Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
County Neus.
BRiDPORT.

society met at the town hall in Bridport
Monday, February 3, and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year {:
President, L. G. Whitford vice president,
c. II. Smith secretary. w. O. Hindes :;
treasurer, II. f. Merrill; committee of
ron Smith, Ezra Whtford, NJ. Hanks,
Elisha Smith Bridport, John o. Ham
ilton. j. j. Crane, O. ). Gibbs, f. A. Will
liams, G. r. Walker; pursuers, Addison,
+. Gorham, NJ. b. Hurd, G. w. Whitford,
II. ID. jackson, l.. G. Seegar, G. II.
Smith, II. A. Sickle, c. w. IIindes, c.
w. Barber, o. a. Smith; Brdport, w.
l.. Hamilton, J. C. 5. Hamilton, F. II.
Eldridge, F. A. Myrick, +. Spaulding,
II. c. Burwell, S. u. Walker, II. f. Mer-
rill, G.. +. Sollace, j. w. Pratt. The
society has expended the past year for
the pursuit of thieves and recovery OF
stolen property Sl2l.23. There is in the
treasurer's hands SG97 SO. The officers
are wide-awake, thoroughgoing business
men, ready for business.
y From our regular correspondent
o. E. Converse returned from Albany
on Friday.
p. B. Smith of Vergennes was in town
last week.
DR.. E. o. Porter of Middlebury was at
DIR. Blaisdell's on Friday.
Mrs. Lucy Pratt is sick with the grip;
her daughter, Mrs. Barnes, is with her.
Miss Dora Moore is in Hydeville with
her aunt, Mrs. jackson, who is sick there.
Mrs. J. II. Witherell is in West Addi-
son with her sister, Mrs. r. II. Merrill,
who is sick.
Ice is being cut at Port Franklin u
inches thick and several have commenced
to get their supply.
E. II. Bailey has moved into the store
at West Bridport and is, we understand,
in New York buying goods.
The mail carrier was able to pass over
the new Fair bridge, greatly to his de-
light. the first time on Monday.
\ number of our townsmen went to
Shoreh IN Wednesday evening to hear
the lecture given by Rev. DR.. Smart.
Edgar Converse of Glendale, 5. c.,
arrived here on Monday, having been
summoned by the dangerous illness of
his mother.
Mrs. f. G.. Converse received a tele-
gram on Friday conveying the news of
the death of her brother, Chauncey
Wicker of Willoughby, OHIO.
Oscar Carrier, who has been employed
by Mr.. Cole to carry the mail between
Bridport and Townlne. has got through,
and Willie, son of David Carpenter, has
taken his place.
The blanket race between c. l.. Payne
and G. S. Wissell, adjourned on Saturday
on account of the weather, came off
Tuesday, and resulted in Mr.. Payne car
rying away the prize.
Messrs. Franklin and Sherman, propri-
etOrs of the Black Hawk stock farm, and
several other horse men from North At
tleboro. Mass, and Providence, r. l.,
spent Sunday in town.
The sociable at c. l.. Wings on Thurs
day of last week was well attended.
Next Thursday evening, Feb. 20, there is
to be "A basket sOciable at the town hall,
to which all are invited
Mrs. r. G. Crane, who has been suffer-
ing for long time past with consump-
ton, died on Sunday, Feb. 8. The fun
eral was attended from the house on
Tuesday, Feb IL, Rev. Mr.. Parker offici-
ating. A husband and three small chill
dren survive the missing one. II
Mrs. Ira Wicker, one of our aged and
most estimable neighbors, died on Sun
day, Feb. 8, at the home of her son, F.
G.. Converse. The funeral was largely
attended from her late home on Wednes-
day, Feb. -, Rev. Mr.. Parker officiating.
The deceased was afflicted short time
since with the grip and had partially re-
covered, when relapse caused her death.