The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-16
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The Illinois Legislature has passed
bill allowing women to bee, me notniies public.
The board of supervisors, of Vicks.
burg Miss, Tuesday, approved the bond of Peter
CROSBY as sheriff
There's a schoJlma'am in Oneida coun-
ty who let's her best behaved scholars chew her
gum little while.
Rev. d. Fish, Of Port Henry, N. Y,
who had wife ana two children, eloped with
Mary Strong and married her. lately.
Did you break that window p ITO be
sure did, replied Pat, and didn't We see inc
runnin home after the money &c pay for it 2"
Mr.. Charles S. Storrow, who was cred.
tied with having quarter Of million of dollars
life insurance, states that he has not single dol
lar.
1t must make a man feel mean to pay
an old debt because he thinks he is going to die
and then have the doctor pull HIM through all
right.
Chicago has the only female pension
agent in the country-Miss Ada Swcet-and she
receives the highest salary paid to a woman by
the government.
Val uaseda has been appointed captain
general o Cuba in place of Concha. Important
mensuresi n regard to that island arc understood
to be pending.
The centennial of Ethan Aliens cap.
ture of Ticonderoga is to be celebrated by the
citizens of northern New York aud Vermont. The
anniversary is May 10TH
A Missouri woman who applied for a
situation as car driver, being asked if she could
manage mules, scornfully replied, "Of course |
can; I've had two husbands
A little strip of black velvet around
the neck of the girl of the period is called "dog
collar" and is fashionable. 1t Lightens the
whtcness of the complexion.
A scene shifter in d Chicago theater
accidentally stepped OF his narrow platform the
other night and fell to the stage below distance
OF sixty feet. lie was instantly killed.
An encyclical letter from the pope has
been received in tho Roman Catholic churches at
Quebec, announcing universal jubilee for that
city to take place, next week. Mt Basilca.
An eminent law professor and Judge
wished for programme at place of public a
musement, and asked, "Will you Just BE- good e.
noush to hand me the statement Of facts"
The crew of the British schooner, Ann
and Susan, from New York for England before
reported seen abandoned at sea, were rescued by
the John johnson and carried to Cherbourg
Over eight hundred thousand bales Of
cotton are consumed annually in the New Eng
land factories, but only one hundred and fifty
thousand bales arc bought and sold in Boston.
"What makes you look so glum Tom?'
ooh. had to endure sad trial to my feelings"
"What on earth was it p "Why, had to tie on
pretty girls bonnet with her mother looking"
Gov, lngersoll has appointed Senator
elect William W. Eaton, of Hartford, Conn, to
fill out the incomplete term of the late William
A. buckingham in the United States Senate to
May 4th.
Twill the boy who threw that pepper
On the stove please come up here and get pres
ent OF nice book, said n Sunday school superin-
tendent in Iowa, But the boy never moved. lie
was far-seeins boy.
The Congressional Temperance Society
renew this year their earnest Recommendation
that incompetence and its remedies occupy the
attention of Cristian ministers and congregations
on the 2lst of February
Who wouldn't be champion" oars
man Courtney, a champion rover was married
at lthica, n. Y. recently and the presents to his
wife were numerous and Of great value, including
silver set OF solid silver.
a young man asked for copy of Ho-
mers "0dessey" at bookstore in Norwich Conn,
the other day, and the clerk not finding it, re-
marked in a negative way. "Weli we havn't any
OF llomor's latest works in at present"
Applause in an Italian theatre is not
always a sure sign Of success There was n case
recently Of composer being called before the cur
tain twenty-four times on the first performance Of
bis opera. The theatre was closed the next night.
Nevada has S250,0O0 as the beginning
of a university fund, and San Francisco paper
suggests that Nevada and California unite in a
project to establish one large institution which
val embrace among other branc a school of
mining.
The following gentlemen have been
designated commissioners to represent Canada Mt
the Philadelphia centennial; W. Glen of Ottawa
for manufactures; Judge Wilmot, of New Drums
wick, for agriculture; and Tenator Penny, Of
Montreal, arts.
There is one thing about the great
scandal trial which is very remarkable. 1t as
been shown that there were three parties who.
while protesting to keep the scandal a secret, ap-
pear to have taken the shortest possible way to
make it public.
By the burning. Tuesday, OF building
on 10th avenue, New York, occupied by Lewis
Leary as n tailor, his two little girls Minnie and
Augusta, aged ten and seven, were burned to
DEATH and the father seriously, if not fatally,
while trying to rescue his children
A fire at Keene K Coats tannery,
Philadelphia, Tuesday, destroyed 1900 tons Of
bark valued at $50 per ton, damaged the building
and machinery considerably, and burned 200
sides Of leather; insurance S4s 500, which will
cover the less Two fremen were severely injur-
ed
1t is stated that a Mr.. Callahan of
Keene's station near Watertown, New York, had
$500 deposited in the bank of George f. Paddock
Il Co., at WATERFOWL and that when he heard of
the failure of the bank he dropped dead. His wife
has since died, her death being attributed to the
double shock.
A court Of appeals, piece of Judicial
machinery which was provided for by the Domin-
ion confederation act, is still among those things
yet to be obtained, md it is anticipated, in GER
tain Dominion circles that the present session of
Parliament will see encouraging steps taken to-
ward securing it.
A boy six years old, travelling with his
mother from Milwaukee to Minneapolis, a few
days ago was seized with somnambulistic fit,
anu before his motions were observed, walked out
upon the platform and fell off the train, which
was running at the rate Of twenty miles an hour.
Fortunately he fell into a snow bank and escaped
without injury
The national grange, which has been in
session at Charleston S. c., the past week adopt
ed resolutions. Tuesday, declaring the existing
patent laws oppressive and requesting Congress
to grant no more extensions and to amend the
patent laws so as to allow any person to use or
manufacture any patent article payment of
reasonable royalty.
Gen. Sheridan, in note to George L.
lloar, chairman of the congressional investigating
committee, says; "ln respect TO the inquiries
of the members Of tho committee to the number
Of persons killed and wounded in Louisiana since
1866, on account Of their poll teal opinions, |
have to state that their number reported to date
is: Killed, 2l4l; wounded, 2ll5; total, 1856.
At Montreal on Monday meetings are
to be held for the nomination of candidates for