The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-17
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WEYBRIDGE.
/-Dnring the thunder shower of Fri.
/dsy evening, June 0, Mr.. Gordon Sprigg
had q valuable COW struck by lightning
and killed.
Tho ambitious biddy belonging Ia
Mr.. Edison l. Moody, whose exploits in
the large egg business we recorded two
or three weeks ago, has lately been
prompted to show her powers in another
direction. She is now laying small eggs.
The one shown us is something less than
a robins egg, measuring only 81 by 81
inchos in circumference.
4 The seventh session of the Addison
County Council Of Changers was held OF
Weybridge, Wednesday. BY a previous
arrangement of the business committee,
and upon the invitation of j. II. Sprague,
Esq, master Of Weybridge Grange, dele.
gates from the several Oranges of tho
n%eighboring towns came on in goodly
numbers, filling the Wesleyan church full.
so that temporary seats had to be pro.
vided TO accommodate the crowd. Prompt.
ly ct the business hour, and while the
company were admiring the tasteful dec.
o~rations of the church. the Worthy Mas.
ter, f. A. Smith, of Unity Grange. called
the Council to order, and in due form
proceeded to open the exercises Of the
day. A song of welcome by Weybridge
Grange was rendered in a style evinciDg
a heartincss not to be mistaken. At its
close, the Master introduced the Worthy
Lecturer, A. d. Carr. Esq, of Cornwall,
who proceeded TO address the Council,
taking for a theme New England Char.
acter and characteristics. No pen and
ink description can carry a proper idea
Of the eYcellences Of the production. Nj.
Carr is a clear.toned, fluent speaker, and
has a wonderful command Of words. which
he selects with a nice discrimination, to
bring out the clear ideas, couched IN his
beautiful sentences. To fully appreciate
the address, it should be heard. For a
full half hour he spoke, and so intensely
Interestingly that the stiffness of the con.
gregation seemed almost painful. He is
still a young man, of race natural talents
and generous culture, and with these fac.
mites properly directed, he seems des.
tined to take rank with the leading men
of the age Soon after the close Of this
address, the Council adjourned to their
hall, where a collation. was served by the
ladies o. Weyhtilge grange in rrofnso
abundance.
Every d~elicacy of the season which
the ingenuity of the good matrons could
invent, with the huge piles of substantial
food, graced the tables spread for guests.
numbering over two hundred. At half
past one O'Clock the Council again con.
vened in the church, where another ex.
,cellent address was delivered by r..
Bailey, Esq, Of Bridport Grange Mr..
Bailey is an independent thinker, an
energetic writer, a fluent speaker, and
withal a thoroughly practical farmer.
An address from such a man could not
fail to be interesting. He treated of
matters relating to the Grange--its con.
ception. rise, progress and benefits and
spoke rapidly to an apPreciative audience
over half an hour. These addresses
evinced much care in their preparation.
and were worthy the better classes of
cultivated minds. Following the address
OF MIR. Bailey, cam an extempore speech
from Hon. A. T. Smith, of New Haven,
with his characteristic humor, mingled
with a deal of good sense he spoke Of
the eorruptions Of the country. especially
in high places, the necessity of reform
and the reforma.ory tendencies of the
grange movement and other kindred in.
situations Of the land. and closed by an
appeal TO The young members of the
order, to remember their responsibility to
society, their country and their God.
The last paper prepared and read in the
afternoon was an eulogy Of Charles f.
Wright, late of New Haven, and q worthy
member Of Weybridge Grange, pro.
nounced by W. S. Wright, of Waltham.
1t was evidently prepared with much
care, and creditable to the good sense Of
the author, with his modest pre,ensions to
merit. Other gentlemen mad short
speeches, adding interest to the occasion.
10 the intervals between the several ad-
dresses and tho ordinary business of the
Council, the Weybridge choir. led by j..
A. Child, Esq. with Mrs. +. G. Jackman
OF Waltham, organist. entertained the
audience with music sweet and appropri.
ate to the occasion. Also. several ex.
cellent songs were rendered by Mrs. j..
II. Lockwood and Miss Hannah Bates.
Of Bristol Valley Grange. A resolution
rendering the thanks Of the Council to
the members of Weybridge Grange. Tor
their generous hospitality and excellent
music, was carried by q unanimous &C.
clamation. The session closed by sing.
ing the doxology /; and all retired we'll
satisfied with the exercises, and the pleas.
ure and profit derived therefrom.