The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-04-06

Mt folly Summit is 1,4l5 feet
above the ocean. The population oil Mt.
Holly decreased twelve in the ten years
from 1850 to $780, AUOA.
The population Of Castleton increased
l,546 in the ten years from 1850 to 1850.
Castleton is Ats feet above the level OF
the ocean. The Congregational church in
CastletIn was organized in 17S4.
The crowd of visitors at Middletown
increases as spring approaches, and more
applications for board are made than can
be accommodated.
The candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor increase. There ere
now four for the former place, and seven
for the latter. We wish they might all
have il. Ohm
The population of st. Albans, in
creased 20 in the ten years from 1851 to
1860. ......
Ripe tomatoes raised ut ST. Albans,
in hot houses, are furnished on the tables
Of some of the citizens Of that town.
The Court House at Bennington was
burned Thursday night. II was brick
building snd was wholly destroyed. A
large portion of the court records were
lost. Hon. A b. Gardner lost n valuable
law library and his papers.
-Fairhaven has six churches, viz:
Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, and
Roman Catholic, Welsh Calvinistic Meth
odist, and Welsh Protestant church, also
Young Mems Christian Association.
The first vexed question the new
school board eff St. Albans, are called up
on to decide, is between Steinwny and
a Chickcring Piano
A new trunk and iron water wheel
has recently been put in at the Benning-
ton Skewer Mandatory, which ia now
owned by X. w. Irish, with \. NJ. John
son in charge. Immense quantities of
these skewers are being turned out at
these works, and any amount Of them are
constantly being shipped to Europe.
-LlsrrRs.-TheR Rutland Herald sug-
gcsts that the listers of various towns in
each County hold general meeting and
agree upon some rule TO be observed in
making up orr lists the first Of tho present
month. The following is the basis of APP
praisal agreed upon in Windsor county.
Oxen 81 feet girth, sl35 Steers. , years
old, per pair $50 Cattle. . years old,
$50; year old, SO. Cows, $40 Sheep
81. IS. (bIood) IS; Colts, 3 years old,
S25; Swine, per cwt 81 Hay, per ton,
SO; Wool, per h. 30c. Corn, per BUSH
el, II Oats per bushel, Goo
In the libel suit brought by Hon.
JOHN Gregory of Mortified, against the
Montpelier .t,yuS, tried last week, the
jury rendered verdict against the irqu'
OF S742.9l. with cot. amounting in all,
to some $500.
-BR>NDoN--lhe meetings at Brandon
under the direction OF Mr.. Durant, are
~ ''u '','''
est lhere are alte"dy over my anxious
inquirers. many of whom nre rejoicing m
their Savior
rho ,vhuo oorher.h;ns or ho Con,
gregational churches in Vermont is IS
93G nm a,or.no oroi n,o,nhors :, oooh
cb,rch
The whole number added TO The Con-
gregatlonal churches IN the current year
(lSOl and 1869 was 2,OG2. Oi these,
Lass were received by profession, and 5OI
by letter.
Tho nu,,h., or;n1;,;In.l. oo,noota5
v,,b tho Eoisco,oI ,.hnroI - Vorn,ou, 10
Co.'s
-lhe number ol adults baptlsed IN the
Episcopal church IN the State, from June
l, 1901, to June loos, was W. children,
l't. Total lot.
Tho ru,d far oo.d anil ;ofro, ,.l.ro,
man in the diocasn If Vormnn, "a II
lo2 -.
m
There are 40 organized parishes in
iEhsoNAl. JOHN II. fIage, OF Yer
mont entered on thursday, upon the dis
charge 10 ms d,'ies ms principal legisla-
la'ive Iierk oil The u :. Senate, in place
o' oo. ,lenry ware MI Fiage's many
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