The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-16
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

mcnt went into operation on Monday
Sec timetable,
In another column will be found a
notice by the Village Trustees of the APP
poiniment of Police force "For the
preservation of good order and the ell.
torccment Of the Laws"
At a school meeting, Dist. No. &,
it was
Re oircj, That District No. 6 aud District
No. should he consolidated and that the vo-
tcrs in Town Meeting which may be convened
for that purpose be requested to vote for such
consolidation.
The gale of Sunday afternoon had
a wide sweep. Much damage was done
south Of this place, by unroofing buildings
&c. In Whitehall the large engine house
was wholly destroyed and several engines
damaged.
In obedience TO rcquisition from
Gov. Dillingham;, warrant was last
week issued by Gov Fcnton of New
York Tor the arrest of Thomas Gordon,
the ring-lcadcr of tho disgraccful riot in
this village on Fast Day.d On Friday
the arrcst was made in Port Henry, y.
Y, by officer Treadway OF that place,
and Gordon was safely lodged in jail in
this place, by Sheriff Collamcr.
On his arrival in this place, Mr. Col
lnmcr learned that Mrnnchan, another of
the rioters, was in town, and Immediately
arrested him and put him in Jail. The
prisoners will be brought before Justice
Stewart on Saturday, to be examined on
charge of resisting an officer in the dis
charge of the duties of his office.
ToHNADo IL RIrroN-Just as we were
going TO press we received the particulars
of a fearful tornado in Ripton which oc-
Cared Sunday evening. Every house in
one district was more or less injured and
several entirely demolished. Chimneys
were blown down, houses unrooicd, wag-
ons, blown away, horses thrown down
wheels wrenched from the axletrecs and
two persons were seriously injured We
shall give the particulars next week.
-Gco. Dana of Wcybrdge was re-
Gently arragncd for alleged violation of
the enactment of the Legislature protect
ing fish in Otter Creek and waters adiac-
cnt, thereto, by illegally taking fish in
Lemon Fair The action was not sus-
tanned for lack Of evidence, and therefore
pass upon the main and only interesting
question, whether Lemon Fair is included
in the sentence, ''Otter Creek and waters
ddjdcem Mepto." We understand that
another case will be made up that will
involve this interesting question.
They have a new laundry establish
mcnt in Rutland.
ON Tuesday, a French Canadian
was run over and killed. on the Troy and
Boston road, by the New York and Mon
treal train
John III. Balls of Benson, shot, few
days since, hen hawk that measured
from tip to tip of wing. 5 feet and o
inches, and from tip of bill to tip of tail,
feet.
-Bntter sold in the ST. Adams mar
kct, on Tuesday, at As and 4G cents a
pound. We learn that Engishmen are
in this country making contracts for all
the cheese they can secure from the next
seasons manufacture at 20 cents pound.
A small dwcling-liousc belonging to
Gilbert Miller, in West Derby, was burn
ell on the night of the 8 inst The fire
must have been the work Of an nccniiary
as the house had not been occupied for
some time. No insurance,
The carriage shop owned by y. w.
IIoyt in Craflsbury, was burned on the
night of april %, together with a num-
Der of carriages, finished and unfinished,
belonging to Mr.. lIoJi, and several wag-
ons in the shop for repairs. Mr.. IIoyi's
loss is estimated at $4,000. Insurance
on building 1919. Cause of the fire is
unknown. The blacksmiths shop and
the hotel were barely saved
Nine tubs OF butter were stolen from
the depot at bradford, on Tuesday night
9th ult.
Merrill Shcrburnc of Barton recently
had al the fingers of his left hand cut off.
by saw, above the second JOINT.
A fire at st, Adams on Saturday
morning destroyed the gas house. Loss
about $1,000 Insured in the Metropoli
tan Co. for $4,000
A young son of w. w. Bruce of
"a'tsiield, ono day last week, went to a