The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-09-12

huuTcSS tne asSeuloiy' bchhi'c ""h""""N
ment will be made in n day or two.
MIR. Better of Vergcnues caught 400
bullpouts at Dead Creek. with hook and
line on Saturday week.
MORE TALL CoRN.-Mr. Hosea Ham
ilton Of Bridport has some late planted
corn. which, by actual measurement stands
eleven feet high in the field.
Lincoln butter buyers shipped s,036
pounds to market last week. From Yer
gennes there were shipped 1861 pounds
Of butter and 3S8 pounds of cheese.
Rev. w. II. Collins of Vergennes,
will preach on Thursday, at the second
annual meeting of the Burlington (Epis-
copaD Convocation, which is to be held
in Burlington this week.
INsURANcE.-A list of the annual as.
sessment in the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company for New Haven, now
due and payable, are in the hands of f.
II. Landon.
The Crownpoint and Bridport Fair
will be held at Crownpoint today and
tomorrow. Gen. Kilpatrick's address on
"Shermans March to the Sea" will be
given tomorrow.
Books for subscription to the cap
ital stock of the Vergennes Savings Bank
and Trust Company, incorporated at the
last session of the Legislature, will De
opened at the store of Booth & Fisher,
on the 25th instant.
To KEEP HAMS IN SUMMER.-A friend
in Bridport writes that to keep hams in
summer "take ground black pepper and
molasses, rub them we'll with it, and hang
them up. No flies will touch them aud
they keep very nice.
Eoos FOR WINTER.-From the same
source we learn that now is the time to
lay down eggs for winter use. Take a
thin board, bore holes of proper size to
let the small end of the egg in, hang up
in the cellar and you will not have any
bad eggs.
WOODEN GooDs. - Persons wanting
wooden goods will do well to consult the
advertisement of b. F. Haskell, Esq, OF
> West Cornwall, which may BIO found in
, another column. He is agent for com
r pany in Warren, Me-, and keeps their
, manufactures constantly on hand
Some of the Bristol business men
have petitioned the removal of Mr.. f.
t d. Palmer from his position as Station
D Agent at New Haven, on account Of dis
: satisfaction with his manner of doing
: business. 1t is said there is considerable
!, feeling in Bristol and vicinity, and moi
4 entirely recent either.
y They are putting in a new bulk
> head and penstock at Van Vliet & Hall''
mill, Weybridge Lower Falls. Two men
n Briggs N. Whitman and Wallace Rob
g bins, had the misfortune to cut them
:, selves quite severely with an udze, Tho
d latter part Of last week, while WORKING
d upon these improvements.
= How can you inform your neighbour
!; that you have something to sell, or tina
u you wish to purchase something that they
9 may have while you have it not, more et
/, iectually or cheaply, than to insert blie
l. notice Of it in the column of local want
= in the REGISTER 1t will cost you onl,
j. twenty-five cents. See rates at head o.
70 column.
y y "A very large bear was recent,
y caught at Lincoln or. rather the bea
e caug hit the trap, and, though it had al
Q attachment of heavy clog, he dragged
e it through swamp and thicket for miles
and is still at large bearing tho trophies
s. of his proves and strength. 1t
i affirmed that bears are almost daily secl
: T. by berry pickers in Bristol and Lincoln
e SrARKsBoRouGH, SEPT. S-Yesterda
a morning the Dry house Of o. s. Baldwin
- near his sawmill took fire and was con
~ sumed together with quantity Of lum
!, Der stored therein. Also, about night
= fall of same day David Welsh, an Iris
- boy Is years old, in the employ of Lu
10 ther Purinton, had the scalp of his hea
- torn off the size of ones hand, or more
=. by striking an apple tire limb, as he rod
= under it on horseback. Skull not iraG
10 tured, and he is like to get along. Wa
- attended to by DR.. Gregory, called o
VI the occasion. j. j.
NJ, SUNDAY School EXCURSION AND Pro
Neon the 23d ult, there was delight
r. full gathering OF old and young, from tn
~ child of years to the old man of X
-, about 100 in all, on Snake mountain, a
" Sabbath School representation froI
m Shoreham. After rich repast on tn
h good things, arranged by the ever wis
- and thoughtful care Of the good wivt
- and mothers, there was excellent singin
y, by the members of the choir, followed b
IA prayer and remarks, opening and closin
Of with songs touching "the beautiful land.
hn To the wisdom and activity of our con
' mittce, we owe our thanks for the SUI
ho cessful entertainment, and above all
w Him who lifted up this beautiful moul
y, tain, so that we could look down upc
NJ this enhancing garden scenery below u
% Altogether it was joyous occasion
~, every one concerned and we rcturne
Mt We hope, with larger thoughts of Go
~ w. N. b.
it'll Coon TEMPLARs UNIoN,-The Addist
a County Good Templars' Union held i
MS regular quarterly Meetlng al Monkte
Borough, Wednesday, The usual routi
sr, of business was gone through with, al
rge then public meeting was held, afterno'
eg- and evening. In the afternoon Mgr,
ed, Orvis, Esq. of Shoreham, read an exec
son lent essay and Rev. j. II. Bond of
d. Ferrisburgh delivered an able addrc'
md kemarks were also made by DR.. Nimbl
, and r. II. Marden. In the evening
i'd H. Marden delivered an address and 9th
md speakers also addressed the meeting, tn
vas prolonging the exercises until lOt ococ
he The Bristol choir was there and
fish vored the meeting with fine music T
cry Monkton Lodge entertained the Unie
handsomely. There are at present