The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-05-21

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Anthony Hager, Esq of Benning
tod has a great-grand-child four year
older than his own youngest child.
"A good idea. The fire wardens Of
St. Adams, as a stimulus to promptness
offer to the bell ringers of that town fol
the first bell rung in time of Fire Sl.5O
second 81 third 75cts
7 Hon. Edmund Kingsland, I'd, o
Keeseville. has a reputation at Albany al
4 fearless and honest legislator. He does
his duty to the people and the State.
The next annual meeting of the Vt.
Editors and Publishers Association will
be held in Burlington, on the second Thu.
day in July; and not June as some OF
our State exchanges have it.
The Free Press mildly suggests:
Is not the Rutland Herald OVERRIDING the
thing, in the line of "Letters from the
People" written in its own Office or cook
ed up to order? Anonymous letters of
that sort makes the cheapest as well as
thinnest kind of filling, for paper.
BENNrNGroN.-Thc sad news of the
death of Hon. Pierpoint Isham is chron-
icled. Judge Isham was man of un-
blemished character, and his legal decis-
ions in this state quoted with the highest
respect. For some years he has been a
resident of New York city. where he
stood high as an able counsellor
DR.. w. II. Rockwell, ST., superin-
tendent Of the insane asylum Of Brattle-
boro, met with very serious accident
Friday evening. While getting into his
carriage it was overturned, throwing him
to the ground and breaking his thigh
bone. AS he is very heavy man aud
over seventy years old, he expects to
have a bad leg.
-George o. Bacon, for many years
Postal Agent on the line between Bur.
lington and Boston, via, Rutland, is again
Pat his old post, having exchanged, for six
months, with Mr. p r. Downer, who is
now running between San Francisco and
Ogden. Mr.. Bacon is one Of the oldest,
as well as Que Of the best mail agents in
the country.
Gov. Hoffman nominated Smith NJ.
Weed for Superintendent OF the Insurance
Department vice Miller, resigned, but the
Sena reject d him much to the gratifi-
cation Of the Republicans ia the New
York Legislature and outside OF it. The
Troy Times says the nomination was re-
garded in every way as ons eminently un-
tit to be made.
james Foley, Of West Rutland.
while returning from Rutland, was thrown
violently from his seat in the wagon by
the shying of the horse, occasioned by
the sudden appearance Of two men on the
side Of the road He sustained severe
and painful injuries but it is hoped will
recover.
The Oliver Marble and Granite Works
of Rutland have contracted to build 0
monument to be cost Of $4,000.
DEATH OF REV. ADDISON BRowN.-
Rev. Addison Brown of Brattleboro died
GU Saturday, at the age of72 Mr.. Brown
was an old and highly esteemed citizen
of Brattleboro, having been resident Of
the place over 40 years. He was the
first pastor of the Unitarian church foi
Is years, and was aftcrward editor Of
the Vermont Phqnir until short time
before his death He was an inlepend
ent thinker and good writer, aud was al.
ways warmly interested in educationa
and philanthrepic movements.
\ \ SUICIDE OF A RUTLAND County BANK
&k.-Lewis p. NJ. Spencer, youngest SOL
o. the late Calvin Spencer, NJ. d., o.
Clarendon, committed suicide at the
Merchants Hotel in New York City
Monday night. Mr.. Spencer became con
nected with the First National Bank oil
Oil City some years ago, and had riser
from the position of book-keeper or teller
to that Of cashier, which latter position
he resigned some two weeks ago on &C.
count of, as he informed his friends, il
health. Two letters were received by
his family, Monday, one dated at Oil
City, informing them of his resignation
and second from New York stating
that he was in that city "for medica
treatment" adding that "lortune seemed
to have turned on him."
The wife of Ex-Governor John B. Page
Ndied at Nice, France, on wednesday,
morning She has been failing for sopt
time, and her husband had been sum
moned, sailing from New York on tn,
9Th. The Rutland Herald feelingly anc
truthfully says of this mourniul in.cll
gence This is sad message to oul
community, in which she had so long
resided and in which she was held in higl
esteem by ALL Mrs. Page was woman
of rare intelligence, kind neighbor, in
terested in every benevolent enterprise o
the community and church Of her choice
and the light of her home devoted AM
indulgent mother, whose presence, guard
ian care aud kindly miuistratonS will be
F sadly missed in the family, aud whose
presence was ever welcome in the socia
circle. A few months since she sought
the restoration ofhealth in foreign land
and for time it was hoped the chang
was proving beneficial, but suddenly tn,
stays Of life gave way, and the intelligence
of her death will fall heavily upon he
family and the community.
FAsHIoN.-We are told that stree
costumes recently sent over from Pari
are made short enough to clear the ground
Ladies just returned from abroad ar,
surprised to find American ladies drag