Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-05
ADDISON COUNTY.


Ntddlcbury.
With It's issue for last week the Addison
County Jourhai goes out of existence It's
types, presses stock, subscrption-list and
good will have been sold to the Register
company. and hereafter we shall have only
one paper printed in Middlebury, unless
some vcnturcsome person appears TO start
another. The JOarndi was started six years
ago last spiing by Cobb, Fuller & Smith.
Mr.. Cobb afterwards went out and the paper
was run by Smith & Fuller until year ago
last spring, when Smith left, and the pub
fishers since that time have been Cobb Il
Fuller The J0urHdi hurt the register CON
sderably and drew largely from its subsCrip-
ton list ut the outset and has been hurting it
ever zee, by reason, among other things,
Of its cutting down the subscription price.
Now that is all ended, and we are not likely
to lave two newspapers in MiIdcbuiy
again, unless the town grows largely In pop
ulalion.
According to announcement, the dcdca-
ton of the new Baptist church took place on
Thursday afternoon the dedication services
lasting from half-past one until four. The
Baptist population here is but small one,
but when the SET vices began the church was
filed to overlooking by the members Of the
church and friends from the other churches.
Several ministers from abroad were
present, and most OF the Nliddlebu
clergy Of other denominations honor
the occasion with their presence. r.
dedication sermon was preached by
by Rev. H. @. Dewitt, ID. d., of Canandai
qua, New York 1t was an excellent dis
course, and of much the same character as
those always delivered on such occasions
Rev. MIR. llibhard pastor Of the church, sub
mtted n statement of the affairs of the
church, which showed that the church was
out of debt so far as the cost of the site and
the expenses OF building were concerned, and
that all that was now owed was portion Of
the pastors salary. A collection was taken
up and over SEQ was raised in short time
In the evening" a lecture on the Chinese
| question was delivered in the church by Rev.
| DR.. Dewitt, who has travelled extensive
| ly in China, and who does not seem to have
Il very high opinion of the Chinese. Rev.
| Mr.. llibbard has been u Jealous and faithful
pastor, and the present prosperous condition
If the church is almost wholly due TO his ur-
firing etfoits.
In the case of Fletcher vs.. Wooster for
trespass in taking and selling 12j bushels Of
oats claimed by the plaintiff to be his the
jury seemed to think that the proof OF Col.
Flctcher's interest in the oats was insufficient
to establish his ownership, and on this
| ground found verdict for the defendant,
young Wooster, giving him his costs Col.
Fletcher, although in the court room all
through the trial, did not go on to the wit
ness stand and claim the oats as his property,
and the jury took it 10 be a case OF the wrong
plaintiff, deciding that Mr.. Fletcher could
not maintain the suit. Meanwhile the oats
have been rcpeved from Mr.. j. L. NcgUs,
the man who purchased them from Wooster,
and the title to them will have to be deter
mined by the county court. 1t has been
talked to some extent that Wooster who was
in Jail ten days, will quite probably bring Il
suit for damages for false Imprisonment
against Mr.. Fletcher. 1t is also possible
that Chester Clark will now sue Wooster for
trespass and on the whole it looks as though
the various stages and complications of this
peculiar case may furnish the lawyers good
| many fees.
New Years Day was much duller in town
than usual. The custom If making New
| Years calls seems to have been in allegiance
this year, and very little calling was INDUCED
in. The stores all kept open until noon, and
| not single drunken man was to be seen upon
thestreets. The Improvement in this respect
| was remarkable.
1t is reported that Tom Flint has received
an offer of SIC, 900 for his tirc-cscapc for pas
|
young man about &c years Old, and for several
years past has been a clerk in Il. NJ. Chap
| man " Co.'S store.
The Christmas collection at the Catholic
| church amounted TO over $3.50.
Mr.. {. G. Peck has been visiting in Boston
recently, and intends TO spend the Winter in
Chicago. Mr.. Peck and W. W. Chapman
| have recently procured several patents for
improvements in electric lighting methods and
| machinery and have had some good offers
| for their patents.
The sheep trade is beginning to boom
| again, and several carloads are preparing
for shipment to the West. Capt. Frank
Moore of Shorcham recently sold fifty lambs
to Mr.. Borden, Il large sheep dealer from
Michigan, and says he got what he asked for
them, which is understood to have been $50
head.
wrestling match for $50 side between
Edward Corners an cmpoye of the Cutter
Marble company,and Frank Galore, an East
iliddeOury blacksmith, is on the taps. Both
are good men, for light weights, and consider
able interest is manifested in the fonhcom-
ing contest.
tergCnucs,