The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-11-04
Addison County.

tuesday IN January, 1874; Austin Peck
alternate.
Addison County.
There is said to be an organized band
Of vilainous burglars at present, operat-
ing up and down the banks Of Lake Cham
plain.
Moses B. Person of Goshen, was ar
rested for stealing horse of II u. and
S. l.. Churchill, last fall. and an examin-
alton was held at the Jail last Friday.
The court failed to find sufficient evidence
to hold him for trial and he was dis.
charged.
MIR z. Is. Robbins of Cornwall,
raised, the present season, on one vine
four squashes, the largest of which weighed
so IL lbs. and measured five feet in cir.
conference, and the other three weighed
in the aggregate, just one hundred lbs.
The color OF these squashcs is a hand.
some yellow.
MASONIC FESTIVAL. The new ball OF
Libanus Lodge, Bristol VT, is to be ded.
icAted November llth, 1873. Address
by Henry Clark, Grand Secretary. Ma
sonic lcvee in the evening All members
Of the fraternity are cordially invited
Committe Of arrangements, S. G. Xiii, +.
A. Hasseline, w. l.. Champion.
While William Powers. ESD Of
Leicester was starding behind his buggy
at the station, last Friday morning, the
horse took fright at the ears and gave a
a sudden start. Mr. Powers caught hold
of the wheel aud was thrown head first
over il striking his head violently against
the step. He was taken up in an uncon-
sclous condition, and up to three o'clock
that afternoon he had not recovered con-
sciousness.
The Convocation of Burlington will
commence its services in St. Pau's church
Vergeunes to-day (Tuosday) and continue
there uuti Thursday morning.
Preachers Tuesday evening, The Rev,
DR.. Sweet, Dean Of Convocation Wed.
nesday a. M Rev. +. II. Atwil, Rector
St. Pau's Burlington; Thursday a. m.
Rev. Francis Smith, ofSt, Adams. On
Wednesday evening missionary address
by the Bishop and other clergymcn pres.
cnt.
\ DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.-On the
night of the 2lst of October some mis-
creant went over the premises of Ma
than Morrill, i'm Starksboro and killed
snd piled up ten turkies, and stole and
carried away six more. Suspicion rests
on Charles Hallock and son of Elisha
Rands' They are thought to be ma
licious enough for such business y
young man by the name of William
Revln is too much in the company o
Hallock for his credit.
Lewis Mott who keeps the FIT. Gas,
sin House at Fort Cassin, in Ferrisburgh
was arraigned before Justice Parker 0
that town last Thursday for selling intox
icating liquor without authority II,
was found guilty Of fifteen offenses, anC
it being second conviction he was fneC
$500 and costs. He appealed to the Coun
ty Court. The day previous a seizure wa
made at the Fit. Cassin House, aud abol
twenty-five gallons Of liquor were taken
The hearing on the liquor was adjourned
two weeks.
Rev. p. N. Granger, agent of tn,
Vermont State Temperance Society, CAV,
an effective address at West Cornwall
Sunday morning, to Il full house, which
, was well received, 10 the evening h,
spoke at Cornwall. Here he also had
good audience. and the people seemed t.
be pleased with his effort. We under
stand Rev. Mr.. MagIll who presided
stated to the audience that the town wa
canvassed for funds last spring, by on,
who was supposed by the people of thu
town, to be the agent Of the State Society
! but it was afterwards found that he wa
not, and that the money had gone in
different direction from which it was in
tended.
: RIproN j. Bent, Esq has dwar
n apple tree that has been set three years
i and is about an inch and fourth in di
ameter, that bore this year nearly fort
>, goodszed apples-sixteen on a branc
d not over 6ve.eighths of an inch in diane
d ter The tree is about 3 l.2 feet i
IS height. Who beats this =?
n Julius Damont and Philip Kerrvo
= got into dispute in regard to a trial {
IS strength, on the 9th ult., which fnaIl
i developed into fight, in which Damon
s had one Of his ears bitten nearly off.
If The Rev. p. n. Granger, agent of tn
t. State Temperance Society, is advertise
e to lecture in the NJ. Il. church to-morro
D. Wednesday, evening. Lecture free.
Certain Of the young men (?) of til
d and adjoining towns while away the
If Sundays by drawing lumber, on our MOI
e public roads, and shouting and screamiu
J. so as to be heard half mile away
e The Methodsts propose to hold
II festival, December Sd, for the benefit
d Rev. j. w. Morrill,, their pastor.
lr On the 23d ult., while Mr.. H. Bow
d ea's little son was on his way home fro
IT X. N. Fosters, the horse he was ridil
10 was attacked BY vicious horse owned b