The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-05-05
News of the Week,


item of about this substance Mr.. Charles
Willard. Of East Montpelier, some time
in January last had stolen from his pants
pocket, in the night, $40. No clue to
the robbery was for some time obtained.
After four weeks John Mehan had horse
stolen, when he divulged that ono Oonley
had told him that he stole the money, and
he was supposed to be the horse thief.
Officer B.adish went to Canada after him.
Found him ut the house OF his father in
Bolton, attempted to arrest him but he
escaped to the swamp. Rargaincd with
the father and brother that If the horse
were produced he wouli return to Yer.
mont, which was done. Soon after, Con-
lev returned, when a Canadian officer.
who had assisted before, telegraphed to
Bradish, whereupon Bradish and Willard
went on and with papers made out for
his arrest for stealing the money. He
fed again for the swamp, was overtaken
by the officer, but ut this stage Of the af-
fair he received assistance from his father
and brother, and finally effected his es-
cape. The officer was so badly handled
that his life is despaircd of. The father
and brother were committed to Jail in Mon
treal, and are now awaiting their trial.
On Saturday, the Oath ult., the
house of the Hon. Andrew Tracy, OF
Woodstock, was found to be on fire, and
was with great difficulty saved by the
prompt action Of the fire companies and
citizens. The roof was so much injured
that it will require new one. The hous1
was thoroughly drenched from top to bot
tom, and the damage ty water was far
greater than by FIRE.
I Tho editor Of the Caledonian recent.
u received tho following letter, emitting
the date and signature
"-2l vermont G Caladona 1858
MR. Z VI Stone & Co plcse send me
your Cal Donan an I will Be very
mut itch 5ldged."
I'VE learn from the Caledonian, that
in Sheffield, on the 18th ult., Benjamin
Scrdton was found dead by the highway
occas stoned by falling, in state of iutox.
icati9n, upon his face on soft ground
which caused strangulation james Miles,
Of Wheelock, was fined ten dollars for OBJ
tanning liquor of the agent on false pre-.
tenses.-D. G. Newell, of Sheffield, was
fined Eve dollars and cost for drunkenness.
The citizens Of Wheelock, at a town
meeting, voted, unanimously, to instruct
the County Commissioner not to grant
rny license to sell in said town.
In the town of WOODBURY., N. Y,
recently, q young lad Of twelve years,
named Reuben HAIL, was attaching one
yoke Of oxen before another yoke, when
the forward team, being rather fractions,
ran away. The hook of the chain caught
the boys leg and he was drawn across a
field some distance, when he came fast be.
tween two stumps aud his leg was literal
ly pulled of below the knee. Amputa.
ton was subsequently performed AMI he
has since been doing we'll
The Rev. j. S. Lee, pastor of tho
Uni"crsalist Society in Woodstock, has
been elec ed professor Of Latin and Greek
in the St. Lawrence University, and we
understand will accept.
A new paper is soon to be started in
Cambridge, Mass, under the management
of John Bartlett, to be devoted to the in.
tere.ts and advancement of Mathematical
Science, AMI will be tho repository of OBJ
struce problems, and mathematical disqui.
sitions. A great number Of distinguished
mathematicians hav, given their testimony
to the value Of the project.
From tho correspondence Of the T,I.
bum, it would seem that there is soon to
be q popular revolution in Spain.
BY the Mail Steamer Moses Taylor,
which brings about million and quarter
Of gold, we have two weeks later news
from California. The Archy Fugitive
Slave case was still occupying public at.
tention-new proceedings were being in.
stituted for his subjugation Seasonable
rains had alleviated the drouth and given
impulse to mining. Reports of mines in
Washington Territory. and vancouvers
Island had produced great excitement III
those localities.
A correspondent Of the Chronicle
thus closes a very euloyistic account ofthc
Rut land High School:
But tho peculiar charm to me was the
ease, tho quietness and the oarnestness
with which the various exercises followed
each other. Snch perfect order in scho
room SO crowded, never saw before and
this too, without one word from the teach.
| or nd such I vaa told vas tho oanar