The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-06
STATE NE UjS.


In Craftsbury, Il 25.foot snow drift |
had not all disappeared on the Goth.
Eleven persons were received into the |
Newport Methodist church on the goth. |
The epizootic has appeared again in
Rutland, and several horses are down |
with it.
Thirty persons united with the Pres
byterian church at Barnet Center, last
Sabbath.
Rev, Amos Foster and wife, of Put
ney celebrated their golden wedding,
Tuesday.
The Colorado potato beetle has made
Its appearance in several localities in
Chitlenden county.
A Mr. Slbley, of Fayetteville, who
broke his leg last week, died on Thurs
day from the effects.
The milestone shops at Bloomington
are lying still for repairs, the main gear
having broken.
From four to six hundred sheep per-
lshed In the storm on Friday, the 18th.
In Weathersfield
Barton is lighting her streets with
gasoline lamps at cent and half per
lamp for every six hours.
Mr. I. E. Wheeler. of Worcester has
yearling Cotswold sheep which shear
ed, in May, twelve pounds of wool.
Rev. NJ. D. Stone, pastor of the Con-
gregatlonal church at Windham, re-
signs on account of i'll health.
Harvey Perkins, of Bloomington,
built house and moved into It In
twelve days. This may be called quick
work.
Edward HOLMAN, of Bloomington,
lost horse worth 5000 by its falling
through the floor of an old house into
the cellar,
Hon. G. w. Willard of Montpelier,
has accepted an invitation to deliver an
address at the Minnesota state fair, to
be held early in September
A bear was caught in Belvdere last
week by Gideon Carpenter, of that
town. 1t was supposed to be about u
years old, and It weighed about $50
pounds.
Geo. w. Kibling, of Norwich, has re-
Gently been fined $3.50 and costs for sell
ing the ardent, not only too freely gen.
orally, but to the students at Dart
| mouth.
The town bonds in aid of the Bur.
lington and Lamoille railroad, amount
ing TO 1926, 900, have all been success
fully negotiated at more than average
rates.
Nathan Bishop, of Readsboro, thirty
years old, while intoxicated, engaged In
squabble with Walter Bellows on
the shore of a pond, Wednesday, and
falling into the water, was drowned.
Ten persons were baptized by INNER
sion in the river near the West Branch
meeting house, last Sunday, by Elder
Land, colored preacher. There is an
increasing religious interest in that
church.
A three-years old daughter of II. A.
Gilbert fell into the river at Barnet,
Friday, June 25, and was saved from
drowning by her ve-years-old brother
Charlie, who plunged in and brought
her safely TO the shore.
Gen. Foster, of Burlington, during a
recent fishing expedition TO st. Leon
springs, distinguished himself by catch
ing a four and one-half pound brook
trout. which he sent to Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher.
Among the appointments to the Uni
ted States NavalAcademy at Annapolis,
last. week, was that of Theodore G.
Dewey, Esq, of Montpelier. Young
Dewey received the usual compliment
of an appointment at large.
Statistics of the workings of the Mas
| ta 1ax IT,, Il,
that .053 ont of 20l4 applications for
licenses have been granted, which Is
represented rs diminution of one-half
in the number of liquor shops as COM
pared with prohibition times.
st, Johns day was celebrated at st.
Johnsbury the oath, by grand parade
of the st. John and st. Patrick socie-
ties, preceded by the st, Johnsbury
cornet band, addresses in the Catholic
church, q picnic In the afternoon and
| fireworks in the evening.
Julian Phelps, Esq, a rising young
lawyer of Iowa, is spending a few
months at Milton. He is graduate of
the University of Vermont, also of the
Albany law school. He emigrated to
Iowa some six years ago, where he has
been very successful in his profession.
| The formal opening of the Barre rail-
road took place on Monday, at Barre,
The programme included an address of
welcome by E. f. French, of Barre, q
procession, and short speeches by Hon.
c. w. Willard. Rev. n. N. Glazler.
Hon. e. p Walton, Hiram Atkins, and
others.
| In the Orange county court, on Mon
| day, Charles Leet indicted for bigamy.
was fined $500. He Is 62 years old, and
claimed that he supposed himself d.
vorced from an insane wife, now sup
ported by the town of Newbury, subse-
quently marrying another wife and re-
siding at Franconia, n. H., whence he
voluntarily came to the court for trial.
He must remain in Jail until his fine Is
paid.
Senator Edmunds, in company with
a party of Montreal gentlemen, has
gone salmon fishing on the lower st.
Lawrence. His eldest daughter, Miss
Mary Edmunds, arrived home last
week In the Russia, after two years
absence at Rome, where she has been
an inmate of the family of Minister
Marsh. She returns greatly improved
In health. -
I John Kirk, aged about 80, unmarried
was drowned in the Connecticut river,
at Bellows Falls, Sunday, while bath
ing: His body was found below the
dam, Wednesday morning. Kirk was
an employe of the paper mill, and was
steady and industrious. He had about
$500 In the bank, and $40 or $50 was
found in his clothes. He leaves no rel
atives at Bellows Falls.
The census of 1870 gave Plymouth a
population Of 2S5. A census taken on
the first day of April, 1875, shows de-
crease in five years of 2S4, leaving only
90l inhabitants in town. The main
cause of this rapid and alarming de-
crease is the lack OF railroad facilities TO
take from the town its lime, iron and
lumber, together with the products of
the farming interest.
An exciting Islander suit was tried re-
Gently at the county court at ST. JOINS
bury. A. +. Judevine sued +. It.
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