Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
CURIOUS THINGS OF LIFE.

]. NJ Neal, Of Calhoun, Ga, killed FIVE wild
turkeys at one shot.
Burglars entered a Detroit mansion the
other night and took, along with other things,
a bath.
The late Aaron White, Of Connecticut, got
together five tons of pennies during his life
time, and probably died happy in the thought
An old man from North Carolina went to
Plymouth church last Sunday to hear Henry
Ward Beecher preach. He hadn't heard of
his death.
The idea that fish food was brain food had
run of ten years before any one asked why
Esquimaux, who eat the most fish, had no
mental smartness.
citizen of Clackamas county, Ore, is
asking the poor board for help His strong
est plea is that he has a family of eighteen
children to support.
Charles Sampsel's pet bear at Williamsport
swallowed silver box full of finecut the other
day, and has been splitting tobacco juice, with
saddened visage, ever since.
Millions of minute snails fell in a shower at
Tiffin, o., a few days ago. They were alive
and crawled away to places of security soon
after they reached the ground.
A Buffalo bachelor has memorandum
book in which he keeps the name of every girl
he has ever kissed. He had g23 names on
the list the last time he counted up.
An ex-convict named Monroe died in Eng
land recently, and in his will he bequeathed
800, 900 to the warden of the Manitoba peni-
tertiary, where he was confined at one time.
Out of 1000 people who cross the Allan
tic from New York to Liverpool, the loss of
life is not as great as among 100000 who
travel between New York and Pittsburg by
rail
In one block on Main street in Battle Creek
the other day reporter saw three one legged
men, four one armed men and two oUher men
who were so lame they couldn't walk without
canes.
A curious result Of being hit with base
ball is reported from Philadelphia. A slut
tering man was struck in the mouth and
when he got we'll the impeachment in his speech
had disappeared
A rich Mexican lately had twenty bulls
turned loose in his yard and single handed
and alone he enjoyed the spectacle of contests
between them until they were tired out and
could fight no more.
"A Hull NJ NeWUOll, hitll, duNeIIlSeS ttS LUZ
lows: "Wanted-A good six or eight room
house by family without children, grand
children, mother-in-law, grandparents or
hired girl with lover"
William H. Harrison, a Haddonfeld, N, j.,
grocer, dreamed night or two ago that
money was concealed in an ancient house
near his store. He investigated and found
$3.50 in continental currency back of an old
mantelpece.
In the center@of rock taken from the
Locust Spring colliery was a collection re-
sembling in size and appearance a SNOWFALL
1t has a soapy nature, is quite soft, and when
dried resembles silver dust. 1t puzzles Potts
vile biologists.
Farmer Dutton, of Ellisville, N. Y. searched
high and low for his fathers will after the
old gentleman died, nearly ten years ago.
Recently he took up the family Bible, and the
missing paper was found between the leaves.
1t had been there all the time.
Seventeen years ago John Morris left home
at Gobleville, Mich, and without a word of
warning to his friends lit out" for California.
A few days ago he came back, explained the
situation, and as Mrs. Morris was still waiting
for him they will go to California together
this time.
William J. Richardson, the secretary of
the Atlantic Avenue Surface Railway COM
pany of Brooklyn, sent beautiful lily to
each of his S52 employees from Hamilton, Ber-
muda. A letter accompanied each lily in
structing the men how to grow the beautiful
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A team Of four cows appeared in Bellevue
Idaho, not long ago, having been driven from
Nebraska, a distance of 1000 miles. They
had acted as motive power for a prairie
schooner, and had also furnished milk and
butter for the farmer and his family Ell
route. They were in good condition, witt
the exception of their feet, which needed
shoes badly.
1t is related that at a recent meeting il
! Vermont of pension examining board twir
brothers from Castleton presented themselve:
for examination. The claims We're original
and for the same disability, the brothers were
the same height and weight and were enlisted
in the same company and regiment. Thi,
was the first instance of the kind in the history
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