The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-12-21

-MT. lShhC l1ONVtt, blAlJ 'uluc years
old, has several times this winter cut,
split and piled a cord Of wood in less than
three hours. But few men Of that age
can do it, and some younger men would
hardly like to follow that rate up day
after day. Perhaps Mr.. Lovett's com.
paratively recent marriage has rejuve.
mated him.
Sunday morning dwelling house
belonging to Mr.. Manney, Of East Mid
dlebury, and occupied by two families as
tenants, took fire while the occupants
we're at church, and burned to tho ground.
Most of their furniture was got out and
saved AS they went away they re-
plenished the FIRE in the stove
with green wood, and it is thought the
fire took somehow from that
What has become Of projects for the
protection Of this village against fire
Now that the new blocks are approach
ing completion, it would be peculiarly
disastrous to have another fire occur, for
the recovery would not BIO so easy
second time. The expensive water works
project has been laid to rest, but some
thing ought to be DONE The new build.
ings as well as the old buildings about
the business centre, are perfect finder
boxes, and liable to go up at any time,
while the village is practically without
any means of fighting fire. A do.notbing
policy is foolish and suicidal. The citi-
zens should meet and adopt some plan.
If they do not, little sympathy need be
expected il, some breezy night, Middle.
bury is laid in ashes.
Tho Woman's Christian Temperance
Uulon met in the vestry Of the Methodist
church, Wednesday, December Is. Sixty
were present Alter the usual opening
exercises the secrctary's and treasurer's
reports were made aud adopted also re.
ports from various committees. The
best part of the meeting was an intensely
interesting report from The National
Temperance Convention at Cincinnati,
given by Mrs. S. b. Rockwell who was
sent as delegate from this Congressional
Distric.. A vote Of thanks was unani.
mously extended to her for the large
amount OF encouragement and good she
brought back 10 Mddebury. After the
transaction of some business the meeting
was adjourned till the third Wcdncsda,
in January.
"A little incident occurred during the
dignifed proceedings Of tho court, the
other day, which shows that Chief Jus.
tice Pierpoint still has an apprccia,vc
sense OF humor aud that be- is not unwilI.
ing to indulge in ii 10 a limited extent
and in quiet way An entry had been
made upon the clork's docket Gu repre-.
sentatlon Of one attorney that both par
ties TO suit we're agreed in it, and il
was read for tue approval OF the court,
when the attorney for the other side
arose IN u somewhat excited manner, and
looking out from under his shaggy eye
brows, denied any such agreement Says
be. when he asked me to consent to such
a proposition asked him il he thought
was i fool" Whereupon his Honor,
with curious twinkle in his eye, dcmure.
ly inquired, And did you come to an
ag,eemcut upon that proposition ?" 1t
was some time before the laughter which
pcrvadcd the court room subsidod 30 that
business could be resumed.
4 Died ia East Middlebury Noveh.
Der %, OF typhoid fever, Willie II. Iew
cit, aged twenty years. Our months and
twenty seven days. His funeral was at
tended at the Methodist church on the
following Sabbath The services were
conducted by Rev Mr. Marshall. assisted
by Rev. S W BiiwclI Cola Spring
Lodge, Of which he wae n member, was
present in body, wearing tnsr rcgalia
trimmed in mourning. The lodge bore
to his lat resting.place all that was
mortal Of Willie The Good Tcmplars'
burial service was conducted at the grave
by Cyrus A. Bump, which was very
impressive No pagcantry Of language
is used, only those few yet thrilling
words, which We hear uttered with feel.
ings of mingled sadness and admiration
The admonition is that of acquiescence
in the will Of the Supreme Ruler of the
universe Of hope in the Immortality of
the soul, and of affection for a loved
brother, from whom we are separated for
a time. hoping at last 10 meet him in
the land Of perpetual spring. At the
close of the services each brother and
sister deposited in the grave sprig Of
cedar. -
The Addison County Medical So
ciety held its annual meeting at the
court house in Nliddlebury on the 10th
inst A larger number than usual
of the physicians in the county
were present The meeting was called
to order by its venerable president. DR.
u Bass, and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
DR. + o Porter vice presideet, DR. j
Warner secretary, DR. Il Sutton
treasurer, DR. G w B Kiddcr censors,
DR. VIM w Platt, DR. VIM Hopkins, DR.
NJ II Eddy; librarian, DR. Il p Russell.
A catalogue Of fees was adopted, and
the society voted that no member
shall contract to do business for any in.
dividual corporation or town for less than
the chosen tariff. A paper was read by
DR. Plat on THE causes of insanity"
which elected interesting and profitable
discussion. The Addison County Med.
ical Society is now fully organized, and
We bespeak its success. We solicit the
co operation Of every member of the pro.
fession in the county. We believe that
such an organization will tend to promote
feeling of kindness, courtesy and gen.
crosity among its members, which char
acterizes other professions. A deficiency
of these cohesive elements in the medical
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