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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-02-15
FERRISBURGH.

On the 9th it showed most of the
day and. night There fell about seven
inches of very fne, dry snow. On the
10th the sleighing was enjoyed and the
jingling of bells expressed the welcome OF
snow; but alas, on the morrow it rained
and our sleighiug is nearly ruined.
AT the last annual meeting of the
Ferrisburgh Sportsmen's Association me
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year President, VIM. Leonard ;
vice president. John Caldwell secretary.
X. +. Robinson treasurer, Byron W.
Fields. The report of tho secretary
showed that fifty thousand Young salmon
had been placed in Lewis Greek, formerly
one OF the most noted streams in Vermont,
by the fish commissioner, through the Of.
forts OF the association. That although
there had been but two prosecutions for
the violation o. the game laws. there had
been very marked improvement in the
observance Of them. The laws in respect
to the use Of firearms on the Sabbath
day, and against the slaughter Of our 10.
nocent song'birds, have found active and
hearty supporters 10 the members of the
association. These organizations should
be begun and continued in every town in
the state. as we'll for morality and the
beautiful as for the gentle service of
woodorsit,"
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LINCOLN.

Mr., Merrill Barton is dangerously
sick with lung fever
-Lumbermen feel rather blue to see so
much sleighiug on bare ground.
A number of accidents have occurred
in the woods among the lumbermen thir
winter.
Prof. Hatch, of Middlebury, pro.
poses holding dancing school at @. E.
Varney's hotel this winter.
Noah Lathrop put his knee out Of
joint while rolling or working among
logs, one of them striking him.
Edwin Elliott slipped while work.
ing in the woods and struck his wrist on
a log, cutting the cord of his little finger.
Eddy Page, aged fourteen, son OF
Ezra V. Page, died of diptheria this
week. This disease is quite prevalent in
town,
-Protracted meetings have been held
at the Union church under the labors OF
hevs. y. w. Buzzell, Blackman, Burgess
and d. T. Brooks.
Peter LaramY folled a tree which
lodged and slid back from the stump and
struck him on the ankle. pushing him
back against log and holding him fast
until he obtained help.
Miss Hannah Barnard, daughter OF
the late John Barnard, was recently sem
fenced to The Vermont reform school for
continual assault and improper conduc:
towards her mother.
Page Colby recently struck an axe
into tho ball Of bio foot. p.oe;as i- -.
enough to cut off the bones and cords to
the first two toes. He was alone, and
hobbled and crawled along, calling for
help, and putting snow in his face to
keep himself from iaiuting.
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LEICESTER.

The venerable Rev. z G, Pickett il
confined to his house by indisposition
We h0pa to see him out again soon.
Rev. G. f. Hewes, of Utica, N. Y,
will deliver lecture on temperance in
the church 10 this place on Saturday
evening, February 26. Mr.. Hewes is an
able and interesting lecturer and we hope
all will 60 to bear him. Let US give him
a full house.
Our merchant. Mr.. VIM. G. Derby,
hnding his space not adequate to his
needs, has enlarged and otherwise i'm.
proved his store, making it more conve.
nient and pleasant. He claims to sell
goods Of first class quality and at cen.
tennial prices. Call and see about it.
The house now being built by Frank
Chandler, Esq, in the east part of the
town, at the head of Silver Lake, intend.
ed for a public summer resort, will ac.
commodste fifty or sixty boarders, and
when completed, with all its surround.
ings,viz: the pleasure driving park around
the lake, the one hundred feet observatory
on one of the Green Mountain peaks a
few rods distant, overlooking more than
live thousand sqaaro miles OF Vermonts
beautiful and varied scenery, and the
lake substantially fenced off iu such q
way that each apartment will contain its
separate kind of fish.
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GOSHEN,

Good sleighing has been in great
demand and if the people could get a
supply it would be duly appreciated.
The interest in the religious meeting,
has increased. The meetings are held al
the church and some of tho school houses
two or three evenings in the week. Some
evenings meetings have been held at pri
vate houses. ~
January ~ was the thirtietb ami,
'versary of the marriage Of human Allen
Esq, and Minerva Capen. Some of their
numerous friends conceived the idea oil
giving Mr.. and Mrs, Allen surprise on
the evening of this anniversary, which wat
cbeerfully seconded by the people in all
parts of the town. About seven O'Clock a
team drove up TO the door and immedi.
atey others, in quick succession, came
each bringing load of cheerful happy
friends who literally filled the house
which they had apparently taken by
storm" The surprise was SUCCESS. Mr..
and Mrs. Allen bad not had an intimation
that they we're to have company that
evening and had contemplated visiting a
neighbor but man who works for Mr.
Allen understood the programme and 10.
auenced them to remain at home that
evening After the salutations and greet.
iugs we're over and good social visit put
in running order, in which all participat.
ed, the ladies', who bad planned and help
ed to execute the surprise, set tables
loaded with delicious eatabes which they
bad cooked for the occasion and taken
along with them. Some more than one
hundred were seated az the tables, each
iaring sumptuously. While seated at the
tables beautiful poem was read by Miss
Laura l.. Hooker, which she had written
Tor the occasion. Some of the party pro-
posed that Mr. and Mrs. Allen should be
married again H. 2. Churchill, Esq,
was called upon to marry them he re.
spondcd to tho call, the ceremony being
in verse. Many articles Of beauty and
utility we're presented to Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen, who not only spoke but acted as if
they were really thankful for the presents,
and also for the social interview with
their friends. At late hour the party
broke up. AS they were about to leave,
Mrs. Allen invited them to attend her
golden wedding" 1t is hoped that oil
will accept the invitation SO that it may
not be a surprise"
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Remember the place to buy -four is
of j. E. Ainsworth.
will exchange good sewing ma.
chine for good wood Isquire at my
store. VIM. s. ALDEN
LAST CALL.-All persons indebted to
William Slade are requested to call aud
settle 1T once aud save costs Business"
All persons indebted to the late firm
of Ainsworth & Dodge are requested to
call aud settle at once, as our accounts
must be settled up
Prices for saving soft lumber at
Martin 4 Upper mill have been re
duced from SO to 81 50 per thousand ;
hard lumber from 81 TO So so. 46 5s
There will be meeting Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Uniou IN
the vestrY OF the Methodist church.
Wednesday, February Is, at three O'Clock
10 the Afternoon The executive com
mi'tee are requested to come together at
halt past two Tor special business.
Miss NJ. 4. STEELE. Recording Sec.
j. l.. Buttolph has located bis Office
in Buttolph block. over Farnsworth x
FIetcher's hardware store where he will be
glad to receive his debtors for thirty days
to come. The time for settling with the
principal instead Of an attorney has been
thus far extended on account Of the bad
weather during the past mouth. At 2w
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SHOREHAM.
e. Newell made, last autumn. eight
hundred barrels of cider.

e. Newell made, last autumn. eight
hundred barrels of cider
We throw tho blame upon "our
devil" for printing Farnham-Fanshaw
in last weeks paper.
The Congregational church choir is
among the best in the state, led by g. N.
North. The organist is Oliver Wocott,
sou Of Des. Wolcott, and he has but few
equals in this line for one of his years.
This valley is noted for its fine flavor
ed fruit, common and grated, aud wero it
not for the boier this would be place 20
ship apples from instead Of to. AS it is
most seasons fad us well supplied,
Our grist mill with its modern i'm.
provements has been and is doing large
business. First class -four is here made
and such as you rarely see. This mill is
not only jointed within but papered,
Everything is done with neatness and dis.
patch. 1t is owned and conducted by Mr..
Lyman.
Wednesday evening there we're gath
cred, old and young, over two hundred
around "Ye Centennial Oyster Supper"
A special table for Eye old folks" on
which were seen antique styles Of crock.
cry, one hundred years old. Young men
we're dressed in the OLD Continental
fashion-three cornered hats, swallow
tailed coats, short pants, long stockings
with knee buckles. Now and then we
noticed one in the old British uniform of
red coats, with the insignia and sword OF
general officer. Young ladies wore
dresses and caps a century old. Of the
Washingtonian style, some With gold
beads o. an ancient date. We saw a
black satin dress one hundred years old.
Among the antiquities brought together
we observed two Bibles printed in 1871 ;
one of Baxter's works, one hundred and
eighty years old ! gold. silver and copper
coins, one hundred aud twenty years old /;
pewter plates and cups, powder horns,
muskets, wooden bowls and trenchers,
knives and forks, pocket knives. half
dozen silver teaspoons, swords and anow
shoes. English and Indian axes-all OF
these from one hundred to one hundred
and City years old.
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BRIDPORT.

sror THIEF.-Ths Bridport aud Add
son Detecting Society held their annual
meeting at Bridport, Monday Feb. 7,
1876. and the following persons wore
elected officers for the year ensuing:
President, Rector Gage; vice presi.
dent, j. j. Crane secretary, Fl. N. Sol
lace; treasurer, NJ. X. Barbour com.
mittee Of safety, Edgar Groveuor, o,
A. Smith. j, o. Hamilton, 4. Bailey, j
N. Smith ; pursuers, Jonathan Wilmartb
3. A. Williams, George W. Converse, j,
W. Pratt, Ii. Dexter, W. d. Clark, r.
Golf, @. W. Barbour, j. Fletcher, j. r.
Crane, o. W. Pratt. j. I. Lamos, w. o.
Kinds, Il. Smith, G. T. Whitford, o. H.
Fisher. j. NJ Russell, r. G. Converse,
Ed. Gorhsm, T. s. Warner.
Treasurer reported s5ls.55 10 biz
hands.
u. N. SsLLAeR, Secretary.
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WHITING.

Our winter weather is as changesble
as some peoples nind; hardly twenty four
hours alike.
Two of our boys got into quarrel a
few days ago. From hard words they
came to blows. Result, black eye 70.
ceived by one of the parties. f., you
mustn't quarrel il you don't want your
eyes BACKED.
The funeral of Mrs. Platt Ketcham
was held at the Union church on Thurs
day, Feb. 10. Sermon by Rev. Mr.. Sla.
SOD, assisted by Row. Lyman Smith. Text
blessed are the dead who die in the
Lord, from honceforth." A large number
of deaths for the number of inhabitants,
have occurred in town within year, and
mostly of middle aged people.
A donation visit and oyster supper
for the benefit Of Rev. l.. Smith was held
at tho Baptist parsonage on Thursday
evening, Feb. 10. A goodly number Of
old and young assembled at an early hour,
aud were cordially welcomed by the pas.
tor and his wife. Tho ladies with mys.
terious bundles hid away under shawls
instinctively found their way to the kitch.
en-, while their other halves. with an in.
nocent air of knowing nothing about it,
enjoyed themselves hugely in social con.
versation Soon the appetiziug odor Of
delicious coffee caused an air OF expect.
ancy to diffuse itself among those present
Now, the old adage that anticipation ia
better than participation" need no more
to be discussed by unaedged orators in
country lyceums, for the testimony Of
every one present goes to prove that the
reverse is, or at least was the truth on the
evening in question, for the tables we're
loaded with choice viands which the
ladies of Whiting know SO we'll how to
prepare. After partaking literally Of the
feast spread before them, and enjoying
themselves few hours as fancy dictated
the company left at seasonable hour,
leaving about forty dollars as a substan-
tlal token of their respect and esteem,
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VERGENNES.

President Buckham supplied tho
pulpit at ,he Congregational church last
Sabbath.
Measles is the prevalent disease
here. as is also the case in some of the ad.
joining towns. This disease together
with whooping- cough has broken up some
schools in West Addison.
Trade and business dull the past
week ; although Saturday brought large
number of people into town and business
revived for the day. One important
branch Of industry here is door manu-.
facture, and that line of trade is just now
and has been for some time dull.
The books for the new library, not
named yet, some seven hundred in mum.
Der, have arrived and been placed in
charge of Miss Mary Tucker, the libra.
ran, and better choice could not have
been made. Coming as she does from lit.
erary family, with her natural talent
thoroughly cultivated, she cannot but add
rarely to the pleasure of visiting the old
and new authors by whom she is sur.
rounded. The library consists of two
pleasant rooms situated on Main street.
One to be fitted with shelves is tho H.
brary proper; the other, well lighted
and handsomely carpeted room, is fur.
nished with large, convenient tables,
where, when open to the public, will bo
found dailies, weeklies and periodicals, is
the reading room. The reading room
will be open five evenings in the week ;
the library three afternoons in each week
Miss Tucker has already completed GOV.
ering the books in heavy brown paper
covers, and is now engaged in number.
ing, cataloguing and arranging them into
their proper departments, as travel, his
tory, science, etc, When the late Miss
Susan Strong made the bequest to found
the library she preached the most effective
sermon against vice, intemperance and
immortality that was ever preached with.
in the limits Of tho city, me j,tdice.
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CORNWALL.

School closed in district No. 9 last
Wednesday. Mr.. A. W. Lamb now re.
turns to his class in college, having given
good satisfaction as teacher and won MANY
friends during his short stay.
John Heenan, of Washington Co.,
Pa, has purchased and shipped three
hundred merino rams for the Texas ms rket
within the past two weeks Most of them
were bought 10 Cornwall with the assist.
enc. Of II. u. T.,i
Rev. President Hubert, of Middle.
bury College, delivered bis lecture on
education to a large audience last Thurs
day evening iu the Congregational church
at the Centre, under the auspices of the
grange of the Patrons of Husbaudry. 1t
is a sound, practical and scholarly pro.
duction, aud he held the strictest and at
times almost breathless attention of the
audience for one hour aud half. At its
close hearty vote of thanks was rendered
him, which was accepted in few appro.
pirate remarks.
The sefappoiuted champion of
Cornwall's good people" seems to be
rather irritable and jealous of the pros.
perity of wool societies. l only notice the
article in last weeks REGISTER to deny
any intention on my part to slur or Sian.
der either of the societies mentioned, and
to say in conclusion (for the benefit of
readers Of the REGISTER outside of Corn.
wall)' that there are people living in this
town who are interested in something
besides the proper time of shearing hogs,
stacking fall blowing, or the exact size
to cut the hole in chickon pie to prevent
its being poisonous when ready for the
table,
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SALISBURY.

On Friday evening of next week the
children will give fair at the town hall.
MIR. Albert Thomas is very sick with
a fever. Dr.. Hincklcy is his attending
physician.
The mumps seem to DO raging very
extensively, nearly breaking up several Of
the schools.
The work on the new grist mill is
progressing finely under the management
of Rev. W. H. Utley.
MIR. Platt, law student with Orms.
bee & Briggs, of Brandon, is keeping a
very excellent school in the village.
AS in many other places there are
weekly and church sociabes, singing
schools, lyceums and prayer meetings.
The citizens of Salisbury were to
meet last evening to discuss a project to
establish a cheese factory in that town.
Some enthusiastic correspondent
proposes railroad from Leicester juno.
ton to Salisbury village and predicts the
realization Of such a project at some fu.
ture duy.
Last Saturday, while returning from
Brandon, Andrew Kelsey was taken sud.
denly ill when within about one mile of
his house, and by the assistance of one of
his neighbors he was taken home, where
he now lies in helpless condition.
REV. Mr.. Griffith, of New York
has been engaged to supply the Cong-e.
gational church until the first of May.
He gave very earnest sermon and ap.
peal to the church last Sabbath for re-.
vival of religion in this place, His labors
are looked forward to with prayerful in.
terest BY this people for an outpouring
Of Gods Holy Spirit.
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COUNTY NEWS.
To the Republican Town Com.
mittees Of the County of
Addison.

GENTLEMEN The political campaign
has opened. The call for the State Con.
vention 10 nominate delegates to the Ma.
tonnl Republican Convention. has been
Issued, and 1t is to be held at Burlington.
on Wednesday, the 26'h day of March.
1876 at ii o'clock A. N. 1t now be.
comes your duty to make ali proper prep
arations for the primary meetings to elect
delegates Tor the representation of your
towns in the convention according to the
provisions Of the call. to which I refer
you for information. Let the calls for
the primary meetings he issued early and
all possible pains DO taken to insure fair.
ness in the proceedings and proper repre-.
sentation as the result. append list
of the names Of the committees, for the
purpose of reminding those who may have
forgotten their responsibility, aud if any
members have deceased, or removed, or
refuse to act, the remaining members Of
each committee ore authorized to proceed
without them.
LYMAN L. KNAPP.
China Republican Co. Com
Town COMMITTEES.
Addison-C. W. Read ,Asahel Barnes,
II. Gorham.
Bridport-N. s. Bennett, f. S. Petit.
bone,
Bristol-E. A, IIasseltine. H. Q.
Barnes, NJ. d. Parmelee.
Corvallis. s. Gibbs, Il. Sanford. L.
r. Robbins.
Ferrisburgh-M. +. Allen. John Cad.
we'll, H. G. Martin, Vim Allen, James
Field.
Goshen-H. 2. Churchill, j. Wash.
burn, j. Carson,
Grauville-A. f. Kennedy, X. NJ.
Hubbard, w. G. Chaffee.
Hancock-A, Taylor. @. NJ. Robbins,
II. N. Bull.
Leicester-A. L. Stanley, VIM. Pow.
ers, d. l.. Smith.
lhncoln-O. Is. Hanks, Nj. j. Stearns,
L. Purinton.
Middlebury-A. P. Upper, L. U.
Barrows, A. Chapman, Allen II. Foote,
L. j. Matthews
Monkton-Casper Dean, H. Il. Bald
win. Ii. b. Williams, George F. Skiff, II.
o. Smith.
New Haven-S. b, NJ. Cowles, Frank
Smith. X. b. Hickok, c. w. Mason, e.
II. Squires.
Orwell-E. NJ. Wright. 8. II. Bsscom,
Charles Sanford.
Pantou-Loyal Kent, Emerson Hol.
land, Silas Tappsu.
RiptOn-J. Battell, II. B. Ripley. P.
Billings.
salisbury-L. N. Waterhouse, r. D.
! Hsddsn. Chester Kingsley.
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q CHOICE MUSIC BOOKS.

Gems of English Song 232 pages.
rs charming Songs for the price Of s songs
Gems of German Song POO pages.
100 Of the best. for the price Of 10 songs.
Gems of Scottish Song 200 pages,
l57 Of the sweetest, for the price of IL songs.
Gems of Sacred Song. 200 pages.
100 Of the most celebrated, for the prics u 10
songs.
Moore'S IRISH Melodies. 200 pages.
100 of rare beauty for the price Of 10.
Wreath of Gems. POO pages.
100 Songs, carefully culled from a much larger
number.
Shower of Pearls. 24O pages.
81 OF tho choicest vobal Duets for the price Of
10.
operate Pearls. 200 pages.
80 Of the most fayorite songs Of so operas.
Silver Chord 200 pages.
100 Songs, In great variety, for the price Of 10.
'songs, In Sheet Music form costs from 80 to
so cts each. Nicely packed in these elegant
looks, they cost from to 1 cts. each.s
HThe pages 10 these fine volumes are all OF
Full Sheet Music siEe.s
Price of each book In Boards. $3.50 Cloth, s. ;
Gilt, 81.
OLIVER DITSON e co.
POSITION.
{ VI. DnsoS L Co., J. 4. DnsoS 4 Co.,
I'll Broadway, 'uccessors to Lee 4 Walker,
New York. Phila.
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A CARD.

Tho success Of the Mother Goose party was ow-
ing to the energy Of the ladies united with the
kind assistance Of the gentlemen.
The members Of the Womsn's Christian Tenn
peranco Union wish to return thanks
First, to tho Middlebury Band for the llno
music they gave to the entertainment;
Second, to Messrs Knapp 4 Bailey for their
lebors and generosity;
Thirdly, to Messrs. Trip, Twitahel, Monroe
and L Chapman together with large number of
others who did SO much to help and encourage:
and,
Fourth, to Mr.. Rider and Charlie Hyde, his
clerk, for regulating the tableau lights, which
were unusually fine.
BY order Of the Executive Committee.
MARY L. STEELE, Recording Sec
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Shoroham-H. s. Brookius, j. b. Tot.
tingham, d. @. Smith.
Starksboro- Sidney Bushnell, o. d.
Baldwin, Daniel Orvis.
Vergennes-Jamos Crane, j. II. Lu.
ola, j. Il. Roberts, W. Sheriff., @. W.
Strong.
Waltham-W. s. Wright, o. g. Ba.
con, W. f. Frisbee.
Weybridgc-E. s. Wright, j. +. Cot
ton, Fl. b. Hagar.
Whiting-W. P. Wright, A. f. Els.
worth, A. H. Hubbard,
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BRISTOL.

Rev. A. G. Jacobs, who removed
from Bridport to this place last May, has
been offered five dollars an evening to 60
to Boston and teach vocal music. but ow.
ing to the severe sickness of his father. to
whom he gives his closest attention, be
was compelled to decline the offer.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-02-15

For Coughs and Throat Disorders use
browns Bronchial Troches." having
proved their efficacy by test Of mauy
years
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] Il. AINSWORTH

~ . will continue the business at the old stand,
Thanking the people Of Middlsbury and vicinity
for their former liberal patronage. assure them
that shall endeavor to make "Central Market"
es acceptable 10 the future as we trust II has been
IN the past J. =. AIAsWoRTH.
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RIPTON.

"A communication from Ripton. re.
lied 49, i-.- r. .L;- ;----. I'LL -oaa;..
attention next week.
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l NISSOLuTION.

~ The firm of Ainsworth L hodge Is this
day dissolved by mutual consent, Mr., Dodge re.
firing. We hope all having unsettled accounts
with the late firm, will see the Importance Of an
immediate settlement ]. Z. AfESwORTH,
Middebury, Feb. 7. H. B. DODGE
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posr OFFICE NOTICE.

NAILS ARRIVE,
From Ripton, Granville, Hancock,
. East Middlebury, Cornwall, West
Cornwall and Bridport 300 A. NJ
mail from north 9:45 A. NJ
WAY, Rutland and Albany, 500 A. M
New YorSA LAS F. NJ
New YORK, south, APO p. NJ
MSss CLOSE
wav mail oo;no sop,hN o:l6 A. NJ
=" north $40 P. NJ
Mails for Ripton, Granvilles Han
cook, East Middlebury, Cornwall,
West Cornwall and Bridport 4;C0 p. N
Closed mail for N. York, Albany, -
Boston and Rutland, 700 P. NJ
8 TRACY. NM.
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President Buckham supplied the
pulpit at ,he Congregational church last
Sabbath.
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NOTICES..

Remember the place to buy -four j.
of j. L. Ainsworth.