The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-26
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

ABOUT Town. TOI NcoUer nhs
bought the residence of Mrs. Mary
Meacham on Pleasant Street in this vii
LACE, for $5,000.-A. J. Marshall has
purchased the house belonging to Mr.. NJ
Welch, situated on North Pleasant ST.
A. H. Sumner aud ii. l.. Sheldon will
hereafter wait upon the public in the
elegant eating saloon formerly occupied by
w. ii. Ellis-L. E. Knapp proposes to
commence the repair of lis house on
North Pleasant Street early this season -
o. S. Dickinson has bought the dwelling
house Of +. Severance on Seymour ST.,
and will take possession the lst Of April
Charles w. Linslcy has sold his farm on
the road toward East Middlebury and
purchased in Alstead, \. I'm, WEIGH
constitutes the firm for carrying on the
hardware business which was Welch (
Harvey.
SECOND ICE MEETING AT MIDDLEBURv.
There will DC races on the ice at this
place Tuesday and Wednesday, March
9th and 9Th, if the Feather permits.
One is for II sweepslakc purse Of $500 open
TO all horses. Second, for purse Of $50
open to all horses owned in the COUNTY.
Third, $50, open to four year olds and
under.
$500 REwARp-A Young Nan found
Dead at IOuhncy, VI. Tie Murderer Stl!
at hnye.-For more extended notice Of
this matter see 9Th column of 81 page
of this paper
Bn3oKsvILLE-At present there are
twenty.six men working in the axe fac.
tory at BrooEsyillc, who manufacture
six hundred dozen axes per month. They
are now engaged in making axes for
Southern use.
ADDISON CoUNrY TEMPERANCE Cox
vENrIoN.-A convention was held in the
Town Hall, at Nergennes, Wednesday,
Feb. 20, for the purpose of nominating a
County Commissioner. Tho Chairman
of the County COMMITTEE, announced the
objects of the Convention, and Rev. U.F.
J.cav;tt was elected President and L. f.
Knapp, Secretary.
A report from the Commissioner being
called for, Mr.. Chapman gave An inform
al report of what he had done, and of the
condition Of the several agencies in the
county. Only one name was presented
for Commissioner the next year, and
Rodman Chapman OF Vergennes was
unanimously elected.
After some discussion as to having he
nomination Of Commissioner made by the
Society hereafter it was moved and car
ried that the committee TO call convcn-
ton next year DC identical with the
executive committee of the County SO.
ciety.
WEYBIIpGE FARMERS CLrR.-1he
meetings of this Club arc growing in
interest. At the last meeting there wa.
a crowded house. The subject fer dis.
custom Tuesday evening, March ith
will be "The kitchen vegetable garden
including the small frui,r, such "a tho
strawberry, currant, raspberry, blackberry
&c"
PERsoSAL.-We copy from the bIalon,
Palladium, the following complimentary,
notice Of Mr.. Z. II. IIiGley, who is wei
known in this community, from which
we infer that he has been appreciated b.
the people of Franklin county, N. Y.
where he has been stopping this Winter
Our readers who are unsteady inclined
will be glad to learn that the friends o
Ell. IIigiey are making arrangement
for Vocal and Instrumental Concert 70
his benefit, to take place on some evenin,
Of this month. During his .sojourn il
ihis County, Mr.. Higley has won COLDER
opinions from all with whom lie has beel
brought into contact, not only by his 81
perior attainments rs Musician, and skill
- as teacher, but also by his qualities as
gentleman. Willie the proposed concert
it is believed, will be fitting tribute {,
him, it will afford to the public generally
IN occasion for enjoyment When ii,
programme is perfected, it will give u
pleasure. " announce the details
-Siias johnson Of Mount Holly die
last week Menday'lrom the effects Of
wound in tho head made four days before
while he;Msa .sGit.i9e q belt beneath
crcclar saw. ,,-~.~ ~,
eAu1soAp ..Aor,nsT wedncsda
night 10 rat chr Of tAo uigtt exprc'
g0,tS1apA. sss thrO~u from the trac
~"ear Ii.tssosd By broken rail, and afte
having been drawn some distance, brok
AWAY from the train and was throw
,downthe bank bottom side up. The uppe