The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-09-15
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The Water Lily touches at the Camp
Ground at Long Point, during the week.
Mrs Frances Burroughs, wife of
Scion Burroughs, formerly of Vergennes
died of consumption, in ST Paul, Mimi,
Sept1
East Saginaw, Mich, fired fifty guns
in,honor of the Vermont ELECTION.
Rev Mr. Hulburt. of New Haven,
preached in Vergennes on Sunday of
last week.
Louis Dipper OF Vergennes, lost his
pocket book and 500 between that place
and Burlington, on Wednesday; sup
posed to have been stolen.
"A recent canvass of the town OF
Whiting, makes the population Ill
Twenty four persons have united with
the Baptist church during the past year.
Six families are destitute of the bible.
The Fall term of the Normal School
at Castleton, commences September s.
The great OK, General Grant" was
on exhibition at the State Fair at Burl-
ington, last week, and weighs 1000
pounds.
Henry Adams, of Vergennes, was
thrown from his wagon, last week and
had his leg broken.
Caleb L Barbour of Mt Holly hung
himself, on the 9TH inst, In fit of tenn
porary insanity,
The Sept term of the Rutland County
Court began last Tuesday.
Ground has been broken for new
Academy building in West Pawlet.
DIR Chandler of st Adams celebra-
ted his golden wedding a few days ago,
Work has been resumed on the new
Episcopal chapel in Manchester.
Den Flowers of Cornish n H fell
from a bridge at White River Junction
last week, striking on large stone "a
feet beneath, and was much injured
An Indian skeleton was recently
dug up in Vernon, and a rude clay
pipe was found with it.
-Wolcott also has its mineral springs
They were dedicated last Tuesday
"A panther has recently been seen
in Craftsbury.
Hon w G Smith has procured an
analysis of the residuary matter in ma
pie sugar. 1t is mostly tartrate of lime
having its origin in the sap and is al
ways present to greater or less extent
Rev VI Goodnough of California
formerly of Brandon, has been taking
I" trip on the Central Pacific railroad
and he gives a'glowing description of
the country and his trip.
The Brandon Graded school has 7
teachers and over $50 scholars Prepa-
fations are in progress to add another
teacher to this already efficient corps.
-Ticondcroga, n Y, has lodge Of
food Templars of 1879 members.
Rutland County gave the largest
Republican majority of any county in
he state, at the recent election.
j IL i.ansley now owns the Rutland
= Adams ana Burlington Commercial
College,, having recently purchased the
latter.
On tho ath inst, Chester Roach, of
iiuhbardton, sold 100 bushels of Early
Rose potatoes for $500.
Mr. Joseph Bartlett, OF Dandy,
raised Il stalk of corn which measured
/ - feet inches in length.
Me@srs Hart & White, of Burling-
ton, with their " screen churn, =" turned
cream into butter inside of two minutes,
~ The State Fair.
Eighteen miles Of track are already
i'id on the Lebanon Springs Railroad
The balloon ascension ut Rutland
Nas decided success. Professor King
assembled from the vacant lots near the
congregational church in Rutland and
came down in the pasture of Rev Daniel
Packer, of Mt Holly.
LEICESTER. - The Justices of the
Peace elected in this town are ID G
Henry. l. f Beach, G Brownson, VIM
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