The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-08-02

THE BEAMAN ACADEMY. The $4,000
left the town of New Haven by Arson p.
Beaman, on condition that the citizens OF
that town raise $4,000 for the establish
ment of an academy to be called the Bea-
man Academy, has aroused local interest
in the matter among the leading men OF
the town, which renders it certain that
the terms of the bequest will be complied
with. The New Haven Academy will
be continued under the name of the Bea-
man Academy. Generous responses are
being made by the public spirited citizens
of New Haven.
July, 1880, was IL remarkable month
in Vermont. Up to the 18th Of July the
weather was cold and wet. From that
time forward the weather was excessive.
ly hot, ranging from 80 to "a in the
shade. From the 18th to the 9th, I
inches of water fell in Burlington. The
storm extended through Champlain Val
ley. During the night of the 10Th of
July, owing to the food, New Haven ri
yer changed its channel, and several
dwellings, containing twenty-one persons,
were washed away by the water all but
seven found Il watery grave ermonter'
AGRICULTURAL. - Mr.. John b. Footc
of Cornwall presented us, last Saturday,
with a huge Early Rose potato, dug only
two and one half months after planting,
which weighed two pounds lacking one
ounce We have also standing by us a
single root Of "Surprise Oats" which sur
prised US whether it does anybody else Or
not. From this single root are seven
full formed, productive stalks of immense
size, the tallest being five feet and ten
inches high, the others standing near the
same figure. These oats were grown upon
the farm Of George w. Griswold in the
south part of Cornwall, and were brought
into this office nearly two weeks ago.
Cornwall seems to be up with the times
on agricultural specimens as well as in
men and school houses.
SUNDAY School INsTIrUTE.-A Sunday
School Institute was held Thursday and
Friday Of last week, at Nergennes. 1t
was conducted by Rev. j. s. Ostrander
of Albany, n. Y, Prof. II. NJ. Scely of
Middlebury presided. Rev. w. l.. Palmer
of West Cornwall, Secretary, and II. G..
Cram, Esq, of Vergennes, Treasurer
The exercises were devotional, didactic
illustrative, all relating to Sabbath school
work. Rev. Mr.. Archibald of Bristol,
read an elaborate essay at the commence
ment, "On the scope or design of the
school" He maintained that that was
or should be the salvation of the pupils.
He pointed out some things he deemed
inconsistent herewith. Prof. Seely made
an address on the Art of Teaching, in
which he gave some admirable hints and
ideas on that somewhat difficult matter.
Papers were also read by Rev. A, f.
Bailey of Middlebury, on " How to retain
the older scholars in our school, and
remarks Of much excellence and point by
Rev. w. W. Winchester of Bridport, on
Conservation of Teachers, and by Rev.
j.. NJ. Edgerton of %Shelburne, Lyon of
Ferrisburgh, Walker of N. Ferrisburgh,
and Mead of Brooklyn, y. Y, Messrs
Bliss of Brandon and Douglass of Brat
tleboro and others.
The conductor, Rev. Mr.. Ostrander,
showed himself to be thoroughly informed
as to the wants, machinery and successful
methods of the institution. In the eve
ming, Thursday, he gave, as your reporter
was informed, a very interesting lecture,
illustrative of the Jewish ritual, and ex-
hibited a very well executed model Of
the ancient Jewish Tabernacle, aud also
the costume of the Jewish High Priests,
&c.
Such meetings are well calculated to
deepen the interest in Sunday Schools,
and, at the same time, render more etfec-
tive the labor expended therein.