The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-11-27

engineer, Capt White, and the command
ant, Col. Mckenzie, Fort Montgomery
will soon be equipped in every warlil
particular.
EAST MrppLEBURY.-C. +. Partridge
Esq, has completed his new dam, and
raised the frame of his new lumber mill.
This frame is 81 feet long, 40 feet wide
ard so feet in height from the water stills.
This is to be first class numbering mill,
with saws and machinery adapted TO cut
lumber into all the various departments
Of the trade. The dam and the frame
were designed and executed by Mr.. Hen
drick, and reflect great credit upon his
genius and skill as an accomplished ar
chitect. MI. Partridge has also erected
new tenant house and intenls in the
Spring TO build two or three more. We
hope he will be prospcrcd an succeed in
all his business operations us he is certain
ly deserving We regard him as val
liable citizen, and worthy of the first rank
among our business men.
A. p Topper. Esq, besides doing a
respectable law business, is driving n COOL
trade at his door, blind and sash factory.
He has bought the cast corner lot front
ing Main and School Streets, including
the blacksmith shop which lie has moved
to the rear and fronting School street,
and is fitting it up into "A dwelling house.
We are glad of this change for there is
re need Of dwelling houses than back
smith shops.
| Mr. Enos has put on an addition TO
his grist mill, including good horse shed,
and is doing good custom business in
the Towering line.
The three stores are doing fair bust
moss, and trade here appears to be on the
increase,
Mis- Della Necdham is to teach the
schoul in this village this Winter. She
has taught here two Summers and II
select school in the Fall. She is very
successful teacher and though native Of
| the village she commands the love and
respect Of both parents and scholars.
The Rev. Prof Graves has preached
here number of times to COOL accept
ancc and to quite n large audience, we
understand The interest in good, sound
evangelical preaching is thought to be on
the increase. {.
1.-Two of the members Of the General
! Assembly who opposed the bill for the
increase Of pay, consistently refused
to take the forty-one dollars extra
allowance. They were Hon. John Howe,
Jr., of Brandon, and Franklin +. Ball,
Esq, of Springfield.
- Whiiingham has Temperance
Society recently organized, with sevent. =
| five members.
Capt Charles s. Shattuck, of Bur
lington, who entered the service as non-
commissioned officer of the 9th Vermont
regiment, has been commissioned ma ~
by brcvct, 10 date from July I, 1855.
Emma. daughter of Mr.. Edwin
Chas', lost finger by b,nI caught in
the machinery of the factory at West
Montpelier
BELLOWS FALLS A temperance revi
val of great magnitul, is in progress in
the village of Bellows Fails, in which Cd
and Young are alike engaged. Weekly
mcclin are held personal Efforts are
ma lo t. bring in tlo-c nd 'icfel to the
use of rum, and much interest is kept up.
- Stephen 5. Keyc', Of lli1hgUr,
prominent n a mrrcnint "n1 Politician,
died Nov. l9,in the S)th year of hi- ar.
We are indebted TO Mrssrs futile,
Gay & CO., publishers of Atwatcr's Yer
mont Directory, for a copy. 1t contains
much useful and Interesting matter and
will be valuable for reference.
Coo1. = NJ +. Smile reporter f,r
Walton's Journal during the recent session
of the Legislature, cody pocketcd his X
per day from the State, and sued Wal
ton TO recover pay over again