The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-12-24
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

mus, and at the Union House in this wis
lnge Wednesday Goth.
TuE EARriouAKE.-A distinct shock
of IN earthquake was felt all through TINS
region, Wednesday morning, little past
3 o'clock, arousing the people from their
slumbers and frightening the timii ones,
We have heard it described Ivy persons in
this place as an indiscriminate shaking
for about three minutes From Rut-
land the report comes that at was like a
succession of waves from the solth TO the
north, most violent at first and gradually
diminishing, "Ai Ncrgenncs it was said
to come from the East. !At Ogdensburgh
N. Y it is described as a violent shock.
In Canada il was felt from the province
OF Ontario in the West At Montreal and
il is called ''sevcre." At Syracuse, y.
Y the shocks were supposed TO come
from the South.
We learn from the Nermonter, that
l.. Meader Esq. junior member of the law
firm OF Woodbridge. q Meader of
tergcnnes and States Attorney for the
county was to leave on Friday last TO
take the New York steamer for Rio Ja-
METRO, Brazil, for the benefit OF his health
MIR. Msadcr has many cordial friends in
this vicinity whose most earnest wishes lUr
his early restoration to health and his
speedy return 20 his friends will 20 with
him ON his foreign tour
- ii. L. Story proposes to sell at auc-
ton al his store in Burlington Oh tuesday
January 9TH, at 10 o'clock a. m. thirty
one musical instruments. For further
particulars see advertisement.
BRANDoN. -Rev. w. l.. Palmer of
West Cornwall delivered lecture before
the Young Mems Christion Association OH
"Wednesday evening last, and Rev Will
lam Ford Of brandon ON "Wednesday Dec
llth.
WIsDsoR CoUNTY THE famous breach
Of promise case has been decided in favor
Of the plaintiff, Julia +. Ashley for $1,000
and costs.-Th trial of Miller, who MUIR
dered Mr.. and Mrs. Gowiug in Wealth
ersfield last spring, and has been confined
in the Rutland Jail, will not take place at
the present term of the court, but has
been postponed until May.
BENNINGTON CoUNTY.-l he Bcnning
ton Banner says that during the coming
year between so and loo dwelling houses
will be put up within the corporate limits
OF the village OF Bennington.-Vhe win
ter term OF school at Burr and Burton
Seminary, Manchester, commenced on
"Wednesday last. Upwards Of sixty stu
dents were in attendance at the opening.
The time for the redemption of the
bills Of tie Battenkill Bank expired on
F.iday last, and they are therefore of no
further value to holders of them, if any
such there be.
WISDHAN CoUNTY.--In the Baptist
Church at East Dover, numbering about
scventy-fvc members, are fifteen Young
men under forty years of agc.-The I'M
ion Church at West Dover has recent,
been reorganizcd into a Congregational
(Orthodox) Church, and is to apply for
admission to the Windham Conference OF
Churches.
Vermont has commodore in the
Navy, Theodore i. Green, just promoted
by the President and confirmed by the
Senate.
The St. Adams Coal Company
property has just been seized for defraua-
ing the revenue.
-Waltons Journal and the Freeman
continue to spar over the refusal of the
Legislature to charter the Burden railroad
explaining and demanding explanations,
making serious charges and denying
them.
st. Albans has at length Are en-
CINE and fire company,
Rev. Prof G.. y. Wcbber is enga-
ged to supply the pulpit of the Congrega-
tionalist Church at Danvilc for the Win.
ter.
A panther, measuring six feet two
inches long and weighing l02 pounds,
has been killed by Mr.. Ballard of North
Hydepark.
OHTUARY.- llon. George Martin,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of
Michigan, whose death has been recently
announcek, was one OF the prominent and
great men Of the State. lie was man
Of great legal acumen and meutaI power
His decisions as II judge were character
lied by force of reasoning and high legal