The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-01-17
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS,

new advertisement.
Rev. II. i. Leaviu has concluded
10 remain connected with the MiddleOury
Female Seminary another year. See adj
vcrtsemcnt.
There will be rare chance to pur-
chase good Spanish Merino Sheep at the
residence Of Albert Hubbard in Whiting
next Monday.
We learn that within the eight and
one-half years of Rev. Mr.. Hyde's pasto-
rate. one hundred and ninety-six persons
have united with the Congregationalist
church in Middlebury, one hundred and
seventeen by profession of faith,
Mr.. Algcrnon NJ. Goodnough, re
cent graduate of Middlcbury College, has
completed his theological course at Yale
Seminary and became pastor OF the Cong
church in Mystic, Conn.
- Rev. DR.. A. l.. Stone, of Park st.
church, Boston, who lcctured here so ac-
ccptably last winter, has at last consented
TO 90 to San Francisco, and will go next
February.
Don't forget the "rcachcrs' lnsti-
tutc" to be held at New Haven on Friday
and Saturday of this week. All teachers
should attend.
A Coon IprA.-St. Johnsbury village
has n bylaw "1hat every person offering
wood for sale in this village shall present
II surveyors certificate Of the amount.
Any person failing to conform to the law,
shall on complaint, pay into the treasury
of the village five dollars onehaf to 90
10 complainant, on each otfcnse.' Such a
measure is become peccssary in this VII
lage to protect the c;tizeos from the shame
less swiadies of w0od-vcnders every day
seen in our streets.
- I,rp't. Major-Gen. William Wells
and Brig James NJ. Warner were
mustered out of the military service of the
United States on the 10Th inst. Gen,
Warner holds Br'vt. commission of Col.
in the regular army and full commission
as Captain. He will resign and 90 into
business in Albany.
The resignation of Brig. Gen. John
l.. Barstow, commanding First Brigade
VI Militia, for physical disability, has
been ACCEPTED, upon the certificate Of the
Surgeon General, land honorably discharg-
ed from further services.
49, Mrs. Henry T.. Hickok, of Burling-
ton, has made the Third Congregational
Church, in that city, New Years gift
of an organ costing about $4,000.
- Edward kirkland of Drattleboro, a
lawyer of considerable n1ts, died Of the
Vermont insane asylum, in Brattleboro,
on Sunday, aged about 60. lie had an
attack Of epilepsy two or three years ago,
from which he never recovered. He
leaves a wife and several children, the
youngest an ipfan; of three weeks.
John S. Barrett of West Haven,
killed a $50 pound black bear few days
ago.
- The Vermont National Bank at st.
Adams will commence b4siness next
month, and its capital of 100000 is to
bs increased to 100000.
The principal sufferers by the great
fire at Rutland on Tuesday night were the
Messrs. Huntoon, the Messrs. Simonds.
Pond e Morse, the owners of Union block
Harry Bryant, owner Of the wooden build,
ing next the block Smonds & Edison,
Grocers; A. E. Morgan, -four dealer
Mclean & Robbins, printers; j. b, Kill
burn milincr; Pond & Morse, druggists
+. ID. Gibson, saloon-keeper; &. & +.
Mussey, billiard saloon Prof Lanscy
commercial college the Rutland & Wash.
ipgton railroad and the Masonic fraternity.
The whole loss was about 500, 900 and
the insurance will amount to about $780,
600. This was the third large fire that
has occurred at Rutland within few
weeks, and the most destructive one that
ever occurred there
- One half of the Winooski mill COM
pany's property at Burlington has been
bought by New York firm for $4,000,
H. Ainsworth of Castleton has sold
his farm of $50 acres for $4,000 For
~ years ago the same farm was sold for
$4,000.
The Vermont Central railroad late
iy placed upon the market an 8 per cent
loan for 500, 900 and 100000 of it
has been already taken.
"CooI~ The editor of the Newport
Express pretends to say that the Their
IBometer In the center of that place stood