The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-03-26

RirToN-7orR Officers for 1867
We inadvertently omitted Ripton in
making out our list of town officers and
we give it below;
Moderator, Amos Wheeler Clerk,
Samuel Damon; Sclectmen, 1st, Nathan
iel McQuivey 81, Parson Billings, 81,
John J. Jackman; Treasurer and Trus-
tee, Samuel Damon; Ovcrseer of the
Poor, Milo X. Day; LIST Constable and
Collector, Benz. +. Riplcy Listers, VIM.
n. Cobb, Amos Wheeler, Joseph NJ.
Parker; Auditors, WIN. f. Cushman,
I. NJ. Parker, A. Wheeler; Town Grand
Juror, A. Wheeler; Agent to defend
suits, Joseph NJ. Parker; Supt. Common
Schools, Rev. Ccphas II. Kent.
Raised 80 cents on the dollar for sup
port of poor, and other expenses. High
way tax. 80 cents on dollar.
Voted, That those who pay their town
tax previous to July LIST, have Il deduc-
ton of per cent
WnrrING. The Whiting Cornet
Band under the leadership of w. III
Casey, Esq, has acquired a good degree
Of skull and accuracy in their perfDrman
ccs, and deserves the patronage Of those
wishing the services of band. 1t now
numbers ten members.
BmsroL. On the night 18th, inst,
Dunshee IL lsarnes store was broken into
AMI robbed of what change happened to
be in the drawer, amounting TO about
SIS. The same evening, Jesse Furman's
grocery was relieved Of about lbs. Of
butter. Our correspondent, very natural
ly, hopes soon to see Il few stones piled up
around these petty thieves.
LINCOLN. The Stave Mill belonging
to Elisha Cain, of Lincoln, was destroyed
by fire Tuesday evening, the 10Th inst.
Nothing was saved, as the building was
falling in before it was discovered. Loss
about 81, 500 Insured for 500. The
dry house, with about $3.50 worth of
Slaves in it, escaped.
james o. O instead Of North Troy
WAS instantly killed on the 2d by striking
his head against Il bridge while riding on
the top of railroad car.
st. Albans begins to see suspicious
signs of another Fenian demonstration on
Canada from that place. The hotels are
unusually well patronized by the same
| individuals, who seem to he vibrating
between Boston, New York. and Mon
trcal, and large number of Irish ped
dlcrs of silk, .some of them wearing mill
tary uniforms, are circulating through the
town. Some watchiul people have seen
heavy trunks loaded IN that town and
driven off to some unknown destination in
the country, by 'stranse, but cookbook
ing Irishmen," all of which the spies
don't understand but think that it means
something. Very likely.
Rutland will petition the Legislature
to charter gas company, in place OF that
/ whose works were recently burned.
Wesley Porter of Springfield, aged
80, fell dead from his chair OF heart dis
ease on the 18Th.
Warren Leland, hotel proprietor,
offers TO pay Landgrove's share of the
expense Of the county buildings at Chcs
ter for the proposed new county, which
will be cut from Windham, Windsor and
Bennington counties
-Georgc a. Hunt of Bratileboro has
been appointed assistant revenue assessor
in place of Ebcn Howe Of Vernon, lately
deceased.
Prank II. Farr mail carrier from
l}rattleboro TO kcenc, n. H., while
crossing the Connecticut river last week,
broke through the ice, and though he
managed to save himself and one Of his
horses, The other horse, sleigh and mails
were lost.
"A petition will be offered at the
special session of the Legislature, next
week, for II charter for u railroad from
SALISBURY TO Woodiord.
George White, a boy II years old,
has confessed TO recently robbing and
burning Day & Hines store at Colchester
Center, in whl"h was the post Office.
New MusrC.-PubllshGd by Ii. l..
Story, Esq, burlington, VI:
Brother, Don't Go ont TO NVht-Song
and Chorus, dedicated to the Good Ten
plars Of Vermont. Words by w. Dexter
Smith, Jr.; music by George NJ. Clark.
autumn E2owers-polka, by d. j.
Heine5crg.
AmHe Polka, by d. i. Morley, the
second of series of Cherished Frenl-,"
II beautiful melodies for the piano.