The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-01-01
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

by District No. 1, in Mi ldlel ny, to look
after the building of the new School house
call for proposals for the purchase of the
old wooden college. Sec notice.
The annual meeting of the Middle.
bury Union Club for the election of officers
occurs tomorrow wednesday, evening.
Important matters are coming up
for consideration at the Village Meeting,
Wednesday,, and it IS particularly tlcsira
lie that there shou,d I've general attend
anc". Sec the notice in another column.
Our aders who don't call on A.
Wilcox. of this village. and get Soap
stone Foot Warmer" deserve 10 have
cold feet These % Foot Warmers" are
certainly an institution" either for the
sleigh OF the bed. There are five sizes,
varying in price from fifty cents to one
dollar. We wouldn't he without one.
these cold nights, for the price of half a
dozen.
Coop Pies. lIolton, Of this village.
recently slaughtered n pig less than nine
months old whose dressed weight was 3O3
lbs. This pig was of the cred breed
and had only ordinary keeping. not having
n drop Of milk. whey or bnttcrmilk. lie
was raised by L. l.. Wright of Cornwall.
The late snow storm was unusually
severe through western Vermont and
eastern New York. as also further west.
Telegraph lines were prostratcd. railroads
b!ockndcd and much other damage done.
We are indebted to lion Geo. +.
Edmunds, for copy of the Congressional
Directory for the second session Of the
39ih Congress and copies of the Daily
Globe.
Our thanks to Hon. +. +. Wood
bridge for copy of the Report of the re-
construction committee for first session of
thirty ninth Congress
Julius Wilcox $50, ls the special re-
cor,lcr of fn,hiors and society for the new
Journal. the New York Eiraag Gazette.
William a. Jenny, Esq. graduate
of Midlehury College in the class of
1864, has been admitted to the bar in
New York City. and would he happy to
do business for parties desiring his sell
vices.
The v-eybrilge Farmers Club meet
ing which was to have been held on We'd
ncsday evening has been deferred until
Thursday evening Of this week, Subject
"Sheep."
Rev. d. w. DAYTON. will at the re-
quest of the citizens of Rutland repeat his
lecture upon the subject of Sour Country
iis Founders and Heroes" in the Town
Hall in that village this evening.
AcCIDENr-rhe 3 o'clock train south
on Saturday, was delayed couple Ct
hours near Salisbury by slight accident
to the engine.
The Clarcmont Manufacturing Com
panv manufacture superior article in
the line of Diaries. They will generally
be founl at book stores, everywhere.
The National Bank of Nergennes
has declared semi annual dividend Of
five per cent, free of government tax,
payable January 10.
The public examination Of the Yer
gcnncs High School. commencing on
Wednesday, Dec. 10Th, AMI continuing
three days, was an entire success
WnrrING Isaac alden Of Viii ting,
recently sold buck lamb for $500. lie
also slaughtered two hooa, onn weighing
COL, and the other 6S3 lbs During the
past season he raised 18 bushels of first
qiality wheat on one AMI three fourth
acres of land. Mr.. Alden is said to be
model farmer and his products for the
past season give ample proof of the state
ment.
BnsroL AT the annuil communica-
ton Of Libanus Lodge, No. AZ. of this
place holden the 10th, of Dec. 1856, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year,
Erwin A. IIassellinc. w. NJ; III. G.
Munsil. S. w; f. G.. Prime. ]. w;
i. Munson, Sec; II. Williams. Treas;
VIM. b. Ncedham, S. ID; /, Dnnshee,
J. ID; +. NJ Kent and J. l. Grandv,
Steward; BENZ. +. Winter, TYLER; +.
ID. Winter, A. ID. Se7rles and John Bar.
nun, Finance Committee.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
lodges of Good Templars will be held at
Burlington, Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Samuel Martin, who some time since
JOT1eu u uTNIl lOT > libc uNui 'iS CHlpio1
crs, Dunlap & Co, of Philadelphia, ard
fled to Burlington, was arrested there,
Tuesday night.
The Burlington baseball clab played
game, Christmas day.
The bag containing the night mail
from Burlington to Boston was thrown
from the car, Monday evening near Essex
Junction, and found the next day at
Winooski, robbed of its contents,
Wesley l.. Hunt of Victor, Iowa,
formerly of West Haven of this state. com
mitted suicide by hanging himself in his
own store on the 10th ult., willie in a
state Of temporary insanity,
Friday morning a collision occurred
on the Rensselaer, and Saratoga railroad
near West Rutland station, wounding
three men and damaging two engines and
several cars.
The engine Gov. Smith," recently
wrecked at North TIartland IN the Central
Road, cost $4,000.
The proposal for railroad from
White River Junction to Woodstock is
meeting with unexpected favor among the
a.. Al