The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-18
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Mrs. Ann Trussel has returned and is
stopping at the Methodist parsonage.
H. b. Isham has engaged for the sea
son to have charge of Manums apiarv
at New Haven depot.
Miss Hattie Bowdish is teaching the
school in district No. 6, instead of Miss
Crane, as reported before.
Farmers are nearly through sowing.
and planting time is at hand. The cold
winds which prevail serve to dampen the
ardor.
Rev. Mr.. Mathews returns to serve the
w. NJ church and Rev. MIR. Perkins.
former pastor, comes again to the NJ. f.
church for the coming year. The NJ. L.
parsonage is being given necessary re-
pairs.
Rev. j. G. Perkins preached his first
sermon for the year, last Sunday, to a
good congregation. The M. f. Sunday
school was reOrganized. The old officers
were reelected. The school has had a
larger attendance the past year than any
previous one. Over 100 names are upon
the rolls.
Mr.. Francis Ayers of this place has
taken the REGISTER since 1880. almost 81
years. Mr.. Ayers is hale and hearty
man of 76 years and looks younger than
many men of so. When he first took
the paper it was carried to the subscrib-
ers on horseback, by Jesse Smith, I'VE
old-time post-man." Mr.. Ayers has
been member of the NJ. K. church Gl
years.
Mr.. o. X. Brittell has sold his famous
pacing mare to Mr.. Henry Gotta of
Waterbury, Conn, on private terms.
She is, we understand, to go into train
ing and will undoubtedly make her
mark, having already gone down into
the twenties and is judged by competent
horse men to be one of, if not the, fast
est PAGER ever raised or owned in West
ern Vermont. We congratulate Mr..
Gotta on being able to secure so good
bargain even at large figures, and deem
it grand investment. We understand
further that Mr.. Gotta intends to be at
Mr.. Loren Richards in New Haven, in
two or three weeks, to purchase horses
| for market.
Friday, May IL. the 10Th birthday OF
Aunt Polly Sampson, was made the oc
casion of the gathering together at her
home of her children and number of
neighbors and friends. A right Jolly
time it was. Quite number of fine
presents were uldue, cOnSlSLluu III parL
Of 85., an easy chair, dress, cap, etc.
A heavily-spread board with everything
needful was made the object of attack,
and IA general satisfaction of the wants
of the inner man was soon manifested
by all. Aunt Polly was born at the old
Frost homestead, in northern Bridport,
where she resided until her marriage
with--Sampson, who, dying young,
left her with family of five children,
four girls and one boy, with which to
buffet the waves of life, with limited
means. She has passed through an
unusual amount of cares, trials and af
tlictions that come to such. Two chill
dren have been taken by death and the
remaining ones. being in delicate health,
have ever and even now demand a
mothers care, which has always been
given with marked devotion and love.
During all these years her trust has
been in widows God, and his promise
has often been whispered to her as she
assured us that He had never deserted
her. proving that her faith was well
founded. Having never mar, led again,
she has walked alone, and looks forward
to final reunion with the choice of her
youth so long gone before.