The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-07-29

ApJuDGED FoRrEITED--Two barrels OF
whiskey were seized by Sheriff Trip and
his posse, last Thursday morning, found
in a barn belonging to William IL. Ellis,
proprietor of Ellis saloon. The liquor
was conveyed to the Town agency for
safe keeping, and the warrant returned
to the Justice for hearing, Mr.. Ellis ap.
peared as claimant Of one barrel but SUI
fered the other to 60 by default A jury
decided that the whole was contrabaud,
and on their verdict it was adjudged, by
the Court, to be forfeited to the town, and
ordered TO be delivered to the town agent
for sale according to the provisions Of
the law. The cost Of the liquor in mar
ket was S256,3S.
observation-disclosures Smith, who fig
ured in an assault last Saturday,of which
We have an account, about eleven O'Clock
last night perpetratcd another outrageous
assault upon Mr.. Pclon, also an cmployc
in the Papermill, He had team in
waiting and came into the mill ostensibly
to bid the hands good bye. When he
came TO Pelton he struck him with some
thing hard knocking him down, then con-
tinued to pound him until he had inflicted
severe injuries upon his head face and
arms. lie then went out, jumped into
the carriage and made off in all haste
toward the lake.
TUE RE.UNIoN.-Thc Re- Union forces
Tat Middlebury are making arrangements
fgf full representation at Rutland next
week. Those who have already enlisted,
and all who intend to 60 or hope to be
able to 90, are requested to meet at the
Armory, in this village, on Thursday
evening of this week, July 30th for tho
purpose of organization and arrangements.
1t will be an opportunity which no one
should lose. The following is the official
cali for the meeting for organization
ATTENTION SOLDIERS.
All persons in and about Middlebury,
having enlisted for the three days cam
paign at Rutland on the 9th, eth and
Sth of August prox., and all soldiers Of
the late war who intend to 60 to Rutland
to attend the Re- Union, are requested to
meet at the Armory in this village on
Thursday evening, July 30th, for the
purpose of organizing, and other business.
n w. ii. Conn. Com.
Warner Post No. 16 G.. a. Il. =
Among the substantial improvements
of the town, the present season, none are
moro conspicuous than the elegant new
house of U. D. Twitchell, ESD, upon Col.
lege hill Its location upon the ridge is
beautiful in itself, and the view it affords
Of the Adirondacks towering up in their
grandeur, on the west, and the Green
Mountain range, which extends like q
wall as far as the eye can reach, upon the
east, with occasional lofty peaks standing
like sentinels upon the battcments then
the magnificent sweep OF valley with the
silver waters of the Otter winding along
through its green fields, its banks dotted
with villages here and there. and all the
other attractive features of this most
charming valley of the world,-this view
is enough to entrance one upon the spot
Then Mr.. Allen has executed most per.
fectedly one of the best architectural de-
signs, and made the work Of man fitting
supplement to the works Of nature so at
tractively spread out all around. 1t is !
first class residence in first class loca
! ton.