The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-30
County News.
ADDISON.

his old home.
Mr.. Jonas Vanderhoof has been for
some time past in feeble health.
The public school money divided in
this town was about $50.
The Wilmarth Lumber Co. have been
doing large business recently.
Mr.. Wood. who recently moved into
the r. G.. Goodalc house, has vacated
hose premises.
Hon. j. n. Smith is Noking healthy
and vigorous. probably the result of his
elevated winter home on the Grand
| View.
While Mr. George Burwell was draw
| ing Il load of sawdust from the mill. last
Wednesday. boy named Walter Van
derhoof. who was with him. fell through
the rear sleigh which was exposed by
the box being too short to cover it, and
broke his leg. He was taken to the res
idcnce of his mother and cared for.
| BRIDPORT.
Mrs. Moran of Baltimore is visiting
ut Mr.. Wheeler's.
Cyrus Allen has five-months-old calf
that tipped the beam at 1876 lbs.
The influenza that has been prevalent
here for a few weeks past is diminish
ing.
We are pleased to see that Miss Minnie
Grandey has improved SO much as to be
1t church on Sunday.
TIE funeral of Miss Jennie Benson took
place in the Congregational church last
sunday. Rev. Mr.. Ingalls, officiating. as
sisted by Rev. Z. Marshall of the Meth
odist church
Annual school meeting elected the fol-
lowing officers Clerk and treasurer.
G. W. lIuntley; committee. l.. Giard,
Col. II. w. Balentinc. We look for
great improvements.
Mr.. and Mrs. John MELVIN wish through
the columns of the REGISTER AND
Journal to return their thanks for the
many k'ndnesses shown by neighbors
and friends during the sickness of their
daughter Jennie.
The moving season has begun.
Ed. Palmer. Bush q Patterson's clerk
is off duty with the humps.
Edison Young. who is attending mcdi-
cal lectures in Burlington. is home for &
few days.
|
last week on business. also Myre Stcarns
of Rutland.
Messrs. llanchett and Bostwick on Gar
field street, are building additions te
their residences for woodsheds.
Our medical fraternity are full o
business night and day. There is con
t siderable sickness in this vicinity.
lockwood Barrett of Rutland was il
town. last week. on business connected
j with his numbering interests at Rocky
Dale.
The lecture. last week. by Rev. Mr.
q Speare of Middlebury, is highly Spoken
of by all who had the pleasure of hear
p ing it.
e Our soutli-side medicine man has beer
= unhappy the past week, especially las
e Sunday. He couldn't sing. owing to ;
d severe cold.
l. a geodly company of old soldier
met in O'Neil's block, one evening las
e week and appointeda committee to max
+ arrangements for organizing a post 0
the G.. A. X.
G.. p. Colby has bought a building 10
on Spring street of c. Ladou Mr.. Cobb
u hasn't decided yet whether he will bull,
n a house or sell again.
II The Easter exercises at the Baptis
# church, Sunday evening, were very inter
esting. The exercises consisted of recita
II tions by the little girls Of the Sunday
y school, the trimming of Il cross and sing
d ing by the choir and Sunday-school. !
= vc!y handsome cross made of flower
- and evergreens. by Mrs. f. s. Drake
l was placed upon the altar table.
At the school meeting, Tuesday ever
II ing. the following board of officers wer
T. elected: David Bosworlh. j. j. Ridley
IS 5. F. Haseltine. prudential committee
- treasurer H. z. Sherwin, collector; II
l, on the dollar to pay the indebtedness
he and the expenses of spring term.
p- A. j. Crane moves into Mrs. Doty
house on Mountain street this week. I
w. Gage occupies he north half of \
:. p. Varneys house on South street. tn
/ year. G. p. Phalen has hired half {
lie DR.. Haseltine's house on East stree
:. DR.. Bisbie goes into =. Bristol's hous
&c on East street. win cGce rents til
-, house OH East street now occupied b
;" Pat Mansfield.
w EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Mr.. aud MIS-. GlaudlnS. VINO run I'll
T. town farm, have recovered from the
e, prostration.
6; Quarterly meeting service will be he
M in the Methodist church next Sunda
-, April | at p. M. Presiding Elder j.
III Noe will he present.
~ The epidemic still prevails; many hay
he been Frustrated; most have recovere
he Mrs. A. Enos, +. Wood and X. Wal
=. are still under the doctors care.
=, The 100 days of sleiging ended on Sa
ii' urday last. Business has been bris
til Messrs. Tisdel & Tupper's saw mil
Ir. never were supplied with greater ste'
.ss of lumber than now.
q At the annual school meeting in d
-, trict No. IL, the following officers we
y elected: 5. w. Bidwell. moderator; 4
u. II. Matthews, clerk; ID. Il. Witherc
lin committee; Il. lockwood, collector;
20 p. Fem. treasur +; 5. w. Bidwell,
X. Severance. A. X. Foote, auditor
'as The expenses of the district for the pr