The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-02-09


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Million bill. to negotiate for the purchase
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s~n n,s'" 'l,"'"'s, 'o"line al interest OF
a,,lu ".i Pc ""rH tW payaoie SEMI
~ ''' wy VI washington
I'm Tuesday of last week, convict,
on the way to Auburn lesped from the
cars, near Rochester. and was Instantly
tno5
D,.r, or w II De-. =,
prasoot, uHa.o Ioo.L -, 1 Nhsoolr'Imr'
teegronb on s,,nrJor ,naa 1 ~ ~: oy
health ot noon on WI. was IL u n's usual
seize1 with noro1rs;a 49,. ID Gu, "e was
O'Clock n m anu u'e' Ut ~
Mr. Prosoo,. ,,os .o
VIM Prescott and uas h ~ ':e 'S'e f1on'
the 4tb of NAV 17oe bn. ~ o'lei1 on
early life with his n,rente ~ pSi IN
which has since been his hama IT. Dos'o1'
mated at Harvard CoIleoa m;.t -: ~ gIau'
ors in 1914 After loon;. T Hlgn non
studied law and WINS adm;tta5 y, oV,leee ne
he did not bovavor I,,na r,,. w 'ue oar
fession hpt devotad i;ra s PulSu ': 'ne pro-
in which he hos ooina n,",Sci' 70 literature
tation as one ot tho noo Worldwide repu,
historians the age The follomi n ,''n ~ ~
some Of his PRINCIPAL works '''
Biographical and Critical Miscel,or;s.
svo.; Hist. of the Conquest Of Mar;on 2
vols. 8vo.: Hist. of the Conquest of Peru
Q vols. svo.; Hist. of the Reign of r..
dinand and Isabella, 8 vols 8vo u;,.o",
of the Reign of Philip ll.3 vols sUo.
Life of Charles ". after bis ohd;oo,;o
svo.; Life of Charles B. Brown svo
These works have all been rsnr;n.oJ :.
London, and have had a verv ar,ena;na
circulation both in this country snJ "I ~,
rope.
Mr.. Prescott has several times visited
Europe, where he was received with mari.
ed distinction by the principal literary
celebrities of the old world. where bis do.
tinguished reputation as a historian was
as well known as in his native country
In private life he was most entertain.
ing and genial companion funblemisbed
moral reputation, kind and affectionate
husband and father He has left q wild.
ow and three children to mourn his sudden
and untimely departure.
"A "Liquor Law" has sssea tbo 7,
diana House, fixing licenses Of from sso
to 81 900, at the discretion Of the Coun,u
Commissioners ASSESSING n fine mt ,o:,
than SIS nor more than $50 for everv '; 10
stance of selling without license nrob;h
iting selling on the Sabbath or m anv
State, county, town, township or uun;a;r
al election day, where the same man f.
held prohibiting the selling to nsrso ".
in the habit of being intoxicatsd o. 20
minors, under heavy penalties With o.hon
stringen! features. ~
Coor EVEN pop Co,nw..n,,,, n
inc one of the cold Jovs a. .m"
since when the tbormowo.an wv weeks
freezing nm confidence ~ - oanie near
sleig h ride. Either from bad traveIiiua
or the inexperence of the driver or hotS
the sleigh was upset when about two mia.
out, the load spilled, and the horse left 70
his own responsibility, of which fac, bo
seemed duly sensible as he immediateIv
started in his best gait for the lilac
Very fortunately he was stopned affer
running about a mile bv rprn. 49,.
who Immediately took him back in search
ofthe unfortunate travellers. The gentle.
man and lady were soon found, the snow
shaken out of their robes and thew were
again snugly ensconded in the sleigh when
they Immediately started off in double
quick time, leaving the Young man to
trudge back on foot in the snow and cold
without so much as an acknowledgment