The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-02


hold its annual meeting ut Middlebury, on We'd
nesday, February IL, commencing at ~ o'clock,
A. NJ, and continuing through the dny and eve
ling. There will be an address in the afternoon
by Rev. Franklin Tuxbury, of Brandon, and ono
10 the evening by Rev. i. Mills Of Rutland.
Clergymen throughout tho county are requested
to give notice of this meeting from their pulpits.
Let there be general rally Of the friends Of
tam perance TO this annual gathering.
I. H. ARCHIBALD. Chm.
ADDISON COUNTY TEMPERANCE
CONVENTION.
All citizens Of Addison County who favor total
abstinence from tho use Of intoxicating liquors as
"A beverage, IRE requested TO meet at the lecture
room ot the Congregational church, in Middle
bury, On Wednesday February 18th, 1875, at
balf past one p NJ, to nominate candidate for
the ctice OF County Commissioner, to be support
ell st the annual March Gle elton.
Pm ORDER Con-.
Nss5- How is the average Vermont
farmer to know that the agricultural
meetings under thc auspices of the
Board of Horticulture, Manufactures and
Mining are not used for oil sorts OF po-
iilical clicancry and manHuvefs, since
keep sharp lnok out for these things,
has not been present to watch proceed
incs ut either OF the three public meet
inps held last month?
gssssOur farmer Governor must he
more than usually occupied with the
care of his stock, this winter not to
pat IN an appearance at the meetings
of the Agricultural Board, especially
when one is held in the town adjoining
Jericho where Ii located that farm
which made such an impression on the
nominating convention last June. His
Excellency should be officially notified
that he Is n member of that honorable
body.
gST Some of our contemporaries very
naturally omit portion of the title of
that very useful state institution, known
as THE Board Of Agriculture, Manu-
features and Mining" and call IT
'Doord of Agriculture for short. And
M at no time since the institution Of
the Board have the other interests been
their meetings, or 10y member repre-
-enting these interests, !, would be as
we'll If all were to adapt their momcn-
rlnturr to the reality.
The newspaper over at Brandon, the
UNION. tells how zone ofour citizens"
named :. L. Moulton, tackled his pair
of horses to land roller on Sunday
and drove through the street awhile,
Ito the infinite amusement" of behold
srs. Mr. MoultOn was fined -, and the
UNION produces Its customary remark
anent "the cursed rumseller.' Why
don't the highly intelligent newspapers
over there, the UNION, the REGISTER
and those, get up n new saying in the
course OF a few centuries: Wing not
talk about the rum-drinker little
while ~ Woodstock PosT.
Brother Perkins would he welcome
to til. space necessary for personal no
ticc in the REGISTER, but We cannot
afford to violate our rule of editorial
courtesy.
Rss-Thc forebearance of tho press
has, il seems, been already exhausted
upon the Bcecher-Tilton trial, There
was brave effort for the first three
weeks 10 refrain from comment durinA
The progr,S. of the rial. But ycstcr-
day morning our Rutland neighbors
opened up upon the question: and some
more distant journals found their vir-
,uou- neutrality all gone nearly II week
ago. 1t is observable that those, whose
synpathies were. last summer, evident
u for the plantltr in this suit, are now
extolling the success Of his witnesses
and crltid>lng Mr.. Beccher and his
counsel. On the other hand, those in
sympsthy,witb Beechcr are comment
ing uninverabiy upon Til!cn, lis coun'
sci and his witnesses, It would seem
more 70; tic interest Of justice aud
tight 70 keep still, 50 far as common. is
concerned until the case is all in.
sss- Recent disclosures have exposed
SYSTEM of embezzcment and aaisap-
preparation II trust funds at Annapolis
ND, that has created CONSERVATION
throughout nll circies The criminal
was James Il. iowison, IA lawyer of the
hghe.t slanding IN business aud social
circles. vino, because of his sterling rep
utation, had been made the custodian
OF the funds and manager Of the prop
critics Of many Of the leading citizens
A short time ago he died suddenly, and
the examination Of his accounts shows
that he has roihed nearly every person
who Icposed business trusts to him.
About $50, 0~ worth of bonds that had
been placed in his charge by various
clients had been used to his own bene-
NJ, and lie had also borrowed large
amounts on fraudulent mortgages. Sew
-ral of the officers and Professors at the
Naval Academy had various sums on
deposit with him, all of which are lost
In the general wreck. Bishop Oden-
heimer, IlowisCn's father-in-law,is said
20 have lost SO COO, ana the total of the
losses will reach $4,000. Howison
was at one lime clerk 10 Admiral
FRANKLIN Buchanan, and afterward
Secretary of the Naval Academy,
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.
A more dlsgraceful performance by
men Assuming 10 be respe etable md