Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-20
County l1ews.
BRIDPoRT.
Deferred from last week.

Deferred from lastweek.
Register your dogs this month and
save expense.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ID. Wilcox called on
friends here on Monday.
Darwin Gibbs of Wheeler, n. Y, is
visiting his two sisters in the villege.
Mrs. NJ. :. Carr and sister, Miss Eta
Eells, of Cornwall visited Mrs. j. II.
Fletcher last week.
Mark Williams returned home from
Brattleboro on Friday, aid Miss Estelle,
who had been with friends in Cornwall
for week, came home IN the same day
Mrs. Mary Hambln and G. Andrews
Of Shelburne were united in marriage
March at the home of the bride in
Brdport. Rev. w. n. b icon oiiiciated.
Fifteen of the friends from Cornwall
gave Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Miner a sur
prise Monday evening. A pleasant
evening for all concerned was the re-
suit.
j. w. Pratt stuck fork tine into his
wrist on Wednesday of last week aud
from taking cold in the bruise he had
quite serious time for a few days. He
is now about again as usual
Il. G. Melvin had a serious accident on
Wednesday evening. He had driven in
from work, and after unhtchlng The
team went aloft to feed for the night.
When starting to come down the stairs
(lt was just after dusk) he made mis-
step and fell to the floor, striking heavi-
ly upon his right leg and causing severe
pain. DR.. 6laisdell was called, who set
the broken member, finding both bones
of the leg broken little above the ankle
Joint. Although it is bad break that
will lay him up from work for several
weeks at least, 1t is thought that it will
come out in fair shape if not as good as
new. As Mr.. Melvin Is one of our stir
ring men, the accident will seem doubly
severe to him.
Latest.
Miss Alice Hamilton is quite sick with
measles.
A new furnace has recently been placed
IN the vestry.
Gideon Abbey of Orwell was in town "A
| few DAYS since.
Mrs. Eliza Finch and son occupy the
Congregational parsonage.
Miss Laura Bigelow of Port Henry is
visiting at A. w. Bigelow's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Delano of Shore
ham we're in town on Monday.
Miss Myrtle Russell is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. f. Bristol of Vergennes.
Daniel Barrett has recently been
granted an increase of pension from 81 to
| Sl2 "A month.
Darwin Gibbs, who has been visiting
relatives in this vicinity, started for his
home IN Wheeler, n. Y, on Monday.
L. cfn al fnr
several days past and p. c. Barbour has
also been on the sick list. Both are re-
ported better at this writing
Joseph Wemett, IS, died suddenly on
Saturday at the home of his son, Henry
VWemett. The funeral was attended AT
1.-THE Catholic church in Shoreham tuesday,
The school directors have selected and
| assigned the teachers for the coming year
as follows: Miss Cora Baisdell, village
school; Miss Stella Kingsland, IIathorne
school; Miss Myrtle Russell, Lake school ;
Miss Lena Palmer, Allen school; John
Woods, Myrick school; Miss Stella Will
lams, Converse school; Miss Matte
KingSland, Hamilton school; Miss Fran
ces Spauding, Crane school; Miss Lulu
Woods, Burwell school. The spring term
of 10 weeks will begin April 20.
The storm or blizzard of last week
Wednesday and Thursday was one of the
worst that we have had in several years.
the roads being filled full to the tops of the
fences. The stage driver. following our
road commissioner and others, managed
to get as far as the FAIR bridge on Thurs
day, but was obliged to turn back, as there
was no path beyond there. Our mail,
were broken up for "A day or two, bul
Things are again in running order ana the
! going is not the worst. We got seVera
inches more of snow on Monday night
} but it did not drift to any extent. We
are having IA large amount of wind thi'
month and the old six weeks winter II
March seem bound to come.