The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-05-09
Addison County.
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The appraisal Of the real estate of
Leicester is S17O.l34.
The valuation of personal property
in Lincoln is s33,7j4.
Hancock has twenty zone thousand
two hundred and ninety-two taxable acres
of land
The Granville pass over the Green
Mountains is two thousand three hundred
and forty feet above the ocean.
MIR. j. j. Wright has been appoint
ed agent for the sale Of liquors at Yer
gennes.
Rev. Mr.. Bosue of Vergennes, has
returned from his western visit and re-
sumed his pastoral duties.
Mr.. Elijah Ames of Ferrisburgh
died last week, at the advanced age 80
years. lie resided in the Peterborough
district.
Many of the workmen on the Add.
sou Railroad in Shoreham are leaving
confidence not having been fully restored
since that sub contractor absconded.
Vegetation is coming forward very
rapidly, along the lake shsre, in Addison
County, and is several days in advance
of vegetation in the Otter Greek valley.
New telegraph Offices are to be es-
tablished, directly, at Salisbury and
Whiting Stations, and at other places
along the line Of the Rutland road.
There are four students in Beeman
Academy, at New Haven, who expect to
graduate this summer and receive their
diplomas at the hand of the President.
AUCTION SALE.-The sale of the Co.
burn Mills which was to have taken place
Thursday,is postponed till next Thursday
the 18th inst. Sale to commence at 10
O'Clock A. NJ.
The LAKE CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE One
of the piers on the Vermont side of the
proposed bridge at Larrabee's Point,
has sunk twelve feet below the surface
of the water Notwithstanding the re-
peal of the law in the New York Legis-
lature granting charter, workmen are
still engaged at the bridge.
The first settlement in Panton was
commenced in ITO, by John Pangborn
and ode Squire, from Cornwall, Connect.
lieut., who were joined by Timothy Spaul.
ding and others, from the same place
and by Peter Ferris, from Nine Part.
ners, N. Y. Ferris first settled at the
bay where Benedict Arnold blew up his
feet during the revolution.
1.-THE examination OF Teachers, for the
town of New Haven took place at tn.
Academy on Saturday, the Goth ult' Il
was conducted by the Superintendent, A
Z. Leavenworth, assisted by f. H. Bot
tum, Of the Senior Glass, Middlebury
College. Fourteen teachers presented
themselves for examination, thirteen O
whom received certificates for one year.
</AUcTIoN IN BRIDPoRT.-Mr. Julius
Kellogg has sold his farm in Bridport ant
he will sell his personal property consist
ing Of stock, horses, carriages, harnesses
sleighs, cedar posts, hay, grindstone
agricultural implements. household furni
ture &c, at public auction at that plac,
on Thursday May 18th commencing a
10 O'Clock a. m. Capt. j. s. Ware
auctioneer.
OBITUARY. Miss Laura Reed, tn,
youngest of four sisters residing together
in the north part of Benson, died sudden
y and unexpectedly on Saturday Apri
18TH aged about rs years. The funera
was attended on Monday. Rev. NJ. l.
Severance Of Orwell preaching the ser
mon. Three of these sisters were mai
den ladies, and the other widow. Gap
Royce OF Orwell, whom We mentioned
being very low has since died,