Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-21
County lleps.
BRIDPoRT.
/ Deferred from last week. I

few weeks in Canada.
o. +. Converse returned to his school
in Albany on Monday.
Deputy Sheriff Cobb of Middlebury was
in town the early part of the week.
Geo. d. Barber of West Bridport had
his leg broken while at work on the ice
job recently.
Washington news gives the appoint
ment of G.. r. Walker as postmaster at
West Bridport.
Joseph Sylvester, who bought the
Josephus Hamilton farm few years
since, is sick with consumption.
c. p. Elithorp, with his son, Wilbur,
went to Ticonderoga Thursday, having
been summoned by the dangerous illness
of his aged father.
Miss Dora Moore with her aunt, Mrs.
jackson, who has been sick in Hydeville
for some time since) arrived here on
Monday. Mrs. Jackson continues feeble.
A party of about one hundred passed a
pleasant evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. z. Myrick on Friday evening
last, the occasion being the celebration
of their wedding anniversary. Several
valuable household articles were presen-
ted
The old Miner place, south of the park,
will soon be closed. On Tuesday last
Miss Marietta Miner, who has been ill for
several weeks, left town with DR.. and
residence of the latter. Mrs. Sally d.
Miner, the aged mother, who has been
in feeble health for long time, will be
removed to the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. J. S. Willmarth, in Addison.
At a regular COMMUNICATION of Morning
Sun Lodge, No. ;, held in their hall in
Bridport, March 3, the following officers
were duly elected and installed: j. II.
Witherell, w. NJ: X. L. Hemenway, S,
W.; II. L. Townsend. j. W.; j. n
Spaulding. secretary; |. d. Fletcher
treasurer; Charles Greenwood. S. ID.
G. F. Sollace, l.. d. The following were
appointed by the worshipful master j
C. Sollace, tyler; W. o. Hindes, chap
lain; L. w. Fletcher, marshal; l.. NJ
Taylor and j. Z. Fletcher, stewards
finance committee, d. II. Bennett and
II, l.. Townsend.
Mrs. C. n. Barnes is with her mother
This is the month for registering dogs
L. NJ. Taylor returned to Ticonderoga
on Monday.
A five-year-old son of Melvin Willin
son died on Sunday.
Miss Nettie Pease of Crown Point is Wis
iting Miss Stella Towner.
There was a social hop at j. :. Dukett':
on Tuesday evening of last week.
\ number of our teachers attended the
examination held in Shoreham on Thurs
day.
Mrs. II. ii. Merrill of West Addison is
spending a few weeks in town, as is also
Albee Merrill.
Mrs. John Melvin returned home OF
Monday, accompanied by her niece, Miss
Sherman of Crown Point, who will soor
with her parents go to Chicago to reside
II. f. kingsland and b. w. Myricl
haye completed their course at the Alba
ny Business college. The former wen
Saturday to Gardner, Mass, where he
has secured employment.
Sherman Hemenway, who went tt
New York last week, to deliver the team
he recently sold, returned home on Mon
day. He tells that the pair were sole
before he left New York for $1,000.
The ice business is still booming. Ow
ing to the recent cold weather, ice pack
ers have been able to make good progress
and several have gotten far toward the
finish. The crossing on the lake is ye
considered safe opposite Port Henry. tn,
ice being, we are told, Il inches thick il
Bulwagga bay, where it is being put up
At Crown Point small boat carries pas
sengers part way across, then the natura
bridge serves the remaining distance
No teams cross at Brooks.
The meeting concerning the chess
factory problem, held on Saturday, wa
adjourned with no business done. Will
there is unlimited interest manifested re
garding the enterprise, stock COMPANY
(Which was proposed at the first meeting
does not seem to be the right thing Il
work on. Another method may be, ant
we hope will be, resorted to at no lat
date for raising the funds necessary TO
starting the business already before tn
people.
WEST SALISBURY.
The school in district No. l. taught b.