Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-11-21
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y. f. Goodroe is liking up his mill Tor
winter.
Mary Hodges is reported a little more
comfortable.
A. Wilson and wife of Hancock visited
in town Saturday.
Miss Lizzie McCarrey of Brooksville
has been visiting friends in town.
Mrs. j. S. Chandler has a chrysanthe-
mum bearing 50 blossoms. white tipped
with purple.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Beeman of Brooks
vile were in town a short time ago and
remained over night.
On the day of our first snow storm Mrs.
Addie Stracli picked raspberry branch
covered with ripe fruit.
Miss Emma McQuivey has closed her
term of school in No and is expected
to teach the winter term.
Miss Lizzie Spoor has closed a term of
school in Rochester and is stopping at
home and with relatives in Middlebury
for a short vacation.
The dwelling of Mrs. Elmira Green
was burned on the evening of the 18th
inst. cause of fire, amount of loss and
insurance unknown.
acres so bushels of nice market potatoes
of the varieties Queen of the Valley
and White Elephant, and sold them to a
scotsman for IS cents bushel.
G.. J. Hodges is thoroughly overhaul
ing and rebuilding his mill, and since the
pond had become filled with sand and
gravel strong force of men and teams
took from thence some over 200 loads to
repair the roads.
On Halloween the spirit of mischief
got loose and doorsteps, gates and other
property changed owners with marvellous
CELEBRITY No great damage was done,
though one man lost a lamp, for the re-
turn of which and the apprehension of
the chaps he offers reward.
S. c. Gibbs has just finished new bit
of wall, replacing an old one that fell in
to the river near "big bend,' and has
done good Job, though in the doing of
it A. G.. Chandler came near being killed
by being thrown from the wall when it
was some II feet high and going to the
bottom, falling on his head and shoulders,
j. c. Pierce is taking down the old
house that was originally built by Calvin
Pier so long ago that no one can give the
year. 1t was. when erected, in the town
of Goshen, but by a change of lines
brought into this town. 1t was the first
frame house in our borders, unless a
house on the gate lot" could claim pre-
cedence by year or two.
From another correspondence
Bertha Cushman is at school in Middle
bury
c. +. Gee is putting new roof on his
barn,
ID. c. Bent has repaired his mill console
erably this fall.
David Lee has bought what is known
as the Hunt place.
We had little slice of Indian summer
last week and appreciated it.
James Stevenson has sold l00-acre
timber lot to Mr.. Bryant.
Mrs. Emery, who had been seriously
sick for some time, died on the 9th inst.
Miss Mary Hodges, who has been sick
for some time, does not gain perceptibly
Frank Willard of Newfane, who has
been visiting friends here, has returned
home.
Deer are seen quite frequently now in
the woods, and, never having been shot
at, are not very wild.
There are six saw mills, three shingle
mills, two clapboard mills and two butter
tub factories in town.
Natures prohibition of cider drinking
this fall is more effective than anything
the State ever did in that line.
DR.. ii. C. Powers heard IA lynx dowr
near the old Selden mill while out driving
one night a short time since. The ANNA
approached quite near to the road.