The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-09
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Mrs. Harriet Tuckeris very low with chron
ic bronchial trouble.
How many young men (1) does It take TO SCI
q lady home from a social Rathering'
wonder what "uncle Vet" will take for tn,
land the town house and new school house stant
on.
Mis-. Tryphania Mateson slipped on the ic'
some time since and received fractured liml
in consequence. She has the sympathy Of thu
community.
-Mrs. Harriet Robbins is suffering severed,
from q complication OF diseases and the infrmi
ties Of age and late her friends have despairet
Of her recovery.
Despite the intense cold and winds q goodly
company gathered at E. q. Towards on the even
ing of the S0th ult. and had famous oyster sup
per, and liked It so well that they threaten to re
peat II soon and give the proceeds to the preach
err.
The school house in district No. 2 is rapidly
approaching completion; with lofty. well.lght
ed room, and furn. shed with desks of our beauti
tiful birch lumber. the interior presents fife
appearance, but we fear the district have made q
mistake In building as they did over the town
house; we liked the idea at FIRST but have changed
our mind.
We are not quite sure but that our friend o,
the Journal has got slightly ION the hip" in re
gard ~ the Jewett house. but we certainly obtain.
ed our Information from good authority: name
ly, from q person that acted as agent in H.,
absence OF MIR. Jewett. He says 1t was mort
than FULLY insuied 80 much 90. that rs soon as
he discovered the fact. affected insurance q
some property Of his own fearing what might
happen. Recent developments lead US to The
belief that tie FIR, ARCS. .rm wish to be
fully quit Of undes irable tenants. We can't tell
DoLtit?
The Yarmouth (Mass.) Register
gives an sppreciative obituary notice OF
Rollin o. Linsley, of Davenport, la,
wbo died in November last, He war
born in Ripton, VT, May 81, 1912. He
enjoyed In early lite Only the common
Of u distrsct school. " hei
the war Of the Union broke out he wa,
nineteen years Of age. He found biz
pl zee In the army, but was discharged
after one years service, the exposure
of life in the swamps of the Chickahou- |
my, and The hardships OF the Peninsu. |
lar campaign proving TOO much Tor bis |
strength. After a brief period of rest |
1t his home, he was so far recruited thu, |
he entered the Kimball Union Acade. |
my, at Meriden, N. H., to prepare fol
college. Here again, when the rebel |
Gen. Early made raid through Mary.
and he heard his cOuntry's call, aDo
volunteered for one hundred days.
Being ordered with his regiment Il
Baltimore he was soon placed III charg,
If four cen hundred prisoners at For,
Delaw are. A tier from these thank.
ny him for his kind attention va.
among the most cherished memorials vi
lis army life. He entered Dartmouth
College in 1865 and graduated In 1869
DE had the honor of a unanimous cleo
ion rs class Of at0r, and delivered will
sreat credit to himself All Grafton in tn,
presence OF vast number of the alum.
ii gathered 10 celebrate the centennial
If the college. He taught school fu
'ome time after his graduation. Ii,
vas afterwards admitted to the bar, ant
ettled III Davenport. He was COCO
,itizen and conscientious lawyer, anG
.ained the full esteem and confidence,
IT all who knew him. His health wa,
lever fully recovered, and for som,
ime before his death he was coDpelle,
y give up many cases and responsible.
les which his ability aud integrit,
to him. He lived and died ~
arrest and working christian. II,
eft wife aud infant child.