The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-09-26

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Mr.. Il. A. Baldwin of Whiting,
sowed three bushels of peas, the present
season, on one and one half acres of
ground, and harvested theretrom, sixty
and one half bushels.
/-Ncwton & Thompson's box factory
at Forrestdale, employs fifty men, They
manufacture pill boxes, tassel centers,
&c. 1t is quite an extensive business
for such apparently small matters.
Our LEGAL reporter, counted from the
car window as the train came into Sails
bury station, thirty three stacks Of hay
10 one field, which he judged to contain
about forty acres. Most Of it was Of
tbis year's>%op.
4 Sir Curtis Lampson, cable cecbri-
ty, has sent from London to his native
town of New Haven, Addison county,
eight hundred volumes of valuable books,
including rare works of reference, to
form nucleus for a public library.
PERsoNAL.-At the annual Mechanics
Institute Exposition and Fair recently
held at San Francisco, the prize of one
hundred dollars in gold coin was awarded
to Solomon W. Jcwett, Esq, for the best
essay on the culture of cotton by actual
experiment in California.
PRoLISIc.-From one potatoe, and on
about thirteen feet square of ground,
Judge l. L. Strong, of Starksboro, raised,
the present season, three bushels of I'M
commonly large sized potatoes, of the No.
8 variety. Several we're weighed, the
largest of which tipped the balance If
two pounds, five and one half ounces.
The Bishop of the diocese visited
Saint Paul's church, Vergennes, on Fri
day in Ember week, Sept. ODD. There
were two services, the first for the chill
dren of the parish. at 81 p. m, the sec
ond at u o'clock, at which time the Bish.
op preached, and confirmed six candidates
making 81 persons confirmed in this par
ish during the past p years.
ACCIDENT AT SALIsBuRY.-On Satur
day afternoon, Sept. 10th, us four mel
engaged in stating the new school houst
in Salisbury village, who were abou
leaving the roof-thc stating being finish
ed-the staging gave way and precipitatec
them to the ground, distance of % feet
. G. w. Edgerley, VIM. T. Williams ant
one other person were slightly injured
f They are al about again, though some
, what lame.
"A. A. Rosseter, Esq, formerly @
. Leicester, and his partner who was late
5 ly clerk in the establishment. have pur
chased and taken possession of the Pro
r vision and Grocery store, for several year
S past owned and occupied by the late Capt
5 j. V. Parker, in Brandon village Tn
f new firm purpose keeping up first elias
e establishment with no achoholic liquors
D Mr. Rosseter was, for several terms, Wor
e thy Chief of the Leicester Good Temp
lars.
i MAsoNIC.-At the annual convocatio
: of Jerusalem chapter No 2, Royal Arcl
e Masons, held at their hall in Vergennes
: on Monday evening, Sept. 18th, the follow
d ing officers were elected, and installed b
. Companion George F. Skiff, acting Gran
d High Priest.
r NJ. +. High Priest, John W. Ross; NJ
n f.. King, W. 8. Hopkins; M. f. Serb,
i +. d. Roburds; Capt. of the Host, S.
h Gaines; Principal Sojourner, X. Maldoon
# Royal Arch Capt, Frank A. Goss r,
J. corder, G. r. Chapman; Treasurer, N
l. j. Graves Mast. Sd Veil, A. b. Taber
4. Mast Cd Veil, N. S. X. Miles Mast Is
is Veil, w. l.. Smith Tyler, j. j. Bari
d ard Stewards, G.. W. Ross and W.
al Bradbury.
u AT the annual communication of tt
N Vergennes Council No. ., held at tt
s. same place, on Monday evening, Sept. i
y 1871, the following officers were electc,
>, viz
III Geo. +. SkiH, IT,. Grand Master v
S. Hopkins, r. l. Grand Master; S.
Gaines, l. Grand Master G.. r. Cha
=: man, Grand Recorder; NJ. j. Grave
u, ~ Grand Treasurer W. G. Bradbur
,' Grand Captain of Guard ; r. Maldoo
y Frand, Conductor Frank A. Goss, Graz
- - Marshal j. j. Barnard, Grand Sentint
a. MARRIED.-At the Wesleyan Churc
~. in Woybridge, Sept. 10 1871, by Re
J. l.. G. Partridge, Mr.. VIM. j. Newton
4. Ferrisburgh and Miss Izora j. Sprag,
! of Weybridge.
" Miss Sprugue has been our faithful al
n excellent organist for nearly six year
N and we shall miss her much. But Il
wishes and earnest prayers of the who
r. church and community will follow her
n her new home that her present life m,
ID be filled with richest harmony, and in Il
h. life to come harp of gold, and q vol
OF seraphic sweetness may be given h
n. with which to praise the Divine Redeem
4 through etssssl-ages. L.c.p.
4. Weyoridgc Sept. %, 1871.
IS -Philo d. Jewett, Esq, of the firm
u Jewett Brothers, of Rio Bravo ranc
Il, Kern Co. Cal. formerly Of this count
4 has set out for his home in the Occider
He sends forward car load of shee
u. mostly ewes, which he selected with mu
Of. care from the very best Aocks of fine n
en- heavy shearing merinos, in this stat
n. Some of them have been exhibited at o
In annual fairs and received the high,
re. awards. We learn that this valual
on cargo are to be landed upon their she
l." range for their own use. Messrs Jew,
h, rank among the first breeders of sheep
err the western slope of the Sierra Nevad
Is, They have also discovered a rich &C
es, lode upon their sheep walks which h
at been worked about year with satisfi
he. tory results.
~ WEYDRIDGE.-The marriage Of NJ
- Sprague on Tuesday morning was ve
w. pleasant affair Her numerous frier
.? filled the church which was decorated
l.. the for the occasion One peculiar feat,
~ ~ designed by the Pastor-being lai
- arch Of evergreen, and white howe
under which the happy pair stood duri