The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-03-28
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

ISSUE luul III. w lllliul lDdSS h'u oOiN "''
dwelling house on Court Street TO Mr.
Parker Cleaveand, was premature. The
house is still offered for sale.
We shall give next week report OF
the Managers Meeting Of the Addison
County Agricultural Society, held in
Nidjlebury, March 9th.
FERsoNAh- DR.. Kitchel, Prcsi-
dent elc?t Of Middlebury College, was in
town last week on short visit. lie will
signify his acceptance or ilon-acceptance
of the responsibilities in few weeks.
lIe left town or Saturday.
! Senator Foote is convalescent.
Hon. +. f. Woodbridge is in Vermont
on short visit
Hon. J. w. Stewart is better, though
it will be rome time before his leg will be
strong again.
tarkin c. Mead, Jr., the Brattlel,oro'
artist, has found wife in Dalmatia.
Tile Panorama of the War; exhibit
ed at the Court House ON Monday even
ing, called out u miscellaneous audience.
The author of "An Original 7ai2,"
is informed that anonymous commun;ca-
aions arc not accepted, however good they
may be.
PRoiIFIC.-M. c. Foote of this place
has this spring had Is lambs from nine
ewes.
Prof. Kellogg will deliver his lecture
"A Photograph of American Society,"" at
West Cornwall, this wednesday, evening
Mrs. Oliver Russell, of Shoreham,
whose house was burned q few weeks
since, has recovered the insurance, $1,000
A patent has been granted to Virgil
w. Blanchard of Brdport, for an improv-
ed brake.
We are obliged to our friend from
Weybridge who sent US the news item
but would call his attention to the fact
that it was in last week. Wouldn't he
like TO subscribe?
FAST DAY.-Gov. Dillingham; has APP
pointed Friday, April 18Th, as "A day of
Humiliation, Fasting aud Prayer.
REAL ESTATE Active IN NERGENNLs.
The residence Of Mr. Samuel Wilson has
been purchased by JIM. Dyar of Sails
bury, and the house of J. n. IIawIey has
been bought by j. b. IIuste'.
SUICDE.-Amos Redevut of Manches-
ter, committed suicide last week by hang
ing from the balusler
-Ex-Gov Smith OF VI. is falsely
charged by the Montreal gazette with
contributing 80 10 equip Il Fenl,n Com
pany in ST Adams.
Horace Bruwntll of Wlllistun. has
buichere a Durham cow weighing 1910
lbs. live weight, and 1871 dressed.
REAL ESTATE IN MoNrrELER.-Any
body can sell at II good price who chooses
to do SO, as there is no LACK of buyers.
One OF the last sales was the house an
lot Of Hon. S. b. Colby, which has beer
purchased by the Episcopal Society fol
$500.
VERMONT MILITARY APPOINTMENTS
Among the recent appointments in the
regular army by President johnson ar,
John w. Thomas, LIST Lieut.. 9th Yer
mont, to be I'd Lieut.. Sd infantry, and S
ii Lincoln, Col. 9th VT, to be % Lieut.
17th infantry.
SMUGGLING.-Four teams, with wills
key and groceries, were seized by officer
at Island Pond last week. James Bar
ker, alias Walker, was tried by commits
sioner Sheafe at Newport on the 18th TO
smuggling but the witnesses all declared
they could not tell the truth without Grim
mating themselves; so Baker and thu
other smugglers escaped.
Mr.. Peter Shumway, of West Dor
set, was born in 1869, and is Consequent
in his 9th year, wao is very healthy an,
can see to read without spectacles. Ii
fair weather he can 60 out unattende,
and chat with his neighbors. He ha
five children, four now living, the young
est 60 years old. He has lived to Sc
the fifth generation of his own descend
ents, and now bids fair to count 100 yrs
in his own life time
In Brandon, Tuesday, Mr.. job
Potwin, a clerk in Mr.. Noyes' store ha
his hand burnt very badly while expert
menting with the non-explosive fluid, tn
same kind that set the Union Block o
fire in Rutland.
The people of Burlington, have vote
to authorize the city Government /
pledge the credit of the city to an amour
not exceeding Sl50,000, to provide
aunnl1 of uvatay fnr tho uca Of tho o;t,,