The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-29
COUNTY NEWS.

COUNTY NEWS.
DR.. W. S. Hopkins left Vcigcuues
for California, last week, to be absent for
short time only.
The health Of Rev Mr. Aiken, pas.
tor Of the Congregational church, Yer.
genncs, is somewhat improved, but ia still
far from good
MIR. Edmund Austin, the Oldest citi-
zen of Shcreham, departed this life on
Tuesday last at the advanced age Of %
years.
Ono OF the most successful picnics
held this season was tho recent Catholic
picnic at Vergennes, which Melted five
hundred and thirteen dollars
OF tho Bristol churches, the Mctho.
dist has services twice each Sabbath, the
Baptist once and the Congregational not
at all.
Fruit is almost ar entire failure in
Shol cham this year, and what apples
there are, can scarcely be considered fit
for cider, so gnarled and pinched and de.
fective are they.
Rev. s W. Magil of Cornwall,
went on Monday, to attend the Congrega.
tional Council at New Haven lie does
not expect to return home until after the
meeting of the A. Il. +. NJ. at Rutland.
The Cornwall Grange will hold their
meeting next week upon Tuesday instead
Of Wednesday evening. Subject for dis
cussion Would the Caughnawnga Canal
be beneficial TO the farmers Of Vermont"
From New Haven station, on Tues.
day, I'D, were shipped ll.lj0 lbs of
butter, 5,S0S lbs cheese, and $50 dozen
eggs. Butter 80 to Sac cheese, factory
ID to l2gc; eggs zoe per dozen.
The Bridport Congregational Sun.
day School. under the SUPPLEMENTARY Of
Of Mr.. G. n. Hayward, seems 10 be in
very prosperous condition. 1t is well at.
tended and effectively oficored.
"A Riptcu man clailns 10 have pick.
ed and sold at tho Lake Dnnnorc House
the past season, five hundred and eighty.
six quar's-over eighteen hu>hels-ot
rasp6eriies, for which he must have real
allied nearly or quite Sll7.
-Claudius NJ. Severance, son Ct Rev
NJ. l.. Severance Of Orwell, has been ep.
pointed Messenger for tho House Of
Representatives, by Sergeant.at.Arms
Phinney Tor the session of the Vermont
Legislature, commencing October eth.
Mrs. Treadway. wife Of 4. Bolivar
Treadway Of Shcreham, died quite sud
denly Gu Tuesday night last. She was
much beloved and many hearts were sad
dened by their loss of her dear compan.
ionship upon earth. She leaves quite a
family
Rev. Prof. VIM Is. Clarke, Of Mid.
dlebury College, occupied the pulpit of the
Bridport Congregational church last Sun
day, in the absence Of the pastor, preach :
ing an able practical discourse from the
words "Work out your own salvation with
fear aud trembling"
Auction There will be sold at public
auction at the residence Of the late Dan.
lei p. lockwood III Bridport, on Friday
October 9th, commencing at 10 O'Clock
a. m, pair OF chestnut horses, colts OF
all ages, some yearing cattle, carriages,
cutters, farm wagons,dlty tons hay straw,
farming tools harnesses, saddles. &c, &c.
The farm will be sold at private sole.
Francis Briggs of East Bristol, while
assisting in taxing down an old barn, last
Saturday, had his head caught among the
timbers and literally crushed He never
spoke after the accident, but lay in un I'M
conscious condition until uext day when
he died. Deceased was young man.
perhaps twenty eight years OF age. and
leaves a wife but no children
PRESENTATION 10 Coz. LUCIA. -Wo are
pleased to learn that. few evenings age
our esteemed towusmsn, J. II Lncia
Esq, was presented with beautifully il.
lustrated edition of Shakespeare, in three
volumes, as a mark of the appreciation il
which his services are held by the officer:
and members, in his efforts to sustain tho
"Vergennes Circulating Library Associa
ton. y Fermonter.
t>~SAIIsBURy.-Miss Georgia Thomas, he
teacher in the select school, is quite i'll
\ Her place is being occupied by Charlie,
Kingsley, graduate of Middleoury Col
. lese. Much sickness prevails, The wife
/ Of Daniel Shays, and widow Hannah
, Thomas are not expected to live. Geo
) X. Holt proprietor of the spool factory
Is to remove his business from this place
and oilers for sale his pleasant and desi
rable home on the shore Of Lake Dun
, more. The Lake House is yet filed Will
guests, who tarry to enjoy the beauty o
the September days.
DEATH OF ONE OF THE VIcrMs-
Charles Orkius, one OF the men who wa
so shoekiugly burned at the explosion il
+ Ticonderoga on Thursday last, died tha
! night in great agony. Those who were il
y attendance say he presented the n rs
painful and sickening sight they ever wit
! messed. His hands and arms were liter
ally cooked, the flesh fros bis hands com
!. ing off, aud with it the GOer nails. On,
y evo was closed, and the olhr nearly 81
} His head was almost a crisp NJ the pill
J. low on which he rested was blackene,
&c aud bloody. Iii. wife was by he bed
e, side of her husband to the end, aAshow
}, 81 ed tho most agonizing grief. Orks wa
>, steady and industrious man. hsinI
10 many friends. \
N The Cornwall contested elect
n. case has no new developments since ID
N week. But little progress is made fro
8 day to dag in the taking Of testimou
as and adjournments Of a day or two O
occasionally allowed to occur. 1t is il