The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-13

e. A. Sturtevant, Esq, represented
the Middlcbury lodge of Good Tcmplars
at the meeting of the Grand Lodge in
Bennington this week, and c. A. Bump
and Levi J. Needham represented Cold
Spring lodge. The delegates returned
on Thursday, much pleased with the
meeting and the condition of the order
in the state.
4 The village trustees whose names
we gave last week in our report of the
village meeting, have made appoint
ments as follows: Supt. of parks, east
side, A. :. Tracy west side, j. l.. But
tolph; of lamps, John O'COnnor; of
town clock, ii. l.. sheldon; of town
pump, j. NJ. Sladc; stock at large, l..
d. Eldredge; snow on sidewalks, G.. 5.
Wainwright village attorney, l.. ID.
Eldredge; fire wardens, |. NJ. Trip,
~. Vallette, l.. ID. Eldredge, N. f. Ri
der, 4. NJ. Chapman, A. J. Marshall,
w. S. Goodrich; police, |. NJ. Trip, s.
Brooks, G.. n. Dickinson.
Mr.. L. u. Jewett of Benton Harbor,
Michigan, arrived here Tuesday night
TO spend few weeks in this county
among his friends and dispose of his
property preparatory to final closing
up of business here and q complete re-
moval of all his interests to the west,
which he has chosen as his home. He
left his farm in Bridport, where he was
well situated, and went west last spring.
AT Benton Harbor, which is about sixty
miles from Chicago, on the lake shore,
he purchased farm, ofwhich some forty
acres are devoted TO fruit raising. Last
season he raised some six hundred bar
rels of apples, and two thousand baskets
ofpeaches and quantity of pears, most
which he marketed in Chicago to good
advantage and the remainder were sold
In the home market. lie will now dis
pose of his farm, stock, agricultural I'M
plemcnts, quantity of lumber at East
Middlebury, and various other personal
property which he left undisposed of.
Mr.. Jewett likes his new home very
much.
DEE-KEEPERs' AssOCiATIoN.-The an
nual meeting of the Addison County
Bee-keepers' Association was held at
the office of L. A. Sturtevant, Esq, in
this village, OH Thursday, commencing
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, DR.. f. Bond, presi-
dent of the association, in the chair.
The secretary, f. A. Sturtevant, being
absent, Prof. III. NJ. Secly was called to
serve in that capacity.
Mcssrs. Leonard and Nahum, com
mittee to propose business for the ses-
sion, reported and their report was ac-
cepIcd and adopted.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year as follows: j. f. Crane, president;
A. +. Nahum, A. G. Hooker, II. l..
Leonard, vice presidents; +. Bond, sec
rotary; A. G. Hooker, treasurer.
The remainder of the session was de-
voted to discussions of the subjects:
First, Glow to prevent swarming,"
DIR. Bond answered, abundance of room
for work; Mr.. Hooker suggested that
shade prevents swarming; Mr.. Nahum
said, substituting young for old queens
had proved ehectual in his experience
Mr.. Leonard thought plenty of room
generally effectual; Pres. Crane said
that during the past season, by return
ing the swarm issuing from one hive to
another that has just cast swarm after
removing the queen cells from the hive,
and doing it late in the day, has generally
succeeded in preventing increase. Sec
ond subject, ''Thc best time to divide
swarms," Mr.. Nahum find, the best
time while his bees work on buckwhcat
Pres. Crane said the time should depend
upon the object: if to multiply swarms
he should commence earlier, but if to
keep up stock it should be done near
the close of the honey harvest, strength
ening up with surplus combs from other
hives. Third subject: ''Reports on foul
BROOD" Mr.. Nahum has had sad OK
pericnce with foul brood, has broken up
the disease in twenty swarms, in seven
teen by breaking up the swarms and in
three by using salicylic acid one part to
eight parts alcohol and largely diluted
with water. The conclusion of the as
ISOLATION was that when the disease is
discovered the whole product of the
swarm should at once be destroyed be-
You'd the possible reach of other bees.
Fourth subject: " How to secure the
largest amount of surplus comb honey,
including style of box and manner of
attaching the same Mr.. Leonard uses
with satisfaction boxes five by six inches
to cover the entire top of hive and when
Gaping is well in progres, raises the
boxes and puts an empty set underneath,
provided honey is still coming in freely.
A committee was appointed to report a
uniform surplus honey box for the use
of the association, consisting of Mcssrs.
Crane, Bond and Nahum. Prof. Seely
was elected honorary member of the
association. The next meeting will be
held on the last Thursday in May next