The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-02-23

not, the estimable teacher being in sad at |
fiiction, and there being considerable |
sickness In the neighborhood.
r. A. Damon. 2 |, has been on the war |
path, aud, instead of scalps. captured the |
arstocratic oyster, had him served up In |
fine style and then called in his friends |
land there are scores of them) and had
regular jollifcation.
There were 81 births and deaths report
cd In town the past year. One district
clerk failed to report. The deaths and
births were about equal. The greatest
age of those dying was SO years, . months
and IL days.
Miss Carrie, daughter of Nathaniel
McQuivey, was attacked with diphthe-
ria Saturday, the I'd inst, and died on
Thursday following. She was emerging
into the brightness of glorious woman
hood. Other members of the family are
reported sick.
A barn owned by A. Whitcomb of
Bethel and situated on Frank Ripley's
farm, was broken down by the weight of
snow on the roof. The building was
rather aged and no great damage was
done except that ton or two of hay was
suddenly exposed to the elements.
Milo XIII, in the employ of Mrs. Eliza
McQuvey, got under the weather In
climbing the mountain. one night last
week and lost his watch, a SUN of money
and quantity of flour. Repeated in
quiries as to the whereabouts of the
property were unavai ing, until the per-
suasive powers OF search warrant
brought to light portion of the lost
plumber. Though the party with whom
1t was found SAYS that everything was
correct on his part, hearing is to be
had at an early day. \
Irving d. McQuivey died February 4,
aged 80 years. His disease was con-
sumption. In early manhood he went
to Kimball Union academy to fit for col
lege and had nearly completed the pre-
paratsry course of study. when his
health compelled him to give up study
and return to the labors of farm. This
he lid quietly and uncomplainlngly.
For some years this was favorable to
his health, so that 1t was scarcely sus-
pected by any but near friends. il even
by them, that he was seriously ill till
short time before his death. The
severity of this bereavment to wife and
children, to father and mother and
brothers and sisters Gin whose family cir
DEATH can only be understood by those
who have had some like sorrows. Mr..
McQuvey was highly esteemed as a
Deighbor and citizen, and his loss will be
deeply felt by the town as we'll as by the
church Of which he was member and
the Sabbath school of which he was
superintendent. He died in cheerful
1 Christian hope. X.
sHoREHAM.
Rev. s. A. Parker will preach in the
Universalist church in Shoreham next
Sunday, Feb. 25 subject in the after
noon: The Unity of Humanity"
yERGENNES.
The Detecting society is growing in
members daily.
yard and broke his leg.
Mrs. w. G. Sprague Is much better
and her speedy recovery Is looked for.
G. II. s. Pierce has returned. after an
absence of several days in Massachu-
sets.
Hon. B. b. Smalley of Burlington was
In town last Tuesday; also MIR. Henry
| Smltn OF the same place.
Kimbalrs grand drawing will proba-
bly, take place on Monday evening, Feb.
26, IL the returns all get in.
M. C. Healy Of Clinton, Mass, was in
town last week. Mr.. Healy was formerly
assistant superintendent at the Reform
school.
Ambrose Tatro lost a horse through
the ice, near the brick yard, one day last
week. The ice is considered safe, but he
probably got on weak spot.
| w. f. Green advertises his herd of Jer-
seys, Guernseys and Holstien cattle for
sale at auction, on account of his inju-
res received some days since.
The recent dance at the Addison town
hall was we'll attended, there being pres
ent from Vergennes Messrs., Thompson,
Lewis, Woodbridge and Kimball. c. w.
Read attended to the boys in good
shape, as he always does.
Your correspondent received an invi-
tation to attend the grand dance at the
Waterbury House, last Thursday even
ing. We notice on the committee of in
vitation George II. White, the popular
clerk at the Addison House.
j. H. Donnelly, In whose employ
Fred Dodge was, went to Kesne, N. H.,
to attend his funeral Dodge had suf-
fered considerably with rheumatism.
He will be missed here, rs he had been
employed as cutter for Mr.. Donnelly
for some time.
There seems to be dsarth Of news in
the ancient city. Everybody is good
and trying to keep Lent. On Wednes-
day evening Rev. ii. NJ. ID, nslow of
Trinity church, Rutland, delivered one
of the series of Lenten lectures at st.
Paul's church in this city.
Some l25 friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Smith of Addison paid them a
visit last Monday evening, 1t being the
twenty-fifth anniversary of their mar
rage. Several valuable presents were
left them, music and dancing were in
order and a bountiful repast WAS par
taken of. 1t Is safe to remark that
there Is no better place to spend an