Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-10
County 21ems.
BRIDPORT.

BRDPORT.
There is a new girl at Sheldon Cooks.
The scow at Brooks commenced run
ming on the 9TH.
l. w, Kingsland and l.. L. Russell are
on their annual trapping expedition near
Chimney Point.
Walter lockwood will carry on the
Styles Pettibone farm, lately vacated by
Ashley Bigelow.
G. o. Howard is acting as mail-carrier
between Townline and Bridport in place
of Willie Carpenter.
Benjamin Miner of the college spent
part of his vacation at home, returning
to Middlebury on Wednesday.
Our readers will be glad to know that
Miss Faith Huntley, who has been sick
with typhoid fever, has recovered.
The funeral of d. F. Doty was attend
ed from his late residence on Friday,
April 3. Rev. w. n. Bacon officiating.
Our farmers are ayailing themselves of
the excellent opportunity afforded by the
recent fall of snow for getting in their
seed.
Daniel Heustis has been confined to
the house for several weeks past with a
severe cold, but at last accounts was i'm
proving.
Charles Riley has moved into the Jo-
seph Clair house, Myron Crow into the
Huntley tenement and Henry Nichols
will soon move into the Miner house,
now owned by w. G.. Hamilton.
One of the heaviest snow storms of the
season came on Friday last, accompanied
by a strong wind. From eight to ten
inches of snow fell and roads were block
ed in places. Sleighs were again put in
use for a few days, but the moderate
weather since has made plenty of mud
and the going is not by far what we en-
joyed last week.
Willie, aged II, son of David Carpen-
ter, was the victim of serious accident
on Thursday of last week while working
in the Hutchinson sawmll. He was re-
moving sawed plank from the carriage
to the big saw when the heavy timber
overbalanced him, pushing him back
ward upon the carriage on its return for
another course. In throwing up his
right arm in the act of saving himself it
was brought in contact with the toothed
demon, which was in full motion. See
ing that the hurt was a bad one, his fell
low workmen corded the arm to prevent
him IN haste to the residence of DR..
Townsend, who, with DR.. Blaisdell, who
was summoned, upon examination found
that the bone was severed between the
elbow and wrist, and the arm otherwise
badly mangled, making it necessary to
the injured member little
above the elbow, which they did. The
patient is now doing as well as could be
expected.
The winter term in school district No.
s, taught by Ii. X. Williams, closed Fri
day with an exhibition in the evening.
A good crowd, composed of the parents
and others from the surrounding dis
trcts, were in attendance. The pro-
gramme was as follows: Defamation.
"The Ballad of Ishmael Day." Fred Mi
ner; "A Little Hero" Frank Hamilton;
recitation, "a Tale of the Atlantic Coast"
Lille Shackett; dialogue, "School or
Work." Fred Miner, Charlie Hamilton,
Carroll Wolcott, Albert Hebert; song
solo, "The Bridge" Miss Cora Baisdell;
defamation, "The Dickens" Victor Bor-
deau; "The Dapple Mare" George Ham
ilton; "Mick's Courtship," Albert He
bert; dialogue, Circumstances Alter
Cases." Lena Shackett, Della Hebert,
Cora ST. John, Lille Shackett; declama-
ton, "a Little Boys Ambition" Guy F.
Wolcott; "The Sign Board" Charlie
Hamilton; They'll Try it Again."
Frank Hamilton; recitation, 1.-THE Chill
dren's Hour" Anna Miner; "Pyramus
and Thisbe, Miss Stella Williams; organ
solo, Della NJ. Hebert; dialogue, San
Unwilling Witness" Harry Hamilton,
Merrill Wolcott; song-solo, "Kafoozle-
um." Miss Cora Blaisdell; defamation,
"Dobbin," Calease Bordeau; recitation,
"Margery Grey" Lena Shackett; decla-
"Boom New England" Merrill
Wolcott; recitation, "An Irshwoman's
Letter." Della 1ebert; defamation, ga
Character" Harry Hamilton; conclud-
ing with the farce, Behind the Cur
tains, eight characteristic. Bliss. by
Charlie Hamilton; Mr.. Smith, Carroll
WolcOtt; William Bliss, George Hamil-
ton; Daniel Webster Bliss and Henry
Clay Bliss, twins, Guy F. Wolcott and
Frank Hamilton; Mrs. Bliss. Lena Shack
EFT: Seraphina Bliss, Jessie Delpia; &C.
lestia Bliss, Anna Miner.
BRISTOL.