The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04
STATE NE VS..

Nehemiah Pettigrew, of Ludlow, has |
made Centennial maple sugar every
month since November.
Two prisoners. Glen and Wilbur, es-
capped from Hydepark Jail Wednesday
night, and the officers are in pursuit.
Mrs. Lydia Delano, of Norwich, VT,
shot herself through the heart on Sat
urday. Family troubles was the cause.
The next state convention, to nomi-
nate state officers and electors, will be
held at Montpelier. OH the 22d of June.
The Vermont conference of the
Methodist church will be held at st.
Johnsbury, April 10, Bishop Ames pre-
siding.
Jedediah Clarke, Esq OF ~. Adams,
father of Col. Albert Clarke, of the
Messenger, died on Tuesday, at the age
of seventy-two.
There are in the town of Hinesburgh
fifty-three men and women aged seven
ty-five years and upwards seven or
eight are over ninety.
The statement that VIM. w. Lynde
of Marlboro had leased the old Bur-
rows tavern stand in Vernon is entire
ly without foundation.
A Florence, Italy. despatch says that
the suit against Larkin G. Mead con-
corning the Lincoln monument, has
resulted in verdict for Mr., Mead.
Charles Holt, of Springfield, is one of
the heirs of the Holt estate of $4,000
900 in England, to secure which an as
ISOLATION has just been formed in this
country.
Az tne MaTcn meeting III Anuover,
rotation IN ONCE appeared to be the rule,
and the town clerks Office got rotated
back on top OF a hill at the end of
peht road
AT the annual school meeting In
Graiton village, MIS- !. IL. Clai X, Mrs;
Chas. Barrett ana Mrs. n. WARD
We're appointed a committee 10 VIsit
SCHOOLS Ill Dlstrict NO =
Tho wife of Rev. DeForest Stafford.
pastor of the First Baptist church of
talrlaS, crowned hersell frlday morn
ing. Sne nag oeell III weak ana oe-
rangeu s'ale ior seNera' inoiilns'
In the eat part of Rutland the
house of George Tower took fire by the
| tipping over kerosene lamp on We'd
nesday evening last, about half-pa
seven O'Clock, but niue was saved
me ieS ,od 40 es'''ii"'e" III eoooo' 'nsur-
ahce piooV'
o. S. Bliss, of Georgia, secretary of
| the Centennial dairy committee, offers
TO provide headquarters for Vermont
at the Centennial in the dairy building,
II IL 9zooo IS collecteu 10 pay lhe expenses
vi hespi"s 'noi'i III soo" oiuei'
7 The draft of the river and harbor APP
preparation bill prepared by the house
committee contains the following APP
preparations fol this stat.: for improv-
ing Burlington harbor, 5000, 900; swan
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| A little five year old son of Alonzo
Colburn of Charleston, was killed on
Friday last, by the tiping over of a load
of logs on which he was riding. His
head was crushed between the logs, and
he lived only few hours after the ac-
ci'en''
The Rutland Marble Company have
shipped a number of specimens of their
marble to Philadelphia for exhibition
at the Centennial. The floor of the
space allotted them is to be covered
with tiling aud surrounded with wains.
cotihg'
| The iron for the Burlington and La.
mobile railroad has been purchased of
parties at Rome, New York, and will
be delivered as soon as navigation
opens. All the material for the build
ing and equipment of The road has been
purchased.
Rev. Charles Clarke Harris n brother
of Rev. DR.. Harris. rector of Trinity
church. Rutland. formerly rector of ST.
Michael's church i'm Brattleboro. and
recently of Guilford. has accepted the
rectorship OF the parish at Lincoln. the
capital of Nebraska.
Leveret sherman 9iea at Charl"ite,o on
He was born in WASHINGTON. Conn. in
1899 and has lived on the same farm in
Charlotte since he was eighteen years
of age. He was the oldest man in Char
lotte with one execution.
An unknown woman, eVluehiiy IN
sane, entered me mouse OF weli-Rhowi
c.tl-ell ~ o. Aloails. on .oa.uluuy anu
that it became necessary to send for an
officer. She is now in iail, awaiting
the Identification of friends.
,,.,
George Mics, the barre oahk rooper,
on triai a! Montpelier last week, was
lonhd guilty. ana sentence was pro
houhcea. on rluay, oy Judge he1ileio
giving nm fourteen years on nara ia94i
III ehe stato Piis"i ~ iii"sor: ht
arison MIA; ;Io o.u rddn "",,''' "'"9''
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Fairbanks d Co. made llcl scales al
their st. Johnsbury works, last week
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