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

rendered by Mrs. \. futile. Mrs. f. G..
Dean. w. j. Cox and others. The recita-
tions and selections by the children and
some of the young people were well
worthy of note.
~ NEW HAVEN. M
Mrs. Sherman. relict of Capt Walter
Sherman. died on Tuesday night of
pneumonia. Funeral services on Friday:
interment in Evergreen cemetry.
Mrs. Oliver Smith. who has been CON
fined for some time by illness. is inn
proving. Her daughter. Mrs. Joseph Pur-
mort of Georgia, assists in caring for her.
Mrs. Parthena Barton. the venerable
Sunday school teacher, who has been
sick with lung fever. was able to be out
last Sunday and resume the charge of
her class.
Mrs. stephen knowlton. the former
pastors wife. and son. Kent. are in town
visiting her parents, Rev. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cephas Kent. Her many friends will be
rejoiced to see her.
Easter services were observed at the
Congregational church on Sunday. The
pastor gave a fine discourse from the
words, "lhy brother shall rise again"
Beautiful floral decorations were ar
ranged about the desk and altar.
On Friday evening of the present week.
Mr. o. NJ. Tinkham. one of the editors of
the Green WoURtdiR Freeman. will give
readings at the town hall. Notices from
the press in Ohio. New York and Penn
sylvania give assurance that MIR. link
ham is a popular reader who always
pleases his audiences. N
1--WE regret to announce the death\> Of
7 Mr.. Harrison :. LangdOn. which took
place at his home ut West Randolph. VT.
on Sunday. March -. lie had been i'll Il
little more than a week. but his symp-
toms were not considered alarming until
two days before his death. His disease
was pneumonia. MIR. Langdon was born
in New Haven. March II. 1888, and had
Just passed his tftieth birthday. lie
was the youngest son of the late Seth
Lancdon. and had spent the greater
, part of his life in his native town. en-
, gagged in farming and the Merino sheep
business. For the last few years he has
!. kept Il hotel. first ut New Haven. and
two years since he purchased the Cot
tage Hotel at West Randolph and he has
been successful and popular landlord
mt that place. until death suddenly ter
minated his career. His remains were
brought from West Randolph on Tues
day last. accompanied by Edwin j. Me
= Vain, master of the Masonic lodge ut
A West Randolph. and by Edward 5. Dana.
master of the lodge at Middlcbury. and
n the widow and friends of the deceased.
The funeral was held on Wednesday
afternoon and very largely attended by
sympathizing friends from New Haven
= and the neighboring towns. The sermon
was by Rev c. 5. Sargent, from Eccle-
siastcs xii, I. and was a tendcrly sym
L pathetic and appropriate discourse
! The beautiful Masonic funeral service
was then most impressively rendered by
II Brother +. j. McWain of Randolph. ant
d the body was borne to Evergreen GENE
Y terry and deposited with the usual solemn
Masonic rites by the fraternity Mr.
:. I.angdon from his beyhood had many
n warm friends in his native town ant
>, throughout the county, and his suddeI
and unexpected death is deeply lament
;, ed. AT West Randolph. on Tuesday. II
Il the hotel. many friends assembled at
,, o'clock p. M. and the Episcopal funera
" service was rendered. Rev. Homer White
officiating.
vERGENNES.
e Andrew Huey is handling fine col
If for |. +. Hatch of West Fcrrisburgh.
w. W. Hawkins. clerk in Il store in
1t Port Henry. is in town for few days.
y Miss Belle Strickland is home from
d Keeseville. y. y. where she is engaged
in teaching.
1t S. l.. Gaines and wife and Ed Nerna
r arrived home from New York city, Satur
l. day morning.
!, One of the boys IN the Reform schoo
I died. Friday, with bronchitis. 1t is VERY
"a sickly in thi. vicinity.
. Coal is scarce and high. j. 5. IIickol
is the only dealer who has any in stock
and it is egg coal ut that
u Ira Bingham is moving his stock o
&c dry goods to Bound Brook. n. j.. and i
= selling out his stock of groceries.
/ The family of +. c. Scott are rusticat
I ing in the country for a few DAYS, there
Is by escaping the dust and heat of tn
IS city.
w. II. Gwinn was in town over Sun
5 day. the guest of W. +. Green. his faith
E. er-n-law. He is travelling for a western
4. hardware house.
Is 1t is reported that j. n. Hawley. sur
OF viving partner of q. l.. Baldwin 81 Co.
u. has purchased the interest of the lat
Sc Mr.. Baldwin in the stove and tin business
~, ~ Horace Bromley, while working i
y BARLEY. Fisher Il Co.'S furniture factory
had the misfortune to lose one of his fin
gers on the tracing machine. DR.. Hol
he kins dressed the wound and Bromley
,ir quite comfortable.
c. l.. LebTuf, our enterprsng carpcr
Id ter and contractor. reports busine's goot
y. He has taken several Jobs in that linz
j. Daniels. ChilsOn Il Alden are also o
deck, ready for any job that they fin,
vo and they are good Workmen.
d. 1t is reported that John Connor, fe
es merly clerk ut the Franklin House, Ii;
purchased an interest in X. Maldoon
,t- saloon John is Il lirst-rate fellow an
,k. knows how to treat those who patronll
lis him in gentlcmanly manner.
ok Your correspondent was in errorMht
he STAYED +. ID. Nernal had fitted frol
is town without settling his bills, rs he h;
,re retuIDed and says he had no notion
A. leaving in that manner, 50 we take tn
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