Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-06-21
RIPTON.
Deferred from last week. |


On the morning of the 9TH inst. light
frost was observed in many places.
Our street commissioners have COM
menced their annual attacks on the high
ways, and if they continue as they have
begun will satisfy their constituents.
Both churches have had their annual
housekeeping and look much better for
it: while to the Congregational house a
much needed set of new steps has been
built.
On the 9th inst severe shower of hail
passed over the central part of the town
in the forenoon; none fell at the Hollow.
In the afternoon the Hollow and south
part of the town were visited with so Sc
we're a fall of hail that in places it lay
two or three inches deep and some re-
NAMED four or five hours afterward
William Harrington died on the 18th
inst. He had been a resident here for
about 80 years and being of quiet, re-
firing disposition had made few enemies
and many friends who will long revere
his memory. He had been married twice :;
his first wife and child died in 1917. He
left a widow and several small children.
Childrens day, the 9th inst, our two
churches were very prettily ornamented
with plants, flowers and festoons of ever
greens, while the people at the Congre-
gational house added half score or so
of birds in cages that during services per-
sisted in trying to drown out the noise of
the choir and organ by their songs. All
the big children and some of the little
ones were greatly interested in the exer-
cises both Of the day and evening.
On Sunday, the Goth ult., J.J. Hale
Post, No. 66, formed in front of their
room and marched with full ranks to the
Congregational church, which had been
tastefully fitted up with flags, flowers
and pictures and, taking seats in body
listened to an able, eloquent and appro.
pirate sermon by the Rev. G. w. Pierce.
He chose Gal. vi IA as the foundation of
his remarks The choir furnished some
very choice music. A good sized delega-
ton from Needham Post, No. SO, took
part in the exercises.
On the evening of the 9th Inst. the
home of A. G. Chandler was invaded by
a good-sized company of resolute men
and women, who proceeded at once to
make themselves thoroughly at home and
enjoy themselves hugely with dancing
and other amusements and kept it up un
til daylight the following morning
Bountiful refreshments were served IL
the style for which Mrs. Chandler is ia
nous and some valuable presents were
delivered over to the happy bride ano
bridegroom of twenty-five years stand
ing.
Memorial day was duly observed by
the post and large number of citizens
The post with visiting comrades form
ed in front of their rooms at 10 o'clock a
IN. and marched to the Congregations
church. where under the guidance of j
L. Goodroe as marshal, the column wa
formed in the following manner: Marsh
al, music, chaplain and orator, post ant
visiting comrades, schools, citizens Oh
foot, citizens in carriages. 1t moved Il
the Cook cemetery, after the orders o
the day had been read. At the cemeter!
the choir rendered "Strew Blossoms
while the graves were decorated viii
flags and flowers. Prayer by the pos
chaplain and decoration of monumen
for unknown dead, rendition of "Un
known Dead, reading of list of our dea'
soldiers, 80 in number, and singing o
"A tear for the comrade that is gone
followed. Returning to the grove Il
front of ii. b. Ripley's dwelling, praye