The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-03-30
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| Farmer, published nj Brattleooro, mas
burst. The catastrophe was FASTENED by
a recent expose Of its pretended circula.
ton in the Phoenix published in the same
place, AS the collapse has been long
expected, but few mourners 60 about the
streets, excepting, of course, those who
hold the publishers |. GU, The paper
will probably be taken in hand by some
parties, whose names are not made public
as yet. Ed. p. Alderman, the former
publisher, denies it, but says, it is sold to
parties who will continue its publica.
ton.
The VERMONT SLATE QUARRIEs. -
Besides the quarries of marble in Yer
mont there are quarries of slate Of great
value. They are mostly near Rutland,
and there are eighty of them. The
Granville quarries are making roofing
slate, and supply slate for billiard tables.
There is also red slate quarry, a very
valuable production. The GAINESVILLE and
and Hamton group consists of sixteen
quarries all engaged in the manufacture
of roofing states, which are of the first
quality, purple and green, with fast col
ors. Some twenty of these quarries have
been opened within the past three years,
SO great is the demand for these states.
The Fair Haven group numbers some
dozen quarries, part of which furnish
material for billiard beds, mantels, tiling,
&c. The Castleton quarries are few in
number: The rock is soft, and is all used
for other purposes than roof states One
mandatory turns out half million Of
slate pencils every working day. There
are eight mills in this slate district in
which the rough slate is manufactured
and wrought into its complete form.
Rev. Addison Jones has been dismis-
sed from his pastorate of the Baptist
church in Santa Clara, Cal for partak-
ing OF the sacrament with Prespyterians
Mr. James was native of Hubbardton,
this State.
The Board of Directors of the Rut-
land Co. VT, Agricultural Society have
determined to hold their next annual
exhibition on the Doth and Both of Sep.
tember
joel Haskins OF Bennington, has made con
tract with the moving machine company at Hoo
sick Falls to deliver to them 200, ooO feet of hard
wood lumber, and has commenced drawing it to
the depot in that village.
Rev. Edward I. Fairbanks has been delivering
lectures at St.Johnsbury Center on Egypt and the
Egyptians.
Eight schooners are on the stocks at
Essex, Mass, IN process of building.
\ negro by is reported to have been
adopted by wealthy widow lady residing
il Madison square, New York.
Subscriptions are being taken in Albany
to the capital stock Of "A company that
proposes to build railroad from Albany,
Westward, the ultimate object being TO
secure the completion, by the localities
interested, of series of railroads forming
a continuous line to the West. 1t is con-
templated t., build the road on the West
side of the Mohawk River
Some Of the white boys at the Brooklyn
Newsboys Home lately demanded, but
did not secure, the expulsion OF the few
colored boys who were among 'hc dodgers
there.
One night last week II policeman In
Chicago detected two students endeavor-
ing to smuggle two dead bodies into
medical college. He arrested the students
and secured one of the bodies, which
proved to be that of a young woman, evil
deDtly but recently buried.
The Havana papers which uphold the
Spanish Government are discussing the
idea of reinbursing "loyal'' citizens for
losses sustained in the present rebellion by
the confiscation or seqne.tr ton the prop
erty of rebels.
Richard ii. Whitehead and Thomas
Willis shot and killed James Rogers, a
prominent citizen Of Manchester, Va, on
Sunday last
\ robbers cave, well stocked with plum
der, was lately discovered at Jamaica,
Long Island,
Gov. Geary of Pennsylvania concluded
a sharp veto of a proposed supplement to
former law, which, he says, never be-
came law, with the following: "This
strikes me as burlesque on Legislation,
now continued for over eight years; and it
is submitted whether it be not about time
it was stopped"
Gen Reynolds opposes the division Of
Texas.
The Liquor bill, now before the Maine
legislature, will, if it passes, enable one
person TO make complaint against sellers
instead of requiring three as at present 1t
also authorizes officers to make seizures
without warrant,
ADDISON co COURT; Gustavus A. Austin
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| December Term 1868 Willirm Smith