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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-27

RETIREs IN HoNoR.- General Spinner
retires from the office which he has filled
SO long and successfully with an entirely
clean record. The money in the cash
vault was all counted and found to agree
exactly with his statement of what it con.
tanned. There was about ten million
dollars in one vault and a million and a
half OF it was coin. All the old coin was
actually counted and the new was weigh.
ed and everything proved to a cent The
estimated shortage of twenty dollars
which was made when the currency was
counted and gold taken according to
marks on the bags, disappeared, and the
count came off exact This at any time
would be an extraordinary fact, but in
times when there is so much dishonesty
in various departments it should not pass
UNDECIDED. -Messenger.
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NOTICES..

The best and cheapest fly trap Of the
season can be found at DR.. W. M. Days
drug store.
Drugs, medicines, toilet and fancy
goods, perfumeries, confectionery, paints,
oils, varnishes, window glass. &c. Also
a fine stock Of pure Havana cigars at
Case & Riders.
FoUND.-Left In shoe department oil
Beckwith & Co., July IA, a wallet, con-
tanning sum of money, which the owner
can have by proving property and pay.
ing for this notice. July 26. IF
Those photographs of the reunion at
Now Haven are excellent. Sent postpaid
to any address on receipt Of forty cents
or three for one dollar. Address o. G.
Barnes, Middlebury. Vt.
The familiar old red wagon, N. b.
Phelps, proprietor, is on the road again,
owing to the solicitation of many Of the
citizens Of Bridport and Middlebury, and
of the travelling public generally Mr.
Pie ps can hereafter be found at the
Middlebury depot on the arrival Of the
mail train from the south, ready to convey
passengers, baggage, &C., to Bridport and
vicinity. Errands and other business also
attended to az formerly. IS
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BRIDPORT.

Mrs Paris Fletcher, Of Bridport
who lately had serious surgical opera
ton performed, and was consequently il
q very critical condition for some time, is
now rapidly recovering.
MIR. and Mrs. Joel T. Rice, of New
York city, are stopping at the residence
of his father, MIR. Asa Rice, in Bridport
Mr.. Rice is graduate of Mddlebury
college, and was in attendance at the late
commencement. Mrs. Rice is well
known artist. and her sketches OF views
in Central park, New York, have at
tracted much attention.
&C, e. Prentiss, Esq, cashier of the
German American Savings Bank, Wash.
ington, d. c., is in town spending short
vacation with his friends here. Mr.
Prentiss is third largest stakeholder in
this, now the largest bank in that city
He is graduate of Middlebury college
and with his culture of intellect is associ.
ated an equal culture Of the qualities
which 60 to make up true manhood.
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Jesse Pomeroy's Attempt {
Escape,

A bold attempt Of the Boston boy muir.
derer, Jesse Pomeroy, to break jail was
discovered and frustrated, Tuesday morn.
ing. The detail Of his plan, as shown by
letters in his cell directed to his mother,
was to cut out with a piece of his iron
wash dish the bricks by the window of
his cell, looking out upon the corridor,
enough to admit the passage of his body,
and to lower himself from the iron gal.
lery to the rotunda below by means Of
cords taken out Of the window. He was
to leave at midnight when the watch was
changed, knock down the single officer
whom he expected to meet, clear the jail
building, and scaling the outer wall make
his way to Canada. When discovered,
he had loosoned several OF the bricks, and
would have been out of his cell in anoth.
er week, though some of his miscalcula.
tons would have prevented his leaving
the building, as two officers were on
guard instead of one, as he supposed, and
neither of them had keys 10 the building.
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WHITING.

The image of the angel Gabriel, or
the evil one, which has SO long with be-
coming gravity blown It's horn for the
people of Whiting from tho top of one
of our church spires, has of late been
looking downward. as if seriously con.
templating visit to the earth below. 1t
is the earnest wish of all good citizens
that the much needed repairs will soon
be made, which will save US from such
yifitation.
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TERRIBLE DEsTRUcTIoN.-The latest
estimate of the Columbi earthquake is
$4,000 lives and $10,000,000, the des.
truction Of the city of Cucuta alone being
reckoned at 100000. All the better
and more substantially built houses wero
of course most destructive in their fall,
SO that the wealthy class were the espe.
cial victims of the disaster, affording
tempting booty to the criminal classes.
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PARDoNs.-Gov. Tiden has committed

PARDoNs.-Gov. Tilden has committed
the following sentences George H,
Rogers, manslaug liter in the third degree
in Chenango county, from two years and
eight months to eight months; Martin
Reel, larson in Eric county, from fourteen
years to seven years. The governor has
also granted pardon to Algeroy Aiken,
convicted of embezzlement in Erie county
and sentenced to one year and eight
months Imprisonment.
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WALTHAM.

Mrs. Emma Griswold, widow of the
late Nathan Griswold, died on Wednes-
day, July IA, in the 18th year of her
age. She was much respected, and che
leaves large circle of friends to mourn
her departure.
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Brandon, July 20, 1875.

The SOLDIERS REUNIoN.--An Organ.
ization Of Prisoners of War Proposed. -
We learn that in accordance with numer.
GUS requests, the officers OF the coming
soldiers reunion, at Brattleboro, will at.
ford an opportunity, on that occasion, for
the formation of an organization of YER
mont soldiers who have served term in
rebel prisons. 1t is hoped that meet.
ing of such may be held, at least for the
purpose of making up a roll Of the YER
mont prisoners of war, with record Of
the time, place, and circumstances of in.
terest connected with their Imprisonment.
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FERRISBURGH.

"A Rutland party are camping out
on the lake shore near Fort Cassin. They
went down the river yesterday morning.
Among the party are Capt, f. A. Morse,
and L. W. Reddington, Esq
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NENTRAL VT. RAILROAD.
- RUTLAND DIVISION
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

MOVING NonTu-Night express leaves Bellows
Falls at l:lj m; Chester 1855 m; Ludlow
1927 I'm; arrives at Rutland at 40 a IN. Leaves
Rutland so; Brandon 1927; Mid1lebury :05 !;
Nergennes 337; arrives in Burlington at 4 81
Accommodation-Leayes Rutland at GEO a IN
Brandon 700; Middlebury 7i45; vergennes
Sis; arrive in Burlington at rs m.
Mail-Leaves Bellows Falls at ll:5O IN;
Chester II "a PM Ludlow II 55, arrives in Rut-
land at l;55 Leaves Rutland at 200 IN
Brandon 2;40; Middlebury 20; Vergsnnes 3 "a /;
arrives in Burlington at 4.4G.
New York Express-Leaves Rutland at 80 p
m; Brandon 5;27; Mddebury Coz; Vergenues
6;32; arrives in Burlington at T:l5; and only
stops at the above stations, except to take pas
sengers going north of St Adams
Mixed-Leaves Rutland at 9: Is IN; Brandon
1892; Middlebury 4 80; Vergennes C ;Ol; arrives
in Burlington at 500 pm.
Mixed-Leaves Bellows Falls at 4:3O u
Chester 5;iOi Ludlow 1856 arrives in Rutland
at 800 am.
MovING SourH-Mail leaves Burlington at
$40 m; Vergennes 9;l5; Middlebury 9;55,
Brandon 1O:is; arrives in Rutland at IL 40.
Leaves Rutland at ll;15 m; Ludlow 1855 pm,
Chester "a; arrives in Bellows Falls at 2: 10 ~
New York ExWess-Leaves Burlington at l0:Ie
ami Nergenues 1l;l0i Middlebury Has; Bran
don 1927 m; arrives in Rutland at :O5 p m
Accommodation-Leayes Burlington at ? so p
IN; Vergcnnes i55; Middlebury 80; Brandon
6;O5i arrives at Rutland at 7:l0 pm.
Night Express-Leaves Burlington at 5s p
IN; Nergennes 1907; Middlebury 1855; Bran
don ll:iO. arrive in Rutland at 1895 d m
Leaves Rutland at l245 m; Ludlow SO;
Chester .;3Oi arrives in Bellows Falls 3:oa = M
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Burlington District Camp
Meeting.

The camp meeting for the Burlington
district will be held on the grounds OF
the New Haven camp meeting associa.
ton, commencing Tuesday, August "a,
and closing Sept l The grounds are
situated five miles north of Middlebury,
on the Vermont Central railroad
Board, and housekeeping will be fur.
nished on the ground on reasonable terms.
Ministers and people from the district
and adjoining districts are cordially invit.
ed to attend. Come to stay.
e. WATSON, p, Il.
Brandon, July 20, 1875.
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ADDISON.

George Waldron has recently erect
ed a very fine horse barn on his small
place.
Stephen Willmarth has recently re.
paired his hay barn to considerable ex.
tent.
Hay crop very light in the east part
of the town reported heavier near the
lake.
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BUSINESS FAILUREs.-The semi.annual
circular Of the mercantile agency of Dun,
Barlow q Co., which has extensive rami.
fcations all over the country, shows that
tho total number of business failures in
the country during the first six months Of
1873 was 1877, and the aggregate liza
bilities s74,940,000. The number Of
failures was larger by 462 than in six
months of 1874, and larger by 7s6 than
in six months of 1873. On the other
hand, the aggregate Of liabilities is less
by s2,679,000 than in the same period
in 1874, and less by S39,30S,O0 than
in the same period in 1878. 1t is only
sl4 $4,000 larger than in the same
period in 1872, in the ante.panlc times.
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The New Workers feel well over the
victory Of the New York crews in the
Saratoga regatta. For years Yale and
Harvard divided between the the gories
OF the annual boat race. AS the circle
OF competitors broadenoj, other colleges
occasionally snatchcd the victory, but
they were still of New England, Last
year Columbia came to the front. And
now with Cornell first and Columbia
second, the two highest places of honor
belong to the Empire State. This victo.
ry, too, was fairly won, and is conceded
without grudging.-Free Press,
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.


MAILS ARRIVE,
Closed mails from Rutland, Albany,
Boston and N York, 1870 A. M.
From Ripton, Granville, Hancock,
East Middlebury Cornwall, West
Cornwall and Bridport $3.50 A. M.
Way mail from north 1000 A. M.
Way mail from SOUTH cast 4 west, $40 p. NJ.
Closed mail from N. York, Gals p. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
Way mail going south. $3.50 A. NJ.
7" north, 500 =. NJ.
Mails for Ripton, Granville, Han
cock, East Middlebury, Cornwall,
West Cornwall and BriGport 3l5 p. M.
Closed mail for Rutland, the south.
ern part of the state, Conn. Rnd
Western Mass, 4:30 p. M.
Closed mail for N. York, Albany,
Boston and beyond, 700 p. NJ
Office hours, am. to $50 p. Sundays,
1l.45 q. m. to l2.45 p. IN.
A. S. TRACY, p. NJ.
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OR WELL.

DR., j. S. Gale and wife and Miss
Mary A. Gale, of this town, were in at.
tendance upon the regatta at Saratoga.
Mr.. Hiram Bramblc died very sud.
denly on Saturday last Of inflammation of
the bowels The funeral was attended
on Sunday morning at ten O'Clock
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-15
SECOND EIIHI9N.
The Intcr-Connty s;er.

InE npfiI.iNd MATCH AT wTrr cHEsTER, LAST
EvESISd-BUGKs AutiNgy cGisTEg" BUCKS
WINS ALI. THREE TESTS.
horticultural Hall, At West GAezten, was
crowded last evening, on the occasion OF the
Spelling Match between Backs aud Chester
| counties The affair begen shortly before s
o'coca, 100 being the announced hour. Tie
following were the Off President, Hon
VIM Darlington, of West Chester ; Vice Pres-
dent, VIM. H. 5oa, Of Bucks ; referees, Hon.
Jos. j. Lews, of West Chester Miss Many r.
Field, of Dongton, and Horny 4. Darlington,
associate referees for Bncks and Miss Sarah
w. Stafkweather, and Richard Darlington, Jr,
for Chester PedaSogue, pruf. w. A. ReynOlds.
of Wilmington. Del. Verbaiiau Attorneys, Prof.
w. W. Woodruff, OF Bucks Prof. George J..
Alaris, Chester
The first test wa4 the writing Of fifty words.
read by Prof. Reynolds, ~ follows Peagiau.
ism, resurrection, renaissance. therapeutics,
prima-donna monophylloua proscenium, prom
uncamento, euphemism, cmnerian, pe1nmlcln,
utta-percha, eleemosynary, mangel-wulzel,
gaberdine, tutelar. meer chaun, Indigenous,
sciatica, rhapsodlst. roguish hingeing, cynic,
sumsc, trafiicker. robing, petalous, referable,
fulfilled yietuaed. echoes, folios haloes, eiii-
giee, oases, ellipses, obseqiies porcelain, bellies
lettres, stupefy, salable divs.ble, theorize, dis
guise. liege, plebean, prairie. coppice. recede,
snpersede When these had been written, tho
correct spelling was read by the pedagogue, and
afterwsrd, they were carefully examined by
Joint committee. Tho result ~ finally an
nounced was that there were 33 errors on the
papers OF the Chester county Speers. and IA
on those of the Bucks-an average of 3.3-5 er-
rors for the former, and 1.3-5 for the latter.
Oral spelling was then begun, aud continued
until the words had passed around both classes
some half dozen times. In this Chester county
made errors, and Bucks 4. A recess was now
taken, for n few minutes, and at 935 O'clock
the usual form OF n "spelllDg down contest
began. The following tables give the names of
tle spoilers in the two classes, the order in
which they went ont, and the words they missed
on, In a few cases, we cannot lie snre that the
inaccurate version is that which the spoilers
gave as it is difficult to exactly catch the ncor-
rect form. In or two Instances We do not
attempt to give it at all. The first spelling given
il the correct word
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-15

phiIad eiphia Yearly Meeting.

CONFEDERATION VI THE EpIsIl.Es -REpoRra Oh
COMMITTEES -ATrESDANCE-CLorK OF rHE
MEETING.
PHILADELPHIA, 5rH MO. lith.
The attendance OF the last two sessions OF the
Yearly Meeting, to-day, was large, AZ i'd gener-
ally the case toward the close Of the meeting.
In the mems meeting the first business this
morning, WAS the consideration of the report
from the Committee on Education. Through
the efforts OF this committee and its sub-com-
nittees, much interest has been aroused in
schools for Friends children in many parts of
the Yearly Meeting, and number OF schools
bsye been established or re-established. The
committee was continued and encouraged to re-
newed effort in the work which lLas been 80 sat
lsfactory begun.
Dillwyn Parrish and Joseph G. Turnpenny
were appointed as correspondents for the Yearly
Meeting for the coming year. 4 memorial of
Henry I.idgway, late of Chesterfield monthly
meeting, was sent mp from that meeting, and
was read and united with.
At the afternoon session the iirst business was
The report Of the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Ii gave All encouraging statement OF the condi-
ton Of the Indians under the charge OF Friends
belonging to this Yearly Meeting, and stated
that considerable progress has been made by the
Indians in agricultural pursuits, and that many
VI them eyince strong desire to farm the land
ami own homes of their own. The land has al
WAYS been owned by the tribes collectively, and
the chiefs have disposed of it without reference
to the desires of the Indians occupying IL, which
has much interfered with the work OF settling
them at farming. The committee was continued
The committee on the change of discipline re-
ported In favor OF the change, and the matter
Was referred back to the same committee 10 ap.
ply the change where it shall be found necessa-
ry in the book Of discipline, in order to provide
that the mems business meeting shall refer to
womens meetings such parts of the business as
are now referred by the women to the approval
of the men.
The epistle which had been prepared to be
sent TO the other yearly meetings was then read,
carefully considered, and approved. After the
reading Of the minutes OF the meeting OF the
week, the meeting adjourned to meet at the
usual time next year.
In the womeus meeting this morning, the
epistles to the other Yearly Meetings were read
as prepared by the committee, and were united
with, except the one for the new lilinoH Yearly
Meeting which was referred back to the COM
lnittee to be altered in some points.
At the afternoon session the meeting
united with mems meeting in referring
the matter Of change of discipline back
TO the committee for further action. The epistle
TO the Illinois Yearly Meeting, az revised was
read and united with, and the meeting then sd-
iaurnel. Y,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-15
The PilIory and Cat.

rIasr ISsTALMENT OF THE SPRING wHIpriSus.
specidl 10 tie Connfrcidi.
NEW CASTLE. May Is.
The first instalment Of the spring whippings
was meted out to the convicts in the prison
yard, to-day, Sheriff Lambson swinging the cat
in person. The number of candidates WAS lar
ger than usual, as the subjoined list will show.
The whippngs were attended by the usual
scenes, and were conducted in the customary
manner. Several lads received their first pun
ishment at the post, but bore up well under it,
The following were the persons whipped
Charles Henderson, larceny, 20 lashes.
William Diggs, larceny, 20 lashes.
Robert Allen, larceny, 20 lashes.
George Thompson, larceny, 20 lashes.
Sandy Leonard, burglary, 90 lashes He was
also pilloried one honr.
John Reardon, larceny. 20 lashes. Pillored
one hour.
Wilmer Davis, larceny, 90 lashes.
Charles Frisby, larceny, 90 lashes.
George Thomas, highway robbery, 40 lasies.
lie had already stood in the pillory one hour
Ready August, larceny, 10 lashes.
Thomas Davis, larceny, 20 lashes. Pilloried
one hour.
John Keegan, burglary, 20 lashes He had
been placed in the pillory one hour previously.
John O'Brian, having been pilloried one hour,
received % lashes
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-15
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More Whiskcy Frauds.

FURTHER pIsCovERIEs-soLICTToR WILSON WORK
ING HARD TO BBEAK UP THE GREAT RING.
kilograms from Washington report the con-
tinued vigorous prosecution of the work Of ex
posing the whskey frauds in the West. Further
record evidence has been found against the dis
tillers, and additional seizures haye been made,
among them one in Cincinnati, in which the
Government lost S3, 00U. The Collectors of H.
ternal Revenue slow i'll replying to Solicitor
Wilson's inquiries, and tho secretary of the
Treasury has undertaken to ascertain the reason
In the meanwhile, the Solicitor is pushing hie
work Of investigation
He is determined that all orders of this nature
shall be obeyed or the collectors must take the
consequences. large number Of communica
tions have been received from different sec
tions from parties Offering to furnish proor
of fraud, and the Secretary has di
rected all such to furnish the proof to the
proper officers, and il found valuable and
used the parties furnishing 1t will be remn-
nerated. Information has reached here
this morning that, the distilleries in Mil
waukee had called upon those OF st.
Louis to combine with them in procuring
the services of Hon. Matt Carpenter to obtain
their release. 1u response to 1t Secretary Bris
tow sent dispatches TO the supervisors at Chi
cago, st. Louis. and Milwaukee, informing them
that the best legal assistance will be furnished
them in their efforts to convict those under ar
rest, and the Government is confident of es.
tablishng the guilt Of all the parties.
1t having been intimated that the whis
key ring will be able to furnish wealth and
power enough to corrupt some OF the prose
cutting officers, the solicitor declared that it
could not be done, az the Government attorneys
in those sections were among the most able ami
reliable connected with the Government
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-15
mnnlcnAl anteruraaa

fairs, being prominent in politics, business and
municipal enterprises.
Two important religious assemblies have been
held during the week,-the Yearly Meeting vi
Friends (Hicksite Branch) and the 9lst Annual
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese
OF this state The proceedings of the first
named body you have fully reported The busi-
ness before the Episcopal Convention. although
OF routine character, as all such affairs must
be- was interesting The good Bishop Stevens
address was the feature of the meeting and il
gave gratifying view of the state of Episcopa-
lianism in this section. Thirty candidates foi
orders have been received during the church
year and there was gain Of twelve clergymen
in the diocese seven new corner-stones were
laid during the year aud l767 persons were con-
irmed.
The news of the death of Judge q. W. Wood.
wood, Ex-Ohief Justice Of Penna., was receiY-
cd here just prior to the intelligence of the de-
cease OF the venerable Judge Hall. The latter
event. 1t must be noted, WAS learned in Phila-
delphia with grave interest Judge Woodward
died in Rome, whittier he had gone in hope of
securing renewed health He was able and
known to he honest to the core, but he was new
or very popular. He was at once, naughty and
passionate, combination which few people are
charitable enough to put up with except from
their nearest friends.
The Gilmore Promenade Concerts have been
the leading Amusement events and are very
enjoyable. The music is excellent, and the
freedom Of the scheme Ii suited To the time of
year. prettier sight than the Academy pre-
sents with its ball room floor crowded with prom
ehaders-the ladies' for the most part in the
new, and charming spring costumes, has not
been seen here for many day. "lhe Shraugh-
raun has proved to be one OF the most enter
tsining Mr.. Bouclcaut's dramas II is not as
striking as 1.-The Colleen Bawn," but 1t is very
clear, and Boucicault gives 4 spirited piece OF
acting in the principal part. INDEX.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-15
A n, easements.
THE PEAK FAMILY OF BELL RINGERS.

THE PEAK FAMILY OF BELL RINGERS.
Tho few who were present at the entertain
inent given at the Opera House. last evening,
by the Peak Family of Bell Ringers uttered fire.
quent expression of regret that larger audience
was not present. Those who were present, how
over, ,attested their appreciation by loud applause
and repeated encores. The performance was a
really line one artistic, pleasing and deserving
VI better house. This evening the perform
snce will be repeated, and we hope there Will be
q better turn out.
THE RAYMOND rICRErs.
Ihs sale Of reserved seats for Mr. John T.
kaymonds Mulberry Seiiers, ON Wednesday even
ing next, began at Doughman, Thomas d 90. i
ihih morning. A large sale is anticipated.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-15
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sussex County Matters.

FRUIT fuosPECTs--wHEAT CROPS.
in conversation, this morning, with promi-
nent gentleman from Eastern Sussex. We were
informed that the rich bloom has fallen from
the peach trees, and the young peaches are
showing themselves with prospect of n bounti-
ful crop. In Western Sussex, however, he un-
derstood the case was far different, and but few
peaches were expected,
Our informant had been on as far AZ New
York, but in no place did wheat look better than
Eastern Sussex, The dry weather Of which
complaint is general has not affected that neigh
borhood, and the corn is coming up and looking
1ino.