The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-11-26
News of tho Week.
Efforts arc 10 progress, to establish

pubic Library at hutiaDd.
- Levi Lewis, of Wells, raised this
season, from u single seed Of the sun
flower, fifty thrco perfect blossoms, an a
harvested thirteen thousand seeds.
"A Castleion lady had her pocket
picked, of fifteen dollars, in the Rutland
Depot, on Saturday week
THE WORSE FOR The
Patriot says that the town of Glasten.
bury at the late election cast &c votes
for Buchanan and for Fremont. We
trust the new Board of Education will
do something for that neglected part of
the state.
- The Vermont Chronicle comes to
US in q new and handsome dress AS
the times 60 now when tho tendencies
are oil towards religious seculatiza.ion,
the paper docs well.
- Tue Freeman lectures the n. Y.
Tribune because the latter paper lid not
conduct the campaign to tho best advau-
tage. The cha rgo is, that the 7tibunc
did not insist upon it that Fremont was
certainly to be elected, whether true or
false, and consequently great many
votes were lost We hope the Tribune
will take the advice Of his sagacious and
more experienced friend, before going 10.
to another contest.
- The Citizen says that last summer
a lady lost a gold finger ring. Last
week chicken was killed md the ring
found in its crop.
- Messrs Seymour, Tucker md
Woodbridge Of Vcrgcnncs were among
the guests who ATTENDED tho great Mon
trcal fandango on the occasion Of open.
ing the Grand Trunk Railway.
EDlToR IN LUCK We perceive that
Nv. G. Clarke Esq of Shelburnc, re-
ceived tho highest number Of votes for
Cons titutional Delegate from the county
of Chittcndon.
- The Calelonian has been threat,
ened with utter humiliation, through a
nonymous letters and otherwise for tax.
ing liberties with sundry persons cneag-
ed ip celebrating the Buchanan victory,at
ST. Johnsbury. The Editors come out
in card, in which they vindicatc the
freedom Of the press and stand on their
inalieuable rights
- The Vermont ITIatchman promis-
es "if warranted BY sufficient patronage"
to publish a Daily Journal during the
next Legislature which shall be worth
something. There should be no " is a
bout the matter. Make good paper au6
thepcople will sustain it, The complaint
is universal through the state, that no in
formation can be obtained dnring the
session, on account OF the utter inadequa-
cy Of the present little sheet. Go ahead
Mr.. TVatchman or you will fiud, as
sure as there, GRE laws Of trade that
somebody else will.
- Every county has returned mem
bers to the Constitutional Couven lion
who are opposed to all the proposed
amendments.
- The Temperance Standard says
tho Freeman has given US good cut :"
We are not aware Of any such thing ana
would be glad to have the Standard
show US where it is. 1t must be ,couid
cut, if any.
A steam boiler in tho tanncry of
Messrs Clark at Factory Point exploded
on Friday last seriously injuring three
workmen and doing damage to the
works, to the extent Of $4,000.
- Tho Caledonian records the death
of Mr.. Thomas Scot, Pearson a, Indian
apolis, Ia, Nov. 10. Mr.. Pearson was
formerly know to US during his colleg-
ate days here. He prepared tho Eng
lish Catalogue of the college. He was
a useful and promising man, aud his
death will be regretted by many.
The Brai.leboro Republican re-
joices in additional legislation on the
subject Of Temperance. He says with
out it the liquor law was a dead lettsr
in that county,
- The PhGair mau is quite balmy
over fine trout supper he enjoyed at
the Brattleboro House the other night.
Editors up this way have supper every
night.
The new Custom House is nearly
completed. 1t is a very handsome odi.
fec, and when the grounds about it, are
cleared away and laid out, it will great
ly ornament the pleasant town Of Bur.
lingtou. An elegant building for the
United States Courts and the local post
office is soon to be erected at Rutland
and another as Windsor.
- Senator Douglas was married last