The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-09

, The following officers of st. Stcph.
Z ems parish were elected on Monday after
Easter for the present year; clerk, ii. l..
, Sheldon; treasurer, G. Il. Pinney; col
: lector, e. p. Russell; auditors, II. L.
Sheldon, e. p. Russell; vestrymen,
Albert Chapman, Geo. G. Chapman, e.
l p. Russell, +. w. Halsey, Warner
Judd, Edwin Vallctte, ii. l.. Sheldon,
e. Mussey; wardens, Albert Chap
r man, Geo. G. Chapman delegates to
! diocesan convention, Albert Chapman,
Geo. g. Chapman, e. p. Russell; alter
mates, e. Musscy, w. ii. Sheldon, j.
w. Chapman.
MEETING OF Town OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tho Town Superintendent of Ad-
olson county met according to law at
court house in Middlebury, OH Tues
! day last, April 6. Thirteen of the
|, twenty three towns in the county were
represented, as follows: Dridport, e. II.
Wilcox; Cornwall, l.. w. Peet; Fer
\ risburgh, Geo. Z. Collins; Goshen, ii.
u. Churchill; Leicester, /. ii. Norton;
Middlebury, Ezra Braincrd; New
Haven, S. II. nj. Cowles; Orwell, Geo.
A. Kimball; Ripton, N. A. McQuivey;
Salisbury, q. NJ. Bump; Shorehan, II.
Brookins; Walthan, w. S. Wright
Weybridge, Geo. T.. Childs. Judge
Brookins was elected chairman, and
Ezra Brainerd, secretary, of the Board.
1t was voted to hold the annual exam
nations on Thursday, April %, and
Thursday, Nov. IS, at ga. NJ. The per
cent required on the written cxamina-
ton was 70; 10 candidate falling be-
low so per cent in any one subject to
receive q certificate. Voted that all
teachers be required to secure their GER
tificates in the town in which they are
to teach. The county board of exam
incrs were elected as follows: Hon. Il.
Brookins, Shoreham; III. III. Ross,
Vcrgenncs; G.. ID. Mead, Middlcbury.
After the adoptions Of the list of ques-
tons for the two public examinations,
the convention adjourned. ~
W SAD DROWNING ACCIBENT.-Mr. Alec
l1t. Robinson was drowned in Lemon
Fair near the covered bridge, last Mon
day night. Mr.. Robinson had been
carrying on the Dana place in Corn
wall for some time past, but had re-
Gently purchased farm near the rail |
road depot in New Haven, and had be- |
gun moving his household goods. lie |
was returning from such trip Monday |
evening, passing through Middlebury |
village between seven and eight O'Clock. |
The evening being very dark, he stop |
ped at Mr.. D. =. Lees and borrowed |
lantern. This was the last seen of him |
alive. Just before reaching the bridge
there is a place where the horses had |
been accustomed to cross the stream on |
the ice during the winter. There is a |
turn in the road at this point so that |
the winter roadway was more direct |
than the highway. 1t is supposed that
the unfortunate man, being unable to |
see the road, allowed his horses to take |
their own course, and they left the |
road and went into the lot through the |
open gateway and plunged into the
stream, which was swollen by the |
thaw. The box became detached from
the wagon and floated on the water. |
lie made loud cries for assistance
which were heard, and the neighbors
went to the place, but he was not to be |
seen. The horses had got across and
were lodged in some willow trees,
whence they were rescued. The search
was continued during the night and
until Tuesday noon, when the body
was found some thirty rods below the |
place where the fatal plunge was
made. lie had reached within quar-
ter of mile of his home when he met
his death. Mr.. Robinson was about
thirty-fve years Of age. He leaves a
wife to mourn his sudden and tcrribie'I
loss. n |
~ EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Too cold for sap.
The line storm lingnrs, and the
snowy sky falls down upon us.
On Monday, Royal Farr, Jr., was
carried to the insane asylum at Brattle-
boro.
The Sabbath storm prevented quite
a number from attending the preaching
of Bishop Peck.
The crop-robbed hens arc doing
well; one has entered the laying ranks,
and passed the first degree.
Henry Jackson has rented Apollos
Austin's farm for the present year, and |
takes possession this week.
There are many changes taking
place this spring. Almon Woodceck |
has bought the Grant place near the
schoolhouse.
Dist. No. II elected their officers
on the 3Oth, as follows: Moderator, s. |
w. Bidwell; clerk, A. ii. Matthews;
collector, Geo. w. Sessions; committee, |
j. p. Fem; treasurer, A. ii. Matthews;
auditors, S. w. Bidwell, A. G. Sumner,
ID. Withcrell. Expenses of the district
for the past year, Sl3l.90; voted to |
raise lax of thirty cents on the dollar
to support seven months school the
coming year.