Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-01-20
CouNry AND VIoINIry NorEs

COUNTY AND VICINITY NOTES.
The Western Vermont Masonic union,
which had one of the most successful
meetings in Its history at Orwell on
Wednesday evening of last week, chose
these officers for the ensuing year. Pres
ident, DR.. +. A. Smith of Brandon; VICE
presidents, w. II Kingsley of Middlebury,
+. II. Chapman of Rutland. +. ID. Bennett
of Bennington and NJ. w. Lane of Bur
lington; recording secretary, G.. ii. Shin
vile of Fair Haven; corresponding sec
rotary, G.. A. Guilty of Brandon; treas
urer, II. II. Fletcher of Middlebury; eX-
ccutive committee, f. G. Spuoner of
Brandon, G. +. Abel of Orwell, +. ID.
Thayer of Brandon, 5. n. Allen of Fer
land and Il. b. Taft of Burlington; tinan-
cial committee, f. f. Preston, d. II.
Bennett of BridpOrt and j. Ii. Whipple of
Manchester Center The next meeting
will be in Brandon at such date as the
executive committne may fix.
The Proctor Trust Co. of Proctor has
chosen these directors: F. ID. Proctor, b.
f. Taylor and E. r. Morse of Proctor, w.
w. Stickney of Ludlow, Fred H. Earring
ton of Brandon, d. ID. Burditt of Pitts
ford, f. G. Partridge of Washington, d.
c., and j. ID. Miller of Wallingford. A
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent was
declared.
PattersOn's ice-house at Bristol village
was found TO be Oh fire at an early hour
Saturday morning. By hard work seri-
Gus damage was prevented. 1t caught
from an ash barrel.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Hatch of Bristol
marriage on Saturday evening.
George aud Frank Z. Briggs, promi-
nent residents and business men of Bran
don. have gone into insolvency. G.. NJ.
Wilds, Esq, of Middlebury, who has
been retained by them as counsel, makes
this statement: George Briggs of Bran
don on the 18th filed with Judge Robbins
of the insolvency court of Rutland coun-
ty petition setting forth that his BROTH
er, Frank +. Briggs. and himself, part
ners in business at Brandon, were inso-
vent. He also filed list of creditors of
the partnership, and of the individual
members, aggregating S275, 900; also a
schedule of assets of the partnership, and
of the individual members, aggregating
about 1915, 200. This valuation is an es-
innate based largely on the cost 10 the
insolvents of the assets. 1t has been
known for some time that the junior MEM
Der of the firm was very sick, and the
embarrassment of the firm is result of
his sickness. None of the various estates
of which George Briggs is trustee, eXecu-
tor or administrator are in any way in
volved in the failure. nor will the benefi-
Charles suffer the slightest loss therefrom.
The Vermont Investment and Guarantee
company of Orwell, of which George
Briggs is president is not IA creditor of
the firm or its members. and is not af-
fected by their embarrassment. Extern
sive OUTLAWS in building the Briggs block,
the Hotel Brandon and the electric light
plant of Brandon, prompted largely by
the purpose to place their village abreast
of other places in the State, seriously
crippled them. The judicious manage
ment of the assets will probably result
III the payment of the liabilities"
The 50th anniversary of the marriage
of Zera and Mary Elliott was pleasantly
celebrated January 2 at their home in
Lincoln.
Mr.. John Douglass came to Ferrisburgh
IL years ago, says correspondent, and
purchased farm, running in debt for
the same $500. He has paid up all in
debtedness, bought go acres more land
and paid for the same. Besides expend-
ing $1,000 on his house he has built a nice
large barn and out-bulldings, all of which
are paid for. He didn't go to market
every day.
About 70 teams are engaged in hauling
logs to the bank of the New Haven river
in Bristol. The timber belongs to the
Green Mountain Pulp Co., and will be
fioated to their mill in Weybridge in the
spring.
Rev. Ii. X. Titus, recently of Alburgh
Springs, was installed as the 18th pastor
of the Vergennes Congregational church
on Wednesday. The council organized
by the choice of Rev. Mr.. Thomas of New
Haven, moderator, and Rev. Mr.. Atwood
of Whiting, scribe. Prayer was given
by the moderator. The list of pastors and
delegates present was read. as follows
Rev. w. n. Bacon and George Payne of
Bridport. Rev. Mr.. Thomas and c. w
Mason of New Haven, Rev. Mr.. Wilds of
Ferrisburgh, Rev. Il. Barton and j. f.
Weeks of Salisbury, Rev. ID. Sage Mae.
key of st. Adams, Rev. Mr.. Atwood and
Mr. Needam of Whiting. The sermon
was delivered by Rev. ID. 5. Mackey. thu
installing prayer by Rev c. n. Thomas,
the charge TO pastor given by Rev. II. j
Burton, the right hand of fellowship ad.
mlnStered by Rev. w. n. Bacon, the
charge to the people given by Rev
Charles b. Atwood, the benediction by