The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-03-21

been $50 pupils in attendance upon all the lie
partments, with an average attendance Of 242,3l,
or an average Of 69,2 per cent. 70 pupils have no
absent marks l64 pupils have no tardy marks
81 pupils have been in the classical departments
THE AMERICAN HAY LOADING Ma.
CHINE Co.-This is the name of new
company formed recently at Troy, N. Y,
for the purpose of manufacturing in that
city and introducing the Hay Loading
Machine, invented and patented by N.
B. Douglas ofCornwall Vt. 1t numbers
among its stockholders, we learn, some
of the most enterprising and successful
business men of that city, such as, Thorn
as Knickerbocker, President of West
Troy Bank George F. Sims, Cashier
Troy City Bank Walter P. Warren and
Charles Tillinghast of the firm of j. M.
Warren & Co. also of the firm of Wal
ter a. Wood e. Co., of Hoosac Falls /;
George Babcock, Superintendent of the
Rensselaer, Iron Works and half score
of others like them, who have resources
of their own amounting to a million dol
lars and whose business connections are
such as to command any amount of cap
ital required. The President of the COM
pany is l.. L. Southwick, Vice. President
George f. Sims, Secretary and Treasurer
j. j. Tillinghast, Superintendent H. l..
Shields with a efficient board of directors.
With the universally admitted excellence
of this invention and such corps Of men
to bring it before the public we see no
reason why this enterprise shall not take
rank among the first in our country
THE INCOME TAx.-Thc income taxes
are assessed in the month of March each
year. and assistant assessors are required
to complete the assessments and place the
same in the hands of assessors ON or be-
fore the last day of that month. The
assessor is then allowed time to hear ap-
peals or complaints, but the complete list
must be placed in the hands Of the collec.
tor for collection on or before the Both
day Of April. During the month of May
the taxes, including those on incomes,
must be paid. 1t is made the duty OF
every person oflawful age whose gross in.
come during the year proceeding 1870
exceeded $4,000, to make and render q
return on or before the day designated by
law, to the assistant assessors ofthe district
in which he resides, of the gross amount
of his income, gains and profits, and Of
every guardian and trustee, executor OIL
administrator, and any person acting il
any other 6duciary capacity, or as resi-.
dent agent for or co-partner Of any non
resident alien deriving an income, egaini
or profit from any business or profession
or from rents, to make return to thu
assistant assessor of the district in which
he resides to the amount of income Of any
minor or person for whom he acts.
Filkins Convicted of Robbery in the
First Degree and Sentenced to Tween.
~ Years in Prison.
ALBANY, March Is.
The jury in Filkins case came int
court at o'clock this morning and rem
dered verdict of guilty of robbery in thu
first degree.
The counsel for the prisoner moved
that sentence be suspended and judgmen
stayed until review Of the case can b,
had by the general term Of the Supreme
Court on certiorari. The Court denied
the motion. The counsel for the prisoner
then said he desired to make bill Of ex
ceptions in the case, and asked when tn,
court adjourn it be to some future day t.
settle and seal the bill. The District At
torney assented, and it was decided thai
the court adjourn until the 4th of May
Filkins was then sentenced to twenty
years at Clinton prison at hard labor.
1t is understood that Filkins counse
will prepare bill of exceptions and ap
ply for writ of error and carry the mat
ter before the General Term of the Su
preme Court for review.