The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-24
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the same number as last term.
The attendance NJ the County
Council, 7. of H., the 10Th, was very
large.
Quite a number of our people at
tended the Junior exhibition Tuesday
evening.
The Good Tcmplars give an enter
tainment next week, and we bespeak
for them a full house.
DIR. Root gave a temperance lecture
at the town hall, Monday evening,
which was well attended.
The exhibition of the "Cooley sys-
tenn" by Mr. Dorsey, in the town hall,
Monday, was quite largely attended.
Mr.. A. T.. Stanley, of Leicester,
gave an interesting address on the coun-
ty grange meeting last week.
Mrs. Calvin Squier, who received
injuries and q dislocation of her shoul-
der, a few weeks since, is slowly recov-
efing.
The story of the Bristol litter ofthir-
teen pigs last week was an insignificant
affair after all. The same week Il SOW
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Brooksville had a litter of sixteen pigs.
fourteen Of which are thriving and Wig
orOus.
-Othniel Jcwctt Butlolph. Il native
of this town, but a resident until within
q few years of Essex, and since 1869 of
Buffalo, N. V, died at the latter place
on the 9th ult., at the age of fifty years
and six months. lie has relatives and
friends still living in several towns in
this county.
The deceased was the victim of num-
bcrless misfortmcs and much physical
suffering. At seven the sight of his
right eye was destroyed by n table fork.
A year later he had n hay fork driven
through his skull, but no permanent in
jury resulted. AT nine he was thrown
from a horse but received no permanent
injury. AT eleven he was partially
crippled by the severing of the cords Of
his foot with an axe. A little later he
was seriously injured by being thrown
from wagon. At fifteen he was thrown
from n wagon and received injuries to
his hip which gave him much trouble in
after years, AT seventeen he fell from
a bridge, striking upon his head and
neck, and received injuries which made
him a cripple for life, causing ossifica-
tion of the spinal joints and bending him
up double. lie was frequently after
wards the subject of serious injuries
from falls, and his death was much has
tened by the shock of a fall and fracture
of his arm q few months ago. lie was
q religious man, and he died with n firm
hope of a glorious Immortality beyond
the grave.
MARCH MEETING o. II ADDISON
COUNTY Council p. OF II. THURS
DAY, MARCH 10, 1877.-Notwithstand-
ing the bad travelling, the attendance at
this session wa very large, far greater
than the size and capacity of the hall
could accommodate. as all could not
find room within. The morning session,
after organization, was spent in reports
ty, and t%ransacting some routine bust
present: Master +. Smith of New IIa-
ven Mills, who presided as usual with
dignity, ease and promptness; Secre-
tary VIM. Wright of Waltham; Lee
turcr A. f.. Carr of Cornwall. AS we
have no minutes of the opening of the
meeting. we are not informed who filled
the other positions or Offices on the occa-
sion. The following gentlemen report
ed their different oranges in good and
prosperous condition: Messrs. Ford
and Matthews pheasant Valley, Mid
dlcbury Furguson and Searle, Bristol, :
Matthews, Cornwall; Ellis, Leicester
Lee and Purinton, Lincoln; Stowe,
New Haven: Smith (Unity), New Ia
ven Mills, Sneeden, Waltham; Barton
and Hurlbcrt, Weybridgc. The other
oranges in the country were not report
ed. AMER these reports, the Council
adjourned to accept an invitation given
of the dinner furnished by them at
guests of the Council. Over two hun
dred accepted this invitation, and were
fed in the sumptuous style that Partcl
usually does such things. Upon cas-.
sembling after dinner, the Council elect
ed the following officers 10 serve tho
coming year: Master, Col. T.. :. STOW
ell, Cornwall: ovcrsccr, Philo :. Sew.
erance, Middlebury; lecturer, A. T.
Stanley, leicester; steward, a. Fur
guson, BrisiQli assistant steward, II.
A. Crane, New Haven; lady assisian'
steward, Miss Jenny MAYNARD, Middle
bury; chaplain, Henry Wilmarth. Ad-
Olson; treasurer, Elisha Purinton,
Bristol, secretary, j. a. Childs, Wey'
bridge; gate keeper, &, G, Wicker
New Haven; Ceres, Mrs. q. &, Wick
or, New Haven; Pomona, Mrs, philC
$. Severance, Middlebury; Flora. Mis-
Anna Stowell, Cornwall. The Council
accepted an imitation from Noun
Abraham Grange, to meet with then
and hold the meeting of the count,
Counsel at Lincoln, in June. The eXer
cises of the afternoon were continued
by an essay, read by Al Stowe o
Weybridgc, upon usury, and q plea loI
the legal rate of interest. An addres
was then delivered by Col. +. :. Stow
ell of Cornwall, which We publish else
whero, Miss Anna Stowell gave
touching recitation of the "N1ay Queen
and A. L. Stanley or Leicester, gay,
an excellent address upon "Thc Grange
its Necessity and Work. The eXer
cises were interspersed with cxcellcn
music, rendered with good taste an,
feeling, by q qpartpite choir, consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edison noud, q, {
Wicker and sister, of the New iiayel
Grange. j. A. Childs, Of Wcybridge
, introduced resolutions of thanks Il
New Haven Grange for their abundan
and excellent entertainment: to IN
choir for their very fine music; TO tn
? speakers for their instructive, entertain
ing and stirring essays and addresses
and to Miss Anna sioWeli for hor OK
quisltely beautiful rendering Of the Ala.
Queen ;and finally, TO tho retiring officer
for the faithful, able and impartial man
ner in which their duties have been dis
charged. After singing the doXolog,
by the whole audience, the Council al
journed, leaving the impression upol
all present that the grange was a sue
cessfnl and useful institution, and tina
IL had come TO take up its permanen
residence among ps,
FERRISBTRGH.
"A, T., Bell has rented and move