The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-05-03

brandon, in town meeting assem-
bled on Saturday week, failed to give any
substantial encouragement to the Addison
Railroad project by way Of bonding the
town, though all the pressure of the pres
ence of Governor Page and Col Merrill,
and other prominent speakers, was brought
to bear upon her citizens.
There is an old lady in Williams
vile, Mrs. II. S. Pike, "A years Of age,
who during the past six months, has woven
267 yards of wooden cloth, besides knit
ting several pairs of gloves, mittcns and
stockings, and doing much other work
about the house. She has woven over a
thousand yards of cloth within the past
five years and spun some of it.
Harry Bean. a lad about twelve years
of age, of Newport was recently riding
on horseback, when another boy suddenly
Jumped from behind fence, frightening
the horse, which ran and threw his rider.
The boys foot caught in the stirrup,
dragging him upon the ground until the
horse kicked him in the head, breaking
the cheek bone and destroying the right
eye. There are some hopes Of his recov-
cry.
Two men entered the house of Ira
Kent, farmer in Guilford. Tuesday
morning. seized and gagged his housekeep-
er, an elderly lady, and one of them held
pistol at her head while the other
searched the house for plumber. They
carried away $4,000 in Government bonds
belonging to Mr. Kent, who was at work
on distant part of his farm, and $500
in bank notes belonging to the house.
keeper.
BouND up.-The store Of Hamilton Il
Goss, Brandon, was entered Tuesday
night, and several suits of clothes, caps,
boots, etc, were taken. 1t was first dis
covered Wednesday morning. Eli Del
ply was suspected, and A. W. Goss, and
Deputy Sheriff Briggs went Immediately
down to his home and found most Of the
articles in his trunk. Delphy was met
in lot and Immediately ran. Chase
was made and after running some three
miles he was caught, and brought before
Justice V. Ross upon complaint of Grand
Juror Roberts, conducted for the State
by Z. N. Briggs. Michael Ariel was al
so brought and both were bound up in
the sum of $1,000, for trial at the next
term of the County Court.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE BENNINGTON
AND RUTLAND AND LEBANON SPRINGS
RAILROAD CoMpAN1Es.-Articles OF con.
solidaton of the Bennington and Rutland
and Lebanon Springs Railroad Companies
were filed in the Office of the Secretary Of
State on the Odd Of April. The consoli.
dation is perfected under a special act Of
the Vermont Legislature, and the act Of
New York passed May 20, 1869. The
name of the new corporation is the Har.
lem Extension Railroad Company The
following are the Directors named Cor.
nelius anderblt, Augustus Schell Hor.
ace +. Clark, VIM. II. Vanderbilt, VIM
Turnbul, Robert j. Nivcn, Samuel j
Tldcu, VIM. B. Duncan, A. A. Selover
Oliver Charlick, all of New York Il. j
Phelps, Burlington ii. II. Baxter, Rut
land, and Moses Y. Tilden, New Lcban
on. The officers of the road are Angus
tus Schell, President; II. j. Niven, Vic,
President Russell G. Root, Secretary
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr, Treasurer
The road extends from Chatham Foul
Corners, \. Y, to Rutland, Vt. TIL,
capital stock is fixed at 100000
Half of the shares are to be issued to tn,
stockholders of the Bennington and hal
to the stockholders of the Lebanon Spring
road, and shall be exchanged for tn
stock Of the respective roads.