The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-04-11


Rev. G. s. Matthewson declines the
call to the passionate of the Advent
Church, Rutland, and remains in Castle.
ton.
Quite a seizure of liquors was made
at Winooski recently by constable Stowe.
1t is not generally supposed however that
all the liquor in tho place was seized.
We understand that the town of
Essex voted in town meeting on the 18th,
to rescind the action of the town in adop-
ting the town system of schools.
Mr.. Z. A. Billings of Troy, has
nearly completed the foundation walls Of
new slate mill, at Hydeville, which is
to replace the one burned few weeks
ago.
Joshua w. Ripley, native of
Rockingham, died at West Randolph,
March Doth. aged IS years. He was
the father of P. P. Ripley, publisher of
the West Randolph Eagle, with whom he
lived at the time of his death.
Rev. Cyrus Oliver,a colored preach
er who spent some time last winter in
Rutland, has been deposed from his pastor
al charge at Lee, Mass. for alleged in.
competency by the presiding Bishop from
New York assisted by council.
Prof. julie Il. Perkins, a native Of
Woodstock, w., is meeting with great
success in his role of Prima Basso in
Italian Opera in Europe. He is greeted
with applause and enthuiasm wherever he
sings. During the performance on his
benefit night at Vogera, Italy, he was
called before the curtain and presented
with laurel wreath. He is now filling
four and half months engagement at
Warsaw, Poland.
"A young man in Dummerston, Asa
Sproul, while recently climbing up a
rough, steep hill, fell and broke one of
the bones in the ankle of his left foot.
Josiah Holton of the same town, few
days since, made misstep on a wagon
and fell in such manner that his chin
caught on stake and caused some injury
to the upper part of his mouth. A firm
grasp on the stake with his hand saved
him from more serious injury Bellows
Falls Times
Died, suddenly, of heart disease, at
Moretown, March 10th, Lorenzo Davis,
Esq, aged IS years. He was for several
years successful school teacher, and
member of the Legislature. On the dis
covery Of gold in California, he was one
Of the first to make the long and tedious
voyage in sailing vessel around Cape
Horn. lie workdd in the mines nearly
three years. encountering the hardships
incident to the early miners. For the
last five years he has been resident OF
Windsor county, and has been frequently
honored by elections to Offices Of honor
and profit.
As one of the Boston runners got
off the cars at Wells River the other day
W. G.. Buchanan, who is usually in for
fun, thought he would play little joke
on him. Stepping up to him iu the style
Of porter, he asked him if he would
have a carriage, at the same time taking
his umbrella and checks for valises. The
runner innocently surrendered everything
and started for the hotel, leaving Buch,
anan in charge of two valiscs of samples
weighing about rs pounds each Buch
anan dared not leave them least some one
should steal them, and as the teams haG
all left, the only way he could get out o.
the joke was to tug the plumber over tc
the hotel, a quarter Of a mile distant, ar
operation which nearly broke his back
and occasioned the utterance Of some
plain English in Buchanan's own dialect
: He has not been in the joking bushes.
since then.-UniOn.
MIssING.-Isaac ID. Kelley left tn,
house Of N. b. Lewis, on Friday, Marcel
3lst, about half-past seven O'Clock in tn,
evening, to 60 to the house of Mr.. Smitl
f. Kelley, about two miles southwest O
this town, on the Creek road, since which
time nothing has been heard from him
He was about thirty-six years of age darL
sallow complexion, black hair, blue eye
chin wh;skers, and about six feet on,
inch in height. He was dressed, wher
last seen, in a gray overcoat, blue-bacl
dress coat, pants and vest alike of darl
mixed goods, with no neck-tie, but a plan
gold collar button. The pupil of his lef
eye was somewhat enlarged, and almos
sightless. His upper teeth were false
Any information in regard to him will b.
most thankfully received by his anxiou,
friends. Exchanges will confer favor
by giving currency to this notice. Any
information may be sent to s. F. Kelley
Rutland, or to j. Benson Kelley. Salem
N. Y.-Herald
"Come, don't be timid," said couple
of snohs In two mechanics . s.s;t down a nd