The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-04-07
6 BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

arraigned for assault and battery. II,
was fined So and costs.
STOLEN. Hurlburt lost by
theft 5000 in leg Il tenders and $1,000 II
notes last Tuesday night
AN excellent opportunity to procure
superior fruit trees. Bee Albert Chap
mans notice.
FAST DAY.-Friday is our annual fast
and Governor Page properly urges the
people to ''abstain from secular employ.
meats and gather in our places of solemn
assembly, and there devoutly engage in
prayer with confession for our sins"
EARLY EFFoRTs. We are indebted
to the courtesy of our friend Capt. James
f. Bolton, of the Freedmen's Bureau in
Nashville, Tenn, for beautiful volume
of poems by Linda Warfel, entitled
"Early Efforts" published by J. w.
Daughaday & Co., of Philadelphia.
Miss Warfel's "Early Efforts" give great
promise for her more mature efforts
There is beauty and pathos running
all through the book which attracts and
holds the reader spell-bound. 1t appeals
strongly to our sympathies and before we
are aware, leads US captive to its potent
charm. There is charming simplicity
about it which we recognize at once as
the offspring of genius. Our readers can
see a specimen Of the book in the poem
on our first page.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. G. j. Soper of this
village was thrown from his carriage on
Friday and his arm wa, dslocated at the
elbow. He received some other slight in-
juries Ira w. Clark, Esq, has gone
west, but will return in two weeks and
attend to the wants of those who require
legal advice or other services H S.
Foote, Esq, of Providence, r. l., REGENTS
ly member of Addison County bar, has
been elected President ofthe ''Providence
Steam Heating and Gas Pipe Company
and has entered upon the duties of the
office.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE -Attcntion is
called to the card of 4 L Rankin, esq
Secretary of the State Board of Educa-
ton. The Teachers Institute for tins
county will be held at Salisbury, on Fri.
day and Saturday of this week
New FIRMS but a few weeks since
ii Langworthy associated Frank A Bond
with him in his business and the firm
name is Langworihy s Bond. More re.
Gently Charles p Chapman became part
ner in the business of his father and the
firm name is chapman & Son. We are
glad tic see the infusion of more young
blood into the business of tic place.
AN excellent opportunity to secure
desirable residence in this village. See
S. L Bissell's advertisement
On the authority of one who has the
reputation of entire accuracy in statistics,
we were led into error in our statement
that the Bapt SITS are decreasing in this
state. The truth, as it appears from the
records of the last State Convention held
at North Springfield in October is
that they are increasing. Eighteen years
ago they numbered 7 ,064 their statistic
al returns in October, 1867, show mem
bership of $500. They have ITO church,
es and "a ordained ministers. Our
thanks are due to our friend in West
Cornwall who set US right in this matter.
SCHOOL MEETING Annual
School meeting in this village WAS held
agreeably to warrant and the following
officers were elected for the year ensu-
ing Moderator, Ira W. Clark; Clerk,
l.. Z. Knapp; Prudential Committee, L.
ID. Eldredge, j. Cobb, J. Davenport, D.
Stewart, George c. Adams; Treasurer,
j. NJ. Slade Auditor, d. Stewart Vo-
ted to lay tax of 20 cents on dollar
Tor the support of schools &c. Building
committee reported and their report was
discussed at some length, and the meeting
was finally adjourned two weeks Tor the
further consideration of the article for the
appropriation of money to erect tho new
building.
BRANDON Attention is called TO the
business cards of f J Bliss, C c Slason,
and Ozro Meacham. -Messrs Spoonor.
and Cahee came into possession of the
Brandon FIGURING Mill on Wednesday,
The Spring business of Brandon car
penters and joiners opens favorably.
SHonEHAM-Rev Mr. Bacons illness
was only temnorarv ond ba ;s o,;to all