The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-05-12

R1pToN.-For some time past news
has been scarcity, but little transpir.
ing from week to week to break the mon
ytony of life, though Fl. G. Powers, M. d.
had his horse runaway q short time ago,
spilling Powers aud the rest of the drugs
out. and then broke the wagon to which he
was attached, though not doing as much
damage as would naturally have been ex.
pected.
About the same time. Mr.. g. j. Rob.
bins had the misfortune to have horse
drop down dead while engaged in draw
ing logs near S. G.. Tisdales no blame
attached to any one.
Measles continues to be in fashion for
the present, though the season is too far
advanced for them to expect to fnd favor
long.
On the Goth inst Frank Fritz en-.
tered Mr.. Il Harvey's house and made
an attack Of serious nature on Mr..
Harvey. knocking him out Of his chair
and choking him considerably it is said
that the assault was provoked by Mr..
Harvey's making statements derogatory
to the character Of Mrs. C. Norton Fritz 8
mother) and retaining letters written by
Mrs. N.
We learn that Mr.. A. G. Chandler
has wearied of mercantile life and pro.
poses to return to farming having recently
bought the page" farm, with guam.
tity of wild land attached, for $4,000.
On the 9Th and 9th insts.. sugar max.
ing was in full vogue and those in the
business are thinking OF following it in
the summer if it continues to pay.
The frogs gave US their first concert Of
the season on the evening of the 4th inst,
10 close proximity to a snow bank several
rods long and feet in depth the effort
was probably too much for them for they
have been pretty quiet since and arc
doubtless trying to cure their several
colds, preparatory to another ittempt.
WEYBRIDoE.-The Brown Church, NJ.
E.) is undergoing repairs under the
directions Of Dir. James Speeden. The
upper part Of the steeple was found to be
nearly good for nothing and in the opinion
Of good many never was.
Mr. E. Moody has again been up to
his old tricks, shooting this time an eagle
which measured Oft from tip to tip.
Gardens are being plowed here and
planting done. March winds prevail
Hay rather short. Farmers faces long
Mr.. Luke Kendrick has purchased the
house and lot belonging to the Carpenter
estate and proposes making expensive
repasrs the coming season.
Moses Hamilton, prominent either
Of Bridport, died at the residence o.
Mr.. o. p. Lee. 10 Middlebury, after I
short illness, Of strangulated hernia, yes
terday morning. He was taken ip grea
pain while at Middlebury, on Wednes
day last, and although the most skillfu
phi ysiciaus were called no relief could b.
obtained, aud the spirit took Its fligh
after five days Of intense suffering,
On Thursday Patrick Ryan, of Yer
gennes, was brought to trial for vlolatin
, the liquor law on various occasions. II
plead guilty to ten second offences an
: was fined 5000 and costs. Much credi
is due the temperance committee of Ver
gennes, and especially their chairman
Charles +. Parker, Esq. for the goo
> work they are doing.
. There were shipped from New Ha
8 ven station, On Tuesday, May 9Th, 53S
= lbs. butter 800 lbs. of maple sugar. an
400 dozen Of eggs were shipped for Boz
: ton market. Butter 33 to 3Sc; egg
u. Ice maple sugar 10 to l2c veal calvt
l. Sc. per Ii.
'' Capt. N. Crane OF Vergennes, hi
arrived home from Washington, lookiu
l. finely and is ready. we presume to tax
o command of the jauuty little steamer Gu
T. lew, again. The steamer is uDdergoi1
Is improvements for the better accommodate
u Of her passengers the present season.
1t is said that the veteran town clel
1t Of Cornwall. Samuel Everts, Esq, WI
70 was displaced at the last election, after
|. service of many years. gives. as the re
II Son of his decapitatioD. the fact that
refuses to support man for Co
h ernor who spells Moses with a ~"
= Joseph Battell, ESQ, the pOpul
AZ landlord Of Bread Loaf Inn, Ripton, h
y just returned from an extended trip
the South. He spent most of the whit
to in Florida.
y Major G, V. Cook, of New Have
re still continues very low and it is said Il
physicians have given him up as a hop
re less case On Sunday he was insensib
y "A heavy failure. in Orwell. Ia
week, Mr. James Cook, large farmt
P. went under financially with liabilities
o. $4,000
Rev. W. w. Winchester resign
10, bis Office. as pastor of the Congregation
OF church in Bridport, last Sunday.