The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-02-21
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

Possession taken Apri ISL
SliErp.-Mr. Q. Severance recently
sold five Spanish Mcrino Ewes to Mr.
Thompson, from the West, for Sl0Oo'
We tender our thanks to Hon. 5.
Foote fYr interesting papers including a
report of the exercises in memoriam OF
Abraham Lincoln, in the Hall OF the
House of Representatives, on Monday,
Feb. u, 1866; to Hon. l.. p. Poland
for messages and documents, and to Hon
+. + Woodbridge for valuable public
documents including the speech of Mr..
Deming of Conn, on Reconstruction.
There is a revival in progress in CON
ncction with the NJ L, Church in this
village. About Is young persons have
already expressed a new born hope, and
many ohcts are anxious. THO work is
deep, though silent in its operation.
Gardner Wainwright, Ed, Of this
village, sold his trotting mare, "Maggie,'
TO Mr. Whitcmcre ur Boston, last week,
for $500.
"A Wool Growers Convention is
called At Ncrgeuncs "n rucsday. Feb. -,
lSjG. for thu organization Of Il County
Wool Growers A,~ori,,t.on. lhi, ma
regard 10 one ui the most imPr''m. m'cr-
csts Of .Adii, n County 'ml will b. rr,-
ponltd to with viii
SHEER SrDAlI e --Dui ro' erS "ll'
recocct in our last issue we mentioned
the fact that one I-aac king-land was ar
rested in Onondago Co. y. y, and that
he would be brought to NIilllchury in Il
few days Last Friday he was brought
before Justice bushnell on charge of lar
ccny. J. W. Slcwari an liza ". Clark
Appeared for ,hc dcfoAui. H. waived
examination, aud WA, b,id % hail in the
sum of 5000, for Appearance at ,ho
June term OF the County Court. L.. dee
fault Of bail ho vas committed.
FIRE AT East MIDulEBJ =
Friday morning, IA fire broke out IN the
saw mill Of G. L. Partridge while tine
hands were at breakfast and in a short
time the mill WAS wholly consumed. TIE
loss is estimated at between 30 90 and
$4,000. Insurance in the Vermont Mu-
tual 81 800. Mr. Partridge j. Il thor
ough business man and has large iuWhyr
contracts On hand for tie coming year
We are happy to learn that the fire will
only temper 'riIy check his business.
OREELL.-A lecture association has
been organized in Orwell, Of which Hon.
r. Bottum is President The course was
finely i!laugur.tcd, Jan. 18th, 10y II. c.
Potter, ID. D., OF Troy, n. Y. His sub
ject was 1.-The Tyranny Of Responsibility"
Henry Clark, Esq, Of Pouncy, was to
deliver the second lecture Feb. 18th, ON
The Progress of Civilization. Alilburn,
"the blind preacher is engaged for some
evening early in March.
The Union Musical Association was
to commence its seventh convection, Tues
day, Feb. 10Th, at Poultney, Vt. 1t is
under the direction of Prof. w. O. Per-
kins, Of Boston, assisted by Miss Jennie
NJ. Keycs, soprano, Boston; Miss Annie
l.. Carey, Contralto, Boston; Miss II.
II. Johnson, Soprano, brooklyn; II. S.
Perkins, Tenor, Springfield, Mass; and
j. L. Perkins. Basso, of Boston. On
Thursday and Friday evenings grand con-
ccrts will be given. We predict a rare
entertainment tomorrow evening
WAsIuNGToN's BIrfH DAY.-The Rev.
VIM. Lords address, before the citizens of
Vergennes at School House Hail on
Thursday evening Feb. 22d, will be on
"Neruunt." 1t will be free to all.
The American House in Burlington
was sold at auction last Wednesday, 70
&20,00s. Mr.. f. f. Cook, of Rutland,
proprietor Of the Bardwell House was the.
urchaser The furniture was not inclu-
dcd in the sale. Mr. Cook intends TO
s.run the House himself.
The Ijrao't Se~o, Joe7ncl aud
Fd0oy Visitor, after a susp,n,jou O. one
year, is agau being published, iy =. T.
Nli,liken, ana 10 J. for Fobraal, So.
is before US l,e4 A,e, he'.lum Is ,nei
editor; lis contributors, nearly score in
number, are from among the best talent
in the State, and we can safely predict
for it hearty support from the friends of
education throughout the State.
Rev. c. w Flander-, d. ID. of Con
cord, \. H., has been invited to the pas
torate of the Baptist church in Burling-
ton.
Albany, VI, is a small towr-but
eta neoDle have visited five mini .tors.