The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-02-06
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Isaac bora DOy. thirteen years OF old,
is in feeble health. DIR. Willard is attend
ing him.
And now it is Mrs. Burge, the school
teacher. and Mrs. II. p. Elitharp that are
tenderly nursing the humps.
5. ID. Miner is sick threatened with a
fever, as is his son, eleven years of age.
Both are under DR.. Hopkins care.
E. c. Scott. J. L. Miner, Y. C. Middle
brook. F. II. Foss and l.. A. Holmes are
at Rutland this week in attendance upon
the q. \. Il. gathering.
The officers of the Champain Valley
Agricultural society met at the Stevens
House last Saturday, and adjourned for a
while in order to get some matters ar
ranged more definitely.
Walter G.. Spraguc, our popular insur-
ance agent. who has been on the sick list.
is out again. His acting the part of the
paddy in the play. short time since,
was too much for him probably. but he
made good one all the same.
Several of our citizens visited Montreal
last week. Among the number were J.
II. Donnelly, G. +. o. Kimball and Capt.
Ilotlnagle at the Rchelieu Hotel. and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wheeler at St. Law
renee Hall. Several others were quar-
tered at other places.
Mrs. l.. f. Benton is quite sick having
barely escaped an attack of pneumonia.
She is more comfortable at this time
Mr.. Benton is suffering with bad throat
and one of their children has the mumps
He thinks his family have not been at all
sighted by disease.
On Tuesday last Deputy Sheriff KIM
ball arrested a tramp who had been wan
dering in the vicinity of this city for a
day or two and frozen his ears and was
suffering terribly from the cold. He
gave his name as USeb Alicb of Canada
lie was committed to Middlebury Jail
by Justice Roberts. in default of bail.
The Holstein heifer belonging to n. C.
Brooks of Brooksville. spoken of in your
last weeks issue, was bred by G.. f. O.
kimball of this city and took first premi-
um at the State fair in her class. Compel
ing with several other breeds. Mr.. Kim
ball has calves of both sexes for sale and
will sell few cows. extra mixers, hay
ing more than he can keep.
Your corr espondent with Hon. Henri
Ballard of Burlington, dined while at
Montreal last Friday at the Snow Shoe
cafe of adirondack" Murray, where
they discussed the merits of his Boston
baked beans and Baltimore oysters.
Many Nermonters were there at the time,
and it is nice place for meal. Mr..
Murray himself attends to the culinary
department. scarcely looking up from his
work He looks rather ministerial and
he certainly knows how to fry oysters.
>>PhilO Bristol died last week Wednes-I
day, aged 20 years. He was stricken
with paralysis nearly two years ago and
has since been an invalid. He was one
of our reliable merchants until his health
failed. and had been one of the board of
common council for several years. The
funeral was largely attended from his
late residence last Friday. Rev. \. A.
Robertson officiating. Mr.. Bristol leaves
"A widow and several children, one of
whom is confirmed invalid and has been
for several years.
The farmers meeting opened Tuesday
with an address of welcome by Hon. q.
W. Grandey. given in one of his happiest
moods and thoroughly appreciated by all
present, after which l.. w. Peet Of Corn
wall read an interesting paper on the cul-
tiVation of the Oat crop. In the afternoon
Hon. Henry Lane gave some very valua-
NE points IN lcculnS farm STOCK. which
were eagerly listened to. In the evening
Dr.. ii, a. Cutting, secretary of the
board of agriculture, delivered very
able lecture on farm experiments. Much
valuable information was gained there
from. In our next we will give the sec
ond days proceedings.
One of the pleasantest gatherings of
the season was the one at the elegant res
idence OF Hon. q. w. Grandey on Tues
day evening last, it being the generals
seventy second birthday and an entire
surprise to him, During the day his eld-
est son, G. w. Grandry, ir., arrived from
Port Henry. apparently for days visit,
but Mrs Grandey and Jesse had been
busy during the day, iwhile the General
was at his office, making the necessary
arrangements which rendered the occa-
sion so pleasant and enjoyable. Nearly
all of our business men and their wives
were present. Remarks were made by
Hon. A. T. Smith. and very touching
they We're, too, and by the Hon. f. +.
Woodbridge, who had been schoolmate
with Mr.. Grandey, and, as he said,
had been whipped with the same school
masters whip. Mr.. Woodbridgs's re-