The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-19
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.


ed was about a mile south of this village
The ice was covered with water but there
was large attendance and much enthu-
s,asm prevailed The first race on We'd
ncsday was for purse of $50, for five
year olds and under, best 3 in ., to
harness. The following is summary of
the race, with the entries:
J. NJ Choncy's b. III. "Dori
Myrick," l. !. l.
C.T.cknor's b. 9 ''Brown George" 2. 2.
4. 5 Stowcll's b 9. Jackson" B. 3 B..
Time, 2.l6; PA; 2.4233.
The second contest was for purse of
$50, mile heats, best 3 in 3, to harness,
for four year Odds and under. The fol-
lowing entries were made, with results as
below:
} Rounds b =. "Biilie Bovlcgs,"1. l. .. l
VIM. Moore's b. 9. "Bilie," % |. =
Tine, 800; sos; 2:j5 800.
On Thursday there was but one con-
test. The following were the entries
made, with a summary Of the race
Jack Merrill nsbs "Whale-
bone" 2 3 !. l. l.
Mr.. Ellis, ms. Big. "Rapil," l. /. ,. 0. o.
At the conclusion of the third heat
Rapid" was Withdrawn, his owner
claiming foul driving on the part Of
"Whalcbonc." but the judges ovcrrucd
his claim and decided the race in favor of
"Whalebonc." No time was taken cx-
ccpt on the last half mile of the third
heat, which "Whalcbone" accomplished
in LIS.
"A correspondent from Orwell says ::
"Professor keiogg's Lecture was unqucs-
tionably the linest thing we have heard
in Orwell in a long time
KEY ii. G. Potter, DID, of Boston
is to lecture before the Orwell Association.
Thursday, Feb. DIST, on ~ he New Era
OF Chivalry."
WEYBRIDGE FARMERS CLUD. 49, The
subject of discussion at the next meeting
which is this evening, il, The Farmer
and his Family what can be done to in
crease their comfort AMI happiness" next
week Tuesday evening, the subject of
discussion is to be, GLOW can farming be
made more profitable.
WEYrRIDGE-1'hcrc is to be dona
ton visit Of The NJ. L. Society, next
Friday evening, at the house Of John
Brittell, for the benefit OF Rev. Mr..
Townsend A general invitation is ex-
tended.
Mr.. Coburn Of 81. Lawrence County,
dwelling house of t. ID. TwitchclI, and
half interest in the stwmiil and wagon
shop belonging to Manlcy Boyce.
We have received the specimen num-
her Of ''Leavi;ts Peat Journal" 1t is an
attractive sheet devoted a. its name i'm
plies, 10 discussion and information rela
ting 10 peat and its use as fuel 1t i.
issued monthly at fifty cents per annum.
by Inserting the IIcrald's compila-
tion of the names Of Vermont officers who
received brevet commissions during the
late war. wc unwiit;ngly omitted the name
OF Capt; Chas. w. Corey who Was ire
veitel Major fer gallant and mertorious
services at the taking of Petersburg April
81, 1865. Never was Drawer or more
mcri,orious officer, and the OMISSION was
an unintentonal injustice.
personal Justin S. Morrill,
left Washington on Thursday night, hav'
Ing been called home by the illness Of III.
mother. This will delay the Tariff bill
eomcwhat, though the Committee of Ways
and Means will 80 on with lis dairy session
for its consideration.
personal. Ed. IL. Hobbs, Esq, Of
tie class OF 1862, in Midlobury College,
has become editor and publisher Of the
Daily Er0ling Chro',dJTe, Baltimore, Nd;
The Chronotypc, as we should expect,
is an enterprising, ably edited and uncom-
promising radical paper, which, though
in lis first volume, gives promise of more
than ordinary success.
BmsIoL = On Thursday night, the
18th inst, the store OF Mt. T. c. Branch,
clothing dealer of Bristol, was broken
into and robbed of suit o. clothes, over
coat, fur cap, and number Of other
articles, together with about "a in change
a coiGred person who has been hanging
around for some time is suspected, bn'
but the. officer has not yet succeeded III
finding hun.
-Messrs. J. II. Douglas and W. Den
nison of this town started for ihe wet,
yesterday, with fine flock of 76 Spanish
Mcriho Ewes
les MrETISo.-perlnit me, represent,
ing tie citizens of 3IiddIcbury, 20 speak
briefly Of the race closing our successful
and pleasant meeting of last weck-tc