Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-26

such an urgent nature that she took the
night train for Norwich
Mrs. G. +. Curtis had narrow escape
from serious injury, Tuesday. She
slipped and fell down flight of steps, at
the back door, head first As it was, her
face was badly bruised. She is as COM
Portable as could be expected.
Mrs. G. II. Sprigg, whose remains
reached Weybridge from New York last
week, was buried Sunday. She leaves
two children, daughter and son. She
was taken to the Womans Hospital for
a surgical operation, but died before the
operation could be performed.
A recognized educator assures us that
he has occasion to remark noticeable
change and Improvement in the deport-
ment of the scholars both in and out of
school, since the religious feeling has
been general. He attributes it to the
direct and reflex influence of the revival
meetings.
Several thousand feet of lumber, be-
longing to Mr.. G.. l.. Kimball, .Jr.. of Fer
risburgh, awaiting removal from the
saw-mill, would indicate that the owner
of the Prindle farm intends adding still
more barns and sheds to his many other
sensible improvements, some time in the
spring.
The referee case of school district No.
II, West Ferrisburgh, is still on, and the
town hall is the collective point to the
curious. Hon. John +. Roberts of YER
gennes and Loyal Kent, Esq, of Panton
are the referees. The contest is over a
small sum of money, but one interested
party thinks 50 will be required to pay
all expenses.
y short, sharp fire was that, Friday
evening, in Miss II. II. Prestons show
window, in the stone block. Miss Pres
ton has ladies furnishing store, and the
lace material in the window caught fire
as she lit the lamp. 1t was speedily put
out by Mr.. III. p. Fisher and Mr.. J. Dal-
rymple. 1t was IA narrow escape. In
sured in the .Etna, j. 5. Hickok, agent.
Rev. Mr.. Robertson of the Congrega-
tional church spoke Saturday evening
at the Methodist church, He believed
the labors of Miss Woodbury. had been
blessed of God, that she had been an in
strument of great good to this people,
benetiting both the religious and irreligi-
Gus and elevating the moral tone of the
community. He was very earnest in his
remarks.
Alanson Davis is the fortunate owner
of the Strong wood lot, west side of
Snake mountain. 1t consists of one hun
dred forty acres, and is covered with
healthy growth of beech, maple. butter
nut, hickory and IA quantity of soft wood.
This latter is being cut and drawn to the
lake shore to be ready on the opening of
navigation. to be taken across the lake to
the paper mill at III, to be converted into
pulp. From four to nine teams per day
have been engaged in hauling during the
good sleighing
The closing exercises at the Methodist
church Sunday evening, by Miss Mary c.
Woodbury., were largely attended. 1t
was her last appearance here. and her re-
marks on the final Judgment as typitied
in the five last verses of the both chapter
of Revelations, were imbued with the
deepest fervor. Much religious feeling
was apparent in the audience. and several
were said to have been converted. Be
tunnn ono and tNyo bunlrab narsons ba\-n
met with change of heart during the
revival meetings of the past Ii or II
weeks. Miss Woodbury. has been the
recognized moving spirit in the work,
which, without question has been pro-
ductive of much good. She has left Il
lasting impression upon the hearts of the
people, whose prayers and hearty good
wishes go with her. Many were deeply
affected at the final leave-taking, sunday
evening.
DIR. Henry lIickOk of Orange, y. j.,
preached in the Congregational church
last Sunday. His sermon was based upon
the two words, SPY Faith as urged re-
peatedly in the eleventh chapter of He
brews, and embodied the fundamental
truths of the Christian religion. The re-
cord of the ancient worthless of the Bible.
and the miracles God wrought through
them, were held up as proofs of the pow
@: of faith. There is supernatural ele-
ment in our religion, and our faith in God,
based upon the Bible, explains its eXis-
tence to the believer. Its frequent mani
festation' in the history of the human race
is evidence to the Christian of the per-
sonal interposition of God in the affairs
of men. Pantheism and atheism and all
the phases of intidelity Danish God
from the world and substitute material
laws as the governing principle of the
universe. The rock of our faith is
founded on the word of God, and it
embraces the scope of our religion. If
we say the age of miracles is past, we
rule the Deity out of the world. 1t is