The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-02-20
State News.

Mr.. A. II. Tuttle formerly Of the
Grm futile g. Co., has retired from that
firm, purchased the Daily and Weekly
Herald and will henceforth DO sole pub.
Usher Of those papers. His business en-
terprise will secure for him success.
-Messrs. Cook & Son, formerly pro-
prietors of the Banner, have purchased
the Milford (Nlass.) Journal, and will re-
move thither the present week. They
have long been residents Of Bennington,
and their departure is much regretted
there.
Two hundred and sixty-iour pound,
Of butter were made from the milk Of
Que COW. owned by NJ. Josiah Kellogg OF
Ferrisburgh, from March 25th, 1871, to
February LIST, 1872. In addition, "A calf
was raised by the same COW, and sold for
sl0.4S. At 80 cents per pound, the but
ter was worth $500. which, added to
the $l0,4S, makes SS968. which is do
ing very we'll for an unpretending COW
these hard times.
CuRIoUs MArcHEs.-H. f. Dunton of
Enosburgh, sixty-ive years old, recently
married Franklin girl aged sixteen. A
tin pan serenade attested the popular APP
probation of the match.
Peter Eril of Enosburgh, is twenty five
years old, and tho age Of his wife is
twelve.
DR.. Hatch Of the same town married
Rebecca Bogue. A correspondent says
she is sixty-eight and "he is too old for
this generation to know his age"
On Saturday night, the 10th inst,
Patrick Bergen, living in the northeast
part Of the town Of Monkton, accidentally
upset Kerosene lantern while in his barn,
which set the hay on fire, and the barn
and contents were wholly consumed. In
he barn were seven cows, two two year
Old heifers, seven sheep, one horse, ten
IONS of hay, thirty bushels of barley,
twenty-five bushels Of oats, twenty bushels
Of peas, and large quantity of farming
tools. The loss is placed at $1,000 =
with $3.50 ins. in the Mutual
We learn that petition has been cir.
culated and extensively signed by the
ladies Of this town requesting the author.
tiles to put stop to the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors. and that it has been present.
ed to the seectmen. We believe they
have not as yet taken any action ia regard
TO it, 1t would be very ung ,llant in
them to take no notice Of petition from
such fair hands but, no doubt, nearly
all of the "lords of creation here, are
glad for the uonce that they are not Sc.
lectmen. -Richtord Sentinel.
The Sem-annual session of the Otter
Creek Valley Teachers Association will
he held at Bennington, on Friday and
Saturday next. The Rutland and Har.
lem Extension Railroads carry for fare
one way provided twenty-five persons pay
full fare Que way. Accommodation.
provided for those in attendance. The
programme embraces addresses aud dis
cussions by the President, o. S. johnson
Prof A. j. Sanborn, Rev. +. Tuxbury
Capt. Leavenworth Prof. E. Gould, Rev
r. G. Williams, Prof. Clley and Rev
IL. "A. Austin.
MINISTERIAL SrArIsrics.-Of 1874 Con
gregational ministers in Vermont, nht
have received collegiate and theological
education, 90 arc graduates of the Uni
versity of Vermont rs OF Mddebur,
College; 90 of Dartmouth; IL of Amherst
Il Of Yale; 6 Of Williams 8 of Union
and from TO l 10 half dozen or NOR,
other colleges, or the number GO wer,
educated at Audover, 20 at Bangor. /,
at Union, 0 at Antrim and the remand
or at other theological seniinaries. Tn
average of their salaries is 1905 81 re
coiviug 81 900 or over.
Refined homes are tho end Of civliza
tion. The work of all races for thousand
Of years is represented by tho difference
between u wigwam aud lady's parlor
1t has 10 better result to show.