The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-15
BRISTOL.

DUIC vi.
-I:ev. J. s. Small is visiting friends
in town.
&C. NJ. Wilds returned home Friday
last for summer vacation.
Next Sabbath, at 3 Z. NJ, Rev. L. l..
Walker will preach nj the school-house
in South Starksboro.
Julius Hill and Watson Varney
have been dangerously i'll with the mea-
slcs. but are now convalcscent.
Butter brought only is cents per
pound last Saturday for prime lots, and
the farmers feel rs if II was pretty hard
times.
james Head and Willis X. Peake
are Mt home after a fortnight's sojourn
at the Saranac Lakes. They would
readily pass for full-fledged grangers.
DR.. Prime, assisted by Drs. Kent
and Hasseltine, successfully removed
a schirrus tumor for Mrs. ARA Smart
last Sunday. The tumor was on the
left side and had commenced liberation.
The microscope revealed the true schir-
rus cell.
This village came nea being the
scene of a terrible accident, last Satur-
day evening. AS Mrs. Munroy Parme-
lee and Mrs. Jackman were driving
down Mill hill, the harness gave way
and let the wagon on to the horse,
which became frightened and jumped
of tho bridge at the foot of the hill, a
distance of about twelve feet, into the
water, dragging the ladies with him.
The wagon vas completely demolished,
but, strange to say, tho ladies were not
seriously Injured. 1t vas a narrow es-
cape from a fearful death.
regret to the sudden
death, after a brief illness, of Winter
II. Hollev, Esq, of Bristol. Mr.. Hol-
ley had for a long period been a promi-
neut and honored citizen of this town,
and was a gentleman of unblemished
character, who was respected and be-
loved by all who knew him. lie was
for many years q successful and pros
porous merchant. In 184l he represent
cd Bristol in the general assembly.
During President L~incoln's administra-
ton he was appointed postmaster, and
served in this position with great fideli-
ty. He had been for many years, and
was al the time of his death, n director
Of the bank of Vergennes. Though
modest and unobtrusive in his inter-
course with his fellows, he was a man
of marked and positive character, and
one who will be widely missed and
mourned. MI. Holley died on Sunday
morning, June 10, aged about seventy
years. His funeral at his late residence
occurred Tuesday forenoon. \
" edward L. Fitch died suddenly Al
: lhis residence on North street, Saturday
4 evening. Mr.. Fitch was as well as usu-
al, apparently, the day before his death,
and walked down to the village. Sat
urday morning, he MIXED his cow, as
usual. The cause Of his death was q
stomach trouble from which he has suf
iered for many years. A post-mortem
examination revealed the fact that his
disease was dilataUion of the stomach
that organ being dilated TO the cxtraor
binary capacity of three gallons. Mr.
I Fitch was a SON of Capt. L. l.. Fitch
formerly of Middlebury, and was him
self a resident of Middlebury till eighf
years ago, when he removed 10 this vii
lage. He was a brother of Mrs. Dea
Boyce of Middlebury. At the time O
his death he was slxty-seven years old
$ not seventy-six, as the Gazette states
D He was a consistent member OF the NJ
E. church for twenty-four years. Iii
e funeral was attended Monday at on,
O'clock, at the NJ. L. church, Rev. +. I.
Walker officiating, assisted by Rev. NJ
, d. Hall.