The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-14
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A correspondent under date of July
9th says of the effects Of the storm:
The Bristol road was badly damaged
so that teams are obliged to take another
route About half mile this side Of
Bristol the road bed is entirely washed
out and at present rests in the river 1t
is supposed it was undermined AS the
Bristol stage was proceeding to that place
on Thursday night, about ten o'clock with
an extra load of baggage, they nearly
drove into the cavity left by the washout,
man from the other SIDE arriving only
just in time 20 stop them. The Lincoln
road is reported washed out for consid
cradle distance, so as to be perfectly
impossible.
The "old elm" tree at Fort Cassip,
by which pilots have been guided in en-.
tering Otter Creek, was, on Tuesday
blown down. A scar on its trunk, ira.
dition says, was made by a British shot
during their attempt to ascend the river
to destroy McDonoughs feet, in the wal
Of 1912, Another tree was blown down
at same time and place, crushing two
row.boats belonging to Mr. 4, Adams
Other trees on the premises were pros.
trated. and several on the banks OF the
river
AS Mr.. Grin Cooper, Of shorehom
was riding in his buggy short distanc.
from home, on Thursday last, a pitch
fork lying under the scat Of the wagon
was struck by one Of the wheels in such
n manner as to thrust the tines through
both his feet, each tine passing entirely
through each foot. The wounded mar
was attended by DR.. VIM. n. Plat, ant
a; last accounts was suffering very little
pain and hopes for speedy recovery.
Mr.. D. II. Wright Of New Haven
had horse and buggy stolen from hi
barn on Wednesday night last. Tht
horse was worth about 5000 and thu
buggy perhaps 500. At last account
he had found no clue to the whereabouts
or the identity Of the thief. He has Of
iered Il reward aud it is hoped he may
at length tiud his property.
On the lst of July, Harvey Hayes
of Ferrisburgh, who has for some tint
run the ferry between Chimney Point
W.. and Crown Point n. v, launched
novel little steamer Oh the waters Of LAX
Champlain Her longth is thirty feet
and she draws about two feet of water.
Town committees are reminded tina
notices of caucus will, this year, be pub
lished in the REGISTER on application ant
no charge Will be made. Dut if Eft.
cents were to accompany the notice TO pa
for publication, We should not get angr
about it,
There were shipped from New lila
ven station last week II $50 lbs. butter
9S boxes Of cheese, 200 dozen eggs, an
two cars hay From the Ncrgenne
station on Tuesday were shipped 1899
lbs. Of butter and 443 pounds Of chess
Mr.. james Carasaw, Of Ncrgenne
while driving across the bridge on Wet
nesday July Cd, was thrown from tn
wagon and had his left arm broken aboy
the wrist.
The Vergepnes Republican Caucu
has been called for July 2l, to elect de
egates to the District Convention to
held at Middlebury August ~.
The Addison Baptist Sunday Soho
held picnic and made an oxcursiC
across the lake in The new steamer, {
Wednesday July LIST.
The first hop OF the season for 1t
boraders at he Lake Dunmore, Oh Frida
evening Of this week.
Thu Listers Of Addison Count
meet in Convention at Middlebury tc.da