the part
assigned them with honor to them selvei
and to their teacher.
BRIDpoRT-The Good Templars il
= Bridport intend having sheet and pillow
case party, with refreshments such rs t.
please the most fastidous, at the Tow
Hall in that village on Thursday evening
} of this week. A good time with mucl
: fun is anticipated All the old as vel
as the young are cordially invited. Ad
mission only 81 cents each. The fund
: arc to be expended in purchasing an or
gan.
New Goods are expected at Skiff 4
,, Spaldipg's in Bridport. as they have jus
returned from Boston and report tn
prices such that all can afford to purchase
> DEATH OF Mis-. DoUGLAs.-We make
; record in this issue, of the death of Mrs
Charlotte Flower, wife of Frapcis Douglas
,, Esq of Whiting at the age of 43 years
Mrs. Douglas had wide circle Of friend
e aud was much beloved by all who kne,
: her. During her long and painful Hines,
f well knowing that there was no chanc
: of rccovery,she was apparently reconcile
to the providence which afflicted her an
: her patience and pleasant cheerfulnes
. was the subject Of frequent remar
e among those who visited her. 1t is OF
, pecialy gratifying that it was tho Chris
tian hope-an implicit reliance upon he
r Savior that sustained her in the passag
/, over the river.
n /RlploE-The Festival held the ever
+ ing of the 9th inst, was a success, nettin
nearly or quite $40, which was paid owe
for the benift Of the Methodist preache
/. j. W. Merrill.
: A few days ago while q. Il. Fisher
y esq. was feeding his horses and trying I
u step across a vacant place iD the foo
! made misstep and fell into the basemer
striking his side across manger, ipjurin
him severely and disabling him from wor
k Tor several days.
t We hear that "Abe" Chandler is ge
:. > ting in stock of new goods.
g Our snow is all gone from the roat
o and nearly all from the woods. Its d,
: parture seriously interfcres with tn
: plans of onr lumber men and golfers.
y The late Azariah g. Flagg, of Ne
q York was n Nermonter bv birth havin