The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-10-20
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The Howe scales, manufactured at
Brandon, got all three of the prizes of.
fered at the indianapolis (Ind) exposi-
ton, two other makes being exhibited
DR.. T. II. Hoskins late of the Yer.
mont Farmer, has formed temporary
editorial connection with the Montpelier
Journal.
The Montpelier correspondent OF the
Free Press thinks that there will be no
material change effected in the present
prOhibitory law.
The Bennington Banner suggests
that the law relating to the trustee pro.
cess be so amended as to exempt poor
debtors wages from seizure
-Cambridgo has finally bonded in aid
Of the Burlington and Lamoillc Railroad
by vote of l47 to n. The amount
was fixed at $4,000.
Robert II. Nash fell from the cars
while attempting to pass from one car to
another near the depot in burlington,
Saturday night, aud was instantly killed.
1t is understood at Montpelier that
all the efforts to effect combination in
in opposition to Senator Edmunds has
failed and the Democrats will vote for
Hon. f. j. Phelps, for United States
Senator.
Man MIssING.-J ohm Harlow Of the
firm Of Harlow & Hale. merchants OF
Benson's Landing: has been missing for
five weeks. He left Benson's Landing
for Whitehall on some business, intend
ing to return in few days. Mr.. Har.
low was soldier in the Union Army
during the rebellion, and lost an arm in
one Of the later battles
The State auditor reports the Yer.
mont savings bank of Brattleboro, the
heaviest institution of the kind in the
State, had deposits, July |, Of S ,403,.
475. The Burlington savings bank had
SI,29T ,l04, an increase of $3.50, 900 in a
year and it paid n dividend of per cent
January ], and one Of I per cent July
/.
BRANDON LECTURE CouRsE.-- Prof j
W. Churchill. the eminent American
reader and elocu,ionist, opens the Bran.
don lecture course on Thursday evening
next, the 22d inst, at the Town Hall 10
Brandon The entertainment will be Of
varied character, and the selections
will embrace many that are humorous as
well Us pathetic
SNEAK TnIEF.--A sneak thief stopped
at the barn of Mr.. 8. Leach Of Bethe
last week and distracted thereirom new
single harness and buffalo robe. Mr.
Leach discovered his loss and started up.
on the trail OF the thief. he tracked him
to Middlebury and thence to Bridport
thence down tho lake as far as Fairhaver
where tho trail was lost. The thief i.
described as tall spare man with heavy
black moustach, drove u pair of brown
horses upon new dark red wagon with
yellow wheels. Officers arc now On the
track.
PARDoNID One OF the last oihcia
acts Of Governor Converse was the par
douing from the State Prison Of Freder
lex z. PuDlcy, Of Shrewsbury, convicted
at the March, 1869. term of the RutlanC
county court, Of manslaughter, and sen
fenced to Windsor for twenty years. Thu
terms Of the pardon are that Plumlel
shall be and remain hereafter good NOR
al, peaceablc and quiet citizen Tn,
Rutland Herald says that the pardon
will meet with the appreciation OF all VIII,
knew the circumstances Of tho foud which
resulted in the killing
1t is rumored that the Free Lover
acting on their well.known principles, AT
ter dallying awhile with Nalcour Islam,
propose TO abandon their first love an,
seek more hospitable shores Their ethe
real souls revolted, it seems at the though
of founding their now Utopia on au islan'
where the burrows for the prosaic on
necessary corn and potatoes were practi
cable only with the aid Of the cold chsc
| and where, 50 far from flowers spriugin
up under their feet, the Grst steps in thci
, cultivation must be made with gunrowde
or nitro-glycerinc.-FSee Press.
, We deeply regret to learu Of tn
, death of james &. Henry, of Royaltor
! Mr.. Henry was the cldes: sou Of China
0 Henry, Of Woodstock, loag a hotel keeI
er there. and provost marshal for til
4 second district during the laie war. II
c entered the University of Vermont
r. 1852, leaving ut the end Of his juni,
t year. lie afterwards studied law. an
5 was partner Of lloU. d &. Depison.
n Koyaltou. When the Sixteeutb Reg
d ment was raised he was appointed i
h quarlermastcr, and was for some thu