The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-02-22
COUNTY NEWS.
RIPTON.

MEssRs. ED1ToRs IL am sorry to say
that in almost every REGISTER that comes
to mo from your press 1 find somethin.
in its columns tending to disgrace the in
babitants Of the town Of Ripton, and
some things very much misreprcsentod.
feel it my duty as an inhabitant Of the
town to say few words through the
REGISTER in regard to the town. Ripton
is situated somewhat on the mountain,
containing eo..e tw enty.sevcn thousand
acres of land, settled with something near
seven hundred inhabitants. The most
part of the town is very level indeed for
q mountain town. The land is very free
from stone and very fertile. 1t produces
great crops yearly, 1t is Well tsupplied
with beautiful water. The inhabitants
are a very hard working, industrious
class OF people, and are gaining in wealth
very fast, making great improvements in
their farms in cultivating the land in q
most excellent manner, and fitting their
meadows for moving machines and other
machinery for farming, The town has
in it thirteen or fourteen mills manufac.
turing lumber, shingles and slaves in
a great quantity, Three of these mills
are run by steam, and are very expensive
and powerful, doing heavy business. 1t
is estimated that over ono hundred thou.
sand dollars worth Of lumber and produce
leaves Ripton every year for market.
We have two nice churches, that speak
well for the town. We have excellent
preaching in each church every Sabbath.
We have first class physician, who has
an extensive ride through Ripton, Lin.
coin, Hancock, ETC., and first class hotel
for city resort, with good livery. Our
selectmcn have used all care and precau.
ton to have our roads and bridges kept
in perfect condition. We have but
four towns poor, and they are in good
health and we'll cared for | think
Ripton is gaining in wealth very fast,
Within Icight or nine years there nave
been over fifty new buildings built in one
district. and large number of old build.
ings nicely repaired. Two extensive
steam mills have been erected, which are
doing a heavy business. Asa Bean, Esq,
has butter tub factory nearly ready to
be put in motion. The past winter has
been spent with excellent meetings there
has been good religious feelings here and
large number Of people have separated
themselves out from tho world and turned
to Christ. Mcssrs. Editors, Ripton is as
VIC think, one of the best mountain towns
in the state; VIC have no rum holes, no
gambling shops, no house of illfame; o
very quiet and peaccable class of people.
We do not deny that We do have now
and then some little mean capors cut up
in Ripton, and VIC expect it will be so as
long as Middlebury people come here and
fish and hunt as they have done but VIC
are guarding against such things as much
as possible thinking that Ripton will
become, if it is not already, one of the
most popular mountain towns in the state.
We estimate that there will be from five
to six million feet Of lumber put into the
uills hero this winter. | saw On article
in the REGISTER stating that while L. II.
Baker was attending prayer meeting at
Ripton Hollow he had Eve or six dollars
worth Of groceries stolen from his sleigh.
1t was not SO bad as reported L. II.
Baker lost from his sleigh some way one
pound Of raisins and ten pounds OF brown
sugar; the cost was one dollar and twenty
cents. Very truly yours,
LOREN ii. BAKER.
Riptop, February 4, 1876.
Of there has been error in our Ripton
correspondence, wo regret it. We have
supposed it was free from wilful mistakes,
although We know some errors have crept
in as they always will, oven when the ut.
most care is exercised Some of the
errors may have been typographical
Whenever the good name of tho town has
suffered by the truthful narrative of events
transpiring there, if such has been tho
case, others than our correspondent have
been responsible. So far as We arc con-
cernod. We prefer TO toll good in
stead oil bad. but to give just record Of
events We cannot always do it,