The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-10-13
COUNTY NEWS.

individual deposits ia National
Bank, Nergennes, according to report
published So, 45G.SS.
On Tuesday G97S lbs. ofbuttcr were
shipped from the Vergcnues station, $50
lbs. of cheese, and quantity Of poultry
On Tuesday last, LOO lbs. of but
ter, COO lbs. poultry, and 200 dozen eggs
were shipped from Now Haven station.
The wife Of Oliver Hyde, Esq, Of
Salisbury, died last Thursday with the
consumption, about fifty five years Of age.
Mr.. Henry Allen. of Panlon, has an
apple tree lG years cid, from which 26
bushels Of apples have been gathered this
season.
D. u. Middebrook Ed. of Ferris.
burgh has horse and buggy left in his
hands by an unknown man, and he wants
the owner 10 como for it.
-Vergennes has new lawyer, NJ. +.
Hall, Esq. who showed out his card last
week We understand he came back
from the west where he has stopped n
number Of years
A Discovery. While some men were
at work in Port Henry, the other day, on
the cut near the old furnace, they came
across broken earthcn jar, containing
some $40 in British silver coin
A Coon YIELD Mr.. Hiram Ileuder.
son OF Leicester, raised eighteen potatoes
that weighed nineteen ounces from one
small potatoe, not larger than pea, and
that grew from potatoc. ball last year,
MoNKroN On Tuesday last the house
on Monkton Ridge, occupied by Mr.. Rob-
erts took fire during the absence Of the
family, and with all the furniture and
twelve bushels Of wheat, was burned to
the ground. 1t is a sad blow to Mr..
Roberts, coming as it does on the ap.
preach Of winter
TO come up TO the story we told Of
the Monkton partridge last week New
Haven partridge flew directly into the
kitchen of Mr. IIalleck Squires. and
waited to be taken 1t is presumed some
disappointment in I'VE affairs led to this
suicidal ac. OF the part of birdie. Mr..
Squires made present Of her to the edi-
tor for which we tender thanks.
AcDIDENT.-While the Lake DuDmore
coach last Thursday evening. was return.
ing from Brandon station, and nearing
Salisbury village, the wagon and four pas
sengers were thrown of au cmbankment
on the rocks and stones below, demolish-
ing the carriage generally, and fortunate
Is neither passengers or borses wore in
jured except one (thc cook for the house,
who was badly bruised about The face but
not seriously.
NlGoROus OLD AGE. - Mr.. Justus
Smith, OF Addison, who is in the seventy.
eighth year OF his age commenced the
day on Wednesday last by feeding the
pigs milking four cows, and doing other
chores customary around farm house,
and employed the day in digging forty.
six bushels OF rototocs For amusement,
he finished oft with feeding the pigs and
milking the cows at night. We know a
number Of young men who can boast Of
only tweniy.oieht years, who would feel
timid about looking such days work "a
that in the face. -l'vmoMcr
SUDDEN Darn OF LuMAN i. SMiri,
ESQ - Mr.. t. B Smith, OF Mouktop, who
was trying Il case before Justice NJ j.
Graves, Of this city on Monday last, was
Frustrated, while taking dinner at the
Stevens House, by an apopcctic attack
which speedily ended in death. Drs.
Kiddcr aud Tobias we're called, but he
was beyond the reach Of medical skill.
Mr.. S 5 health has been feeble ior some
time, and his death, though sudden, was
not wholly unlocked for He has been u
prominent man in tho town of Monkton for
more than half y century; has twice rep.
resented the town in the General Assem-.
oily; was member Of the Constitutional
Convention, and has been really prac.
ticing lawyer most of his life He leaves
four sons and one daughter--Ilon. A. T.
Smith of New Haven, Hon, T., f. Smith
of Monkton. Jerome Smith and Daniel
c. Smith Of West Addison his only
daughter is the wife of DR.. Sutton Of
Mi1dlebury, His remains were removed
to MonktOn on uesday.-Vermonter.