The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-05-14

Coon SWEARING OF HoN S. +. CooK.
--Weybridge. Ten two year old Ewes,
average weight of their feeces LAT lis
heaviest fleece II lbs, lightest IL Lbs.
Average weight of the ileeces last year 10
lbs, and 6oz. 8 yearling Ewes, average
weight of the nceces IL lbs-heaviest
fleece 13 lbs, lightest 10 lbs. Fleeces
on the two year old ewes just one years
growth.
The body of Miss. Adlic Goodnough
who wandered from her fathers house at
Brandon, about three months ago, in a
state of mental arrangement, AMI con.
corning whom reports Of foul play were
circulated, was found on Thursday, on n
mountain in Chittendon.
LARGE PRoDucr.-Mr A. w. Dana
of Weybridge, from three cows sold 66N
pounds of butter last season, besides
furnishing his family of three persons
with milk, cream; butter and cheese.
VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD. Chan
cellor Plcrpoint has granted the petition
for an additional issue of Vermont and
Canada stock, bonds, &c, TO pay debts
of the Vermont Central and Vermont and
Canada railroads.
Gen De Witt c. Clark Of Vermont
executive clerk of the United States Sen.
ate, is going TO Europe AS bearer of dis
pachcs from the state department.
BRIsroL Monday evening, the 9th
inst, horse belonging to Noble Varney,
a wagon belonging to Truman lockwood
and a harness belonging TO Truman Crane
was stolen from the barn of Noble Var
ncy, and as yet no clue has been obtained
of the property. A fellow by the name
of Carpenter ii suspected
ANorlER TRANSFER OF TIE AnERI.
CAN IlOusE.-Last evening, the Ameri-
can House again changed hands, after
II two days 0ccupltiun by Mr.. BoyntOn.
and this morning Lucius Wright. for
mer proprietor, and Jerome II Murdick,
the tx clerk of the hotel, entered into
possession of the property as owners and
hotc keepers, A large number Of gentle
men visited the hotel during the morning
TO welcome these popular hosts back to
the American. Mr.. Wright is most
successful landlord and caterer, and Je-
rome is one of the most genial, gcntlcmanly
and attentive young men that ever waited
upon a guest. Under their supervision,
the American will be entirely renovated
and improved, AMI will be well ordered
in every department. All Wight
TrN (N ~ TIM $.
-Rumor again supcrsedcs Agricultural
Newton by Ex.Gov. IIolbrook.
The Iassumpsic railroad company
and West Derby are at loggerheads.
Where the railroad track crosses one of
the highway bridges, the town employs
men to block over the track and guard
the bridge, while the railroad company
amuscs itself by tearing their work to
pieces.
"A man in Montgomery lost his wife
by death on the 18th of March, and on
the 1st of April married again. After
the notice of the marriage in the local
paper, he had the suggestive saying,
'Procrastnaiion is the thief of time"
George ID. Gushing of Pownal was
drowned at New Sharon, Nc, on Friday
John Seruton was found dead in his
bed at st Johnsbury on Monday Mar
tin Mason of Moretown committed suci lie
last week, by shooting himself with a
rifle.
A man at Pawlet has caught with
one trap set on one spot 60 foxes, 80
SIX unks, ) coons and 10 crows.
A bennington divine is about TO be
sued by one of his flock, whom he elected
from bis house and hurried up by the use
of his boot
On Tuesday night, April 80, anoth
err attempt was made to rob the bank at
Bellows Falls. They got through the outer
door Of the vault and were there stopped
by an inner steel door TIE thieves stole
their tools from blacksmith-shop. This
is the third time in three years that
similar attempt has been made on the
bank.
The population OF the village of
Rutland, by census just taken, is 8, ST.,
and the Ter d goes in tor a village