The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-12

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f. Woodbridge of Vergennes and Mr.. M.
F. Allen of North Ferrisburgh held \
meeting here to-day.
Mrs. Mary Barry who lived on Mill st.
near Weybridge st. died Saturday morn
ing about four o'clock. Her funeral was
attended from the Catholic Church on
Monday, and she was inferred in the new
Cateolic Cemetry with the usual cere-
monies.
Abe Williamson has brought another
load of horses from Boston, which he in
tends to sell as cheap as he did that last
load. These horses have been used on
the horse cars in Boston, and after use
there are brought to different parts of
Vermont, and make good cheap work
horses.
This week being the week of prayer
services have been held in the various
churches, ami have been we'll attended.
Meetings viii be continued in the Con-
gregational Ichurch, beginning Monday
evening mex. II is expected that neigh
boring pastors will render valuable as
sistancc.
| Clarence Ieayenworth of the class of
1882 Middlebury College, is in town on a
short vacation. He is an employee of
the Cutter Marble Co., and made n repu-
tation as good salesman the first month
he was on the road He is one of those
fellows that make q success of anything
they undertake.
Sam Brassau was before Justice j. f.
Stapleton last Saturday on the charge of
assaulting girl who was on her way
home from a dance. He was convicted
and paid Sl4.50, to save himsalf from the
alternative of serving out sentence of
seventy-siX days in the house of cor
rection.
The National bank of Middlebury on
Tuesday closed these directors: Albert
A. Fletcher, Calvin Hill, John w.
Stewart, VIM. p. Nash, j. G.. Wellington,
The directors elected A. A. Fletcher,
president; Calvin Hill, ics-president
J. G.. Wellington. cashier. The direc-
tors and officers are the same as last
year.
The fortnightly meeting of the Music
al club was held Tuesday evening, at
Chapman's music rooms. About forty
persons were present. The programme
was as follows: Piano duet. march,
"Hongroise," the Misses Hamlin; vocal
duet. Greeting" Mrs. Judd and Mrs.
l.. NJ. Fletcher; solo. Thy Sentinel
Mr.. kellogg; solo. "The Raft" Miss
Buttolph; trio. ''Fond Memory" Miss
Topper. Mrs. Miner and Dr. Sheldon
male quartet, clark. Above Us" Messrs.
Rowland, Sam Sheldon, Kellogg and w
II. Sheldon: duet, Come DER the moon
lit sea-" Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Pitts; duet,
I'm the Starlight" Miss Upper and Mr..
Rowland; piano sole. "I.ucretia Bor-
gia," Mrs. l.. A. Austin.
At the invitation of w. Il. Phelps a
few friends gathered at his residence
last Saturday evening to meet Miss Addie
Bidwell of Chester. who recently gradu-
ated at the Detroit. Mich, School of Ell
ocution. The guests were highly gratfied
with the entertainment provided, consist
ing of solos, Duets and quartettes by
Misses Upper and Bidwell. and Messrs.
Munroe and Kellogg, and some choice
readings by Miss Bidwell. While at the
School of Elecution Miss Bidwell was
the fortunate competitor for the Gold
and has since maintained her reputation
as an elecutionist of great present power
and of brilliant future prospects. \
n Anon Wilcox. who was the Oldest man
in town, died Monday at his residence on
Academy st. He would have been ninety
three years old next week had he lived
to that time. He came to Middlebury
from Connecticut in 1872, and has since
resided here. He went to Pittsburgh
to take part in the battle of Pittsburgh
but the battle was over before he arrived
there. He was prominent man in the
affairs of the village of Middlebury for
many years. and was always loOkedupon
as man of great honesty of character
The first Sunday school of the Congrega-
tional Church was held in his shop, there
being no other place to hold it. He
used also to play bass viOl in the church
choir. and was 4 consistent member OF
the Congregational Church. The funeral
took place Wednesday. the funeral SER
vices being held at his late residence.
years ago the village of MiddreS
4 bury was incorporated. 1t may be
interesting to some to learn somewhat OF
the condition of affairs at that time. AT
about this period the Middlebury Bank
had lust commenced business. One
Of the great schemes of that day was
what was known as the Otter Creek and
Lake Champlain canal, and the subscrip-
ton books were open in Middlebury
Those were the days when there was a
good deal of feeling on the subject OF
masons and masonry, and Middlebuty
had an anti-masonic association. Will
{ lam Slade was elected to Congress as an
anti-mason by a majority of two votes.
Temperance questions were agitated
more or less and the village had tenn
perance society. There was also fire
society which expired when the Engine
company was organized. Occasional
| wolf-meetings We're held for the purpose
| of extermnating these pests. South
5 Carolina was engaged in acts of nullifl-
catien. and Middlebury people held rous-
ing indignation meetings. There were
,, 35 merchants. 10 attorneys, five physi-
clans and three clergymen residing in the
village. OF all these only one. Amor
Wilcox. lived to see the semi-centennial
: and he has since deceased. ~
4 "A bereavement NOT unaNnpCtQd bul