The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-11-01
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

Remember the iintchinsons this
wednesday, evening in The Court Room.
80. Snow commenced falling here on
Thursday night and is continued to snow
moderately through Friday. The two
following days took it all off and we have
now promise of another term of fine wsa-
Their. .... ..ts
80. The last number of the Ve,mont.r
contains the adieu of the editor Mr. Cam
bridge, to the paper and its readers, and
the salutation Of the new proprietor, Mr..
johnson. Ill health and other sufficient
reasons have induced Mr.. Cambridge to
make change Our relations with him
have been pleasant and he has our best
wishes for future success and and hap.
piness
Mr. johnson returns to the post he left
some five years since, and is therefore no
stranger to the people of this locality
We usually take friendly interest in
near neighbors and in none more thah
those of our craft. The Te,monter and
the new proprietor has our best wishes.
RESIGNATION OF TIE PRESIDENT OF
TIE BANK OF VERGENNEs. The bust
ness public will regret to learn that owing
to declining health, Hon. Edward Sey-
mour rendered his resignation as presi-
dent of the Bank OF Vergennes the 11th
inst, and that the same was reluctantly
accepted at meeting of the Board of
Directors on the 18th. w. T. Parker,
was appointed as his SUCCESSOR, and CT
Stevens, vice-President. Mr.. Seymour
held a responsible position as Director Of
the Bank, for a long series of years and
succeeded Gen. S. =. Strong, as Presi-
dent in 1868, which responsible office he
filled with great credit and to'the un:ver-
sal satisfaction Of the bu,iness public.
His successor, w. 7. Parker, Esq. is so
well and favorably known to tho business
community of Nergennes and vicinity,
that his appointment cannot fail to please
all who have business transactions with
the bank of Vergcnncs. Famonter.
.... The Barnes Hotel and grounds in
West Rutland have lately been purchased
by Major Salisbury, late of the 10th VI.
Infantry, and Majo, IIazelton of the Isl
Vt. Cavalry.
.... Bennington, like nearly all of the
thriving towns in the State is short of ten
ements. There is moi single house in
the village limits to let at any ptice an !
80 to IS houses are needed to meet the
demand.
1--we were moi able to attend the
| Convention of the Western Vermont
Musical ASSOCIATION, held in Brand n
last week, as we hal hoped. From the
interesting reports, daily received in the
Hcuh, we find sufficient reason TO be-
lieve that II was in all respects very sue
cessful.
Ion Thursday last, Chas. Iarrirg-
ton, OF Brattleboro', shot golden eagle,
that measured seven feet from tip to tip.
during the summer, clerk Of
one of the stores of Brattleboro, was il
the habit of helping himself to fruits from
one of the gardens on his way. lie
took no notice of an invitation from the
lady proprietor to call at the house an
eat, accompanied by an intimation thai
she preferred to pick the fruit herself
A few dag since, bill for fruit wa.
sent to him, which probably covered the
the full amount of his Indebtedness, which
he thought it better to pay than contest
before Justice of the Peace.
Roswell Pierce of Lyndon Center,
thrashcd II year old boy for keeping
ms girl up Il butternut tree and he paid
$40 dollars to satisfy the law and SIS
to the boys mother for doing it.
...O On Thursday last, there was a
trotting match on the Puts Point trotting
course in Crown Point, between the eel
ebrated mares Belle of Bridport, owned
by j. ii. Witherell, and the Pond mare,
owned by Clark Pond of Crown Point
We understand the Belle won the race in
two Straight heats, time 2:53 an1h2:5i.
to the boys mother for doing ID
1.-The junior proprietor of the st.
Adams Messenger, Wilbur p. Davis, has
retired from that paper and it is to be
conducted by f. j. Whiting.
.... Provision for the early erection OF
new station-hoLsc at st. Adams having
been made, work upon it will soon be
commenced. The plans drawn for it are
said to indicate that the new depot will
be built on liberal scale and is to be
furnished with large and convenient rooms
for the accommodation of the public, as
well as the railroad company.
Ion Sunday of last week a Mr..
White, truck master of the Valley X, r.,
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