The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-18

! lie was a native of Michigan and lived in
New Buffalo, that State, until about 20
! years ago, when he went to Winnemucca.
Nevada. There he resided till In came to
Vermont. He never married and had no
relatives so far as any one here knows. At
one time he had II large property. but for
several weeks preceding his death was
fsapported by the town. -
Frank ID. Barton of Waltham and Geo.
Hammond of this place have secured the
contract of W. G.. Markham of Avon, n.
Y, for the remainder of the life of his
contract( about six months with thePacif-
ic Mail Steamship Co., running the only
line of steamers from San Francisco to
Australia, for the shipment of sheep.
This being the chief means of shipment
to Australia, the party holding the con-
tract practically has control of the
sheep trade to Australia. via San
Francisco. Mr.. Markham made a con-
tract for a year, but for certain rea-
sons does not care to make use of the
privilege for the rest of the term of one
year from July last, and has sold his
| right to the parties named. Their contract
begins with the February steamer. The
shipment made by f. n. Bissell q Co.
was by the January steamer, under Mr..
Markham's contract.
/ The annual meeting of the Addison
| County Agricultural society was held at
tthe Addison House on Wednesday, j. j..
Buttolph of Middlebury, the president,
in the chair. Calvin HILL the treasurer,
made his report, which was accepted and
adopted. The receipts of the last fair
were Sll95.5 80. and the expenses as fol-
lows: Purses paid. S2ll.50; premiums
paid. Slij.50; incidentals, SlGS.S5 lcav-
ing Il balance for the fair ground com
pany of S300.GS. The company paid
other incidental expenses to the amount
of about $50, 50 that they received only
some $3.50 clear \ committee to nomn-
ate officers was appointed, on motion of
Hon. j. NJ. Dyer of Salisbury. 1t con-
sisted of Mr. Dyer, f. G.. Farnham of
ShOreham, Charles Lane of Cornwall.
Captain Frank Moore of ohOreham and
j. L. Stickney of the same place. They
reported the following list of officers
President, Hon. j. n. North of Shore
ham; vice-presidents. Charles II. Wither-
ell OF Cornwall and A. f. Ellsworth of
Whiting; secretary, John A. Child of
Wcybridgc; assistant secretary, f. c.
Dyer of Salisbury; treasurer, Calvin
Hill of Middlcbury; directors, Hon. J.
NJ. Dyer, Darwin Rider and Joseph Bat
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Another of Middlebury's former resi-
dents has gone home. Mrs. Lovira Hook
er Baxter died of pneumonia ut Newton
Highlands. Mass. on Friday. january II.
She would have been sixty wears old Sun
day, the 18th inst. The remains were
buried in Cornwall. Tuesday. the 18th.
For more than year she had been living
in Medford, near Boston. She was about
to come to Mddebury for a visit. when
she was called to Newton Highlands to
care for sick sister. While there she
herself was taken sick. and lived but lit
tie more than week. She was daugh-
ter of Dea. Truman Hooker and Betsey
(Grswold) Hooker. OF six children,
she was the first to 90. The others are
Mrs. j. f. Ainsw orth of Middlebury Miss
Louise Hooker of Newton Highlands.
Rev. Edward L. Hooker. now at Winter
Park, Florida, Dea. Il. Newell Hooker of
Castleton and Hon. David G. Hooker
of Milwaukee. Mrs Baxter was born in