The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-09-05


and successful and popular Banker, 9. II.
Pratt, has gone on a visit TO Illinois,
Michigan aud Vermont. He will be
absent some weeks during which his nu-
merous friends here will follow him with
all sorts of good wishes" Mr.. Pratt is a
native of Bridport.
The frcshet of Sunday week carried
away four bridges and mill dam, in the
town Of Bridport. The mill dam be-
longed to Messrs Hutchinson Il Lawrence.
One of the bridges carried away was
near this mill, one on the town line road
between Bridport and Addison. one near
the Tichenor place and the other on the
road from Middebury.
Bread Loaf Inn continues to be fill.
ed with visitors from the cities, every
room being occupied and number still
occupying cot beds in the hall 1t seems
popularity of this Inn, like Hyde's ho-
tel ofold, that its visitors come early and
stay late, remaining many of them three
months. There is no place like home, and
the Bread Loaf will ever be a home for
all Of its guests.
MIR. Tyler Stickney. Of Shoreham, has
a six -yenr-old buck which has made a
better record than most if any other, in
Addison County. AT two years old he
sheared 2Sb pounds Of wool At three
years old. "a pounds and IA ounces; at
4 years of age, 80 pounds IL ounces
at five years, 20 pounds; at six years,
90 pounds. He is full blood from the
importation of Rich x Beadle.
Chester Foster. of Ripton. caught
in trap. last week, large gray eagle,
which measured four feet and seven
inches from tip to tip of his wings, Mr..
Eagle had taken fancy to some young
geese which run at large about Mr.. Fos-
ter's residence, and had quietly helped
himself to half dozen or so of them,
when this young lad purposed to secure
the possibility of personal interview
with him. So fox trap was set and this
thieving bird, which the poet grows en-.
thusiastic over as the "grey forest Eagle"
put his foot in it for once. Young Foster
was exhibiting his captive in the streets
of Middlebury, on Thursday.
EAST MIDDLEBuRY.-Ths summer term
Of the District School closed last Saturday.
Lewis Russell has sold his grist mill to
O. i. Spencer and A. S. Clow.-A. p.
Upper Esq. has sold his Sash and Blind
Factory to Austin Peck and Clinton q.
Smith. Both are young men of business
promise and we'll acquainted with the bus
mess. They intend to put the machinery
in order and run it on the principle of
olive and let live"-The rain Of Satur-
day night and Sunday raised the river
at freshet rate. and the highest since the
food of two years ago. No damage was
done except to the road. occasioned by
leakage of the Breakwater.
Observation-Disclosures local in making
tour through Little Notch, in South
Bristol, last week, picked up fine spec
linen of conglomerate, the base of which
is clay but with an admixture Of some
thing to make it especially adhesive,
holding the pebble stones, mostly sllicates,
in firm grasp. Conglomerates of this
character are quite plenty in the vicinity
of Alexandria, Va. There is a fine
specimen Of conglomerate. varying but
little from this in general characteristics,
but if possible more interesting, in the
front yard of the house formerly owned
by Prof s. c. Chandler in East Middle.
bury. We believe this was found upon
the mountain east Of that place.
LAST ARRIVALS AT BREAD LoAr.-Mr'
and Mrs. Jos. Meyer, c. w. Sanderson'
Ernest Perabo. Rufus B. Stickney und
wife, Miss Susie Stickney, Boston Sam.
ucl Longfellow Cambridge, Mass. +; Frank
b. Swayne, Washington Miss Mary
Durham and Maid, George and Laura
Durham, Miss Dotha Bushnell, Miss S
r. Durham, Lewis Z. Stanton, Hartford
Miss Mary Rianhard, Mr.. and Mrs. T
M. Rianhard, 2 children and nurse. Mr.
and Mrs. S. V. Vedder, John Child, Sta
ten Island c. G. Child, Ritty Child
Alice Child, Charles Starr and wife, STAN
ford Egbert Starr, Allen Starr, Orange
N. j.; F. Skinner, New Haven, Conn.
John G. Perry, Leicester Chas. l. Stick
Q ney and wife, Miss Lizzie Stickney, Chas
8 L. Stickney, Jr., New York. Mrs. Reu
ben Hopkins, Arlington, Mass. W. W
Williamson, II. c. Ferre, Middlebury.
The freshet did great damage to tn
roads and considerable damage to privat
property. in Bristol. Four bridges owe
q Baldwin Creek in the north part of Bris
tol, were swept away and the abutment
greatly injured The covered bridg
this side Of the village was displaced an
damaged to the value of several hundre
dollars. Bartlett's pillow factory was nc
IS swept away as reported last week, bu
d was partly upset and much injured.
was expected to go off for several hour
Of On the Lincoln Branch, the bridge ,
le Bachelors store is carried away, and Ii
" one at Ackworth much damaged. /
"Chase Hollow" the road is badly wasl
q. ed. and the materials carried upon Il
" meadows. The water rose very rapid
a. on the South Starksboro Branch Il
Aood-wood is seen to-day, ut some place
1, two feet above the ordinary level. Me-
;. "Jerusalem," two bridges are carried o
- and one turned on its edge.
SHoREHAM.-A the regular meetiI
no Of Shoreham Lodge Of l. D. G. T., Au
u llth, the following officers were install'
II by Lodge Deputy N. B. Douglas;
~ Myron Orvis. W. G. T.; Mrs. l..
Rich, W. V. T.; Miss Lottie n. Dou
las, w. s.; Miss Jennie E. Hall, W.
oil s.; F. f. Douglas, w. F. s.. f. A. liz
r. rington, W. T.; +. II. Lyman, W. NJ
Oh Miss Ella Nj. Hall. W. ID. NJ; NJ
ms Betsy Mills, W. l, c.; d. A. Forb
m W. o. G.; G. W. Dorm, p. W. G. I
W. Mrs. X. J, Orvis. w. h. II. s.; Mrs.
TT, B. Douglas, W. l.. H. s. Rev. s. CT
at diner, w. G.
an The delegates appointed to attend I
ay County Union Convention Of Monkt
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