The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-05-26
RUTLAND & BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

Church in this place, was suddenly
caledaway last Thursday'by a telegram
announcing the dangerous illness of hi
father in Western New York.
The regular weekly meeting of the
VINO Association will be held in the
Court House this evening.
-RevNIr Merwin of South Hadley
Falls Mass. is supplying the Cougrega'
tional Church in this place.
--Rev George Knapp, missionary IN
Eastern Asia was present and address
ed the meeting in the Congregational
lecture room, Sunday evening. MI
KNAPP sails from New York next week
to return to the field of his former labors
in Bitlis, Turkey.
CHANGE OF TINE. The time of run
ming trains on the r. & b X X was
changed on Monday. See time table at
the head of the column.
A party of professionals called on
ou merchants, Friday night, leaving
their card in the form Of marks OF crow
bars around the doors and spermaceti
neor the money drawers. They Dor
vowed six or seven dollars in scrip from
H& NJ Langw orthy, perhaps tribe
more from Beckwith q Co. They found
Nothing that they wanted IN DaNeh-
port's, and failed TO enter Naliet'e's'
CuR1osITY. Fungus, commonly
called Puff Ball, measuring i'll circuhl-
ference the largest,way 3 feet, the smal.'
eat way, feet inches, WIS feceh'iS
found on the premises OF 'lailes oou
warth in Weybridgc.
A CHEAP CoNVENIENCE.-O > DICK
inson has it in the shape OF "tweeAer4
and things, "a verygood substitute Tor
six bladed knife, or amy other thlhg,
which one don't purchase every day Ion
asixpencc, nor carry in ms p"cke'
without knowing il.
EAST MIDDLEBrRN.-lht Is To I've
. Grand concert tomorrow evening"
Austm f. simmons will give an inspi-
rational address in Fast Mlddleo"rS
sunday. Juno l4th.
FIRE IN EAST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A o,clock sunday morning, Gleason d
J.odd's tannery was discovered to be on
fire and but Il short time elapsed before
fine main building was burned to the
.,ouud Every effort was made tc
,haol fine nroprcss of the flames and Sc
fr with success that only the building
in which il originated was seriously III
inred. Loss about $1,000. Fully ihsul'
ell.
NEW HAVEN.-At the two commune
ion services the present mouth Ill TIE
conversational parish in New Haven
iune ot the street on the first, ANA the
other ut the Mills on the third Sappath
s9u.r.ons were received intothe church
Seventy seven of these were receive" Oh
,rofe-.ion of fa,h-lhc fruit in part o
the late revival. The average age I"
those admitted ON profession OF ihiti
WAS 81. Their ages range from ITO 90
Eight are over 80. Forty-7iX are head'
of families. This addition gives I" The
church total membership Of 81.
BRANDoN. Rev Franklin TuXbur!
lectured upon the subject of Temperance
in the Congregational Church last sun
day evening. Some of the merchant
received call from unknown parties
Wednesday night, who made goo'
their exit at an early hour, taking will
them all tho spare change they roul'
find. Probably the same gang VIII
were in Rutland Tuesday nipht and II
Middlebury Friday night.
LEICESTER. - INSPIRATION. - MI
Fanuie Davis Smith will speak in Lee
cester next Sunday.
VERuENNEs. The Water Power {
owns about 100 acres of land Mhic
they propose 10 sell in lots at price
which will place them within tn
means.-The city has appropriate
Sl5, 600 for water works which will |
loon erected. One merchant recent
saved $50 freight, on one shipment I
goods from New York, by employin
the water transportation A sma
Cleaner the"Water Lilly "makes dali
trips between Port Henry and Nergel
mes, carrying passengers and ligl
freights.--
Mrs ANDERSON c VI Ande
son, wife of the Rev James AndersC
New York city ON the 18th inst. 81
was there for medical advice and trea
/ ment, and had tumor removed whiC
il was feared might he cancer Fir
days later erysipelas appeared in anotI
er part of the body, seemingly havil
no connection with the amputation, IA
death ensued in five days after the t