Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-12
COUNTY AND VIoINITY NOTES.

Vergennes business men have sub
scrlbed with a view to having a telephone
exchange.
The Union Republican club of Bristol,
which recently reorganized, has 26O
members now.
DIR. G. r. Sanborn of Rutland has
bought of L. S. Doud the d. II. Squire
place in New Haven.
1t is reported that the new Brandon
House at Brandon has been leased to
Boston men.
The Bristol Manufacturing Co. has
bought the so-called red grist mill in
that town of Sneden e Drake.
There are to be races on the ice ut Port
Henry next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday for six purses of from S75 to
sips.
DIR. ID. a. Bisbee of Bristol is the happy
possessor of pet alligator, the gift of II
Rutland friend who is wlntering in
Florida.
About 30 of the Masons of Bristol in
tend coming to Mddlebury tonight by
special train to attend the district meet
ing to be held with Union lodge.
The largest log drawn into Bristol this
winter was cut by n. j. Hill. 1t con-
tanned 733 feet, log measure, and the butt,
II feet long, measured 230 feet
f. A. Jones of Hubbardton writes |
have just weighed five Spanish Merino
ram lambs, of my own raising, that
weigh on an average 1874 lbs. head.
One, dropped April 2, weighed 49, lbs.
A county teachers institute will be
held at Baxter hail. Rutland, Feb. 24, %
and 2G, by State Supt. Palmer. Round
trip tickets at reduced rates will be on
sale at Middlebury and Velgennes and
at all stations in Rutland county.
Station Agent c. E. Palmer of New
Haven has resigned, after having held
the place for 33 years, and has gone to
Chicago to visit his son. A Mr.. Munger.
who comes from Ogdensburgh, n. Y,
succeeds him.
Rochester has lost It's oldest cat, says
an exchange. The venerable feline had
attained the advanced age of II years
and six months. His name was limo
thy Shocks and he sleeps peacefully I'M
der the rose-bush.
Mrs. Myra kelton of South Lincoln
was arrested in Rochester on Monday by
Sheriff Clark and brought to Middlebury
to jail. On Tuesday she was taken to
Lincoln for hearing. She was charged
with forging an order on the Lincoln
Lumber Co.
Mrs. Eliza Meacham of New Haven
has given the Congregational church
there $4,000 to be held in trust, the socie-
ty receiving the income annually. Should
the society disband the money will 90 to
the Vermont Domestic Missionary socie-
ty. She has also given considerable
amount to Beeman academy.
Joseph Gravel, an old resident of Ad-
Olson. had "A terrible experience in trying
to drive across Lake Champlain Il few
days ago. He was lost in binding
storm, and then when he got out of his
sleigh to examine what he thought was
treacherous ice he lost that. He finally
reached the New York shore, nearly
exhausted, but has found nothing of his
horse and sleigh.
"A council of the Baptist churches of
the county was held at Vergennes on
Thursday of last week, with Rev. DR..
Archibald of Mddleburv as moderator,
to consider the advsability of ordaining
Rev. John Pearson, late of Italy Hill,
n. Y, who has been called to the pasto-
rate of the Vergennes church. The
council adjourned subject to the call of
the clerk of the Vergennes church, it
finding the candidate acceptable. but son
account of the candidate having been re-
ceived into the church at Vergennes
while still member of church in Lon
don, he having only presented certifi-
cate of membership, it was resolved to
postpone the ordination until the ntor-
Inallty could be corrected by the can
didate being regularly dismissed and re-
ceived.'