The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-09


BRISTOL.
Judge Dunton of Rutland was in town
last week.
The meetings at the Advent church
are still held.
Amos Dunn cut his foot badly with an
axe, last Friday.
Our streets are very icy again, making
it difficult getting around.
The winter term of the Graded school
closed Friday. The spring term beg ms
March ID.
Some of our citizens begin to think
that fast driving in our streets is getting
to be nuisance.
Dan. Strong has opened stock of
harnesses, robes, etc, in the store Just
vacated by w. w. Needham.
A. +. Grow has bought a bui lding lot
on Church street of l.. =. Or, ut, and eX-
poets to build house the coming sum
mer.
The sleighing is still being improved
bv the umbermen who are hauling logs
to the mills. The Bristol Manufacturing
Co. have already over l,0O0,000 feet in
their yard.
Henry Holden and wife of Minneapo
lis. Mimi, are visiting friends in town.
Mr.. Holden left Bristol about Is years
ago, when boy of IL, and we under
stand has prospered and is making his
fortune.
CORNWALL.
Several of our townspeople are very
sick.
Swamp jobbers are closing up work
for the winter.
Miss En-. Scovel has gone to Burling
ton to care for the sick.
Mr.. Ward and son have taken posses
sion of their late purchase.
The material for Mr.. Hooker's new
house IL being rapidly gotten upon the
spot.
DR.. Smith is absent on his vacation.
and DR.. Day will attend his patients
until his return.
Frank Trudo's men, with his new saw.
Are cutting woodpiles at the rate OF
twenty cords day.
Fred Bond, son OF G. II. Bond, paid
short visit to his friends, while on his
way to Michigan, where he intends to
settle.
Some of our farmers, Notwithstanding
their unsuccessful attemDt in procuring
foreign help, are preparing to send for
MOI e, soon.
Mr.. b. S. Field had the misfortune to
fall upon the ice. Saturday night. caus-
ing severe internal injuries which will
probably lay him up for some time.
The remains of Rev. Zebulon Jones, a
former resident. were brought from
~ 4 I.. H.. In
for several years. devoted pastor, and
inferred in the Fair cemetery.
The quiet of West Cornwall was dis
turbed on Saturday night by the return
of two of our inhabitants from Middle
bury, after having INDUCED too freely in
stout. The parties We're hauled up be-
fore the proper authorities and required
to dance to lawful tunes less pleasing
than the violin.
NEW HAVEN.
Marvin H. Dana is slowly recovering
from lung fever, though still confined to
lis bed.
Mrs. Oliver Smith has been seriously
Ill for the last week, but is reported as
improving.
We are gratified to announce that
Judge Human is recovering from his
severe attack OF erysipelas.
The town meeting passed off very
pleasantly, with no strife or friction.
and good board of officers was elected.
| We learn that Prof. Edwin Eastman
recently in town to bury IA sister, was
upon his return Frustrated with malarial
fever.
Mrs. Eliza Meacham has returned
home from Chicago, af er an absence of
several months, and will be warmly well
coined back by many friends.
Mrs. Alfred Thompson was attacked
with sudden and alarming illness on
Sunday evening last, and remains in an
unconscious state at latest reports.
The committee appointed to secure
help for farmers from among the for
eigners arriving at New York, have del
egated the matter to Mr.. j. ). Hickok of
Vergennes, who has gone to the city for
that purpose.
Dea. Frank Il Nash had the misfortune
to be thrown from load OF wood few
days since. seriously fracturing the bones
OF his arm. The accident occurred by
the breaking of his wood-frame while
descending IA hill.
vERGENNEs.
Hon. E. Seymour is in failing health
The Guy Family drew a fine house Sat.
urday evening.
At last accounts Rector Gage of Ad-
olson was slowly improving.
The photograph rooms occupied by l.
L. Liberty are let to the Browns of Bur
lington.
j. NJ. Slade and j. c. Stapleton Of
Middlebury stopped in this city over
night, Friday.
c. A. Smith is to sell his large farm
stock. tools, ETC., on the premises il
Panton, March ID.
Sheriff Talbot of Elizabethtown, \
/, Y. made this city short visit last week
John Liberty of that place came with
him.
J Peter Lucia, who has been sick for
year with consumption. died, Friday
and was buried from the Catholic church
Monday.
Rev. Ii. F. HillIof Montpelier delivered
an able lecture In st. Pauls church las