The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19

Pistols is becoming prevalent. What
an exhilerating effect about pint of Rot
gut, has upon fast horse, 1t makes but
little difference to the ho,S whether the
sleigh is one side up or the other-he will
20 it while he is y pung, and let the driver
take the consequences.
ARREST on SuopLlrrfRs. On MONDAY
evening last, three YOUNG mrn, AIh.rt
Fisher, Wesley Baker, and Chas. Robbins
youths from Is to IL years Of aye of
Ripton, took from the store of j. +. Ne
gus OF our village, two sets OF ladies iurs.
The goods were missed the next morning,
and suspicion was at one directed to the
boys. A warrant was procured, and the
parties were arrested on Friday night On
Saturday, young Fisher and Robbins
waived examination, and gave bail in S75
each for appearance at County Court
Baker submitted 10 an examination made
plea of not guilty. robbins appeared
as Il witness and disclosed fully the ope
rations Of the boys. BY his statement il
appeared, that they came down from Ripton
with the design Of committing dcpreda-
tions.---First went to the store of Rock.
wool, adjoining Parker's book store, and
stole pair of pants-thence to Negus'
store, where they stole the furs, and coat.
Thence to Rockwood's store on the hill,
where they took other clothing. Upon
the evidence, Baker was held to trial and
for want Of bail vas committed.
Subsequently warrants were procured
against young Fisher for the offences dis
closed by the confession of Robbins, Oh
the complaint of j. W. Conroe, on which
Fisher was arrested Sunday morning near
the Lake, in Bridport, and committed to
jail,-Monday, he was arrigned on this
complaint before E. r. Wright, Esq, and
ordered to give bail in the sum of 1925
in each case, which was procured and he
is at large
The property was all recovered, found
in the barn of Sylvester Fisher in Ripton,
where it was concealed by one James
Palmer, and said Albert Fisher.
80. On last Friday night, Deputy
CHAMPION arrested two of our citizens in
a drunken fight, and took them up to the
Jail to get cooled off. 1t seemed that
they, or their agent had procured rum of
our Town agent under false pretences-
drank it, and started for house Of sumo
fame-were met at the door and told to
switch otf--tor the present, at east-they
did SO, but soon returned--demanded ad.
mission, and were refused again They
then attempted to force their way into the
house, but soon found new obstacle to
encounter, in the shape of TWO big fists,
looking like quarters of beef. 1t seemed
that the tightening tram was under full
Roadway and claimed the track. To have
saved this collision, those asking admission
should have consulted the time table
but they did not, and the lightning
train DIM the thing in hurry for the in.
MISUNDERSTANDING the Uranium
in several places, and eyes draped in deep
mourning. Moral-'look out for the en-
CINE while the bell rings
D. S. Church, Sheriff of Addison
County, died at his residence, in this village
yesterday morning. Mr.. Church has for
about fifteen years held the Office of Sheriff.
In pursuance Of his duties about two wears
since, in making an arrest he received
an injury from which he never recovered.
Rev. DR.. Perkins of the Persian
Mission, gave in the Congregational
Church last Sabbath, two highly interest
ing discourses upon the subject of Missions
in. that part of the world. -
7 80. 1t is said that the Light Guards
had very quiet and pleasant time at
their Levee at Lake Dunmore, Good
enough for them, they ought to have moth.
ing else. -~
ADJOURNMENT THE annual meeting of
of the Female School Association, held
at the Addison House, stands adjourned
TO this Wednesday evening, at 7 O'Clock.
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