The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

ners, on Friday morning, one siringcr OF
the bridge suddenly gave away and they
with team, wagon and all, were rrccip-
tated to the bottom, piled up in prom
iscuous mass. Mr.. Oliver was not hurt.
Mr.. Record was quito severely injured
and it was thought that one rib was bro
ken. When our reporter left the extent
of his injuries was not known. Mr.. Pow.
ers caused the repair of the bridge to be
commenced, as soon as the injured man
was properly cared for
FoREsrDALE.-James Carson Esq, Of
Goshen one day week before last, in the
act of descending fight of stairs in his
wood-shed fell their entire length, striking
his side on the edge of plank receiving
serious injury it is feared intcrnally.-On
the same day Clark Breed upset load
of logs under which his leg was caught
damaging both leg and foot very much.
Loren Gambeel while chopping on
log fell on his side receiving injuries from
which he has suffered much both from
pain and loss of time. w. T Dutton re-
moved from Goshen to Brandon June 10,
and in packing up his poultry overlooked
a hen in coop which was not discovered
until July Is, where after remaining
without food or water she is alive and do
ing wcll.--Died July Is, Gurden Backus
in the I'D year of his age. Joseph
Wetmore died July 81, aged ~ years.
They were both for many years local
preachers Of the Methodist persuasion.
SNAKE MoUNTAIN.-A friend reports
he finds the new road to the western height
quite feasible for carriages, coming out at
barn in the bush at the rear of the
cred rocks" where the "grand view" at
the west of the mountain is first enjoyed.
The carriage path may be left where the
old foot.path is reached near the top, and
shorter cut be made to near the same
point by the old track on foot. The sea-
son for Grand-vicw is come back again.
1t is all there in q clear day, the visitors
standing more than 1900 feet above
Lake Champlain, 1910 feet above the
sea. Saving the usual road from Middle
bury at Benedicts seven miles out ,-or
beyond, at Wilmarths the ascent is east
ly and safely made by wagon. The trip
will not tire pleasant company to make
day of it, especially if the country is
made study and the home route duly
varied.
Observation-Disclosures very good, especial.
ly Saturdays. The trustees Of Bristol
Academy are endeavoring to make ar.
rangements for fall term but have ar.
rived at nothing very definite as yet
though they will probably succeed and
have a school as usual. The District
school closes on Friday. 1t has been un.
der the charge of j. w. Aternelty and
has been very good school. The Bris-
tol Aqueduct Co. have held several meet
ings to make some arrangements for Civ
ing the village supply of water. No
place has yet been settled upon. They
need better water facilities and the vii.
lage fathers should move in the matter
soon as possible.-Dr. r. j. Eddy has
opened his new drug store and has fine
place of it.-Dr. L. Hasseltine is making
extensive alterations inside of his store
S. r. Stewart has built new barn near
his new residence great amount Of
rain has fallen in this vicinity which has
hindered farmers considerably in securing
their hay crop.
GROVE MEETING AND Picnic BY TmB
SCHOOLS AND CITIZENS OF LEICESTER
The Common Schools of Leicester met in
beautiful grove on the land Of Mr.. FIR
win Barker, near Leicester Corners, on
Friday morning and under the supervi-
sion Of Superintendent Morse, held school
exercises and otherwise entertained the
people whogathered there, for several
hours. At 10 o'clock a. M, there were
on the ground, it was estimated, about
five hundred persons The exercises open
ed with music, by the Brandon Band who
discoursed fine music from their high
vantage ground to the people gathered
on the ground below, at intervals
during the day. Rev. Mr.. Ludlum,
of Middlebury, pastor of the Leices-
ter Methodist church offered prayer The
School from District No. l, Miss Child,
teacher, had exercises in vocal music,
reading, concert reading, geography,
grammar, recitations, orations and mis-.
cellaneous exercises. They closed with a
patriotic air.
Schools No. =, and 3, Miss Dyer, and
Mrs. Thatcher, teachers, united in the
school exercises which consisted of nota.
ton, music, geography, sounds of letters.
analysing and grammar, Rotations, COL
loquy and concert Rotations, &c.
School No. 4, Miss Alice Sparks teach.
or, gave recitations, declarations and
music.
School No. 5, Miss Ida Briggs, teach.
er, gave recitations and an exercise in
mental arithmetic.
District No. 6, was not out
The school exercises were rather
lengthy but were very well performed and
exceedingly interesting. They discover
ed excellent training on the part of the
teachers and commendable attention on
the part Of the pupils. The schools from
Nos and had exercises which were
especially interesting.
At the close of the school exercises
dinner was announced and rush made
for the tables which stood at little dis
lance literally loaded with everything
necessary to tempt the most fastidious
appetite, or satisfy the most ravenous
gormand. After all were supplied to
safety, there was much larger quantity
left than we are told was taken up after
the miraculous feeding of the five thou
sand upon the shores of the Sea Of Cali
lee.
Returning to the stand the audience
listened to a pleasantly written poem by
Mrs. A. E. Stanley on 1.-The Creeds Of
the Schools" written after the style Of
the famous "Creeds of the Bells 1t
was prepared especially for this occasion
and referred happily to the several schools
in attendance. We shall endeavor to