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

ward Spauldlng has gone TO Illinois TO
visit his brothers and other relatives.
Deacon Curler and Thomas Gardner
have both been very sick, but are i'm
proving.
Another party was enjoyed by goodly
number ut VIM. Commits on Wednesday
evening last.
| Silas Hoyt has sold his little place
near Jubs Converse's to Ebert Stagg
consideration, S1,700
The drouth is unprecedente in this
county. Many farmers draw water in
barrels from creek and lake for their en-
tire stock. Others drive their stock a
considerable distance for water, while
some let them eat snow.
WEST FERRIsBURGu.
Mrs. Emma Varney goes to Parishville
to spend a few weeks with her sister,
who is in poor health.
| Mrs. Ira Brady has gone to Moriah, N.
Y, to visit her father, Rev. p. G. Day
foot, who is reported in poor health.
Giles Hatch has recently purchased a
portion of the share of his sister, Mrs.
Bloss, in the farm of the late Isaac
Hatch.
| NEW HAVEN.
Prof. Edwin II. Eastman returned to
Iowa on Monday last.
Mr.. Andrew G.. Squier has been quite
i'll for several days, with cholera morbus.
DR.. G.. r. Sanborn continues quite ill
with erysipeas. His son, DR.. f. G..
Sanborn. and DR.. Arthur of Vergennes
have been attending him.
Mr.. Cavour Langdon and Mr.. Frank
Caldwell of Minneapolis, Minnesota, are
visiting their friends in New Haven, hay
ing arrived on Tuesday last.
The funeral of Lorenzo Il. Chaplin
took place at the church at the village
on Thursday afternoon, Jan. %. The
Rev. G.. S. Sargent of1icated. and there
was large attendance of Mr.. Chapin's
ncighbors and townsmen at the services.
The funeral of Mrs. Nash, wife Of.
Hon. Samuel p. Nash, occurred at the
church at New Haven Mills on Sunday
afternoon, Jan. %, Rev. G. S. Sargent
officiating. Mrs. Nrsh was an estimable
lady and had many friends, and her I'M
expected dicease will be deeply mourned
Mr.. George Gregory Smith of st. Al
bans delivered an admirable lecture in
the town hall on Tuesday evening, Jan.
30. to large audience. His lecture was
descriptive of the habits and peculiarities
Of the people of Germany in their native
land, and was very entertaining and in
structvc. Mr.. Smith has spent several
years in Germany and other portions of
Europe, and handled his subject in a
peculiarly happy manner. During his
| Tot TO hn tha nf Mr.
and Mrs. +. S. Dana.
Some three years ago Mrs. S. B. NJ.
Cowles befriended a young flying squir-
rel, and since that time the little fellow
has domiciled himself in the house, find
ing his way by secret passages to tile
: garnet and elsewhere. He has become
iallyldomestcated but refuses to al
| low any familiarites with his person.
, Last fail, when there were scarcely any
, nuts to be found, one solitary hickory
tree, about half mile away from the
, house, had some nuts away up in the
top, but though there were plenty of
trees about the premises no other tree
, bore; consequently the usual crop OF
hickory nuts were not laid in for winter.
, But his squirrelship was not thus i'm
provden; the gathered the nuts on that
solitary tree. half mile away, and when
, Mr.. Cowles discovered the situation
there was about peck ofa nice hickory
nuts as were ever gathered in an old
, chest in the attic, and the writer with
others had an opportunity to test theil
quality, last Saturday and found them
only excelled by the hospitality of the
host and hostess:
, wEYBRIDGE.
L. Huntington is to erect fine hay
barn the coming spring.
Sore throat, pain in the head and bach
! are the symptoms attending distempel
raging here. Two or three days OF
sickness follow. 1t appears to be con
tagious.
Levi Sturtevant has purchased the
Tyler house, better known as the Bailey
place; consideration, $500. 1t is under
stood he is to take up his residence there
in one year.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. f. Sprague have gone
to st. Adams to be present at the mar
, riage of their daughter, Lillian, which il
to take place on Wednesday evening
Jan. 81. The lucky fellow is Mr.. Charlie,
Gilmore of Swanton, formerly of St
Adams.
, BRIDPORT.
,, E. +. Wright has sold his trotting
mare Fanny RUSSELL for handsome
sum to Mr.. Halleck of Addison.
: The meeting of the Ladies' Aid society
of the Methodist church at L. j. Myrick's
, on Wednesday evening Of last week, wal
J a decided success. Over sixty were II
attendance, although the weather wa!
t cold and stormy. Net cash receipts. six
dollars. The next meeting will be hello
: at G. r. Walkers on Wednesday even
r ing, Feb. Z.
SHOREHAM.
2 Tom w. Dorm of Kansas, 70 rmerly o.
= Shoreham, has returned to town to visi
his numerous friends, and-well, he doe!
not intend to go back alone.
S Mrs. Charles Bowker of Orwell Il
, drilling singers preparatory to giving {
E concert in Academy hall next Monday
. evening, Feb. 6. All are cordially in