The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-10-03

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of Young Mems Christian Associations
to be held at Montpelier, next week,
from Weybridge Congregational church,
Dea. Samuel James and Asahel Rich
ards.
MoRE ABOUT PoTAToEs-Mr. G. z.
Crane of Bridport from one bushel Of
No. potatoes upon ordinary soil and
with no extra care, raised the present
season 81 bushels. From three bushels
of seed he raised 1491 bushels of the
same variety.
BRrsToL AHEAD OF SPRINGFIrLD.-
Mr.. NJ. S. Wilds of Bristol has vege-
table curiority growing in his garden by
the name of castor oil bean that now
measures in height feet inches. One
of the leaves measure 2 feet 8 inches,
Stalk at base y inches.
A Coop DAYS WoRk.-Mr. Henry
Kendall, on Saturday last, dug forty
seven bushels of peerless potatoes, for
Mr.. G. Il. Warner, Of Cornwall, and
helped put them in the cellar. The po-
tatoes were of large size, One Of them
presented to us weighed two and one
fourth pounds.
A LARGE PRoDUor.-Upon single
bean stalk brought to our Office, last
week, by Mr.. Jacob Sterling of Wey-
bridge, we counted nearly two hundred
pods, well filled with beans, when our
patience gave out, and we concluded to
estimate. 1t was certainly remarkable
growth and as remarkable in its produce
tiveness.
STARKsBoRo. - Philetus Phillips found
horse and wagon in the town of Bristol
without driver on the 10th ult. He
has been unable to find an owner for them.
The horse is dark bay, rather thin, the
wagon is inidding good one. phietus
enjoys his prize well, as this is the first
horse he ever owned. Nathan Morrison
cut 5000 pounds of well cured hay grow
ing on one acre of ground which it a
good corp for a grasshopper year. Hay is
selling for IL dollars pen ton at brans.
LARGE SALE OF MINING PROPERTY AT
Pert HENRY.-On Thursday last there
was a very important sale ofmining prop
erty, at Port Henry. On that occasion
the entire property and effects of the
Fisher Iron Company, comprising the
valuable Mine known as the Fisher Ore
Bed) in the town Of Mcriah, located near
the large mines of the Mcssrs. Withcr-
bees, Sherman 4 Co., together with the
extensive wharf at the lake, the engines,
machinery, &c, at the mines, used for
hosting orc, were sold under the Sheriff's
hammer, at auction. The property was
bid in by j G.. Witherbee, Esq, at the
moderate sum Of sixty-6ve thousand dol
lars. The wharf of the Fisher Co., joins
that Of Witherbees, Sherman 4 Co., aud
when connected will make some three
quarters Of mile Of wharf room belong
ing to them, aud used for the purpose Of
piling ore for shipment.
FIRE IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEATH.
The grain and feed barns Of NJ. II.
Dean, Esq of Monkton were destroyed
by fire about two o'clock on Wednesday
p. M, last week. Fortunately the wind
favored the horse barn and dwelling or
all would have been destroyed. The
barns were well filled and the loss cannot
be much less than $4,000. We under
stand that the insurance on the whole
was less than $1,000. The cause of the
fire is unknown, but bottle, piece OF
pipe and the charred bones of human
being, found in the barn which had not
been opened for many days, lead to the
belief that some wanderer, in state of
partial inebricty must have got into the
barn, and while intoxicated set it on fire
unconsciously, and persisted in the flames
A small portion of what must have been
coat or pants, is all that could be found
of his clothing.
INTERESTING TO BEE KEEPERS The
premises Of Mr. Byron W. Crane, OIL
Bridport were recently visited in the
middle Of the night, by man who
seemed to be particularly interested in
"bee culture" or rather "honey raising
A well trained watch dog which sleep:
upon the premises with one eye open
thought he meant to raise the honey il
the way, Mark Twain used to raise chick
ems ; and so he warned him off with 1
savage howl. This aroused Mr.. Crane
who came out and pursued the visitor
vigorously though barefooted and in othel
respects hardly dressed for company, un
til he entered thistle patch, where he
was persuaded to pause and pick his way
back to the house as best he might, ant
to pick thistles for an hour longer. Mean
while the dog went for the intruder ant
brought back tangible proofs of his prov
ess in the form of large patch from thu
seat of somebody's unmcntionables. |
anyone misses a portion of his pant
corresponding with the above described
piece, he may obtain it on application t
Mr., Crane.
A RIPToN JURy.-And now comes a
interesting story Of Ripton jury. State
Attorney Clark and Justice Slade O
! Middlebury yielded to the earnest solici
5 tations of delegation of Riptonans an
e on Tuesday last weLt there to "dry up
+ the unlawful traffic in intoxicating liquor
Q which so offended the virtuous people O
. that town. Proceedings were institutes
! against Mr.. A. G. Chandler, a jury wa
). called, and something more than on
e hundred cases of sales of intoxicatin
e liquor, including hard cider, cider brandy
whiskey bitters and whiskey straight
5 were clearly proved, and the case sui
$ mitted to the jury. Whereupon the jur
+, came to an agreement and through thei
s foreman, the Rev. DR.. Powers, rendere,
y verdict of mt guilty. 1t is also sta
r ted that two of the jurors were anon
/. the number who solicited the States AT
$ torney to prosecute. Whose OK wa
!. gored ?
!. Query for the philosopher. What
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