The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-26
Vicinity Items.
ADDISON COUNTY NOTES.

The East Middlebury lodge of Good
Templars numbers 90 members.
Elder Zira Elliott of Mendon, preached
at the Freewill Baptist church in South
Starksboro, on Sunday week, to large and
attentive congregations.
f. Il. Clay of Mddlebury, has removed
to his new and elegant quarters, in Brews-
ter's block.
The praying band of Brandon were pres
ent at one of the revival meetings at Gosh
en-, last week.
The funeral of the widow Of the late
William Howe was attended az Bridport
on the goth inst Rev b. Cox of the Meth
odist church officiating.
The annual fair of the Crown Point and
Bridport farmers and mechanics associa.
ton is to be held Sept. 10 and 90 1876.
The young men who were injured at the
lime quarry in Leicester two weeks since
are improving slowly.
A praying band has been organized at
Goshen, with j. l.. Jones us leader and Ii.
w. Chamberlin as assistant.
The lecture of Prof. Ezra Brunnel, de-
livered in the Middlebury graded school
course last week on "Books as means of
Culture, is highly commended.
The forge at East Middlebury is lying
Idle, waiting for better times.
A horse of William Whittemore of Rip
ton broke & leg so badly recently that he
was compelled to kill him.
The mumps have suspended school at
East Middlebury.
4 revival of religion is IN progress at Lin
coin.
VIM. p. Mead of Burlington, is soon to
build carriage shop at Bridport.
The Congregational church in Bridport
WAS organized by Rev. Lemue Haynes, in
1890. Their meeting house was erected in
1918. The Methodist church was organized
in 1900. Theil house of worship was built
in 1921. The Baptist church was organ
lied IN 1904.
A Whitcomb, esq. of Stock bridge, delivered
an interesting lecture before Riplon Grange,
on the 2lst.
A donation party for the benefit of Rev.
j. Monroe, the Methodist preacher at
Ripton, is to be given at the Green Noun
tain house on Tuesday evening, Feb. LIST.
Deaths in Cornwall for 1878, whole num-
Der rs. The ages were as follows one 93,
one SO, one SO, one 50, one 80, one 10, one
n, one "A, one 43, two 20, one II, one 10,
one 8, and two infants. Casualties, one of
injuries by falling down stairs, one died
while. visiting friends in Sartoga, four of
consumption, two of dyptheria, others by
diseases consequent upon old age. The
average number or deaths for 20 wears past
is IA Population by last census, oil.
Addison was chartered Oct. IA, 1861, to
contain about 2S 500 acres. The first civil
lied establishment in Vermont west of tho
mountains was small fort built by the
French in 1880. The town was organized
March 30, 1874. First town clerk, John
Strong constable, David Valance select.
men, John Strong, Zadoc Everest and
Joshua Whitney first representative, John
Strong. The first county court was held
the first Tuesday in March, 1876, in the
tavern house of Y. Everest. The court held
its sessions in Addison until 1909, when it
was removed to Middlebury. William
Allls kept the first store, on the place now
occupied by his son, N. Allis.
A juvenile lodge Of good templars Is
soon to be organized at East Middebury.
Mr.. ]. Hill of Ripton has tapped few
naples and made quantity of syrup.
BENNINoToN.
i. p. Norton, esq, is quite i'll.
A new militia company was organized
last week with 81 members.
Miss Nora Leary of this village was mar