The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-10-24


Let on Basrs-Academy 3; College, c.
FYg Catca,s Academy, 8; College, t.
Lmp RI. s Ayerll--
Scorers-Messrs Kitchel and htney,
A concert under the direction of
Prof Crownngslield will lie given hy
the choir Of the Congregational church in
Shorcham, next Tuesday evening Doors
open at 6 o'clock. Admission 81 cents
ARREsrEp.-A man calling himself
Peter St. John was arrested about three
miles from Brandon on Monday 10y con
stable lIosford of Charlotte, and lis
assistant w. II. Wells, for having s,ol, II
cow from the farm of i. +. pcase OF
Charlotte 81. John ran on getting sight
of the officers, but was caught after -
smart chase and is nov in Jail in During
ton. lie had sold the COW TO Mr.. Tyler
of Weybridgc for 500, who of course
gave her up on demand This is not the
first case of cattle stealing in that neigh
borhood this season but perhaps i. will be
the last
Mrs Lyman P,rmcnter of Rockville
50 years old, committed suicide by cutt-
ing her throat with razor, on the 10Th
ult.
james Lally's house in Middlescx
was burned on Friday week.
Fannie and Pcrsis. eleven and nine
years old, daughters of Marindae Wood
ward Of Halifax, picked up 100 bu shels
Of potatoes on Thurs lay of last week
L. +. Richardson has been appoint
ell cashier OF the FRS; National bank at
Montpelier, in place of r. J. Richardson,
resigned.
As two ynung men were riding on
the banks of Lake Bombazne, in Castle.
ton, Sunday week. their horse became
frightened and plunged down the bank
thirty feet into the Lake, and one Of them
named Whittier, was drowned.
-Rev. G.. l.. Hunt, Nj. T.. II. p. oil
the Union chapter of Masons at Athol,
has been chosen grand chaplain Of the
grand chapter of the state.
Hon. Merrick Gay of Stockbrilgc,
Senator from Windsor County, is serious
" i'll Il. his home of disease of the heart
burlington has new postmaster,
the President having appointed Willlna
Henry IIoyt, Esq, of the Sentinel, s
'my policy man.
Tho General Term of the Supreme
Court is to be held at Montpelier, I'll,
first Tuesday, being the sixth day Of Nov
vember next. Twenty causeR have beer
ordered to that term for hearing.
MFR. A. A. Earle of tue Bradfor,
Opinion has reparchased the Independent
Standard, published at Barton by I'll,
Grout brothers, to whom he sold tn
establishment bat few months ago.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Orrin Reed, Esq, O
Charlotte, a gentleman widely know
among the business men in this section O
Vermont, died on Friday last very sud
denly, while on visit to his son-Mr
Carlton Reed of Addison. He wa
ABOUT 10 years of age, OF larg' frame tn
very picture of health, and on the day of hi
death was in afine flow of spirits and uppa
rcntly rs well as hs ever was. Heart dis
ease is the supposed cause of his death
LITERARY SocIErY.-A literary socie
ty has been organized at Monkion Ridg
IN connection with the High Schno'
The school is very four4hing Nathai
Smith, Esq. has been elected Presilen
OF the Literary Society, and Egbcrt A
Peck Secretary.
PosTMAsrEns APPOINTED .-Ephrnin
Wilcox, Westminster, VI, vice Russ,
Roney, removed; George G. Oskes, .Ieri
cho, VI, vice l.. Is. Howe, removed
William Terrill. Underhll, VT, vice I.
L. Carleton, removed; f. G. Butterlield
saxton River, vice Z. Il. O.good, re
moved