The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-01-18
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but surely improving.
T.. b. L Idly has entered u suit against
Shepard, Davis g. Co. for alleged false
arrest in Burlington, and claims dam
ages to the amount of $780, GOO.
st. Johnsbury has directed the viii
lage trustees to report plan for get
ting water supply from the Passump-
sic river, at an estimated cost of $780,
900.
The opening of the Portland and Og-
densburg rail DAD to johnson Is al
ready reviving the tlade between up
per Vermont and Portland, which in
former days was very extensive.
The banking capital of the state has
ueen increased S767, 99S during the
tablished. The Merchants national
bank of Burlington has the largest
capital, 800, 900.
The directors of the White River
Agricultural Association met at the
Depot House at Bethel, last Tuesday,
and voted TO have \ celebration the
ourth of July next, and TO meet the
first Tuesday in February at the same
place to make arrang ements for the
same.
The committee appointed by the
citizens of st. Adams for suppressing
liquor selling has addressed u letter to
the dealers in intoxicating drinks"
appealing to them 10 stop the traffic,
and warning them "kindly but firm
Iyn of the penalties of the law ii they
do not heed this warning.
The annual meeting of the White
River National Bank at Bethel, was
held on Tuesday and resulted in the
election of the old board of officers, as
follows: Directors, Nelson Gay, NJ.
sylvester, Minot Wheeler, d. Z. Deni-
son r.. II. Topper, president; Nelson
Cay, vice president; ii. c. Tenant,
cashier,
The hearing on the quo warranto
case. before the supreme court at st.
\lbans, was concluded Friday. The
whole case was heard, but the papers
were taken by the court-Judge Red
held having the case--and no intima-
ion was given whether they would al
ow the information to be filed, or, il
50, whether they would decide the case
On its merits without further hearing,
The dwelling house, barn and out
buildings of w. j.. johnson, at Gas
-ett's station. in Chester, were burned
Tuesday morning. 1t caught Oh the
roof, and probably from sparks from
he chimney. The furniture was most
y saved. The buildings were total
loss. Insured in the Connecticut Riv
er for $3.50, which would not pay half
the loss.
Mr.. Phineas Dow, an insane man
seventy-two years of age, residing in
Lower Cabot, wandered from his home
on Tuesday morning, the 2Sth ult. On
earch beng made for him, he wa>
Ound dead in the pasture about one
mile from his house. Considerable o!
his clothing was taken of and left IN
different parts of the pasture. His arms
and eXtremities were considerably fIo-
zen.
Dexter Knight, of Stratton, and NJ.
Waite, of Wardsboro, went bear hunt
ng the other day They discovered
lie animal at about the same time il
lid them, and so perturhed were the
TWO men that Knight snot at Waite in
-tead of the bear. Fortunately the shoi
| lid not come anywhere near Waite but
| ne thought it did, and raised Il hula
balloo, in the midst of which bruin es
| capped.
In 1878, Merrill NJ. Hill was adjudged
II bankrupt on his own petition. L. f
Wilbur, of Jericho was chosen his as
ignee. and he has just completed thu
| ettlemenu os the estate with the fol
owing gratifying result: After pay
| ny all cost and expense Of the pro-
;eedings in bankruptcy, all creditors
WHO proved their claims have been
| paid in full, and $l53 were returned to
the bankrupt.
The annual meeting of the Wood
stock railroad company occurred on
| Wednesday, Jan. II. The Board of Di-
fectOrs chosen is rs follows; S. II.
Thompson, Charles Dana, Francis w a..
Clark, Lewis Pratt; Frank n. Billings
Edward Dana, &. Il. Raymond, and
Otis Chamberlin. An opposition board
with names of l.. o. Greene and w. G.
| French substituted for +. n. Billings
and f. w. Clark was ball0led for, re-
ceiving SIS out of 2,Sl4 votes cast
A very painful incident of the recent
| !,
IS the case of II man named Cummings.
Several years ago his sisters husband
named Cunningham, was killed by the
explosion of n powder mill, and Mrs.
| Cunningham was killed ut the eXplo-
sion of the mill of Henry T.. Bradford
< Co, two years ago, leaving several
small children. These children Mr..
| Cummings took care of, and had saved
| with their help 81 900, all OF which
was in tn. hands of the unfortunate
firm for safe keeping, and is now lost,
Some years ago Hon. John Howe
bought of Messrs. Strong and Ross
patents Oh scales, and organized the
Howe scale company, which has since
cen merged in the Brandon Manufac
turing company. Last year the pat.
-nts expired, when Mr.. Strong pro
'ured renewal of them, md claim
hat they are, as originally, his own
roperty, and that the company have
no right TO use them under the renew
al. The Brandon Manufacturing Com
pany have served an injunction on Mr.
Strong to prevent his enforcing a claim
or their use under The extended pat
ent.
Rev. &. Van Norden, pastor of tn,
Congregational church in st. Adams
m his annual report, on Sunday morn
ing, stated, the Congregational parish
of which lie is pastor, com )risfs III
calling places, 700 souls, n slight gain
During the past year the church ha
gained "a members-5l by profession
and lost IL dismissed and de
ceased, leaving Il net increase of So ,ant
a total membership Of 342. The paste
has made $50 official calls. baptized !,
babies and % adults, ofliciated at 10 fu
nerals and II weddings aud exchanged
once. The parish has raised nearl,
I 900 for its own expenses and 81 so
for benevolent causes.
The Woodstock Standard thus re
, marks on the State Prison troubles:
THE prosecution of Sumner,T. Lul
for assault upon the convict Kefoe wa
/ purely malicious on tho part of Super
ntendent Bailey, who has contrivet