The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-05-26

Sheriff Drew went through Deavitts
Champlain Hotel at Burlington, Saturday
afternoon, and obtained pailful and two
bottles of whisky. The premises Of Hon.
orr Garvey, Battery street, were asc
visited, but none Of the "craythur" was
visible. Constable White made call at
John O'Mara's, corner Of Battery and
Maple streets, and met with warm re-
ception Coming up from the cellar with
half barrel of ale, William Punkett
claimed that part Of the ale was his pri-
vate property, and threatened to whip
him if he took it from the premises. This
White proceeded.to do, when Plunkett
assaulted him. White soon was more
than a match for Plunkett, and with the
assistance of Policeman Bliss arrested
him He was brought before Judge
Tyler, wLu released him on 500 ball 10
appear for trial Monday.
A Calvin Baptist church has been
organized at St. Johnsbury.-Mrs. Camp.
bell, member of Rev. Mr.. Hyatts
church at St. Johnsbury, recently pub
lished an article against his character 10
the Caledonian, he having moved to
Starksboro, out on Sunday week she sent
letter expressing sorrow for what she
had done, and it was read in the church
The wife of William Smith, who left
St. Johnsbury, a few nights ago, for Chic
opee, Mass, without her husbands knowl.
edge, has returned, and peace again reigns
in that family, She says she did not &c
on visit, but went to stay. though she
has thought better of it since.
Certain Vermont rum. sellers have
established their saloons on the Canadi
line, the back part, with the liquors, be
ing in her majesty's dominions, and thu
customers room in the land Of the fret
and the home of the brave. When ;
thirsty soul comes in, the bar.keepe
places the decantcr and tho glasses on tn
potion Of the bar which is under the pro
lection of the British lion, and the EN-
biber imports the ardent into this country
smiles blandly at the impotent prohibitor
officials, takes swig, passes over tn
change, the liquor is exported to Canad
, again, and everything is lovely.
! There is little room for liquor cru
: sading in St. Johnsbury yet. Robel
Pendridge went home drunk, Friday a
, ternoon, and amused himself for Will
, by pounding his wife. He then drew
pistol and threatened to shoot her, whe
t policeman was sent for, but before ii
latter arrived the wife had forgiven Rol
ert, and she prevailed on the officer to II
! him stay in the bosom Of his family.
The annual convention of the Epi
copal Church in tho diocese of Vernon
will be held in St. Johns church Poul
>. ney, on the second Wednesday in Jun
e and the missionary sermond on the ever
a ing previous to convention will
d preached by the Rev. w. II. Collins
!, Vergennes.
= Patents granted to citizens Of We
G mont for the week. ending May st
It 1874. Reported for the REGISTER throul
the Patent Agency Office of T. ii. Ale
e ander, Washington. d. G. John
Jackman, Barre, milk-cooler Joseph
1t Traiuor, Springfield, fulliag-mill
4 Phillip Hunt, the Oldest man
i Barton, died Sunday, aged 90. He can
q to Vermont from Kingston, N. H., MAI
:, years ago, and has since resided in Mon
;, pelier and Barton. He was the faith
of % children, nearly all of whom a
70 now living.
N There were shipped from the Hyd
}. vile Station. on the Rensselaer, and Sar
toga railroad, during the yea- 1877
). 2,lG6 tons Of marble, aud 36,3l2 tons
slate. The receipts at the station
80 1872 were S25, 575, in 1873 s26,737.
Y "A rooster at Windsor attacked
boy four years old, the other day, an
DIT knocking him down, gave him five woun
in the head with his spurs. The old COZ
X didn't live long to crow over mis- explo
e. however.
|; Three barns at Guildhall belongi
=, to Horace n. Allen, with rs tons OF ha
" were burned on Wednesday night, lc
$4,000.
One hundred and eight thousa
head.stonos for the soldiers graves a
- being made at West Rutlrnd for the &c
st eral government.
o. 1t is estimated that from 10000
st. 10000 pounds OF maple sugar have De