The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-01-10
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

dleburv is estimated at $4,000.
Monday morning the Thermometer
stood at % below zero in this villsge.
- Last Sunday the Congrcg ilional
church received six members ON confts-
sion of faith.
The annual meeting Of the Addison
County Agricultural Society will be held
next Wednesday. See advertisement. \
II. G. Wellington, recently teller of
the Bank of Nliddebury, has been elected
cashier in place Of Hon. Joseph Waruer
deceased.
- Rev. Harvey d. kitchell, DID, Of
Chicago, Ill.,, has been elected President
of Middlebury College. lie graduated
at this institution in 1888.
We are, at present, unable to sup
ply the demand for back numbers of the
REGISTER. Extra numbers should be or
dercd before the issue il possible, in order
TO make sure Of receiving them.
- We learn from the Ncrgcnncs Yer
moifcr that Arthur Gautliier, aged II
years, had has right hand seriously MUIR
ed by coming in contact with Gil cnlar
eaw on Saturday, Dec. 3Oth, that Hon.
G.. w. Grandey has signed the Post
Office IN favor of John ID. Smith and
that real estate is quite active in that
city.
Don't receive money on the Missis-
quot Bank. 1t is closed and the bills are
refused at st. Adams and in Boston.
We learn that Rev. n. Bishop has
discontinued his connectiun with the
Vermont Chronicle, and is to edit IL 'N er-
mont Department. in the Recorder.
This will give that paper new claim
upon the favor of Nermonters.
- The Universalist Institution has
been located at Barre by a unanimous
vote of the Commissioners. The cstimat-
ed cost of buildings, furniture, apparatus,
&c, is about fifty thousand dollars, forty
thousand of which are already pledged.
PtRsoNAr.-IIon. Stoddard b. Colby,
Register of the United States Treasury,
we are pleased to sec, was the recipient
ON "ChriStmas from the one hundred and
sixty clerks and employees in his office, of
magnificent mccrschaum," costing 500,
and beautifully mounted in gold.
- We are indebted to Henry Clark,
Esq, Poultney. for the report of the late
meeting of the "Nermont State Agrcul-
tural Society" at Rutland. This inter-
c-ting report will be found in another
column.
\ SAD AFFAIR Henry Pike and
William {. Dawson, both prominent cit
liens of Isle La Motto, were drcwncd in
Lake Champain on the 30ih of Dcccm-
Der last while crossing on The ice from
Isle La Note 60 Alburgh in Grani Isle
County,
+. l.. Uphsm, Eeq., Wealhrriicii,
has recently sold AN American Myrinu
buck for $1,000 to Chamberlain BROTH
elS, who take the same to Bolton, IcXl-.
- In Springfield the choir of the Con
gregatonal Church recently made a
strike, refusing so sing until the seats, or
gan, etc, were repaired The minister
appointed committee 10 investigate,
which reported that the seats were good
enough, and decided that they would
have congregational singing until further
notice.
- The singular disappearance Of Mr.
Bank, Sheldon, is at last accounted for.
lie turns out to be defaulter in a large
sum. The amount is stated as high as
$4,000. His embezzlements began years
ago but have been so covered by false en-
tries and false footings as to elude obser-
walton until yesterday. The accounts ard
affairs of the bank have to-day been ex.
amined by competent accountants, and
the assets are believed to be sufficient for
the redemption of the bills. Billholders
are so advised
AT Rutland last Saturday night,
Mr.. C. f. Richardson's livery stable with
some some Ave hundred bushels of oats
'and quantity Of hay was wholly con-
sumed by fire. BY the efficient aid of the
fire companies the Herald building, which
was near, escaped serious injury. Mr.
Richardson had an insurance of $4,000
'on his building.
DROWNED. Meade, lad of
76 or II years, ssn of Mr. Holmes Meade
of Swanton, was drowned while skating
with his companions on Wednesday of
last week.