The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-03-05
EAST MlDDLEBURY.

The epidemic still prevails.
Milo IIawlcy died the Doth ult
We learn that The intoxicat Il COM
planned of have settled.
Nelson Stones family ave gone to
a factory in Mass.
We hear that j. w. King has enter
cd into contract to look after the care
and comfort of Mrs. Judd Sergeant
during her life.
Two on The sick list are connted
among the uncertain for recovery.
Three from our veteran list have died
this winter. They will be missed from
the ranks of the living.
Your correspondent has two hens
which lost their crops from meal freez-
ing therein, portion falling of. Yet
they live, cat well, and appear good as
new.
The other day we entered Mr.. A.
Peck's new machine shop, and found a
greatRimprovcment for the dispatch OF
business in his department. Several
hands are at work night and day saw
ing the birch.
At regular meeting of Cold Spring
Lodge, No. "a, |. o. &. IT,, Feb. 80,
1888, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Whsrfas. Our Heavenly Father has seen fit in
his Divine wisdom and providence Ia remove
from our presence our venerable aged and beloy
Ell brother. Norman Topper, therefore,
| Resolred, That while we bow in humble sub
mission 10 the Divine VIII. still we deeply mourn
the loss OF no true and devoted brother. wht
WAS n strong advocate of the cause of temperance
both by preccpt and example, and whose every
| action tended to the advancement of our noble
order, the motto of which, "faith, Hope am,
| Charity" he So well eNempliflcd.
| Resoirfd, That We extend our heartfelt sympa-
thies 10 the friends of The deceased. who are thu
afflicted by the loss of The prep and stay of the
home. an aged husba nj and father, whose kind
ness and sympaii i's they will So much miss.
Resolred. I hat Ms trihute Of our love and res
pect for our departed brother the rgalia of on
| Lodge bc draped in mourning Tor the period o
thirty days.
Resoired. That copy ef these resolutions b.
presented To the family of the deceased in tokei
Of our sympathy, and that copy he furnishc,
the county papers for publication, and also tina
they he placed ON the records Of our Lodge.
| kEunEs A. DAMON, Sec.
I/DEATH OF NORMAN TUPrER.-No
Npan Topper, Esq. was born in Char
Iotie, Oct. 4. 1874. and died at Eas
| Middlebury, Feb. 90, 1880, at the age o
Mr.. Topper was much in public life
Y commencing this service very early. A
Jthe age of twenty he was a member O
Me volunteer company, raised III hi
neighborhood, which marched for Tho
relief of Pittsburgh during the war o
1912. They were upon the lake Sept
| IL, 1914, while the battle was going on
He was also bearer of dispatches {
Pittsburgh, fording the lake in III
night, crossing ON the bar, having beel
selected for this purpose OH account {
J his courage. lie is supposed TO hav
been member of the Council of Cei
! sors, early appointed for the the revi
: ion of the state constitution. Whe
about twenty-one of age he was appoin
ed constable OF the town. lie wa
early chosen Justice of the peace, an
held that Office for flfty-five or fit,
seven consecutive years, his exec
lent judgement, integrity and thorone
acquaintance with law commcndin
him TO thcir protracted service. II
acquaintance with law became so tho
ough, SO far ms Justice trials were co
cerned, that Inc was employed to col
duct many cases as attorney in Il
Justice courts where he did moi presid,
r He was often upon the grand and pei
jnries.
Mr.. Topper has been man of gre
2 industry and continued this habit
his life time as We may say, 10 The las
:, lie put his mind into his work. 4
was endowed with an inventive gl
D which he emplo, cd successfully in Ii
. calling. In his early manhood he b
I came interested 10 invent machinery
the construction of window blinds al