The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-07-06
rvLAND & BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
MIddlebury.

Mr.. David Edwards. of Boston, has
been appointed agent for the North Mid
,llebury Marble Company, in place of
A. j. Severance, Esq, resigned.
Eminent New York and Philadelphia
Physicians claim that Dubois Misslsquoi
Powder actually cures Cancer 1t is adj
yertsed in this issue.
Seven persons were baptised by Rev
l.. S. Walker of the Methodist Church,
on Sunday last, three Of them by INNER.
sion, and the others by sprinkling.
The Shoreham bond thief, died at
our county JAIL of consumption, on Thurs"
day last. He appeared to he penitent
and to have committed himself TO the Sa-
viour,
The first National Bank of Mddles
bury declared on July LIST, semi,annual
dividend of 8 per cent, free from govern
ment tax
Mr.. Henry Abbey, of this town,
died very suddenly, of rheumatism of the
heart, on the % instant. He leaves a
widow and six children to mourn his loss
His age was forty years.
--NIiddlebury celebrated the anniver>
sary OF orr National independence yester-
day by closed shops and the utmost quiet
during the day, and in the evening with
a bonfire, noisy demonstrations, and a
glorious drunk.
Mr.. Leonard Walker, of this village,
has cow from which thirty-fve pounds
of butter were made in the last month,
and large family was supplied with all
the milk they wanted TO use in the time.
About one hundred and eighty tubs
Of butter were taken by dealers, in this
place, last Friday at from 33 to 81 cents.
The Middlebury buyers are determined 10
pay as much as is paid at any of the stations
in the vicinity.
Hon, Dugald Stewart is now in
Washington completing the settlement Of
the accounts of the State Of Vermont
against the United States, for money adj
vanced to the General Government during
the late war.
john Sullivan, workman at the
marble shops, near the deTot, had his lee
broken, on Tuesday afternoon. While as
sisting in carrying block of marble
walking backwards, he stumbled and fell
and received the full weight of the ston'
on his leg. DIR. Ross is attending him.
We are informed that the Senior
at their examination last week, made
very favorable impression upon the Exam
ming Committee which cons sted of Rev
c. ii. Kent, of Rip'on, and f. A. Leav
enworth, ESD, Principal of the New lla
ven Academy.
BUSINESS CnANGE-lt will be seei
from the announcement in another column
that II. x NJ. Laneworthy have associat
ed with them in business Chas i. Lang
worthy, and the firm name has becom
Langworlhy q Co. The new firm ha
reduced prices and they evidently meal
- Cuisines" Give them a call.
The Beldens Falls Marble Compan
have determined to proceed at once to til
erection of their Mill at Beldens Fail
and to build the Belden's Falls Brancl
Railroad chartered at the last session c
the Legislature. They expect to complet
both enterprises by the first day Of Decen
Der next
Two workmen from the North MID
dlebury marble quarry, celebrated tn
anniversary, Of our National Independent
yesterday morning, near Langworthy
Co.'S store, by knock-down in which bot
got considerably bruised but neither Sc
iously injured. They were too drunk f
that
On Tuesday last Mrs. Samuel Sheldon
of Salisbuiy,was seriously iulured,in Ea
Middebury, by her horse taking fright
pedlar's cart, and upsettng the WACO
Her shouder>blade was broken, and
was feared that there might he intern
injuries. She was insensble for huu
after the accident occurred.
On Friday morning last, party
gentleman from this place made a to
through Cornwall, westward, for the pit
pose Of looking out a feasible route,
such existed, for railroad connection wi
the Pittsburgh & Whitehall Road al
the Rutland & Burlington Railroad
this place. They came back full Of enih
siasm for the newly projected scheme. V
presume application will be made to ne
Legislature Tor a charter.
CoLLEGE-The Prize offered for I
best Philosophical Essay, was awardC
on Tuesday, to Rufus c. Flagg, of Ct
Teton. Subject Consciousness, its meant
and the possibility of establishing, on
authority, the existence of matter
distinct from mind" The prizes award
to the class of 1869, on the Wa
Foundation, were also announced as
lows; j. w. Bradshaw, Middlebur
+. L. Sheldon, Willsboro n. y, w.
Gilbert, Dorset.
CoLLECE.-The Commencement ex
cses of the College, for 1869, will be
with the Baccalaureate, by Pres, Kitcl
on Sunday, August. Slh. Tuesday,
gust 10th, A. NJ, Address before
Phi Beta Kappa Society. p, NJ, A
dress before the Philadelphia Socie
by Rev, George n. Boardman. ID.
of Binghampton, n, Y. Tuesday c
ming, Parkerian Prize Speaking. w
nesday, Aug. IL Anniversary of the