The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-15
State News.


STATE DEBT oE VERMONT State
of Vermont has been very successful in
reducing her Indebtedness since the war.
The debt is now only $4,000, while
there is sll4,603 in the treasury to meet
current expenses.
VERMONT MUTuAL.-Thc losses in this
company for the past year number 29l,
amounting to s104.79O,S2. The assess
ment for the current year is three per
cent, payable on or before October 18th.
The fact that so large an amount OF losses
calls for no larger assessment, is an ex'
cellent guaranty Of the soundness and re.
liability Of the company.
Some of the Western papers contain
statement that Rev. l.. A. Dunn of
Fairfax has accepted the financial agency
of a western university. The statement
is without foundation but it is true that
he has been rendered the presidency Of
the Iowa Central University Baptist
college at Pella, and he has gone West
for the purpose of determining whether
or not to accept
County FAIRS. The following is a list
of the county fairs to be held in this State.
and the place at which each is to be held,
as far as heard from
State-St. Johnsbury, Sept I'D
Chittendcn Co.-Essex Junction. sept
| 5 s.
Franklin Co.-Shelden, Sept, ~"
Lamoille Co.-Hydepark, Sept. 26-27
Orange Co.-Bradford, Sept. 26-28
Orleans Co Barton, Sept. 6-7.
Rutland Co. Rutland, Sept. 13-l4
Washington Coz. Montpelier, Sept
27-2s.
Windham Co.-Wilmington, Oct. 8.
STATE PR1soN.-Hon Martin G. Rice
of Benson, Hon. John w. Hartshorn, o.
Lunenburg, and N r. Shedd, of Wells
River, directors Of the State prison al
Windsor, made their annual inspection oil
that institution last week, as the change
in the statutes fixes the close of the fisca
year July 3lst. They found about nine
: ty convicts chiefly in good health ant
ready to enter upon the work of the new
contract. The old contractors of the con
vict labor were busy last week, in remov
ing their material, ETC., from the prison tt
their new shop at the armory, preparoto
; ry to leaving the prisonand starting busin
ess in their new place.
-Capt, Stephen F. Brown, q rising
4 young lawyer in Chicago. who gave one
, of his arms to our common Uncle Will,
+ serving in the 18th Vermont, is soourn
ing few days at his fathers in Swanton
2 Brown is the man who went into the bat
. tie of Gettysburg while Lieutenant o
3 the 18th VermonD under arrest and de
, prived of his sword for having helpe,
himself and several privates to some water
against orders, few days previous Will
on the march. He carried Ratchet i
the battle until he captured the sword q
rebel officer, and it is needless tn ad
1 that by this act he also won his own. +
e MURDER IN LuDLow-On Monday {
=, last week, the body of an Italian orga
:. grinder was discovered by Rev. Mr.. PEI
ry, buried in the leaves short distanc
from Ludlow village. The body boz
# marks of violence. being covered wit
wounds aud bruises, and gun shot woun
n in the breast. The body was taken
e charge by the proper authorities, and il
e vestigations in regard to the cause of IL
It murder are now being made Two Ita
J. ians who were seen in company with II
murdered man few days before ha'
been arrested. One of them disclose
the fact that on Thursday night of la
week he slept in company with the mu
= dered man within few feet of where Il
T. body was discovered The organ of ii
murdered man was found buried in Il
re leaves a short distance from the bod
no The men arrested were put under qua
in the attic of the Ludlow House. [
T. to Saturday night nothing definite h
? been disclosed
l. Death Of IA VermOnner.
DANIEL BrCK, Esq died al Was
w ington. ID. C., few days since.
~ was son of Hon. d AFRO. a. Buc
u who was member of the L. =. Hou
,o of Representative from Vermont fro
ne 1923 to 1929, and who was for six Yea
VI speaker of ;he Vermont House OF +
representatives.
y, Daniel Buck Wa Assistant Clerk
i'll the L. y. House of Representatives I
,is twenty years, retiring from that pc
- ton in 1865. He then made a cruise
W too years around Cape ltorn to Il
II. Pacific "a Captains clerk on L..
ry war vessel. On his return to Washir
OF ton he was appointed clerk In t
ue Treasury Department, which positi
o he filled to the time of his death.
% ou He was well known TO all Nermo
70. ers who frequent Washington, a
IN. was genial gentleman of fine abilit
he and good culture. +