The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-12-18

The railroad bridge over the Con-
recticut river at Windsor, which was
swept away by last springs ireshet. is
nearly completed and will soon be ready
for use. II is $50 feet long and is built
in four spans upon the old piers, at a
cost of about $4,000. During its con.
struction all the trains have passed with
out accident on temporary trestle work.
-Anru unsuccessful attempt was made
last Thursday evening to rob the Bank of
Castleton. Two men entered ut Il win
dow and third stood sentinel outside.
on being discovered the burglars fed.
The authorities are after them. ."
RrrLAND GRowiNG.-The population
of The entire town Of Rutland is now esti-
mated at 10 600, and the principal village
goo. Several stores have been erected
and filed with goods within the past few
months, new dwelling houses erected, and
number OF the streets and sidewalks
greatly improved.
Henry l.. Laml, Esq formerly edi-
tor Of the burlington Times. has assumed
The position OF editor of the Utica (N.Y)
Herald
DEAD.-IIayden. the engineer injured
by the II. X, accident at White River
Junction on thursday the 9th inst, died
the 18th inst, from his injuries.
MYSTERIOUS DIS ,rrEARANCE.-A Mrs.
Brodcrick of Ncrgennes, an aged woman,
lnIf ft,nf Il,
9Th inst, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Gun
mingham, who resides in Fcrrishurg, a
distance OF about three miles. since which
time she has not been seen. Search was
instituted but no traces of her has vet been
discovered. Fears are entertained that
some accident has byiallen her. The last
evidence OF Mrs. B. was ut the house of
james Collins ON the Bristol Plank road
at which place she stopped early in the
evening but could not he induced To stay.
A Montpelier dealer has lately pnr-
chased a large quantity of butter for 2j
cents Il pound fr IN ,rmer in that VIC
Unity, who refused SO cents a n short time
before.
The new Mas mic Hall at Newport
will be dedicated W til the proper ccre.
monies on Friday, Dec. 81. l.. :. Eng
lcsby Of Burlington, grand master of the
state, will be present, and Rev Israel
Luce, grand chaplain, will deliver the
address
"A 5000 horse and buggy which was
stolen on Friday from i. +. Ellison of
Bellows Falls, was recovered and the
thief arrested TN Monlay, at Troy, n. Y.
NORWICH UNIVERSITY This Imsiltu.
ton offers full classical, scientific and
military curricula. Under the authority
granted by the State Legislature, the
University is now located ia Mortified,
VT, where its Academic year, 1861.
was commenced. In order to reward
honorable military service, any young man
who has secured an honorable discharge
from the Union army will have onc-half
OF his tuition in tie University RENTED
to him. In special cases the whole tuition
will be RENTED.
Ben son james Gleason, of Benson,
has a flock of about one hundred full blood
Merino sheep. among them some of the
finest specimens we have ever seen.
The Bank of Caledonia Danvillc)
will redeem its bills in one year from Dec.
s, 1866.
The Passumpsic Bank will red ,em
its bills in one year from Dec. J., 1866.
The Bank of Lyndon will redeem its
bills in one year from dec. Is, 1866.
William II. Williams of Williams
VILE, died on Sunday of last week, aged
90 years, and was buried on Wednesday,
with public funeral services and Masonic
honors.
West Randolph las exported fifty
tons OF poultry within the last month.
Major :. f. Woodward of the 10Th
United States regiment of regulars has
resigned, and gone into the woolen man
utacturing business at Woodstock.
The estimated cost of the railroad
from Woodstock 10 a junction with the
Vermont Central Railroad is 1872 900,
and the surveys are nearly comnl,ted