The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-11


meetings of the county agricultural socie-
ty and the Atwood sheep club.
Washington Engine company held a
meeting Wednesday night. Quite num-
Der OF new members were taken in.
Phil. Stewart returned to his studies
Tuesday, having spent the holiday va.
cation in town. He is sophomore at
Yale.
Miss Nellie O'Donnell, who has been
in the employ of E. X. Clay for some
time, has gone to Brattleboro to remain
permanently.
The Howard Park association of Bur
lington has reelected LeGrand b. Cannon
president and George Hammond of this
place, superintendent.
The work of remodeling Chapman's
block began yesterday. AS heretofore
stated, it is to be occupied as a merchant
tailoring establishment.
f. A. Farnsworth q Co. have bought
the hardware saved by Mr.. Dodge from
the fire and engaged the services of Her
bert f.. Smith, who has been in Mr..
Dodge's employ for the past three years.
There was very severe wind storm
here, early Wednesday morning. We do
not learn of any damage beyond blowing
limbs from trees. Down in Rutland
county barns were unroofed, chimneys
blown down and fences wrecked.
The thermometers were very low Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday mornings.
Sunday morning was the coolest. the
mercury indicating from 30 to "a below.
according to locality. 1t is said not to
have been so low here fer fifteen years.
The portion of McLcod's block not
burned is being torn down and removed.
Mr.. Dodge finds less of his stock saved
than he expected. His safe was found in
the cellar, lying on its back and full of
water. The contents, however, were
preserved.
Whitmore and Clark's Ministries had
a good audience at Academy hall, Mon
day evening. The entertainment was
first-class. Mr.. Mason, the new member
of the company, was particularly excel
lent in his specaltes; but all the per-
formers did themselves credit.
DR.. G. f. b. Willard was recently mar
ried. at Washington, ID. c., to Miss Ada
ii. Vedder of Whitehall, Ill. DIR. Willard
practccd here for few months last
spring, going hence to Vergennes. where
he has already won many friends and
gotten good business established.
Page Potter is entitled to mention for
his eXcrtions ut the recent fire. He was
on police duty that night, and was the
first to see the smoke issuing from the
roof of the Swincy building; and, with
Officer Dickinson, raised the alarm. lie
also worked hard with the iiremen,
though not Il member of the company.
We were in error, last week, IN stating
that the Nuttings met with no serious
loss by the fire. They had several har-
nesses burned and carriages and sleighs
damaged by removal. But their insur-
ance covers the loss. They have re-
moved the stock that was saved to the
sheep shcaring associations building,
on the fair grounds.
Col. Fletcher, who has been appointed
to supcrintend the clearing of sidewalks
from snow, requests us to say that front
gates ought either to be kept shut or
taken of their hinges. The man with the
snow-plow starts out early in the morn
ing. before light, and gates projecting
over the sidewalk are very likely to be
struck by the pillow and broken; and, of
course. the owners will have to get them
repaired at their own expense.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the national bank of Middle
bury. held at their banking-hous Tues
day, Jan. s. the following board of di-
rcctors was elected: A. A. Fletcher.
Calvin Hill. John w. Stewart, w. Z.
Nash. j. G. Wellington. The board
organized by the choice of these officers !:
President. a. a. Fletcher; vice-president,
Calvin Hill; cashier, j. G.. Wellington;
assistant cashier, C.. f. Pinney; teller,
George W. Fletcher. A semi. annual div.
idend of I per cent was declared Jan. | .
On Sunday last, at St. Stephens church,
the Rev. Thco. a. Hopkins of Burling-
ton invited the members of the congrega-
ton to suggest themes FOR his sermons
for the next three or four SUNDAYS that
he has consented to ill the pulpit here
\ gentleman, soon after service, asked
him to preach, first. on the subject of the
"lnspration of the Bible and second on
that of giving of the two tables of stone
to Moses, written with the finger of
Cod on Mount Sinai. Mr.. Hopkins
will deliver Il sermon on the first of these
subjects on the morning of Sunday next,
at 10 40, and on the second at Up. IN. All
are invited.
The Northern Budget, published at
Troy. n. Y, had the following in its Sar-
toga items, Jan. 6. Mr.. Fish was known
to many of our readers in this vicinity
Geo. III. Fisk, one of our oldest and
most respected citizens. died early Friday
morning at the advanced age of so years
MIR. Fish several years past was stricken
with paralysis, from which he never fully
recovered, and his death has been expect
ed for some time. He established the
firm of Geo ii. Fish IL. Co., druggists,
Broadway. in 1910, of which firm he was