The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-01
News of the Week.

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Hotel is soon to be opened in Rutland.
The great trotting match, Ethan Al
len against Lantern, on the Union Course
came Oft according to arrangement. 1t
will be recollected that this was an unu-
sual match, as each rival was to have a
mate which might travel in any gait and
was expected to take the load. Ethan
won the first heat in 2 20 IL. Second
heat Lantern was distanced. Time not
given.
Bonner of the N. Y. Ledger, has
contracted with Mr.. Edward Everett to
furnish an original article every week for
one year, for the Le9ger. for which Bonner
is TO pay $4,000 into the Mount Vernon
Fund.
1t is also said that Mr.. 4. has under
consideration a proposition to dance the
tight rope for 100000 for the benefit of
the fund,-but we don't believ, it.
Have you a Cough, Cold, pain in
the Chest, or Bronchitis ? In fact have
you the premonitory symptoms of the
insatiate archer" Consumption I? Know
that relief is at hand in Wistar's Balsam
Of Wild Cherry.
Samuel d. Reed, Of Wilmington, was
killed by the falling of a tree upon him,
while at work falling timber in Somerset,
on Saturday, the Goth ult. The deceased
was ~ years of age.
Rev. Franklin Butler, for sixteen
years pastor Of the Congregational Church
in Windsor, has received a dismissal from
that Church as its pastor, on account of
i'll health.
The Joint Assembly, Nov. "a, re-
elected Hon. G. P. Marsh Railroad Com
missioner, Mr.. Marsh received 140 votes
out of 23S.
BUTTER N CHEEsE.-There were
shipped from St. Adams station during
the month of October, 433.54S lbs butter
and 653,150 of cheese,-over 100000
lbs being sent by one man,, A. Keith of
Sheldon.
ALTERED BILLs.-Look out for SIS on
some broken bank, altered to State Bank
of Montpelier, Vt. Such a counterfeit
is in circulation. 1t is admirably exc.
euted and well calculated to deceive. 1t
can be detected by the fact that the words
Estate Of Vermont" are printed across
the face, instead ofbeing engraved.-B.
F. Pres.
BuGLARIEs.- Five houses were broken
open within a week, in Pittsford, though
but little was stolen. No one has vet
been caught. A horse and wagon were
taken, in one case, and found in Rutland,
next day.
MIR Daniel Denison, of Hartland, has
raised the past season 1856 bushels of
shelled corn on one and three fourths
acres-everaging 1854 bushels per
acre. No extra pains was taken with the
land. In the fall of 1857 he put twenty
FIVE loads of well rotted barn-yard ma
nure or the acre-turued it under and last
spring narrowed it well and planted the
Sth Of May.
INcENDIARIsM.--On Friday night of last
week on lrishman called at the house of
Mr.. p. LANKMAN, Of Pownal, on the road
from this village TO Pownal Center and
asked to be kept over night. Mr.. Lank-
man not wishing to keep lin told him
that it was but a snort distance to the ho-
tel in Pownal Center, where he could be
accommodated with lodging for the night.
The lrishman left Mr.. LIS door not in
very good humor. About l o'clock the
same night Mr.. L. discovered his barn to
be on fire. and before assistance could be
obtained it was burned to ashes, and what
is worse than all the rest, two horses, a
COW and calf and a quantity of hay and
grain were also burned. There seems but
little doubt that the fire was the work of
the lrishmen who called for lodgings, We
have not learned whether there was an in
surance or not ennington Banner.
The cork tree is being extensively
cultivated in the vicinity of Cincinnati.
Ten thousand cans ofthe acorns have been
ordered for planting.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Hon. John Smith of
St. Adams, died very suddenly OIL the
Goth ult. After finishing his breakfast,
he fell from his chair and expired. Mr..
Smith has long been one of the public
men Of Vermont. He has been member
of the Legislature, Speaker of the House,
and Member of Congress. He has also
been prominently identified with the in
terests of the Vermont Railroads from
their commencement. His age was SO
years.
MAIL RosBER ARRRsTED.-The New
York papers inform US that a clerk in the
New York Post Office, by the name of
Reed, was detected and arrested a week
ago last night, by U. S. Mail Agent Hol-
brook, for extensive depredations on the
mails.
The Rutland Post Office remailed, at
two different times, two Canada registered
letters for New York, a short time ago.
The letters never reached their destina-
tion, nor did the Rutland Post Ofies re-
ceive either of the return registered Post
bills. We notified the New York Post