The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-02-27
burglary in Burlington.


fall dropped the valisc. He was holly
pursued by the police bat made his es-
cape.
FRozgN.-A man named Haynes was
very badly frozen at North Pownal, on
Saturday night, bis feet aud hands being
u much injured, that amputattion was
,ecessary. lie hat bee to rum hole
over the line in Ntw York, and after be-
coming intoxicated, he and his fellows
started for home, about u mile distant.
lne others managed to get homo, but
Haynes was found in the snow, on Sun.
lay morning, iusensihlc. The inhabi.
ants Of North Pownal have given the
rumseller notice to quit, as this is the
seventh man that has either lost his life
or been manned through his Instrumental
ity.
OTTER CREEK VALLEY TEAcnERs AS.
ocIATIoN.-The third session OF his AS
ociation was held at Bennington, Friday
and Saturday. 1t Was an inter- st ng and
Profitable meeting to all teachers, said to
ne the most successful yet held. Officers
elected for the ensuing year:
President-J. S. Cilley, Brandon.
Wee Presidents-Lewis A. Austin,
Manchester Miss Eliza NJ. Clark, Ben
lngton Miss Mary l.. Herrick, Rut.
and
Recording Seeretary-Samue II. Kel-
ley, Rutland.
Corresponding Secretary and Treas.
urer-A. j. Sauborn, Middlebury.
MIR, A, A. Earle in his valedictory
n the St. Johnsbury Times says:
Slnce we have had control Of this pa
per we have seen nothing but trouble,
rising in consequence ofits purchase, but
Tor that we have no complaints to make
the public, for it has supported US far
better than our merits deserved. We
are now going to rest f ON our labors for
few months. We have been in the
editorial harness for sixteen years with.
out intermission, and now propose to dress
up, visit and learn to smoke. We came
to town with $1,000 and leave it with a
little less than $4,000; but we are not
down.hearted or broken spirited. We
are going to have $1,000 again son.e-
time.
A man signing his name on the hote
register at the Brattleboro house. Brattle
boro, last Friday, as George f. Wood
paid his hotel bill on Sunday by forged
check on the First National Bank Of
Brattleboro, the check purporting to be
signed by c. II. Savage, chief of polio,
Of Boston. lie left by the first train
Monday morning, and with him dsap
peared watch and Smith Il Wesson, re
volver, belong to Mr.. Evans proprietor
of the hotel. The check being pronounc
ed a forgery, when it was presented at
the bank for payment, officers were SEN
in pursuit of Mr. Wood, and he was ar
rested a, Athol Center, Tuesday mornin,
and escorted to Brattleboro by Office
Miller of Greenfield. The watch and re
volver were found on his person. also
pair Of handouts, which he had displayed
quite freely at the hotel, and which wer:
ound to fit him 80 nicely that the Office
lad him wear them on his return to Brat
tIeboro. He was brought before Justic
Newton, Tuesday afternoon, aud commit
ed to the county Jail at Newfane TO
want Of 5000 bail to answer charge o
grand larceny. Chief Of Police Savag
IF Boston, is expected to come on ant
prefer charges OF forgery against him.
Prof. Webber preached two notabl
liscourses at the Congregational churc
Sunday. The morning sermon was O.
the subject Of working out our own saliva
ton through Christ, and was general
pronounced one Of the ablest sermons ev
er offered in town. In the evening h
talked temperance-not 10 the hackneye
and threadbare way, for he does nothir
in that style-but soundly, candidly, an
With illustrations as effective as John /
: Coughs.
His great appeal was to the man. ia
manly self control, for We must not ez
pect to get beyond temptation or nav
that put beyond us, though he favored a
the agencies for this purpose. 1t was til
best temperance argument We ever hearc
though we may have heard great man
e and we honor the man for having til
courage to say something entertainin
e even though in the pulpit. where mini
ters have too long thought they mu
wear u jacket both strait and stiff. 1t 81
q forced the lesson, and in oratory that
:, half the battle. This sermon ought to
. repeated here, ought to be heard ever,
where, and lyceums and temperance 81
cietes would send far and wait long b,
;, fore they could secure another one 4
: good.-St. Adams Messenger.
!. In the New York Assembly on Frida
last, when the bill for new charter II
New York city had passed to a thir
Z reading, Mr.. Hawkins, who champions
. the measure, exclaimed in the hearing
J many members, "we have beaten Il
q u thieves at last" This was construed b
u Mr.. Alvord, the leading opponent of Ii
measure as Il personal reflection, and /
4 retorted by calling Mr. Hawkins co,
J. ard. Thereupon Mr.. II. apologized, AT
e the rufiled waters became calm.
The Louisville Journal is authority &
y he statement OF singular canine suicd
a which took place there last Sunday.
= large greyhound was observed to n
frantically toward the river, and arrviI
!. there to make circuit at full spe,
d around hole in the ice. After ie
}. moments he paused, ran straight to Il
'. hole, aud plunged headong into
IS There was no assignable motive for Il
N sad net "