The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-01-08
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

CORrOR NroS MEETING. - lie cltzenS
of the Village of Middicbury, held their
annual meeting in the Town Room, on
Wednesday. and elected the following
named officers
N,,lc,u'or.-,J. w. Stewart.
(H,h-J. 5 bushnell
Trustees j. w. Stewart, ii. A. Shell
don; J. Cobb, +. Nallettc, Il. lIarris, e.
G. Chapman and Geo Adams,
Collector y. Dewey
7icasurr.-J. II. Simmons.
1t was voted TO raise 20 cents on the
dollar to be expended by the Trustees in
the improvement of the sidewalks and
other village expenses.
The trustees were instructed to consi.
der The cxpcdcncy AMI manner Of con
sirucling reservoirs for water, to be used
i'll case of fires.
The friends oftempcrancc in Middle
bury are requested to meet at the lecture
room of the Congregational church, We'd
ncsday evening, January. 9th for ccnsulta-
ton. and, if thought desirable ior orsan-
cation.
The stulcn. OF The Allison County
Grammar School and Female Seminary,
will combine and give n public entertain
ment at the Court loom in TIL, village,
'I'ncs lag evening, Jan. 18th. at I O'Clock.
The programme consists of music, dccla-
nations, dialogues tahlcaux, &c. Tickets
ut % cents, can be had at Beckwth 6,
Cos, Simmons & Co.'S, Dirkin'0n & Cos,
and at the door.
"A. H. Farnswo7th, Of Mldlcbury,
recently slaughtered pig about nine
months oil whose dressed weight was
4S3 lbs Including p lbs Of lur.i, sc.
The pig was raised in this town AMI was
halt Chester County and half Red Rock
We should have stated tina. the
whole cost Of keeping the Pig mentioned
last week, killed by Mr.. lIo!ton, from the
time it was four weeks OIL was only
S22,32.
The call for Convention of the
base bali clubs of the State to meet at
burlington on the fourth Wednesday in
January will he very generally responded
to. Tw nty.iive clubs have already sig
niied their intention TO send delegates
Am Jng these are til. &c from this place
the College club, Academy club and
Town club.
The eachcr,' Institute for this
CONT is 10 be held at Bristol, next week
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 18th
and 18th. All friends of education are
invited to attend and teachers are urged
to be present. There will be lectures ON
Monday and Tuesday evenings by the
Secretary OF the Board Of Education.
A GREAT COSyENIENCE.-The i'm
proved indcIblc pencil, manufactured by
the Indeliblc Pencil Co., Northampton,
Mass, for marking linen is a great con
vencnce over al! kinds Of inks 1t mu,i
supcrccde all fluid preparations. Price
so cents. Sec the advertisement
AT the annual meeting of Washing
ton Engine Co. No !, of this village
held at their hall ON the evening of the
1t inst, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Eo,vmnh--J. II Simmons.
II A&,istant-E. w Judd.
81 ASSifdAt-W. G. Langworihy
Clch-Wi!lard Champion.
Auditor-IIeman l.angworthy.
Key, w. :. Smart Is to deliver his
popular lecture on "I'he Battle Of
Gettysburg, at the Congregational church
in Shorcham. this Crueslay) evening.
We failed to give the names OF the
Executive Committee OF the State lem
perance Society in our report Of the meet
ing recently held in St. Albans. They
arc as follows: T.. d. Warner, of New
Haven, VIM. \. Burnett of Rutland, G.
NJ. Willard Of Castleion, u. + Ray of
Hartford, Hiram Roberts Of Brandon, c
G.. I'illcn, of Midllcbury, and w. II.
Bixby Of Nergennes
BIANDoN.-We learn from the HcraH
that a French Canadian by the name Of
Duprcz, while engaged with Z. =. Gibbs,
Esq, in getting out a load Of wood, came
to a sudden and violent death on Saturday,
Dec. 90 in Brandon. The sled had been
loaded in the woods, and the parties had
started with the load in the direction of
the highway. Mr. Gibbs was driving
the team. and Duprez walking ahead.
In descending a sharp, abrupt pitch in
the road, some of the wood slipped for
ward from the load, and fell upon the