Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-01-27
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Curtis Morrill, has sold his place to
Abraham Benedict. Consideration SIPS
Mrs. John Billings of Middlebury is
visiting her mother.in.law, Mrs. Hope
Billings.
AT the Fourth Quarterly conference,
held here on the 23rd inst, with Z. L..
Dow, district superintendent, in the
chair, the following officers were elected
Trustees, j. f. Goodro, j. S. Chandler,
T. Billings; stewards, 7. Billings, Agnes
Billings, s. j. Billings Mrs. Adah Bill
lings, Mrs E. E. Damon, j. S. Chandler,
Lucy Hale, II. r. Noble, Mrs. E. L.
Noble, Mrs. A. Whittemore, d. p. Mills,
Mrs. Cora Wood, E. E. Damon. Mrs.
j. E. Goodro, Kate Young, f. Norier;
district steward, j. S. Chandler; record
ing steward Agnes Billings. On COM
mttees, freedmens' aid, Mrs. E. L..
Noble, Lucy Hale, Mrs. S. j. Billings;
hospital, H. R. Noble, Agnes Billings /;
church records, j. S. Chandler; auditors,
T. Billings, Lucy Hale; parsonage furni-
ture, Mrs. II. L. Wood, Agnes Billings,
Mrs. E. E. Damon, Mrs. A. Billings;
music, 7. Billings, j. S. Chandler. S. j..
Billings; home missions, Mrs. E l..
Noble, Mrs. K. E Damon, Dolly Noble;
sunday school, H. r. Noble, Kate
Young, j. S. Billings; tracts, j. s.
Chandler; temperance, HI. r. Noble,
Mrs. j. E. Goodro, Mrs. A. Whittemore;
education, l.. Hale, j. s. Chandler,
II. r. Noble. The district superin.
tendent was requested to endeavor to
secure the return of Rev. E. w. Hal
lowell the coming year. The following
resolutions were adopted by unani-
nous rising vote: Whereas, the time
has come when by the organic law that
governs our church as we'll as by the
usages thereof, when the Rev. Purcell
L. Dow can no longer serve this district
as district superintendent. Therefore,
Resolved by the Fourth Quarterly con-
ference for Ripton charge, Burlington
district, Troy Conference, that our sim
cere thanks are hereby rendered to him
for the wise counsels and loving advice
that has been ours to enjoy while he has
been going out and coming in amongst
us; that in all things he has proved him
self living copy as near as may be of
the Great Exampler, the Prince of
Peace, and while with the deepest regret
we note that we can no longer meet him,
we can and do most heartily wish him
the fullest success in his new field of
labor and finally triumphant entrance
inuo the New Jerusalem. Resolved,
That these resolutions be spread upon
our records and copy delivered by the
recording steward to Brother Dow.
G. r. w. Brown has just killed two
ten and a half months old pigs one
weighing AIS and the other $40 pounds.
Who beats this? Don't all speak at
once.
Ben. Caswell called upon Justice
Chandler on the Gath inst. Said he had
been intoxicated, was fined five dollars
with costs of four dollars and fifty one
cents, and in default of payment took
lodgings at the county boarding house
for ten days. In scrimmage the night
before he got an ugly scalp wound.
Mrs. Melissa Belden has been granted
a pension of $l2 per month as widow of
Charles d. Beden.
Fred Eubar, with single pair of
horses on the Goth inst, drew a few feet
lacking fourteen hundred feet of logs
from Goshen woods to the Huntley mill
at one load
Miss Eliza Sessions representing the
Kurn Hatten Home, will speak in the
Methodist church on Sabbath afternoon.
Come ana welcome our friend and hear
of the grand possibilities of her work.
The pastor will preach in the evening