The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-02-08

house about ten years since, and is understood
not TO be connected with it at present. He is
about 60 years of age, has had great experience
in public affairs and is man of great intelli.
gence and ability. He is immensely wealthy
His wife was formerly Miss Bingham, of Phil
adelphia.
Markets for the limestone of our friends
bought yesterday in market fine loin Of veal
at fonr cents per pound; and another leg of
mutton weighing nine pounds for twenty. five
cents equal TO two and three. quarter cents per
pound.-Philad North american.
SURPLUS acknowledgements TO Ev-
cry TowN.-ln compliance with law, the
State Treasurer is about making new
division OF the surplus revenue to the sew
eral towns according TO the census of 1910.
The sum under the new census, will be a.
bout 1920 and one quarter cents to each
inhabitant land by consulting the Register
containing the last census, the Trustees can
see very nearly what each town will be
entitled to, and be prepared to take the
necessary measures for the new distribu-
ton Vermont Waterman
The Temperance Cause is progressing
wonderfully in this vicinity, by means of
the untiring efforts of the Reformers' Socie-
ty of this village, and the corresponding
efforts of the friends of Temperance here
and in the towns around. For the week
ending Saturday, Goth ult. more than four
hundred names were added to the total
abstinence pledge in this county. Of the
total number enlisted since the first move
ment in Oct. last, we cannot definitely say;
probably it will exceed 5000 in this county.
If Montpelier, and especially the centre of
it. is TO he taken as fair specimen Of the
whole country, cur estimate is very much
too low. In the central school-district of
this town, we learn that every man, save
one, has signed the pledge, and also re-
monstrance against licensing the sale of
liquors within the district. Who can beat
that A paper called The Reformed
will be shortly published in this village
Vermont WatchmanN
Rules in Bankruptcy will be shortly
published by the clerk for the district of
Vermont, and will be furnished to the coun-
ty clerks, who are appointed commission
ers IN the several counties. ID.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE BANKRUPT LAW.
We are authorized by Judge Paine TO saw
he A r
must be presented TO Jesse Cove ESQ. of Rui.
land, Clerk ofthe Dist Court, who will admin
lister the oath to the petitioner, if not before ia
ken by him. If the Petition is conformable 10
the Act, the Clerk will make and deliver to the
Petitioner, notice 10 the creditors and all in
terested, OF the time and place a. which the
hearing of the Petition will be had, TO be pub
Ished IN one or more papers designated in the
order for notice. The Petitioner must pay the
Clerk for filling the petition and make the or
der of notice, and procure the publication
OF The notice at his own charge and ex.
pense.
Other Rules will be made and published as
soon as necessarily Waterman.
JOHN C.iCoLT. After long and excl.
ting trial Colt has been found guilty of will
full murder.
TO correspondents consequence
OF an oversight in the printer we regret
that the obituary notice of Deacon Bing-
ham and communication from the noun
tain have been omitted. ButSwill appear
next week.
AT meeting of the Young Mems Tenn
perance Society of Middlebury and vicini-
ty on the evening of the I'd Feb 1912, the
following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That we cordially invite the
Ladies of Middlebury and vicinity to at.
tend the meetings of this Society, and u
mite with us, in our efforts for the promo
ton of this glorious cause.
There will be an adjourned; meeting of
the Society at the Town Room, on We'd
nesday evening, III 9th of Feb. 1912, at 6
o'clock.
E. r. WRIGHT, Sec.