The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-10-29
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

day night, and about 500 in money taken.
A 800 seven thirty bond, left with Mr..
I s. by friend, was found under the mill
shed near by. The store was entered by
prying open tie outside back door, when
by breaking a light of glass, the bolts
were withdrawn from the inside door,
One of the doors of the safe was blown
entirely off and the safe destroyed A
fire was burning near The safe when dis
covered the next morning. The whole
loss to Mr.. Sheldon was above $500.
No clue has yet been obtained of the
whereabouts of the burglars. 1t is thought
they took the morning train for Burling~
ton.
Lieut.. Charles Bucklin of Sudbury,
WHO received commission in the regular
army but about three months since, and
was assigned to duty at Ne" Orleans, has
recently fallen, victim to the yellow fever
in that place He was young mao Of
much promise, and his death will be- re
GREETED by numerous iricnls in this Sec
ton.
REAL ESTATE CHANGE The lot Wing
on the east side of the highway opposite
the farm of Mr.. Hughes and near the
marble qnarries. was sold by Manfred {.
Eoo'e to Joseph NJ Boyce, last week, for
Slu00.
TIE SANA.oRIAN-Dr Crabire, OF
Hartford Conn late Health Commission
er of that city, has made occasional visits
to Vermont since 1861 and for the past
five months has been in Caledonia AMI
Orleans counties treating AMI curing
chrome diseases. The local papers of
the counties speak very highly Of him
and relate some wonderful cures lie
proposes now to spend few months in
this vicinity. lie will be IN town at he
A llison House today and remain We'd
nesday and Thursday when he will 90 to
Nergennes and remain until Mond,y
night. lie will be in Brandon Nov. IL h
18th and 18th See his advertisement.
BRANpoN.-Mr. Charles D. PITTS is
remodeling the house on Carver street,
lately bought of Mr.. Jedediah Hclcomb
by adding fine piazza and other outside
appendages to 1t, and rec nstruciing it
inside Mr. Ozro Meacham is building
fine cottage on the lot adjoining Mr.. Pitts
to be occupied by his father, Mr.. A.
Meacham.
Sixteen acres Of land on the top of
Fall mountain, near Bellows Falls. have
been purchased by Mr.. Lewis, who
proposes, next summer to build a large
hotel on the summit, carriage road up
the south side of the mountain, and an
inclined railway. like that at NJ unit
Holyoke, up the face.
Miss Adelaide Sanborn of Lowell,
committed suicide, recently by hanging
herself in an outbuildin'
Col. James Morse, formerly super.
intendent of the Vermont Central railroad
has been appointed chief engineer of the
Newark and New York railroad
"A petition with 1900 signatures,
nearly one-half from Bennington, has been
presented TO the Legislature in aid of the
Walloomsac railroad from Bennington to
the Burden iron ore beds in SALISBURY
The railroad committee ofthe Legislature
has gone to Famine the ''situaion
bennington and the surrounding
towns are principal mourners in the loss
of Simon A. Vandercook, organizer an !
chief agent of the Rensselaer, county (N.
Y gold and silver mining company, with
capital of $3.50, 900, all of which hl,
been sold within the last few months
The mines, located in Pi;lstown, n. Y q,
we're reported very lucrative AMI promis
ing, but the samples nssayed at New
York, Boston and other places, are now
known to have come from Colmahn an !
we're deposited on the land by Wander
cook, who has now gone, no one knows
where.
Auction SALE OF FURNITURE Rev
Dr.. Cuzzcns, having resigned his charge
in Weybridge, proposes To sell at public
auction at the parse mage, IN Wednesday
Oct 30lh, all his household furniture and
some other valuable articles, such as gar
den tools, harnesses &c See posters.
IMPROVEMENTS -Mddlebury is paint
ing and brushing up-elegant stone
sidewalks are going down all over the
village, several first class dwelling
houses are approaching completion and
many other evidences Of thrift are pre-
sentinp themselves