The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-10-19
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On Wednesday night valuable
heifer belonging to VIM. IL. Eldrcdgc,
Esq of East Middlobury, was chokcd to
death by getting her head through
sheeprack in the yard.
Prof. II. NJ. Scely and Rev. l.. 5.
Walker are the appointed delegates Of
the NJ. f. Church of the village, to the
State Young Mems Christian Association
that meets in Rutland this week.
E. R. Clay has just received one
thousand dollars worth of Bergman &
Co.'S, vorsteds, Of every shade, color and
style,--doublc, single, and split, all Of
which he proposes to sell cheap for cash.
John Freeman, colorod, who was ar
rested for burglary, horse stealing, &c,
some time since, and lodged in Jail, has
been transferred to Burlington Jail by or
der of Governor Page for greater sccuri-
ty.
"A gentleman from this village in
tour through Cornwall last Saturday found
and brought home raspberry stem on
which were six or seven fine ripe rasp-
berries, which happily illustrates the mild
ness of the season.
Tho Musical Convention opens to-
day. Nc effort has been spared to make
it complete success. The new School
House Hall, though not completed is
believed to be in condition to be very
comfortable and indeed attractive. Some
of the musicians had arrived, last night
The Bclden's Falls Branch railroad
is beginning to take form. There are
three gangs Of workmen employed in
grading and the cuts and lesser fills are to
a great extent completed. The deeper
valleys are to be filed with trcStlc
work.
MIR. George G. Adam. of Marlboro,
Mass, has recently sold his farm Of 10
acres, within three quarters Of Il mile OF
our village to Mr.. y. Brousso for 81
500. The land is on the middle road
to Salisbury, and was formerly owned by
Hon. Peter Starr, deceased.
Mr.. Freeman Forbes Of Brandon,
with whom Mrs. Ira w. Clark Of this
place has been boarding this season,raised
122 pounds of No. & potatoes from )
ounces of seed. We venture the opinion
that Mrs, CLARK has good boarding
place.
THAT young Canadian who stole a
COW in Bristol, drove her to Orwell, was
arrested and lodged in Jail, 4 few week,
since, on Saturday was released on his
own recognizancc, furnished with fund.
and started for home all Of which seems Il
little queer.
FouNp HANGING.-On the knob Of oul
Office doorseveral fine Sterrcoscopic view
made by A. J. Styles, among which is ;
splendid view of Chipman's Hill, call a
his Gallery and get one. Mr.. Styles ha'
several views taken in Middlebury, all o
which can be seen at his Photograph
Gallery.
One morning last week evidences o
an attempt to break into the house o
Prof. George n. Webber were discoyere,
in the woodshcd which had been entered
These frequent burglarics and attempt
at house breaking, ought to hryc moral
and we wouldn't be surprised if mora
were severely enforced upon some nigh
prowler before long.
The Belden's Falls marble Com
pany's new mill is progressing finely
The frame is up and it will soon be cover
ed. The work on the rock cutting ha
been suspended since the freshet on az
count of its being full of water. 1t ho
reached the point Of progress, howeve
from which it is safe to predict compile
ton at an early day after tho food sui
sides.
We are panied to learn of the deaf
of the beautiful and accomplished Mr.
Emma Barrett Spaulding, wife of SAX
thiel Spaulding Esq. of Minneapoli
Mimi, formerly of Rutland. Mrs. Spault
ing was the daughter of the late Re
Edward Barrett who was at one time
resident of Leicester. She was niece
Hon. Joseph II. Barrett former Editor {
this paper, and was also neice of Re
w. W. Winchester, Of Bridport.
Three rough looking customers, tn
well dressed, got aboard conductor Dow
er's train at Shelburn, yesterday mornin
with tickets for Rutland. Deputy She
if Skiff, who was aboard the train, ha
ing received instructions by telegraph, a
rested them near Middlebury Station, al
lodged them in jail. They gave the
names as Snow, Robinson, and William
One of them resisted, but was soon bro
to terms. Yesterday afternoon mine he
Clark, of the Central House, Burlingto
arrived, and the delinquents forked ov
the amount of their unsettled hotel bill
and costs, and were discharged.
We are Informed that the item /
4erring to the fning of Mr.. II. A. Shr
don, for selling liquor, which we publish
last week, causes Misrepresentation of t
facts in the case. 1t appeared from t
testimony that Mr.. Sheldon had Civ
positive instructions to his clerks not
sell any alchohol in any case-not ey
for medicine-and that though one of thu
did in this instance violate this rule,it "
contrary to the wishes of the principal a
done on the clerks individual responsib
ty. We arc glad to make this explamati
and hope it will correct any false impr
sins which may have arisen from the it
referred to.
The rain of last week Tuesday a
Wednesday brought the streams in t
region to as high if not higher ma
than on the occasion of so much dana
the week before. 1t is stated that {
streams in Ripton were in some pla
quite as high though not much dana
was done. In Lincoln a pier of
covered bridge two miles north of
village was washed out Otter Greek
Middlebury rose every day until Sumo