The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-09-13
F. HENRY GRAHAM,
Hall of Al pha, Sept. 10, 1870.
Addison County.

lion. Jonas N. smith OF w est Adj
Olson offers for sale his Dead Creek farm.
-Vergennes had Il lively canvass for
election day.
"A little three years old girl Of Mrs.
Lee, of Ripton, was badly burned a few
days ago, so that she died in few hours
Mrs Electa Wright. relict of Samuel
Wright and mother of Deacon 5. o.
Wright of Weybridge, and L L Wright,
Esq, Of Cornwall died on Sunday evening.
Prof. T. NJ. Tobin opened u writing
school in connection with the Select School
in Bridport, on Monday. Any persons
desiring to improve their chirography
will be admitted.
Orwell got unusually excited. last
Tuesday, over the question Of town re-
preventative, but finally elected Rodney
F. White by majority of two.
The Central New Haven Cheese
Factory has presses capable of turning
out ten cheeses per day Of about sixty
pounds each.
Quarterly meeting at Weybridge Oh
Friday and Sunday next. At West Adj
Olson and Panton on Saturday and Sun
day, and at Shorcham on The % and
25th.
Monktou elected repre-
sentative, on the first ballot, George +.
Skiff, by 81 majority The vote -tood
George Il. Skitf 1856; II. j. Finney "A;
c. 5. Dean Is; scattering 3.
There was slight frost in Rpton,
Thursday morning, but not hard enough
to do damage, besides crops are out of the
way Of Jacks" visits All crops are
pretty good except the potato crop which
will be light on account Of the drouth
Mr.. George r. Brown of Ripton
recently had two barns, destroyed by fire
together with 80 or 35 tons of hay which
were in them The loss was about 5000
Insurance about $500. 1t is supposed
to be the work of an incendiary.
"A spirited" contest over the town
representative for Weybridge, at the elec-
tion Tuesday resulted at about o'clock,
on the ninth balot,in the election of John
Brittell by small majority The repre-.
sentative elect is a good man and the re-
suit must be acceptable to the people
The New Haven people had rather
of u warm time in the selection of repre-
sentative this year considering their ha.
bitual moderation in such matters. Their
contest Was quadrangular, between Ezra
c. Smith, j. h. Nash, E. S. Bottum and
+. S. Thompson. The former was finally
elected. +l' '+~
On Sunday morning of last week be-
tween and . o'clock, bright flame
suddenly shot up from barn belonging
to Mayor Roberts, of Vergennes situated
near the Monkton road, and the whole
was speedily consumed. On Sunday
night about ten O'Clock barn belongin 2
to VIM. i. Green, Esq, situated near the
above, was also burned. Both doubtless
tho work of au incendiary.
Francis belong Esq, of California,
! formerly resident of Cornwall and
Bridport, is visiting among his numer-
Gus friends. Mr.. belong is one of the
best farmers In California, owning
10, 900 acres near san Francisco, milks
500 cows, and has 30 acres of fruit, and
keeps a large number of cattle and
horses. This style of farming seems
extensive to us in these mountains
regions.
Y FiRE.--iSuturday evening, about 8 IL
o'clock,a barn belonging to Merrill Bling
ham Esq, Of West Cornwall. was discov.
cred to be on fire. The devouring elc,
ment spread rapidly in spite of all effort
to prevent it, and in very shOrt time a
the barns and sheds on the opposite side
of the road from his house, except one
were enveloped in flames. Two barn.
and four large sheds were burned to lh'
ground, with their contents, including 30
bushels of old wheat in the granary, so
bushels Of oats, so tons Of hay, "a farm
wagon and nearly all his of farm nipple
ments. The loss must have been al,ov,
, $4,000. 1t is supposed to be the work o
an iacendiary. There was no insurance
1 LEICESTER Election Ia this tow
I passed off veiy quietly although closel!
contested ia every point except 10
1 State and County officers with the ex
! ception of States Attorney Ira w
4 Clark Esq. received handsome MAORI
t ty for the latter Office as he deserved
l For Congress the majority was agains
; Mr.. Willard, a most timely rebuke O
3 the man and the men who claime
| that he was fairly and regularl,
nominated in convention. In tn
| election of VIM. Powers Esq, for Re