Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-11-05
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o. F. Hurlburt who lived here quite a
number of years, but has been on the
Pacific coast for year or two made his
appearance here a few days ago appar-
emily to be enjoying life.
On the night of the 2Sth inst. certain
parties tried deer hunting by moonlight
across the stream from the village and
fired several shots but with what effect
is unknown except to the parties an d
they are not talking.
Up to Thursday noon at the Taft hunt.
ing camp two deer and a bear had been
killed.
AS usual j. F. Stoddard is decimating
the fox family.
S. D. Damon shot quite a large deer on
the 2Sth inst. that had splendid set of
horns that had four points Some
thought it would weigh 400 pounds,
others said $50, for its size it was very
low and red in color.
P. A. Campbell, while gathering apples
few days ago, broke branch a splinter
from which pierced the upper eye lid of
his right eye, but did not touch the eye.
He has bad sote in bad place to nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stoddard with son,
Charles, and daughter, of South Royal
ton are with their son and brother, John
f., and will probably stay through the
winter.
From 1896 square feet of ground j. S.
Chandler dug 18 bushels of parsnips or at
the rate of $685. bushels to the acre.
From letter the Rev. j. s.. Gooding
of Hartford. N. Y, who was Methodist
pastor in Middlebury for a couple of
years we learn that his son, James B.,
who preached here, and went to the
State of Washington in August, 1907,
wrote his father he intended to 90 to a
hospital for minor operation and would
keep him informed, but since that time
no trace has been found of him, though
there has been considerable correspon.
dence.
Edward Leno of East Middlebury was
in town on business on the End inst.
looking remarkably well for man of
his years.
The funeral of James Wing, a resident
here for some time several years ago was
held on the End inst, at d. Benefits in
the south part of Lincoln, the Rev. Mr.
Halowell officiating. The interment was
in Rochester.
Frank Leno in the near future moves
into the w. S. Huntley house recently
vacated by j. E. Goodro.
George Johnroe and son, Edwin, of
Sudbury, We're in town for a few DAYS
last week. In his boyhood days Mr..
Johnroe was resident here for several
years, but after an absence of more than
thirty years finds but few that knew
him then.
Miss Anna Mills was the victim of a
runaway on the Goth inst. Starting with
a team of her fathers for the village,
when she got to S, c. Gibbs she took in
Sam Gibbs small boy, when in some un.
explained way the horse got beyond con-
troll and ran down the hill. At the cul-
vert the girl was thrown over the bank a
distance of six or ten feet. The boy
chung to the buggy for few rods and
jumped safely. The horse ran to the
village and was stopped. The buggy
was wrecked and the girl was pretty
badly shaken up and somewhat hurt
though at the time of writing the extent
OF her injuries are not known. The won
der is that she was not killed.
j. K. Hodges killed doe on the Goth
inst.
The youngsters near the Inn got into a
competition as to gardening last sum.
mer and, as far as we can learn, all did
very creditably. Perhaps some did bet.
ter than the one we now tell of. Albert
Fletcher, aged eleven, raised squash OF
20 pounds, pumpkin of 10 pounds
four onions that weighed two pounds, a
cabbage of IA pounds, and turnip OF
nine pounds and one ounce. Next.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G., Sanborn of ST.
Adams are visiting Mrs. Sanborn's par.
ent, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fittz.
VIM. Calvin is moving into his wife's
house near the village.