The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-26
Soc,,1 CATHERINE IN BRrsroI.

There will be social gathering at the
hotel in Bristol, Thursday evening, Feb.
2Sth, for the benefit OF the Rev. L. II.
Archibald. Oysters, &c, will be served,
quartettes, solos ,'and anthems will be re-
hearsed A cordial invitation is extended.
The Montpelier Freeman has come
out in new and attractive dress. II
presents fine appearance. e..
The directors of the Mount Mansfield
Hotel company at Stowe have elected
Leonard Love, manager Of the house for
the ensuing year.
Wilmington has elected Charles G.
Haskell, clerk, Leicester .Cushman treas
urer, and Dr. A. J.. Pettec, chairman Of
the board of trustees.
Sheldon & Slason will Immediately
rebuild their marble saving mill at West
Rutland, which was burned.
Mrs. Mary Gossclin Of Alturgh, who
was reported killed in the recent railroad
accident at Rousc's Point, has settled
with the company on the receipt from
them of $500.
Up to September 81 the United
States courthouse at Rutland had cost,
inclu.linr it's site. S73.0i4, and that ut
Windsor Ss4,97l.
The st Adams Hotels, which were
closed IL few days since under the pressure
ot temperance prosecution, have all been
reopenej except the Weldon House. The
propri"iors ofthi-, the principal hotel IN
the town were convicted Of seven offence,
and will probably receive the full legal
penalty. While it lasted, the crusade
caused considerable inconvenien, &c and diff
ficulty 10 travellers and transient visitors,
rs "A statute forbijs private houses to re.
ccivo nni entertain strangers for compcn.
sation, considering it an infringement on
the rights of the hotel proprietors. Tie
railroads announced accommodation for
their passengers at Milton, the next sta
ton south Of ST. Albana, though for
the first night or two, some, who could
do no better, staid in til depot and few
empty freight cars at St Adams.
Morrill, Noyes Of Bennington has got
into trouble for forgetting to put the pro-
per revenue stamps on his matches, and
is under $4,000 bonds for trial
Fairbanks 6 Co., tho scale max ers
at st. Johnsbury, have taken 300; 06J
stock in the proposed railroad from that
place TO Montpelier.
The Benningtonians complain that
Anna Dickinson broke her engagement
to lecture for them few evenings since
If damages could bc recovered for all OF
Annals ''brenches OF promise" this winter,
the amount would be handsome one.
The wife of Andrew McClary OF
Albany died recently vt the close Of two
weeks Of raving insanity, caused by grief
Mt the death Of her only daughter a few
days before.
Gov. billing ham issues letter call
ing attention to the circular of Gen.
links, military commandant of the l.. 5.
Asylum for disabled soldiers, eastern
branch) located ut Augusta, Me-, which
says there arc ample Accommodations for
two or three hundred more inmates.
Application may be made to either Of the
following named gentlemen
Hon. II. l. Oglesby, of Springfield, Ill
Gen. Is. +. Butler, of Boston, Mass
Frederick Smyth, Of Manchester, n. IL.
Hon. Lewis Il. Gunerel, Ct Dayton, o.
Hon. jay Cooke, OF Philadelphia, Penn.
Gen. j. ii. Martindalc, of Rochester, NY.
FoRRksrDALE.-Mr. Stephen Sails ha:
received the appointment of Postmaster IL,
Forrc'tdalo, in place of Chas. Backus,
Esq, resigned.
A French woman at Forrestdale ha:
presented her husband with triplets
weighing p lbs. each. Mother ant
children are doing well.
Caledonia county fair Is fixed &c,
Sept. "a, IS, and 2G,
- Vermont State prison had 10.
boardcrs, Jan. 27. 80 males and II fe
males. One to every 5000 of population
RACEs.-The scrub race on Lemon
Fair Pond, Shoreham, came of las
Saturday, according to the previously nd
vertised programme. A very large mum
Der Of spectators were in attendance .ou
horses were entered, viz; "Badger," owne'
by. l.. V. II. Goodelr of Brandon "Lad
Vincent" by Isaiah Pepper Of Orwell
"Nell JONES'" by +. w. Lewis of Orwell
and "peter Allen" by j. =. Parker G
Whiting. The race, mile heals hest tv,