The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-23

ueIOSu.
About sixty of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. Needham gave them genuine
surprise on the evening of the 9TH, taking
with them substantial tokens of good
will and wishes. 1t was a very enjoTh-
BILE occasion.
Mrs. o. II. Baseom died suddenly, of
heart disease, on the evening of February
IS. Deacon and yrs. Bascom had visit
ed at Mr.. j. Clark's in the afternoon of
that day. and she died almost Immediate
ly after returning home. The funeral
was attended on the following Saturday,
Rev. S. +. Calhoun officiating.
PANToN.
The roads are badly drifted.
DR.. Z. w. Kent of Crown Point, N. Y,
is in town, visiting.
Rumor says we are to have black
smith at the corners.
Mrs. Ballou did not arrive last week.
but is announced for Tuesday evening
sure. to assist the pastor in revival work.
The familiar countenance of Lyman
Kent is seen on our streets again. lie is
shortly to return to York State.
Rev. Mr.. Hathaway preached point
ed sermon, on Sunday last, we are told,
saying in conclusion that he would soon
shake the dust of Panton off his feet.
Hiram Sprague. w. f. White and
others have purchased the wood and
timber on one and two acres each, of b.
F. Gaines.
DR.. Woodbridge is looking after the
sick. Henry Allen is still confined to
the house. The doctor also visits Lucy
Warner. who does not improve as her
friends could wish.
RIPTON.
n. S. Boynton has had the misfortune
to lose horse for which he had recent
ly paid $50.
The blue birds. acting as van guard to
the feathered hosts. reached here on the
18th inst. and appeared in good humQr
with themselves.
Through being misinformcd we re-
ported last week that Will Leno had
been fined for drunkenness. 1t was
Joseph Guyott that had given an account
of the deeds done.
Mr.. f. ii. Matteson and your cores
pendent saw Just before shutdown "A flock
of small birds of great depth and width
that was 10 to 20 minutes in passing.
They were at too great a distance to
distinguish the kinds.
A few evenings ago the quiet home of
G. A. Baker was invaded by large
crowd, who. after getting possession.
proceeded to hold supreme sway until
the small hours of the morning and re-
port having a good time genera lily, which
statement we shall not propose to qucs-
ton. If they did not enjoy the music,
the fault is all their own. With such
performers as J. b. Cobb with his cor
net, O. Fl. Clark with his viol and John
Judge, second bass and prompter, any
| one with any of the elements of music in
them could dance, if at no other time.
sHOREIIAM.
Rev. S. A. Parker will preach in the
Universalist church in Shorehap next
Sunday. March 25; subject in afternoon
John Murray
WEST FERRISBURGH.
The family of Geo. kellogg is afflicted,
the same as most of us through this SIC
| ton. with distemper in the form of
hard cold with fever symptoms.
Mrs. Hanchett died on Thursday last.
at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. b.
| B. Warner, aged 81 years. She has been
funeral services occurred on Sunday.
The interment was in the family 10.
near the residence; sermon at the Bap
fist church, of which deceased was ,
member. Rev. d. F. Estes preached an
| excellent discourse.
wEYBRIDGE.
Mr.. Silas Jewett's barn. near the Fair,
was burned. with most of its co ntents,
on Sunday last 1t is supposed to be he
| work of an incendiary.
| The sick are convalescent, unless it is
Mrs. Evelyn Warner, who remains about
the same. She has been confined for a
long time with tendency to dropsy and
has the sympathy of her friends.
Miss Anna Sprague. while returning
from an evening visit at West Cornwall,
last Friday evening, lost very nice
mink fur boa. If the finder will return
ii or leave it at Mr.. Henry b. DOdge's
store in Middlebury they will be suitably
rewarded.
VERGENNES.
Hon j. NJ. Dyer was in town last
| Thursday.
Rector Gage Of Addison is slowly i'm
proving.
| n. b. Dorval, formerly clerk for u
w. Ross, staid in town over Sunday.
f. j. Wheeler, who has been railr Olc'
ing in the West, is home on visit.
Mrs. E. Wheeler. who has been witt
ing friends in the West, has returned
home.
Us. Hickok arrived with some Swed.s.
male and female, who will find places to
work in this vicinity, as farm help is
scarce. They ask S25 month.
Henry Simonds, son of our station
agent. starts this week for Los Angels,
Cal. lie is bright young man and will
make his mark wherever he goes.
A call at Powers & Kimball's steve
store will convince any one that business
is not very dull with them. They ere
having large sale of stoves, coal and
wood.
Judge Nernal has fitted from the
places that have been in the habit of see
ing him daily, much to the surprise
of his creditors. Attorney Hall has also
left, just in time to avoid shaking hanas
a..