The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-07-14
LEICESTER.

The mosquito is slowly departing
His stay has been lengthy, his welcome
long ago worn out.
Grass and small grain are looking
very promising. Corn and potatoes
are of course backward. Most farmers
have commenced their haying.
MIR. o. G. Huntley, of the Junction
House, 10 fixing over and fitting up his
hotel tor moro summer boarders. lie
is putting in four Gothics In the roof oil
the main building, and will perhaps
put in as many more in the wing before
being satisfied.
Leslie A. Severy has purchased the
farm of the late f. A. Thomas and taken
possession. We gladly welcome Mr.
Severy to our town, and trust he may
find his residence among us not only
pleasant but profitable. He is al active
capable young man and of such there il
always ample need.
-Hsying is begun by some of our
farmers, but more have not yet finished
hooing owing to the lsteness of the
season. Grass, oats and wheat are fine
indeed, but corn-ahem let us see.
When Is the frat frost due? Come,
now, De Voc and Vennor, settle this
question at once, and then we'll count
our chickens, but not before.
Any one travelling the highway
leading past Mr.. George Swinington's
residence cannot help being surprised
at the amount of labor Mr.. S. Is per-
forming on q few acres of land, perhaps
three, just north of his house. He has
doubtless taken out and drawn away
several hundred thousand tons of stone,
and will leave as many more, should
no dig O few feet farther. Said stone
he has drawn into the highway at the
foot of the hill leading past his house,
intending to fill the hollow in the road.
Success to him in his efforts.
WIN. Powers, our successful and
enterprising farmer and dairymau, is
gradually improving his farm by a well
planned system of drainage. Having
the supervision of the Munger farm,
recently purchased by Mrs. Deborah
Powers OF Lanslngburgh, N. y, his
farming operations are on quite an ex.
tensive scale. We greatly regretted
the loss to our town of Mr.. Munger.
who was one of the few practical and
scientific farmers, but we are glad 10
see that his mantle has fallen upon
worthy shoulders. We think a detailed
account of Mr.. Powers farm and stock
would be OF interest to our readers
which we will endeayor 10 give In a
future number Of tho Register. Pre-.
parations are being made for putting
In silo which will be the first in
town.
One of the truck horses owned nv
isaac Watkins, and employed in draw
Ing stone to the lime Siln tor Dennlson
is queer sort OF fellow. When
drawing load ons can stop him easily
enough, but to back him with load he
10 not SO easy to stop. When fairly
started he will continue to back until
his cart meets with an obstruction suf-
ficient 10 stop 1t. The platform on
which the stone 10 drawn to be thrown
into the kiln Is on level with the ton
OF the roof over the wood and furnace,
with no obstruction to stop the cart.
The old fellow, few days since, COM
menced to back with his load of stone
down on the roof. He, with his cart.
stone and all, rolled OFF some 80 feet
from the top to the ground. The horse,
strange to say, was not materially in
lured-a few bruises appeared TO be all
the hurt he received. The cart was
we'll demoralized. An ohstruo tion Ia
now placed on the root 10 prevent the
occurrence again. What the firemen
thought when that load was rolling
over their heads one can ask them 70