The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-08-31

In Salisbury Aug. &c, Ada P wife of
Willad H. Thomas, died with the quick
consumption, aged rs years. She had
been married seven months. She was an
active member of the Congregational
church and none knew her but to love and
respect, and while a bereaved husband
and a large circle of relatives and friends
hnourn her sudden death and loss. She
IS hdppy in hearen.
President Grant passed through
Vermont on Saturday. Governor Page
and his personal staff met him at White
River junction and accompanied him
through the state. A number of the
citizens of Rutland met him at Bellows
Falls and rendered him the Inequalities of
the town of Rutland. He made no
speeches except to acknowledge courtesies
extended to him and is said to have pleased
every body.
Col. lie Grand Benedict ofthe Hearth
and Home has recently, with his family
been visiting at the residence of his uncle
Chester Pratt, Esq. of Bridport. Col.
Benedict was in the army during the war
and afterwards publisher of the Public
Spirit, an advertising monthly, first pub
lished at Troy and at New York during the
remainder of its brief existence. He is
now connected with the business manage
ment of that model family weekly the
hearth and Tome.
A LARGE FARM-The farm of Francis
D. Douglas, Esq, of Whiting, contains
375 acres, 300 of which are under cult
walton. 1t was purchased several years
ago for $4,000. 1t lies just west of the
Otter Greek stretching quite distance
to the westward over pleasant fluctuations
of upland and slope that overlook much
of the adjacent country. There are elev-
en- barns on the farm and from fifty to
one hundred tons Of hay have this year
been stalked upon the field. The hay crop
this season is estimated at 225 tons and a
surplus left over last spring, brings up
the amount to $50 tons. Mr.. Douglas
winters one hundred head of stock. Hi:
crop of oats last year amounted to about
twelve hundred bushels and he raised
large quantities of other grains. This
season he has been making one hundred
pounds of butter per week and some
cheese.
A correspondent of the N. Y. Time
after taking ride through Cornwall re
Gently, says: The town of Cornwall, b,
the way has remarkable record. Settle,
) in l773,in twenty-sx years its population
reached the present limit-about 1000
1t has long been the banner town of tn
state for its common schools. 1t ha
produced, for so small population,
large number of educated and professions
men. Thirty-six of these have bee
clergymen, among whom were Henry n
Hudson, author of the esteemed lecture
on Shakespeare Reuben Post, d. D., lon
S the popular pastor of the First Presbytel
ian church of Washington, D. c., and {
: the Independent church in Charleston,
9 c., Professor Miles P. Squier, D. D., {
Beloit College, Wisconsin. Ithas produce
h eighteen lawyers, among whom were Hol
/. w. Slade, Governor of the State, an
Hon. Soloman Foot, the well known an
highly esteemed representative of tn
state in the House and the United Stat
! Senate. 1t has produced twenty-five
- physicians, beside many professions
> teachers, editors, etc. How many tow
of l 900 people can produce such recol
!, within so short time after building Il
IS first log house