The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-06-16

house of II. G. Wiley on Saxton River
on Sunday light last, and entered all the
rooms but two, smashed every mirror and
most of the lamps, but strangely enough
a woman sleeping in room were the
windows we've smashed. though covered
with plaster from the ceiling, escaped
without serious injury. A fine COW be-
longing to Charles Smith Of the same
town was killed by lightning.
The school committee Of Brattlebofo
and the Catholic priest have got into
trouble. Tho priest required about 100
Catholic children to stay out Of school to
attend meeting, Tuesday, which they did,
and the committee refused to allow them
to return unless they will promise to CON-
form to the rules of the school. This the
priest tells them not to do, and threatens
20 resort to law to settle the matter.
Patents granted to citizens of YER
mont FOR the week ending May 26, 1874,
re ported for the REGISTER through the
patent agency office of T. II. Alexander,
Washington, D. c.: H. Paddock, st.
Johnsbury, platform scales; Thomas j.
Whitcomb, Springfield, folding table, or
stand for games; Sidney W. Rowell,
Rutland, strainer; John i. & j. I1emap
Written, Burlington, mittcn.
"A Hubbardtown man says that while
he was cutting the limbs from tree over
the grave Of a former resident of the town,
recently, the ghost of the man made his
appearance and forbade him to 90 on with
tho work, but after little arguing, he
disappeared He went so suddenly that
he left his hat. which the story-teler
shows as evidence of the truth of his tale.
e. L. Woods Of Passumpsic has
written on postal card the Declaration
of Independence, the ten commandments,
the Lords prayer, the 23d psalm, the Cd
cpistlo of john, the 9th psalm and the
fret verse Of Coronation" besides the
superscription to the Boston journal. the
whole work including 2272 words.
The committee Of 100, appointed by
Mayor Blodgett of Burlington, find that
the Lamoille Valley connection with the
PORTLAND and Ogdcnsburg railroad can
be built for S750,000. Congressman
Hendee is to be invited to address the
people of Burlington on this railroad
scheme, JuLe IT,
The republicans of the third district
unanimously re.nominated Congressman
Hendee at Il convention in Hyde Park
on Wednesday, no other name being even
mentioned A resolution against re.
newell of the reciprocity treaty with
Canada was adopted.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKEr.-- The
market was firm. Prices: Common to
fair, 20 to 23c; medium to good, "a to
26c; sclectiong, zoe. 1t will be seen
that prices generly show an advance Of
two cents per pound on the best grades
upon last weeks quotations.
The district committee in consulta-
ton at Rutland Friday, decided to hold
the district convention for the nomination
Of member Of Congress at Middlebury,
August 10Th, The appointment of dele
gates will be the same as in the state
convention.
A man PANIED Cass, OF Barton, who
owned considerable property, committed
suicide, recently, because he had been
sued for $40, and left note stating that
he Was perfectly sane, but if he had fallen
so low that his name was not good for
$40, he did not care to live any longer
A wife whose husband escaped from
under her wing near London, England,
over two years ago, has just found him,
with another wife and a child, at Rutland
The husband has discarded wife No. 3,
and the old family is united once more.
The grand commandery of the
Knights Tempar of Vermont held its
thirty-sccond annual conclave at Buripg.
ton an Tuesday, and Joseph L. Perkins
Of st Johnsbury was elected grand COM
mander.
Tho democrats 70 through The cero-
mony Of nominating governor, lieutenant
governor and state treasurer at Mont.
pelier on Thursday, the 25th
Gen. Sherman's family will pass the
summer at ST. Adams.