Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-18
RiPTON.
Mrs. Dolly Noble is seriously i'll.

MIS- DOlly NODle Is seriously Ill.
Ripe field strawberries were found on
the llth inst. When did they ripen?
j. w. Baker is supervising the new
bridge at Hodges mill, and doing a good
job.
c. c. Mays, special pension examiner
from Rutland, was in town one day last
week.
G.. J. Hodges is building tenement
house near premises occupied by Clint.
Boynton.
John B. Ladoo has taken the contract
to carry the mails from Bread Loaf to
Hancock for the next four years, begin
ming July l.
Rev, Gilbert Cody of Bridport will
preach a. the Methodist church Sunday
morning, June 20, in exchange with L.
II. Bradford.
Ward b. Howard died at the residence
of his father-n-law, II. G.. Damon. on the
2Oth ult., after long illness. in which
he WAS cared for by his brother, l.. ID.
Howard of Potsdam, n. y. who, besides
caring for him, paid the expenses. He
leaves widow and two children. His
age was 30 years.
Owing to the late heavy rains the roads
are in such condition that the baseball
club Of Bridport concluded that they
could not get here to play the return
game with our boys as expected. but
they say that they will put in an appear
ance on the 18Th inst. 1t is to be hoped
that they will, for they are said to be
gentlemanly club, playing clean bail.
About 40 a. m. of the 18th inst. fire
J~as discovered in G.. J. Hodges mill, and
before help could be had it communi-
Gated to p. y. Campbell's. perhaps 30
feet away, on the other side Of the
stream The flying Cinders and direct
heat greatly endangered Hodges store
and barn near the bridge. and the house
and barn occupied by y. La France :
but, help arriving, Campbeirs team. cow.
wagons and harnesses and a large share
of his household furniture were saved
together with the threatened structures
Most of La Frances furniture was hastily
moved out. but unnecessarily. as the
event proved The fire was confined to
the buildings named. but all the jewellers
in the Hollow got big scare and one
they will not get over soon. Campbell
lost all or nearly all his farming tools.
Hodges lost, besides his mill with a
large lot of valuable machinery all or
nearly all OF this years stock of clap
DOaTus, Il large amount OF sawed lumber.
a quantity of logs in the yard, and 30 or
more cords of slabs. His loss is heavy,
and it is too early to make anything like
an accurate estimate, but it will probably
be safe to say that the clapboards as they
lay were worth 81 900 20 81 400. Both
parties were carrying some insurance,
but it is impossible at the time OF writing
to ascertain it even approximately, and
the same must be said as to the cause
1t is probably safe to say that no fire had
been in the mill during the preceding
day, though it had been run, but shut
down at p. m. Mr.. Hodges, while try
ing to save something from the mill, was
scOrched on the face and had his right
hand badly burned. Nothing short of
the interpOstion of an everything Provi-
dence saved what buildings are now
standing in the village, for if the wind
had been sOuthcrly it must have gone
beyond where it was stopped. As usual.
the citizens of the town rallied promptly
and rendered all the assistance possible
Special mention should he made of the
thOughtfulnesS of F. La France In getting
into the church and ringing the alarm/