The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-26
RIPTON.

JAS. Ticrany, from one hill of Earl,
Rose potatoes, dug 36 merchantable pc
tatocs that weighed IL 1-2 pounds, M
small ones present.
We are ygetting repentant 'caus'
work on the ancient structure ha
ceased, and we can't find out when !
will recommence, and perhaps We arr
the cause.of the stoppagc.
We are pleased to chronicle the fac
that Middlebury people have done Q
good work In repairing the "mountair
roads" to the Hollow. Repairs have
been sadly needed for long time, and
now the work Is done In way to last
The rage for ancient pottery has al
last reached our borders, imported by
some of the Coloneps guests. Old
earthcn is in demand, and high prices
are quoted, the owner Of one ancient
unique article asking price that would
purchase dozen modern ones.
j. l.. Cook met with serious mis-
hap few days ago while driving the
stage from Hancock TO town. Passing
a water bar at greater rate of speed
than no thought he was proceeding at,
he was thrown over among the whifile-
trees and drawn OIL the ground
ny the team that evidently. thought to
have trOt by themselves. His nose
and forehead were badly SCARED.
Deferred Items.
The interest in baseball is reviving.
W. oot,co that o,,~ cla;,,, o.ont Ia In vinu nm
increased business.
j. 8. Chandler is showing hens egg, 0 "a
Is inches, and weighing ounces.
n. T.. Bently had cow so badly hooked a
few days ago, as to necesstate killing the animal.
-Or- s,.cams continue very destitute of wat n
A good, steady rain would be great benefit to
ALL
We have seen fair specimen of bog iron ore,
found by J. s. Chandler somewhere among our
hills.
The bee hunters find the insect in large profi-
sion. but their stores are In small quantities and
well earned when discovered by the superior spe.
cies.
A gang Of men under the supervision of Allen
Foote and James Sumner, both of East Middle
bury, have done a splendid job on the North
Branch road.
business is certainly reyIving; mill owners
are running on full time at good prices.
The potato crop promises well and people look
cheerily to the future.
&c. I. Flanders raised in one hill three pot1-
toes of the Early Rose variety that weighed 2 IA,
! "a and 1-2 lbs. respectively, making lbs.'
which we think pretty fair.
Mr.. Japan, in the employ of Mrs. K. A. Dick
inson, while handling a revolver. intending TO
shoot herewith. accidentally discharged it and
caught the bullet in his hip. and from thence
down into his leg.
Mrs. j. L. Goodyear is the possessor OF a
French coin medal that would he of great interest
TO those curious in such matters. 1t bears date
1891. two partially obliterated inscriptions Zone
in French and one in Latn) anG the head of Louis
XVII.
Mrs. James Stacy comes to the front with
geranium that has five hundred and eighty nine
buds and blossoms that can be counted, with a
host of little ones small that 1t is not worth the
trouble to try TO count, but which she will
essay to do if the five hundred odd is beaten.
C. ii. Atwood has recently lost one cow,
yearold heifer. pair of three year.old steers
and sheep; and while we should very much dis
like thinking that we have any one here that
could be so base as to perpetrate such deed. we
must say that it looks strongly like case of ma
licious poisoning.
We notice that the Register and the Vermont
Christian Messenger of last week, give us credit
for two Inches of snow falling here the Saturday
previous. and also the capture of 'large" black
bear. We feel highly hon0red by being noticed,
but beg leave TO decline 80 large a quantity of
snow and bear in August, when really the first
fake Of snow is vet to fall and the bear was
very small one.
Our Text book committee have recommended
for use in our schools for the ensuing five years.
the following books Franklin's Readers, SWIM
toms Spoilers, Greenleaf's New Arthmetics.
Quackenbos' Illustrated Lessons and Reed 4
Kelogg's Higher Lessons in Grammar, Guyots
Biographies, Quackenbos Histories, Halls Ge-
ography and History of Vermont. Appleton's
Penmanship. Krusi's Freehand Drawing and
Townsends Shorter Course of Civil Government.
"A IL" "ays hBo an at'empt Was h'iue 10 ue
stroy the school house in district No. by fire. but
it was extinguished before any serious harm was
done. We have several such ancient structures
that are dignifled by the title Of school houses.
that have outlived their term of usefulness and
are disgrace to the age. but friends of progres
should bear in mind that, If let alonea short time
they will attain the end reached by the deacon's
zone boss shay" and no one will be candidate
for an institution supported by the State on Il Q
beautiful banks Of the placid Connecticut.