The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-02-09

Scarcity of water has compelled ou,
saw-mill to run on short time for some.
time past.
! BRIDPoRT.
Our doctors are all busy now; nearly
every one Is sick.
Last Sundays thaw did very much
good 1t left some water and an abund-
ance of sleighing.
Darwin Grovenor's oldest child was
buried on Tuesday. 1t had been sick
Tor several weeks.
large quantity of oats are being
drawn across the lake. Schroon seems
to be the chief market.
NEW HAVEN.
Mr.. Charles W. Rogers is seriously i'll
with erysipelas.
Mr.. IL. c. Hunt has about one hundred
bushels Of handsome beans, which are
said to be worth about SO per bushel.
Mr.. Cavour Langdon and Mr.. Frank
w. Caldwell Of Minneapolis, MIMI, made
but brief stay In town, and left for
Philadelphia and Washington on Friday
of last week.
Rev. c. s. Sargent went to Rutland on
Monday last to attend a meeting Of the
ministers OF Rutland county. These
meetings are held monthly, and Mr..
Sargent, Mr.. Speare of Middlebury and
Mr.: Hall OF Vergennes were present by
invitation.
Last Tuesday evening the Brownings
Invited the lrvings and few other guests
to their meeting, at which was presented
| highly enjoyable programme. The
recitations by Mary 4. Cady and Mary
8. Wright were we'll rendered, an essay
by Nettie A. B unelle. on custom, :" was
we'll written and we'll read. while the
paper, "Stray Thoughts" by Kate s.
| Chaffee, contained much spice "a we'll as
wholesome advice. The solos by Louisa
|. Brunette, Kittie NJ. Ladd and Nellie X.
Mason, as well as the duets by Misses
Laid and Roscoe, added much to the en-
ioyment of the oct aston, while tableaux
and charades contributed still further to
produce pleasing variety. But the
given by the Famous Peake sisters
from Alaska under the direction of
Minnie z. Doud. This was stately
and pointed affair and elected much mer-
| riment from the audience. The two
| societies will unite and give public en-
| tertainment ut the close Of the present
I term.
LEICESTER.
Mr.. f. w. Sylvester has sold his real
estate in whiting to Mr.. Shortkey Of
that town; consi oeratiOn, $500.
The high price asked for wood at the
Junction has caused many to change to
burning coal, thinking 1t cheaper.
W. Ostigue and Jay Wooster are en-
gagged in getting pine lumber from their
swamps TO East Salisbury, employing
six or eight teams.
The Cook brothers of Whiting, instead
Of making picture frames this winter,
have taken the contract TO load hop poles
at the Junction, Salisbury and Brandon
for Ostigue & Huntley and Mr.. II. White.
They average one and one-half cars
daily, and occasionally two cars, Of nearly
600 poles to a car.
Mr.. WoOdford Ostigue is certainly a
gO-ahead man. His business, most of
the time this winter, has kept him at
West Salisbury; he has given employ
ment to 30 or 40 men at that place, and
10 or more teams are working in the
swamps. He has drawn to the depot
nearly 1000 cords of wood, %, 900 cedar
posts and 5000 ties, and will doubtless
load 30 cars Of hop poles, amounting to
some 5000 In number.
Considering the size, we think there is
no business place In the county like
Leicester Junction. From the amount of
wood being drawn to the lime kilns,. and
the car loads Of hop poles and posts that
are daily leaving there, one might think
that the county round about would soon
be barren waste as far as wood is con-
cerned. The lime kilns must now have
some 5000 cords each In their yards.
with about 20 teams daily drawing from
three to eight cords each. This will con-
tinue as long as the going 10 favorable.
WEST FERRIsBURGH.
Charles Hatch had sheep badly torn
by dog on Saturday night. The dog
was tracked Sunday morning about two
miles and q half until tho track was OBJ
liberated by travel upon the road.