The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-05
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

Express Office Tor want Of prepayment.
go. The celebrated EDDY FAMILY,
Spiritualists, will give public Scance in
the Court House on Friday evening. If
thcy make such exhibitions as are reported
hf them elsewhere, il will be Interesting
e say the least. Their advertisement will
DC found elsewhere.
80. Lloyd Kimball fell into the Con-
neciicut on the 2lst, while helping TO re-
pair the bridge at McIndocs Falls, and
was carried over the falls below. Ev-
cry effort was made to save him but TO
no avail lie was about GO years Of
age and leaves family.
-. AT Windsor after the river broke
up, child stepped on cake of lee at
tachcd to the shore, and was swept off by
the water and drowned.
80. The Vermont Valley Railroad
was washed out in two places during the
late freshct, below Westminster Station,
and train was caught between the two
breaks. The passengers had TO Re taken
off in boats.
during tho late frcshet the dam
of Barretts pill box Factory at Bristol,
was 80 injured AS to render its rebuilding
necessary. The Factory will have to be
stopped for three or four months.
IA hen that had been missing five
weeks, was found by its owner in Ben
ningion, few days ago, several feet I'M
der the hay in his barn. The hen had
not had drop Of water or particle of
food all that time. When taken out it
was cmaciatcd 10 skin and bone, but I'M
der proper treatment revived and is quite
Il hen.
49,. The Lyndon Uaion saws two car
loads of lumber shipped by dealer at
that place were one day measured by the
railroad company OH suspicion; they then
delivered the amount billed, and had
$500 feet left.
1.-The st. Johnsbury people deny
that there is any commotion or any fcud
in that town on the subject of dancing
The story was made up by the Lyndon
Ucion. The hotel in St. Jolinsbury has
been closed for repairs, but will be OPEN
cd again in Il few weeks.
....Thc Annual Charter Election of
the City of Vergenncs took place on Tues
day. The following officers were elected:
Mayo'-Geo W. Grandey.
Ahlermen-Wm. +. Parker, John +.
Roberts, Hiram Adams. Herrick Stevens.
.Sierb-Chas. A. Smith.
Contable-P. Maxiicld
Oy CLrk-W. G. Sprague.
School .Sup1'mtendem-G. w. Gran
dcy.
L'sters-E. Seymour, VIM. X. Bixly,
c. a. Booth, Harry Adams, Elliot Shcr.
rill.
f.. James Sheldon of Rutland, Vt,
has been arrested at Troy, n. T., for
robbing the house of George Wilcox, at
State Line on Tuesday night. Some Of
the stolen property WAS found ON him,
and there is no doubt of his guilt.
80. The Soldiers Aid Society of
Shorclam have contributed to the SAM
tary Commission the following articles
since March 22d, 1861:
One Wooden blanket, 20 bed-quits,
Is flannel shirts, l / prs. flannel drawers,
32 cotton shirts, 10 prs shoes, three prs.
slippers, one dressing gown, seven cotton
sheets, two linen sheets, o pillow slips,
40 towels, four wash cloths, seven night
"aps. % handkerchief, S25 yards of
hband"ge, three yards of neck bandage,
rolls of old cptton and Linen, eight pill
lows, II small pillows, five hop cushions,
so lbs. dried apples, 10 lbs. dried fruit,
seven lbs. maizena,, six lbs farina, 81
lbs. CASTLE soap, two half barrels pickles,
one barrel of dried apples. II bound
books, 60 Bible Records, II American
Messengers, 81 magazines, bundle of
tracts.
Marcus w. Whipple has been
appointed postmaster at North Pownal.
bennington has been designated as a
money order post-oifice.
....B +. bingham, teacher of the
high school, has been appointed superin-
tendcnt of schools at Brattleboro'.
-. Stafford Farman's house at West
field was burned ON the 18th ult., with
nearly all of its contents; loss $500,
fully insured.
80. Among the fourteen men drafted
in Peachan is Captain Alvin Hartman.
He proposes to report in person; and to
that end he is now making arrangements
to sell his farm and stock. The captain
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