The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-09-17

fthe Supreme Court of Vermont, to be
held at Montpelier on the last Tuesday
1.-THE 29th) of October The General
Term of this court has heretofore, with
out single exception we believe, COM
meDced its session on the first Tuesday
of November, aud it therefore behoovcs
the members Of the bar, and others in-
terested, to make note of the change ,
SUICIDE AT RoxBURY Tuesday morn
ing about half past niue o'clock, Phnney
Erskine, wife Of George W, Erskiue, re-
siding in Roxbury, on the road to War
rem, hung herself to a joist in a horse
stall in the BARN Taking circingle, she
made slip moose. put it around the joist
aud her neck aud then stepped off the
bucket on which she was standing, which
left her with her feet about six inches
from the floor. She was discovered by
her husband in about fifteen minutes, and
nc at once cut her down, but lie was ex-
tinct. Y
I//SUIcIDE.-The body Of Nelcour A.
godfrey was found in the cemetery at
l,rattlcboro, Monday morning, with "A piss
to shot through the heart, aud his re-
eolver lying near him on the ground. His
right hand was smoked by the powder
when the pistol was discharged, showing
that the act was committed by himself.
No cause for the deed is known. lie
was sixteen years old, and for the past
two months has been employed as clerk
iu the old bank at Brattleboro, and was
highly esteemed by the officers OF the
bank and by all his acquaintances.
VERMONT CENTRAL.-Tbe trustees OF
the Vermont Central under permission
of the court, are about to issue new
loan of S2,000,000. The Vermont Cen
trail first mortgage bonds and the Yer
mont and Canada stock take the chances
of the new bonds. This new issue affects
uniavorably, therefore, these old secur-
tiles, though, we thirk, unnecessarily,
aud only temporarily. But the earnings
OF the road are so large that there can be
no reasonable doubt Of its entire ability
to meet the payment of its interest. Be-
sides, the increase of business is so con-
staut and rapid, that not only will the
Vermont Central be able to meet the
additional expense incurred by the new
leases, but will soon be compelled to
double its capacity for traffic.
THE READING CENTENNIAL,-The one
huudredth anniversary OF the settlement
of Reading was duly observed by a"Cen-
tennia Celebration" at that place, on the
2Sih of August, the exercises being held
in spacious tent erected opposite the ho-
tel, which was estimated to hold at least
three thousand people, and platforms and
seats were provided. At about ten o.
clock the procession was formed. and
marched through the village to the tent
music being furnished by the Woodstock
Brass Band. Alter prayer by Rev. j
S. Small aud music, Mr.. Gilbert A. Day.
is was introduced, who gave historical
sketch of the town. The Rev. Dr.. I. j
Sawyer of Tufts College, then pronounced
the commemoration address, which was
repletc with points of interest to all citi-
Gems Of the place, as well as to many sons
and daughters who had returned to d.
honor to their place of birth. After re-
freshneuts, the afternoon exercises com.
meuced by singing from the choir, fol-
lowed by lively historical poem by Mrs
Frances Baker, of chester. The recita
ton Of poem by Stella NJ. Bryant, less
than seven years of age, reading of IA po
en- by Mr.. H. Stearns, and short speech
Is, the whole interspersed with musl'
from the choir, band and drum corps ill
ed out the afternoon.