The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-04

Col. +. II. Dean of West Cornwall OH
Monday shipped from this stationto VIM.
Hammond of Wellsburg. West Va. 6
ewes. Mr.. Hammond is one of the most
prominent breeders of his section. keep
ing flock of 800 sheep.
The heavy falls of snow of the past
few days have started up the numbering
business in the mountain towns and the
logs are beginning to come down for the
use of the Green Mountain Pulp company
and the mill at Belden's Falls.
Mrs. Seymour. who has rooms in the
same building with THIS office, has been
presented with purse of nearly $50,
raised by two young gentleman of the vii
lage. Her effects were damaged by re-
moval during the fire. but this will make
her loss good.
A preachers meeting for the Burling-
ton district was held at the Methodist
church in this village on Wednesday af-
ternoon and evening. Among those pres
ent from out of town were Presiding Ell
der J.J. Noe of Brandon, Rev. Messrs.
M. d. Jump of Burlington, ID. r. Lowell
of Rutland w. w. Foster, jr., of Ben
nngton, Hon. John V. Carney of Ben
nington and Ira Russell of Burlington.
Owing to the impairment of Mrs. Car
penter's health, she went to New York
yesterday for medical treatment. Her
husband. Rev. Mr.. Carpenter, accom-
panied her. During his absence the reg.
ular Sunday services at st. Stephens will
be held. and the Rev. Theodore A. Hop
kins of Burlington will ofliciate. Next
Sunday morning there will be a celebra-
ton of the holy communion and ser
mon by Rev. Mr.. Hopkins and in the
evening mt seven o'clock evening prayers
and sermon.
The annual meeting of Washington
Engine company was held on Tuesday
evening. These officers were chosen
Foreman. John II. Sargent; first assist
ant, w. +. Dewey; second assistant
Geo.W. Pinney clerk, S.BroOks; auditor
j. Cobb. The membership of the COM
pany has always been thirty-two. Last
summer. however, the trustees voted tC
add twelve, making forty-four members
in all. There are several vacancies and
good men are wanted. Applications fol
membership should be made to the clerk
The Rutland Herald of a recent date
announces the establishment in that
place of a Wholesale drug house, the
members of the firm being A. w. lIig
gins, w. E. Greene and G.. Ii. Hyde. The
latter was formerly in business here
The Herald says: &C. III. Hyde. the
Junior member, graduate of the Massa
chusctts College of Pharmacy. has pass
ed the last twelve years in drug store
and by close application to the details
connected with such a business acquired
a thorough knowledge of the various
branches, and is chemist of no small
ability. Mr.. Hyde has been in RUTLAND
only four years, but during that time he
has raised up a host of friends who joir
in wishing him the best of success in tho
new venture. Mr.. Hyde will have charge
of the laboratory
The following, from recent issue OF
the Troy Times, will be read with inter
est. Mr.. Anderson was graduated from
this college in the class of ~, we believe
"A meeting of the congregation of the
First Presbyterian church was held in the
church parlors last evening" to take actor
relative to the calling of pastor as sue
cessor to the Rev. DR.. George n. Weber
BY unanimous vote call was extended
to the Rev. X. c. Anderson of Oshkosh
| Wis. James III. Howe, Harvey j. King
Charles l.. Alden, Martin |. Townsend
and e. Thompson Gale We're appointed 6
committee to present the call The Rev
George Fairlee, pastor of the Westmins
ter Presbyterian church. presided at TIL,
meeting. Mr.. Anderson has preached
several Sundays recently at the FRS
Presbyterian church with remarkabl,
success. He is Il Scotchman by birth
and graduate of Middlebury college
Vermont, where he was pupil of Rev
DR.. Weber. After his graduation h,
preached for short time at Fairhaven
VT, but resigned to resume his theologi
cal studies, He has been pastor for sew
en- years of flourshing Congregations
church at Oshkosh. Mr.. Anderson unitei
depth of thought with earnest and mag
netic utterance, and the unanimous cal
from society so ably ministered to il
the past is fiattering tribute" Mr. An
derson has accented the call