The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-09-09

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This is by far the so,cro.; blow that as
ever betallen our pleasant viiepc. 4
large rortion Ut its mechanical business.
together with the accumuIatinns - IT,.
dustry and enterprise FIR vcar.. is *.
tinguished. About QUE hupdrnd men
are thrwu entirely rut Of employment.
More han h,lf Of these have families
who are dependent upon tie daily labor
of their respective hands for ii, bread
To add t. the cdlamlt, s-vcra' Of these
families are burned Oh, Of house and
home. Although b. ~ mean. 10 q
suffering condition their case appeals
loudly tor sympathy
Tn origin u the tirs is like that of
the other conhagratiou' that have visit
Cd "a during the past W. years mys.
terry beyond the presumptiou that it was
the work Of an iucndary 1t was first
seen in the ware room nf the cabinet fac.
tory, brt it soon shoue from ovcry win.
dow IN The building Fortunately it was
still night otherwise a large portion Of
our village would have been laid in ruins
FIVE Men Drowned AT about six
O'clock p NJ. 90 Sunday last. five men
-Welchmen, in the employ Of the Slate
Quarry Cos while going 10 small row.
boat from Hydeville up Castleton Pond.
to West Castleton with man named
n. j Colburn. (who keeps INV groe.
gerry on the west side Of the Pond) &C
cideptally upset the boat they were in.
by which they we're all plunged into the
water and the five Welchmen drowned
Up to Monday pight but four Of the
bodies had been recovered. viz. those of
Mark Jones. Hugh Rowland, David
Davis, and Owen Owens. They were
all young unmarried men and were all
intoxicated by liquor furnished them.
as is believed. at Colburn's house - Her.
oH.
DsTR EssiNG Bereavement - Our last
weeks issue contained notice of the
death Of two children Of William and
Charlotte Kinsman. Of this village
Two other children Of theirs. Emma
Eliza and Louisa-died on Wednesday
last Thus have these afflicted parents
been called to mourn the loss Of everv
one Of their children. within the short
space of three weeks The disease of
all of them, we believe, was scarlet fever
The age OF the youngest was one year
that of the eldest, years. Herald,
CAUGHT TARTER Mr.. Harrison
White, of Whiting. informs US that one
night last week he beard sauealinp
among his pigs Of which he had twelve
in pen. but did not rise to see what
was the trouble Mex, morning on CO.
ing to his pig pen he found dead Owl
of immeese size, measuring from tip to
Zip of wings five feet and four inches
His intention doubtless was 10 seize on
a pig for HE breakfast ,bu, unfortunately
got caught himself a sad example for
those who seek unlawful qualification IN.
der cover Of the wing Of darkness
Brandon Advocate
SINGULAR GRowTH-The Citizen has
seen what it lis " Arctic Rye" in the
ice house Of G Smith, Of Versenncos :
being a kernel of common rye which had
terminated IN the natural way-in a
solid cake of ice, ard had forced a single
root down into the frigid soil owe, five
inches and elevated a stalk over three
inches
BEAT THIS WHO CAN MIR. Rufus Flint
Of our village, showed us yesterday
some corn which TO was taking to mill
to be ground It was sheled for milling
inst three non,hs and three days from
planting, and this feat was accomplished
in this anti corn season Can this be
beat 2-Advocate.
The time for the Rutland County
Agricultural Societys Fair, which is to
be held at Rutland, has been changed by
the managers to the 23d and Gath Of this
month.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Nathan VIM,
Sem, of Middletown, fell from his wsg.
gon on the afternoon Of Friday lat. and
almost instantly expired His wife saw
him fall and aid was almost instantly
rendered. but 10 no avail His age was
"a wears Herald
The Hoosic Tunnel operation has come
to stand still for want of funds. The
contractors are said to have expended
nearly $3.50 600 from their private means,
and refuse to 90 on further in that way
The mountain has been penetrated 100
feet from the eastern, and 4l0 from the
western end We presume that the
enterprise will be resumed as soon rs
the contemplated aid from the Massa.
ehusetts Legislature can be obtsined. -
The bill failed last session but doubt
less the subject will come up again and
aud ultimately with success.
From the Windsor JovrnaL1
Two THOUSAND FOLD Mr.. Hale
AS you make point of chronicing the
products Of our fields, gardens. 60 I
send you the following In the spring
| sowed about an acre Of wheat, and on
the piece thcre sprane up two roots Of
another variety, appearing like winter
wheat; it was earlier aud about one foot
taller, each root the product OF a single
kerne'. When cutting my wheat, I
saved those and counted the stalks, and
the kernels in the larges, bunch One
contained 90 stalks, the other So stalks.
yielding 1929 kernels as the product of
a single grain besides some bighted
ones not counted The grain is large.
white and fair, of different variety from