The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-04-19
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DEAR REGISTER A ten miles ride in
a wagon during the spring mud, in clay
region, is about as much of an undertake
ing as to 90 from Middlebury w., to
New York city on the cars. At least so
it seemed a few days since. The way the
mud rolled up upon the wheels, at times
was fearful, so say |, and doubtless, so
thought the nag that drew the shay But
upon arriving at the terminus of my Jour-
ney, time and space were seemingly an
initiated, SO great was the pleasure ex-
perienced upon looking once more upon
the place of my nativity, the play ground
of my boyhood, the old school house, and
the roof beneath which have spent so
many happy hours. Shoreham is a good
old town, and has a record in civil, &C.
clesiastical and military affairs, at which
every one Of her citizens can point with
pride and satisfaction. But fear Mr..
Editor that you will think me wandering
too far from the news-that to local edi-
tors, the chiefest good There is no par
ticular news One or two enterprising
farmers with sugar orchards upon their
places, have been engaged in the manufac-
ture Of maple sugar, this spring. But evil
IDENTIFY in this place, and reports elsewhere,
confirm the opinion, that sugar making
has not been wonderfully prolific this
season. Mr. Frost, that bane of north.
ern winters was not energetic enough last
winter, and did not freeze the ground
sufficiently deep to produce great flow
of sap. You know that it is said by
scientific natives that deep and solid freez.
ing in winter, produces sappy springs
Wednesday morning April 18th,
in company with Mr. Dwight Mathews
Mr.. Lucius Robinson and Mr.. Gustavus
Cutting l went out upon geological sur
vey, upon the farm of the latter named
gentleman.
Sitting upon ledge, and upon large
native rock of au entirely different nature
is massive boulder. 1t is granite and
compounded largely OF flesh colored field
spar. 1t has been thought by some thai
it was thrown there by volcanic eruption
others in their wild speculatious have i'm
agned that it was hurled from some othel
luminary. 1t seems more reasonable fol
me to suppose that it was deposited in it
present resting place by some glacial &C
ton, Or by some iceberg. However, tina
may be, it is a curiosity, and pays one
well to visit it. 1t is ten feet in length
and seven and one half feet in height n
one end, and six feet at the other, an(
weighs about $4,000 pounds. Beside
the main rock, there are others, evident
ly broken from the large one. One piec,
is several rods to the northwest OF tn
main deposit, and weighs some 10000
or IL, 900 lbs There is but little doub
that this rock was brought from northern
n. Y, at some long ago time. Frag
ments Of it have been sent to the cabine
of Middlcbury college.
There have been some changes in til,
6 east part of Shoreham within one or tw
/, years. Some Of our most worthy citizen
have fallen. Death leaves its blanl
everywhere. Property is also changin
hands, Mr.. c. w. Plat has recently pun
chased house and lot of Squire Brook
= ms. 1t is decidedly pleasant place an
doubly so during the summer season.
Miss Eva Parker Of Whiting, is to teac
. the school in the Cutting district, an
Miss Jennie Hall is to teach the Ricl
vile school. The wonder of wonders
u at last discovered. The celebrate
Richville correspondent (L.) is believe
- to be unbushod. But l must close.
;. Yours Truly, i.