The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-02


Watson varney of Middlebury college
spent two OF three days in town lasl
week.
Ellsworth T4anden Is home for a week
He is in the employ of Peek Bros, Bur-
lington.
W. Il. Dunshee has bought the stock
of clothing, etc., of W. w. Needham,
and has removed it to the corner tore.
Edison Young goes to Burlington this
spring to attend medical lectures. lie
has been clerking for DIR. Kent for Il
year or two.
Winthrop Cove has rented the Prime
farm for year. \. L. Wright, who has
carried it on for ten years, moves to
New Haven this spring.
Several important questions arc COM
ing before our town meeting, and every
voter should feel Interested enough to
attend. The meeting will be held in
Ridley's block.
The sleighing is excellent here. The
roads are hard. The logs still continue
to come into the yard of the Bristol Man
ufacturing company. They have re-
ceived thus far over 1,000,000 feet this
winter.
NJ. p. Varney is expecting to build Il
house or two next season. A. f. Grow
will also build one. Other houses are in
contemplation. The coming season
p. omises to be lively for the wood
butchers.
CORNWALL.
Miss Mary Tully closed very success
full term of school i'm district No. 3, on
Friday, Feb. %.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Frank Hunt is still quite low; his case
is critical.
On Feb. % child of eleven months
was buried from the family of Henry
Kendall.
One of our citizens resorted to law for
redress in case of assault, and obtained
Il verdict of Sl0.03.
Mr.. Tracy 4. Hill. an octogenarian
from Brandon. is among us, visiting his
old neighbors and friends. He is hale
and active.
A haf-blood Jersey, three-year-old
COW, owned by Mr.. j. j. Farr. dropped,
in January, a calf weighing LOG pounds
The average weight of calves is some
thing less than 30 pounds.
Freddie. son of William Smith, aged
II years had narrow escape from
death. A tree cut by G.. Dano fell in Il
wrong direction, hitting him on the head
and making scalp wound two inches
long. Heis improving and will recover.
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No. - closed on Friday, Feb. %, after a
very successful term, taught by Miss
Hattie J. Farr of East Middlebury. She
has taught four terms in this district.
giving good satisfaction. There has
been a much larger attendanch this win
ter than for several years. All speak in
high terms of Miss Farr rs teacher.
The school in district No. IL. taught
by Miss Nona NJ. Kllburn, closed on Fri
day, Feb. %. May Taylor, Flora Rock
wood and Alfred Chapman had no alb
sent marks, Nellie Severance. Cora
Foote, Grace Foote, Glennie Perry and
George Groves were absent but one day.
Headmarks were given in three classes.
In the third class Ella Labroad received
the greatest number, Grace Foote rank
ing next; in the second class Flora
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the first class Cora FOote. Nellie Sever
ance, May Taylor, Alfred Chapman and
Frank Severance each one being within
one mark of equalliDg the highest
GOSHEN.
Mrs. Nathan Capen is improving slow
ly and it is hoped she will soon be about
the house as usual.
Mrs. Cassidy, who was afflicted with
what was supposed to be erysipelas in
her face, has consulted prominent ply
sicians, who call it a tumor.
Francis Brown, the oldest inhabitaht
of the town and residing upon the same
| farm where he located when he came to
| this town in 1922, was taken sick on
Tuesday, Feb. 20, and died on the I'D,
in the seth year of his age, of strangulat-
ed hernia. Mr.. Brown was born in
Rochester Sept. 29,l197. He was highly
esteemed by the inhabitants of his native
town, and very highly esteemed and
honored by the inhabitants of this town.
He represented Goshen three years in
the Legislature, has repeatedly held the
offices of selectman, lister. town agent.
grand Juror and other offices in town.
and has also been Il Justice of the peace
over fifty years in succession. His wife,
with whom he had lived about 50 years,
three sons and one daughter { Mrs. George
Harvey of Woodstock are left to mourn
their loss. together with a large circle of
relatives and friends who symrathize
with them in their bereavement. One
daughter, who married \. ii. Knapp,
preceded her father across the river
about twenty-five years ago. The funeral
of Mr.. Brown was attended ut his late
residence on Saturday, the oath, Rev.
Mr.. Guernsey OF Rochester officiating.
assisted by Rev. NJ. Sisco of Brandon
A large procession followed the remains
to the cemetry near the church.
| MONKTON.
Evening prayer meetings are still held
from house to house.
Considerable sickness prevails in town
scarcely any one has escaped severe
cold.
Miss Flora Rensalow's school at tn,
Ridge closed last Friday with exercise,
consisting of dialogues. recitations, etc
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