The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-01-21
RIPTON.
--plpththerla is quite prevalent

es<& O1'
---Dipththeria is quite prevalent.
--Chas Rivers had horse badly in-
jured few days ago.
r.. K. Denton had the misfortune
10 have an OK step on an axe which In
hicted severe wound.
There were twenty-five deaths 10
town during the year ending December
81, 1880, and two the present month
thus far.
"A regular Publication meeting in
the shape of candy party at II. A. Ds-
mons on the evening of the 18th. Ev-
eryb ,dy enjoyed themselves.
Attachments have been placed on
the Tisdale property by various parties
for labor and advances on the coal job,
but for all that he may weather the
storm.
Miss Sally Plat died on the eve
ming of the IS inst. at nearly the age OF
eighty-five. Miss Plat had been a
quiet, unobtrusive christian member of
our community for many years and
will be greatly missed in the circle of
her acquaintance.
Without fully discussing all the
questions raised by Mr.. Hodges we will
say that we obtained most of our infor-
nation from gentleman who obtained
1t direct from Mr.. Hodges and further,
Messrs Howard and Bemis say they are
positive that Mr.. Hodges told them that
he had $50 bushels of oats, and all
those we have talked with, are of opin.
ion that MIR. II. is full as Inaccurate in
hisSestimato as we were. ~
KZMrs Sophronia Porter died on the
I12th inst. She was one of the few sur
viving, that at an early day came to
town to carve home from the wilder
ness, marrying Alden Fisher by whom
she had five children, who survive her.
MIR. Fisher died many years ago, after
which she married Zerah Porter NJ. D.,
who died Is to Is years ago; since that
time she has resided with her son w.
w. Fisher, Esq. A kind neighbor and
useful member of the community has
gone to her rest. -
Much obliged to our J6drnal
friend for his kind suggestion about the
lecture and perhaps we will comply;
but since he must be present to report,
and his ears are continually in motion,
and ladies In cold weather very much
dislike the breeze objects of their mag
nitude create, would it not be well to
defer the affaie until the advent of warm
weather and allow the fair ones to leave
their fans at home, while we expatiate
on the beauties of "imbro ligo, what
may that be? Bro. Charles.
We try to be careful and not do in
justice to any one, and when we do are
very sorry and will willingly make all
the reparation in our power. As re-
CARDS Mr. Lamorder, one of the actors
in the accident whereby Miss Ada Bean
was hurt, he was right IN his statement
so far a sregards the whip. We find on
careful examination of the facts of the |
case as stated by several witnesses,
witnesses, that is, Mrs. Ella Lewis,
Miss Ada Bean, and MIR. E. Fletcher,
that Mr.. Lamorder did sit In the laps of
the ladies. that he did drive at a furl-
GUS rate and did urge his horse by the
voice as much as he could. 1t can be
shown that his horse was fast one and
had been trained and driven as such. |
Miss Bean says emphatically that she |
did not hurt her side while coasting,
but by reason of Mr.. l.. sitting in her
lap while going over the bar, and does
say that she did coast twice and by rea-
son of the Slowing of the sled did hurt
her finger little, but in no other way.
We do not know exactly az to the dis
lance of the jump, but the one that
measured it says 1t was twenty feet or
over, though 1t does not seem possible.