The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-01
State News.

doned Norman Davis, convicted in July,
1868, Of robbing the post-otfice at Hines
burgh, in Chittendon county, and senten-
ced to States prison for ten years.
The village of Swanton has about
240 dwelling houses. OF these about 80
are what is known as the "French Settle
ment." If there are four persons to a
house in the village proper, and five in the
Settlement we have GAO plus 100
-1040.
Swanton has five churches, viz. Cath
olic, Congregational, Baptist, East Swan
TOM Episcopalan and Methodist. These
number in membership as follows Cath
Ollie not ascertained. Baptist abont 10
Congregational 1919 Episcopal 36; Meth
dist 100.
A brilliant meteor was seen to pass
over Arlington on the morning Of the %,
at about half-past six. Its course was
from the northeast to southwest, and
seemed to strike the earth on the east side
Of Bald Mountain near the top. In size
it seemed about the size of n mans hat,
with train of fire following it some 90
feet in length. A trail Of smoke followed
in its track, and was visible for twenty
minutes after the passage of the meteor
About the same hour loud rumbling
noise. accompanied by shock as Of an
earthquake, was heard and felt in differ
ent parts of the town by persons who had
not seen the meteor
HIsToRIcAL PIcTuRK.-'rhe Montpelier
Journal says that Mr.. Julian Scott, ma
tive of johnson, and formerly member
of the Sd Vermont Regiment, is,we learn
DESTROYS of securing an appropriation from
the State to enable him to paint an his
torical picture, to be placed in the State
House Mr.. SCOTS intention is we be.
lieve, if an appropriation is granted, to
select one of the many scenes during the
war in which Vermont troops played an
important part as his subject
The object is one which should COM
mend itself to the assembled wisdom of
the State, and We hope an appropriation
will be promptly granted.
A Coon FEEDER.-The Chicago Tri-
bitns relates the following of Sam Spauld-
ing, u former resident of Brandon and
well known throughout the country
Sam Spaulding of Spaulding 4 Mer-
rick, was at Chauncy's last evening, when
the fire broke out in Pages confectionery
store, which is in the rear OF their large
factory. Some one told Chauncy that
Spaulding X Mirrick's tobacco factory
was on fire. Chauncy said to Mr.. Spauld-
ing "Your tobacco works are Oh fire.
Sam replied: never bnt once was dri
ven away from square meal. and that
was done by a bull dog one night thirty.
five years ago, in Brandon, w., when
was looking an old farmers melon patch
over, that thought had more melons thar
: he ought to have, will finish this oys
ter fry, and then 90 and see about Tho
fire"
BRIsToL News VIA LEIcEsrER.-Mr
Editor Hear this big story all about 9
= little pumpkin seed, which had tn,
forethought, (if pumpkin-seed car
think to plant itself in the back yard Of
the Rev. Mr.. Stevens, of Bristol,
| am told, by that gentleman, that from
that one little seed, sprang vine ove
torty-ieet in length, producing fruit to thu
amount of one hundred and sixty.fou
pounds.
Now, there isn't IL pumpkin seed in tn,
State of Vermont that would have don,
that thing for II sinner, nor even for |
lazy minister. But when | looked at Mr.
Stevens garden, all cleared from weed
and brush, and his trees all cleared fron
everything that would tend to retard thei
n growth and at the smooth plot of grass
= before his door, so clean, and fresh, ant
sweet, | did not wonder at that pumpkin
r seeds choice of summer residence :
q nor did | wonder that it yielded thu
q beautifully its golden fruit.
r | think it a sign, omnibus of good tt
q the Pastor and his amiabe lady. who's
labors in Bristol may yield them boun
tifnl harvest M did that hourishin
vine YER MONTANA.