The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-26

Congregational church by the pastor,
followed by prayer meeting.
The lecture before the High school,
last Friday was by Rev. w. j. .Tilley
upon Decision of Character" An abb
stract will be published next week.
The lane near the Methodist church
has been appropriated by the young
folks for coasting ground, and some OF
the older ones participate in the fun.
Harmon 1. Clark, living a short dis
lance east of this village, has had an
eve seriously injured. While chopping,
chip flew up and struck the organ, de-
stroying.it.
Julia M. Stapleton, who has been
clerking in store at Worcester, Mass.
came home last week, and is in the en-
ploy of her brother, John c. Stapleton,
at the probate office.
Mr.. Lester B. Faulkner of New York,
prominent politician, and for long
time member of the New York ST. t,
Democratic committee was in town this
week, looking up his land interests in
this locality.
Mitchell Swiney the other dly drew
from East Middlebury to this village with
a two-horse team a load containing two
and one-half cords of wood, A previous
load, not so large as this, weighed 10, $50
pounds. His horses weigh about 2,400
pounds.
Rev. Mr.. Tilloy, rector of st. Ste
phen's, began on Sunday evening last a
series of lectures to young ladies. His
subject then was 'The Improvement of
Time;'' next Sunday evening he will
| speak upon Domestic Economy
C. b. Shedricll and wife went to Bos-
ton on Saturday last and returned on
| Tuesday, with the remains of his sister,
Mrs. Jane Myers, which were taken to
| Bristol for interment. Rev. Mr.. Williams
otflciated at the grave.
A large number of sheep have been
shipped from this station to the West
within a few days. Messrs. Severance
& Chapman took $50 to Texas; Henry
| w. Hammond about 30 to Cardington,
O., and Ira Doty 90 to l.. j. q j. A.
Wright, Newark. o.
Thursday of this week, by general APP
| pointment the day of prayer for colleges
and Summaries Of learning. was observed
in the morning by meeting ut the col
lege and by the churches the Congre-
| lgational church at their evening confe
ence meeting of that day.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan. wife of James
Sullivan, died on Tuesday night at ten
o'clock, after a long and painful illness.
| She had a analytic shock about three
| years ago. and since that time has been
| Il helpless invalid. The funeral was at
tended at the Catholic church yesterday
| forenoon.
| Mrs. Prof Albee of Langdon, n. H., is
in town, the guest of her father. Prof.
VIM. ii. Parker, and is to remain in this,
her old home, for the remainder of the
winter. Prof. Albee is expected in a
few weeks. Ernest Albee is teaching
in the vicinity of Langdon. =
| Georgia Waller, wife of S. NJ. Waller,
la former resident and policeman Of this
| town, di d recently at her home in Cali
fornia. Mr.. Waller was East last year
and spent some time here, but his wife
has not visited her former home since
she went West, some eight or ten years
ago.
ii. a. Rowe and Lineus Ward returned
on Saturday from a six weeks trip, sell
| ing spectacles and eye glasses. They
| went as far east as Maine and west to
Kansas City and alse visited Washington,
| where they were the guests of III. B..
Ellis. a Middlebury man who has posi-
ton in the government printing office.
Mr.. Albert Chapman left home on
Wednesday for Philadelphia, whittier he
went to be present ut Il meeting on
| Thursday of the American Industrial
1 I NIA oh, az Al,a .
assembling at this time is to see what
shall be done with reference to the tariff
bills now before Congress.
| On Monday evening at I o'clock, 10Th
inst, Secretary Smith of the Vermont
| Domestic Missionary society and Secre-
tary Clark of the American Home Mis-
sionary society, accompanied by one or
more Western home missionaries, will
speak at the Congregational church.
| They will present many interesting facts
and all are invited TO attend.
The annual masquerade takes place at
Academy hall on Tuesday evening.
Parties without costumes will not be adj
United to the floor till after the unmask-
ing lat the end of the sixth dance. S2ecta-
tors will be provided with seats on the
stages; admission, 20 ceRts. The out
look is favorable for Il. large attendance
and an enjoyable evening. Free carriage
list at the Addison House.
Dennis Calvin, an employee of the
Green Mountain Pulp company, met
with singular and quite serious acct
dent on Saturday. While at work near
the foot of hill some workmen above,
not being aware of his whereabouts,
rolled a log down. Calvin saw it COM
ing and jumped, but the end of the log
struck him in the shoulder, knocking
him 10 or 20 feet. Calvin is about, but
has not yet recovered.
The State board of agriculture will
ho,d series of meetings in this county
during the second week in February, at
Bristol and Orwell, and perhaps at North
Ferrisburgh. The dates are: Orwell
February - and IA; Bristol. the nth and
18th, and if meetings are held at North
Ferrisburgh, it will be on the 10Th and
10th. Further notice of these gather.
ings will be made later. This week the
board has been at work in Franklin
pOuntv holding meetings. ot MOntUam.