The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-10-20
COUNTY NEWS.

Mr.. Thomas Stripgham Of Brooks.
vile we are glad TO learn, is recovering
from his long and protracted illness.
r T. Howard Esq. Of Salisbury IS
very sick with typhoid fever, and doubts
are expressed us TO his recovery.
Rev. G. II, Kent and wife, utter an
absence Of six weeks with th.cr friends
in the west, returned last Wednesday TO
their home in Rip,on.
The corn house of Mr. Lard Of Lei.
cestcr was recently broken open, it is
thought by band OF gipsics, but the
would DO thieves modo very little ii any
thing out oftho operation.
-Oscar johnson of Leicester whose
house, barn, outbuildings and contents
were burned last May, without insurance,
has built well planned house, md nov
ed into the same last week
Tho Cheerful Givers," Of Vergen.
mes. had gathering of friends at the
residence of Mr., +. X. Haven, on Wed.
uesday last. aud the result, financially,
was the receipt of twenty-five dollars.
- Shipments, from Vcrgennes, on
Tuesday, 1852 lbs. butter, 4l7S lbs. Of
cheese, aud 10 lbs Of Poultry. Butter
ranged in price, according to grade from
3S TO 42c eggs zoe potatoes 40 to SOC.
The joint assembly appointcd, among
others, on Tue. day, the following justices
Of the peace-to fill vacancies-Horton
W Jones, Of Shoroham, Julius B. Bene-
dict, Orrin VIM. Field, and Isaac l..
Eels, Of Cornwall.
R. n Thomas, Esq of Leicester,
has sold his farm to Mr.. Needham, Of
Whiting, for two thousand dollars. Mr..
Thomas has bought the eo.callcd Ormsby
place, III Brandon for sixteen hundred
dollars, possession given at once in both
cases.
Mr.. Robert Il. Champion, formerly
from Vermont, and brother OF Mr.. Ezra
Champion, Of Vergcpnes, died at New
Diggings, Sept. 26ih aged 81 years. He
had been resident Of the mining region
since 1926. He was buried with Mason.
ic Donors.
"A match game Of base ball was play.
ed at Bristol on Saturday last between
the Lincoln club and the Bristol club, the
victory resting with the Bristol club.
Tho score stood, at the 9th inning "a to
l6. n, II. Muusill, of Middlebury col.
lege was umpire Time Of game twn hours
and forty minutes
On Tuesday, 18th inst. there we're
shipped from New Haven station. 1920
lbs. of butter, 1906 lbs. Of cheese, coo
lbs of poultry, 100 de-. eggs, car load
potatoes, and > bbls, beans. Butter and
cheese have advanced materially since
quotations. Butter 81 to Ace; cheese
49, to l4lc; 22o per dOz 4; potatoes 40
to soc.
--Mr. Charles Thomson, Of New York,
who was engaged in placing the windows
III the new catholic church, Nergennes,
met with distressing accident Tuesday
afternoon last He was standing on the
upper part of q ladder, reaching nearly
CO feet from tho ground, when the ladder
slipped md precipitated him to the
ground, striking on pile Of brick. His
shoulder was broken at the socket, and he
vas thought to be BADLY injured internal.
/ ly.
WEyBRDoE The squirt hunt came
of on Thursday last in good shape. The
principals were NJ. Albert Robbins and
Mr.. Daniel Twitchell the latter coming
out ahead. The supper at the Otter
Creek house was creditable affair.
Sneeden has Just finished the repairs
on the NJ, L. church.
Crops are nearly ali secured in fuc
order. Weather fine. Business in vii.
lage lively, Health Of the town good
Cornwall. - The fall term Of the
school iu West Cornwall village. dist
No. S. taught by Ora E. Walker. closed
on the God inst, in very pleasant man.
ner. In the early part Of the afternoon
the parents and friends gathered in the
school room, and the scholars were ex.
amined 10 their various studies. The
examination exercises were varied by
defamation and followed by reading Of
the report for the term and the awarding
OF prizes
There are GU the register 80 names.
and the average attendance was nearly
%. Two Of the pupils Mary and Jen.
ME Thorkey-had neither absent or tardy
marks, and thirteen others had no tardy
p marks. Two in each of the spelling
, classes, had nearly an Equal number oi
: headmarks. Those who received the
! prizes for the greatest plumber were-ir
l the first class, Susan Remeie; in the
b. second, Hattie l.. DeLoDg, and in the
. third Matte l.. Field.
e After the distribution o. prizes Rev
T. H. Archibald made few remarks &c
: the children, which by their breyity and
. sound common sense were well suited tC
}, the occasion. This closed the exercise.
G at the school house and the scholars form
It ing procession marched short distance
8 to "the green" After having a nice
: play there they were summoned iron
# thence to hall near by, where u bounti
full repast awaited them. This having
c been known to the children but few
e hours was to them most enjoyable sur
). prise. A large number of friends wer,
& assembled and old and young seemed t,
r this great occasion 10 WHe fo'is-"th
IT last day Of school"
VERoENSEs.-A German from Ne,
York State while putting 10 some staiue'
glass windows in the Catholic church feel
:. by reason Of soldiers giving way from tb
20 root and broke or smashed his arm bad y
y :. Two Ladies tina, had been out for
!, days drive when about six miles fror
= this place were backed down bank an
one thinking she was to be thrown ini
: the stream jumped from the wagon as
sprained her ankle so that she is conGne
to her bed. The other lady staid 10 til
wagon for short timo longer aud mar
l. aged TO get out without damage exceI
IN a severe fright. The whole affair wa
m quinn IN the;r h vim n borsa ,hat NIL n