The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-07-09

drowned while bathing in Otter Creek,
at Weybridgc, on Thursday.
Tho Troy Conference of the Meth
q odist Episcopal Church have made the
following appointments in this county
for Middlebury Rev. j. f. Yates, late
of Westport: for Starksboro Reuben
Washburn for Forrisburgh L. II.
Brown: for Monkton Il. d. Half: for
Woybridge 7. A. Griffin for Bristol D.
II. Lovcland for Salisbury L. N. Howe.
The remaining towns are not yet sup
piled.
- The Washington County N. Y. In. J
surAnce Company have come out against
our people with a new dodge. Under an
act passed by our last Legislature a par
ty who is in interest in a suit can bring
the suit to the town where he resides.
Awaiting themselves Of this new statute
which never would have passed had its
Object been understood.-the Company
sell out all the right to the assessment
notes and to the assessments laid, to
some Spectators. who are conveniently
situated at remote distances from each
other. These gentlemen in their lauda-
ble attempt to turn an honest penny pro.
coed after this interesting fashion.
a man in Middlebury is sued to an
swer to somebody lie never heard of, on
his premium note, and the court is set at
Hartland before some Justice there,
either late Saturday afternoon, or early
Monday morning, so as to off,rd him an
opportunity Of spending a profitable Sab.
bath at the Junction. As the amount
of the note is perhaps barely his ex-
renses over to attend the court in niue
cases out.of ten, the victim surrenders at
discretion and submits to the swindle.
So in other parts of the state, a man in
Uartland would be sued to attend court
at Burlington, aud a Burlington man
would be probably invited to Irasburgh,
or to some place far up the Passumpsic.
Some of our ShOreham men who de-.
cliued to pay up, were sued last week at
Ilartland, They brought their bill in
Cbarcery and procured an injunction a
gainst the whole crew, so that they will
be obliged TO hang up their fddles for a
time at least. This country patent safe
game would not be tolerated in a COM
munity where tar and feathers are so
cheap, did not the respect of our people
for the law override all other considera.
tions.
Tie Village Trustees who were
proceeding to erect the new Engine
House, near the Brewster Block, have
been cnjoircd by the adjoining proprie-
tor from preceding further. We hope
hat while tho suit is progressing, Ike
clay thrown out of the trenches will not
be permitted to cucumber the walk nor
the lumber the streets. A Chancery
suit is no joke, and it is likely enough
that the village will have to wait q year
or SO, before proceeding.
Rev. Mr.. Kendall preached for the
last time Of his engagement, at the Con-
gregational Church, last Sunday.
- We understand the Lake Dunmore
House at Salisbury, under the Superin-
tcudcnco of Mr.. Allen Of Brandon, is
now open for the reception of visitors.
The fourth was not celebrated
very generally in this county. The
principal celebration was at Bristol.
The day was fine, the concoursc nu-
merous, the grafton by Mr.. Grandcy
brilliant, and the proceedings harmo-
NOUS and successful throughout. A
large old fashioned Military parade ad
ded much to the interest of the occa-
sion and was in thorough keeping witt
all the old associations of the day.
The celebration at Rutland was ar
impromptu affair and the principal dis
tinguishing feature of it was a company
of young Fantasticals, masked an'
dressed in all conceivable shapes, anC
mounted on horseback. They paradeC
the streets to the infinite delight Of th'
youngsters and to the amusement o
boys of larger growth.
The grafton at Burlington by Dan
iel Roberts, Esq, is spoken Of as
highly creditable affair. The FIR
works in the evening were of an unu;
ually fine order, and everything wen
off without accident.
=. TIE GREAT WEsT.-IIenry How