The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-05-03
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

NOllege Ohapci. he weather was fine,
and, ms n consequence, the attendance
was more than up TO the full capacity OF
the room. The orations appeared TO be
fully up to an average of such occasions
and the colloquy afforded great amusc-
ment.
1.-The New Hampton Glee Club,
under the direction of Mr.. pbiins of ~.
Adams, gave an entertainment in the Col
legc Chapel on Wednesday evening
The music and the execution were ola
high order, and we have seldom seen
Middlebury audience give greater evil
dence of satisfaction.
....In years past there has always
been IN the market an insufficient number
of that most desired of all Harvesters-
the Buckeye Mower. We understand
that the manufacturers hope this year 70
furnish enough TO meet the demand and
to have them on hand in good season.
There are certainly now some ma
Z chimes ready for sale and we advise those
who wish to purchase to communicate
with the agent early.
Ion the 10th ult., Bliss Y. Dav;.
ESD, of Danville, and his wife. were
thrown from carriage by the failure of
king bolt, and seriously injured. Mr..
Davis will be laid by for some DAYS
lhey were on their way to St Johnsbury,
to attend the funeral ceremonies of the
President.
....On Thursday last. two bounty
Jumpers w and a negro, broke Jail in
Rutland.
49,. John McKcogh of Rutland, was
arrested on Thursday, on charge of dis.
loyal practices. The arrest was made by
the Provost Marshal on the order of the
General Dix.
'...CopPcr has been discovered in
Dan'i!Ie in large quantities, the Lyndon
Cn'oa says, and land which was regard
eI as worthless now commands large
prices. The discovery was made on the
'th inst Alter the murder of the pre,i-
dent, there were some developments of
copper IN the hcp}, in that part of the
State.
...Hon. o. G. Merrill, of Benning.
ton, Vt, died on the llth inst, aged 80
years. He was once elected TO CONGRESS.
and served two year. as States Attorney.
tour years as Councillor, one year as SEN
aior, two years az Register AMI six years
AS Judge of Probate.
The grant jury of Franklin Coun-
ty have inflicted the st. Albums raj lers
us follows: Bennett II. Young and 9TH
ers for arson Squire L, Tevis and others
for robbing Samuel Breck Bennett III.
Young AMI others for an assault with AN
intent to kill Collins H. Huntington; the
same parties for robbery of Erasmus ID.
Fuller, Albert Sowles, Marcus w. Boards
ley, and Cyrus n. Bishop; Hezekiah
Payne for an assault with intent to rob
Edward Nettleton, AMI Bennett II. Young
and others for the murder of Elinus j.
Morrison.
....D ID. l.. Milliken has sold out his inter-
est in the Vermont Record, published at
Brattleboro, to Henry NJ Burt formerly
ofthc Northampton Mass Free Press,
AMI the latter is row the sole proprietor.
NJ. Miliken will remain connected with
the paper rs correspondent, and subscrip-
tion agent.
1.-The Vermont NJ. f. Annual Con-
ference voted TO hold its next annual scs-
sion at Montpelier.
80. Hiram Atkins, the coppcrlead
editor at Montpelier, threatens the Yer
mont Record, published at Brattleboro',
with libel suit on account of the publ
cation Of an item about the recent beating
that Atkins got at Bellows Falls.
.... Burlington is wide awake on ac-
count Of news received there Friday, that
Canada rebels are planning another raid.
The state and federal authorities are pre-
pairing to repel the invaders if they come.
Guards have been placed on the steamers
on Lake Champlair, and troops have been
ordered to the more exposed frontier
towns. The militia of Burlington have
been notified to be in readiness for any
emergency.
80. The trustees of the Vermont
Valley railroad, from Brattleboro' to
Bellows Falls, have given notice that the
Montreal night express will be disconti-
nued after May IA The Rutland and
Burlington railroad has lately taken a
lease of tins road for ten years at 500, 900
Il