The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-09-06

two years They have been ovcrhaulng
the records Of Yale college. From July
10 to August 10, 1870, the mean daily
was, at New Haven, 50 de-
grees and no season, as least since 1878,
has shown so many consecutive hot days
Our highest temperature This summer
was (July ~ noted at 90 degrees, and
this has been exceeded only four times
during the period above indicated at New
Haven, the thermometer rising to 100
degrees one day each year in 1891, 1900,
and 1845. In 1898 it reached lO1
People, therefore, who have broied and
blasphemed this summer, will understand
that while, morally speaking. they had
no right to swear, metcorologically speak
ing they were quite justified.
OF course it is proper to call the scene
Of the conflict in Europe the "theater of
war" And Belgium is in the front tier.
The principal private box is occupied by
Bazaino; it is probably taken for the sea-
son.
The "local" OF Syracuse exchange de-
clares that he saw cloud of insects, on
Sunday night, which passed eastward,
with sound not unlike the roaring of
catarack, and yet s'gentlc as the cooling
Of pigeons going home to roost.
An intoxicated Hibernian, who was ar
rested for intoxication at Albany, the
other night. by German policeman,
turned upon his captor with a hideous
grin, and remarked: ooh if | only
had you in Ireland, I'd make you yell
loud enough to be heard all over Ger
many.
j. H. Miller of Wiscasset, Me-, Tell
overheard from the schooner of the same
name, last Saturday, while on the way
to Glouchester. He was engaged in set
ting light in the rigging when the fore
sail jibed over, the boom knocked him
overheard.
The building of the railroad recently
surveyed between Middleboro' and New
Bedford will begin soon. President
Stearns and Hon. Oliver Ames, of the
Board Of Directors of the Old Colony
Railroad, passed over the route on We'd
nesday, and pronounced it satisfactory in
every respect
Miss A. =. Ladd Of Augusta, Me, was
on Wednesday, appointed by the Cover
nor and Council Justice of the Peace
and Quorum. This is believed to be the
first appointment Of a lady to this office
in New England, and perhaps in the I'm
tied States east of Wyoming Territory
She holds the responsible position of chief
clerk in the L.. 5. Pension Agency in
Augusta, and is said to be young lady
Of first class business qualifications. This
appointment qualities her to administer
oaths, take Acknowledgements of deeds,
solemize marriages, &c.
There is to be no election in Mississippi
this year.
A man jumping from cattle car at
Portland day or two since, was caught
by ring on his little finger and memen.
tarily suspended in mid air. The finger
was almost served.
Among the amusing incidents comet
!, ed with the trouble at Fall River is one
that several families now at the Whit,
Mountains who intended to return HON,
received Intelligence that fearful rio
was prevailing, and have written to theil
friends to ascertain when it will be SAT,
to come back.
A San Francisco cat got into Georg
Francis Trains bedroom and tried t,
: suck Georges breath, not knowing, o
course, who he was. 1t is, perhaps, need
less to say that the cat came TO an untlme
I ly end. Mr.. Train carries altogether to,
much wind for any one cat.
The consumption of wood in the Unit
, ed States is enormous. Railway sleeper
alone require 100000 acres of the bes
timber every year. The annual expendi
ture for railway buildings, repairs an,
cars is $50, 100000. The locomotive
in the United States consume $4,000,
600 worth of the article. Wood industr
amounts to s5O0,000,OOO, in which Their
are 10000 artizens.
The Executive Committee Of the Ger
man Democrats of New York declare, il
published address Regard for tn,
truth, right and honor alike deman,
Of us the severance from any and ever,
political association that could or woult
accept and follow such an unprincipled
malicious. mean and detestable course a
has been chosen by certain would be DE
mocratic papers"
. "A well known married couple in Provi
dence, about year since, grew tired o
} each other, and agreed to quietly dissolv
disagreeable partnership. Each prom
Used to leave the other in undisturbe,
, possession of whatever property belonge,
! to them individually, and with this con
! tract they parted, the husband remaining
! in Providence, and the wife going else
where. The wife was prosperous, an,
purchased a horse and buggy recently
, which the husband last week stole frou
+ her. The law gave her no redress, blu
she watched her opportunity, becam
i possessed of Il team belonging to the mall
biped, and has gone where the woodvin
twineth.
A Pittsfield party of twelve went coon
hunting Tuesday night and got only on
3. coon and he was black and white; an,
they did not feel interest in him to brin
him home.
, In Elmira, the other day, young lad
was discovered who helped her mother a
E the Homework. Within two weeks sh
had dozen desirable offers of marriage
one of which she accepted Elmir
girls are all taking to helping thei
:. mothers.
/, The last log of the crib-work at tn
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