Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-09
County Uems.
BR,DPORT.


Is inches in thickness.
Miss Louise Converse has returned to
her school in Middlebury.
Mrs. Lucy Pratt started on Wednesday
for Bristol, Conn, on a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. c. n. Barnes.
Grain is precious article in this vic
Unity, judging from the number that are
supplying their oat bins with padlocks.
Geo. ID. Payne returned to his school
in Poultney on Monday. Miss Lena
Hemenway, owing to illness, did not
return.
The Leonard lumber job on the Will
marth Allen farm is furnishing employ
ment for number of our laborers and
teams.
j. 5. Williams has been in a critical
condition for several days past and Mrs.
Eliza Crane, mother of G.. 4. Crane, is
also very i'll.
The Ladies sewing circle will meet
with Mrs. j. Il. Fletcher on Thursday
afternoon of next week. All are invited
to Cookbook tea.
NJ. Z. Powers has charge of the Con-
gregational church the coming year, he
having been appointed at the annual
meeting of the trustees.
Cards have been received here announc-
ing the marriage, on the 18th inst, of
Rev. E. j. Klock, our former pastor. and
Miss Stafford of Walingford.
The sociable at Mr.. Converse's on Fri
day evening was a success, both socially
and financially. the charades, music, ETC.,
being all that could be desired.
Elijah Grovenor buried his old horse
on Monday. The animal was in the 34th
year of its age and had done service for
Mr.. Grovenor's family for nearly 80
years.
The annual meeting for electing a
board of directors of the Bridport Driv-
ing Park association will be held at the
Bridport House on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at
o'clock pm.
Frank Mattot was taken to Middlebury
one day last week by Constable j. H.
Howe, on charge of illegally disposing
of property, brought by Vergennes par
ties. He furnished bail.
+. ID. Wilcox, with his family, is COM
/ fortably located in his new residence in
Crown Point. The farm here is being
carried on by his two sons, A. w. and j.
p. Wilcox. Their aunt, Mrs. Chapman,
lives with them.
Mrs. j. J. Towle of jamestown, n. Y,
who has been with relatives here and in
Addison the past two weeks, having been
summoned hither by the death of her
mother, Mrs. 5. d. Miner, returned to
her home on Wednesday.
A stick of pine timber was recently
taken from the wood lot of A. II. Rice
measuring Sc feet in length and y inches
in diameter at the small or top end. 1t
was drawn to the lake, it being the prop
erty of Richard Leonard.
At the annual election of officers for
the Congregational Sabbath school for
the ensuing year the following were cleo
ted: Superintendent, A. w. Huntey, to
succeed himself; assistant superintend-
ent, Dea. j. p. Russell; clerk, secretary
and treasurer (re-elected), Dea. Chas. f.
Crane; librarian, Howard w. Huntley
assistant, Chas. A. Pratt.
Five dollars seems fabulous price tC
pay for the use of pair of $3.50 mittens
for day or so, although the weather be
extremely frosty, but that is the amount
we understand it cost one of our young
men who appropriated pair belonging
to |. ID. Fletcher one day last week. Ii
is hoped this will be a lesson to the often
der to be long remembered for good.
At a regular communication of Morn
ing Sun Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. NJ.
; Dec. "a, the following resolutions wer,
adopted:
WHEREAS, the messenger of death has agail
invaded our ranks and removed from GU
circle a venerable and beloved brother, thu
severing another link from that traterna
chain that binds us together; therefore be II
RESOLVED, tina, in the death OF Brother Russo
Walker this lodge has lost loyal member
wise counselor and true friend
RESOLVED, that it is fitting tor those whit
survive to emulate his virtues and fidelity IL
brother, his integrity and courtesy as citi
= zen ana his untalterlng love and devotion 10
his Creator, his family and friends.
Resoiued, that we tender the sorrOwing tam
lily and kindred of the deceased brother on
heartfelt sympathy in this hour OF affection.
RESOLVED, that these resolutions be entere'
upon the lodge record and published in tn
hiddlebury REGISTER, and n copy sent to tn
family OF the deceased.
w. o, HISDEs, lCov
8 II. l.. TOWNSEND, N
: BridpOrt, VT, Dec. "a 1890.
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