The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25
NEWS or THE WEEK.

mon Council before their eyes, did q large
business at tearing up sidewalks, and
equally praiscworthy performances in the
streets Of Vcrgenncs.
Mr.. Moses Holden of Middlcsex.
over sixty years Of age, carried his tubs
into his sugar orchard, tapped his trees,
and alone made 100 weight of sugar the
present season.
On the night Of the fifth, about twelve
o'clock, the house and shed belonging to
II. Grant in RoXbury. were entirely con-
sumed. The clothing and furniture were
partially saved. Loss $500. Insured in
Vt. Mutual for hundred dollars.
The Engine House and Wood Shed
at West Alburgh were burned to the
ground Oh Tuesday morning.
BRIDGES BURNT.-On Monday night,
the bridge known as Charcoal Creek
bridge, about three miles west of Swanton
on the Vermont and Canada Railroad,
was destroyed by fire, The locomotive
Montpelier, attached 10 the night train,
was precipitated into the creek. Another
bridge, on the same road, at Milton Hol-
low was burnt the same night. The loss
of the bridges was not great, hut the trains
from the south were detained till about
noon, and those from the north till a late
hour.
Some two hundred cords of wood near
b. Fl. Smalley's farm were burned. On
Tuesday forenoon the engine house and
woed shed at West Alburgh were burned
all connected to the railroad. The draw
Missisquoi Bay bridge was out of gear
on Tuesday so as to prevent the passage
of trains. The prompt efforts Of the man
ayers of the road so far repaired the dam
age as to enable the trains to pass in the
course Of the day.-!&. Aldans Messen-
ger.
Among the patents issued during the
week ending May II we notice the fol.
lowing
Sylvanus Richardson Of Jericho, Vt
For improved water wheel.
George W. Simmons, and George H.
Simmons of Bennington, VT. assignor to
themselves and Norman Millington of
Shaftsgury, Vt.-For improved vinegar
cruet or bottle.
Additional ImprovementS.-Samue
B. Spaulding of Brandon, Vt.-For I'm.
provement in cooking stoves. Patented
June %, 1858 additional improvement
dated May II, 1859.
FATAL ACADEMIA Mrs. Kirk, and
we believe, a younger sister, were recent
ly riding together in Springfield, when,
from some cause, the horse took fright
aud ran, throwing both ladies', with great
force, against some logs, both striking on
their heads. Mrs. Kirk died two days
after, and the other lady, though seriously
injured, it is thought will recover. Mrs,
Kirk was % years of age, and the sad
event has caused much sorrow Behoaos
Fails Times.
The VERMONT METHODIST CONFERENCE.
This Conference. after a pleasant session
at Barton, adjourned on Monday evening
Of last week. Presiding Elders were ap-
pointed as follows Montpelier District
VIM. j. Kidder Danville District-Pe-
ter Merrill Springfield District-Alcnzo
Webster. Conference Missionary, Moses
Spencer.
The n. Y. Erening Post believes
that the extinction of Turkey will be quite
as probable a result OF the war in Europe,
as the deliverence of Italy, 1t argues
that it is absurd to suppose that Russia
has abandoned the main feature of her
foreign policy for the last hundred and
fifty years-that in fact the acquisition of
is of more moment to the Emperor Alex
ander than it was to his father, the eman-
c%ipation of the serfs having excited dis.
content among the Russian MOBILES which
the new conquest would allay-that Tur-
key, the "sick man" of 1858, is tenfold
sicker now, and that the " Four Powers"
having other work on their hands, cannot
interfere to help him-that, in short, every
thing is favorable to the seizure of Con-
stantinople by the Gar, and that Russia
is not Russia if she does not improve the
occasion.
We shall see what we shall see.
INTERESTING SURGICAL OPERATION
We take the following account of a sur
gical operation recently performed by
Prof. Sanborn, of the Castleton Medical
College, from the Rutland Courier:
A case Of surgery has recently occurred
in this town, which has excited much in
terest even beyond the parties imme-
diately concerned, and we have obtained
the following particulars of the operation,
which seem to US novel and interesting
Mr.. j. HI. Phelps, a much respected
citizen Of Rupert, in this State, had the
misfortune, about eighteen months since,
to break his arm in two places below the
elbow. The arm was set by physicians,
but the broken bones failed to unite at
either break, and the arm and hand be-
came entirely useless. Some months after
the accident Mr., p, in the hope of relief,
placed himself in a hospital in a neighbor-
ing city, and there un ierwent ten severe
operations for the purpose of inducing
union of the broken bones, but with no eff
feet. Under these circumstances, in De-
cember last-nearly a year after the acct
dent-Mr. Phelps applied to Prot. San
born, (of Castleton Medical College, who
advised and performed an operation which
saved and entirely restored the injured