The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-10-21
STATE NE US.

One Thousand EStey organs lett the
shops in Brattleboro during the month
Of August.
Rev. Moses Patton of Carlisle, Mass.
accepts call to the Congregational
at Greensboro, Vt.
The new Catholic cemetery at Sc.
Iohnsbury was dedicated on Sunday
Rev. G. p. Baubien of Montreal assist
ing.
From one gourd seed, the past sea
son, Andrews Abbott Of Calais raised
400 gourds, which grew on vine
$50 feet In length.
The Brandon people are TO have O
lecture course this winter, commence
ing about the middle of November and
through the winter.
The water works question in Bran.
don Is at q stand still Just now. In the
spring the pipes will be laid either by
the district or by q private company.
The beautiful monument exhibited
at the centennial by the st. Johnsbury
granite company, has been sold to q
New York man for Woodland ceme-
terry.
Abram Holmes of Woodbury., who
has had his son confined in Jail at
sixty-two days on q tres
pass suit, paid the bills and let him at
liberty Saturday.
DR.. Granville Z. Barstow, late grad
uate of the Burlington medical school,
has just located in Thorndike, Mass.
the sixth physician in the town
of Palmer.
The receipts of the Caledonia county
agricultural society were not sufficient
to pay expenses and premiums, not
Beecher was on exhibit
ton at premium of $500.
Mr.. A. {. Harvey, for number of
years ticket agent of the Passumpsic
at st. Johnsbury, has received
the appointment of ticket agent for the
Portland and Ogdensburgh railroad at
that place.
The question of the removal of the
Brandon manufacturing company does
not agitate the people at the present
time. 1t is expected that IL they can
better themselves they will 90 where
In their opinion they can do best.
The latest specimen of statistics are
those of the Montpelier Argus, giving
the residence, political and religious
occupation, height, weight
and age of the petit jury in attendance
at the recent term of the Washington
county court.
The Vermont WOman's board of
missions Will hold its annual meeting
at st. Johnsbury on Wednesday Octo.
Der %. Mrs. Montgomery, missionary
from Marash, Turkey, and Mrs. NJ. d.
Norton of Boston, secretary of the bu.
reau of exchange, will be present.
The trouble between the Industrial
Works at Springfield and Its creditors
has been settled by decision of Judge
Barrett of Woodstock, to whom the
case was referred, that the parties
the suit must pay their own
costs, and each party one half of the
Judges fees.
The st. Johnsbury suicide, John r..
Dillon, was somewhat intoxicated
when he went to the Avenue House.
He purchased bottle of morphia at a
1rug store. Papers in his valise showed
hat he had wife and child in Bald.
winsville, n. Y, and q father in Peru.
n. Y.
The Vermont Medical society has
elected the following officers: George
Onnsmoro of st. Adams, president; c,
NJ. Chandler of MontI elier, vice. presi-
dent; s. s. Clark Of st. Adams, secre-
tary Simmer Putnam Of Montpelier,
treasurer ID. G. Kemp of Montpelier,
auditor.
Two large frame dwellings at Brat.
formerly a portion Of The we'll
known Wesselhoeft water-cure, owned
by William Granhering and N. B. Du.
clos, and occupied by ten families, all
Of whom lost most of their property.
were burned. Saturday loss about
slO,0 600, insurance $4,000.
On Tuesday night the saloon and
fruit store of M. Chase of Mortified
was entered by burglars, who carried
off seventy-five cents and about six
pounds of candy. ]. G. Rice's meat
market was also visited by them, but
nothing Is missed. At w. l., Kemp.
er's eating saloon they took some six
dollars in money and about tive dollars
worth of cheap glass iewelry.
Whitelaw Reid of the New York
Tribune, who was severely afflicted,
early in the summer, by the painful
1eath Of favorite niece and ward, has
now been CALLED upon to bury his only
sister, She died last Thursday at White
River Junction, where she has been
linking with consumption. Mr., Rad's
mother, niece and O neph-
ew are his only remsining relatives.
The 3lst annual fair of the Windsor
county agricultural society at Wood.
stock was financially successful. The
.otal receipts were about 81, 900 and the
premium list about S1,100. In the
number of entries II exceeded all Its
predecessors, the total being over 800,
including 80 yoke Of superior oxen and
IS other cattle, large number of fine
horses and nearly 800 sheep.
They have quick-witted engineer
Oh the Vermont division of the Port.
land and Ogdenseurg railroad. While
on down grade in bad place near st.
Johnsbury, with an excursion train of
eighteen cars, last week, he saw three
COWS on the track. Disseminating the
engine, he put on all steam, knocked
Ihe cows from the track, and quietly
look on the train again and the pas.
'engers didn't know what danger
hey had escaped
The Franklin county court dis.
the jury Friday and adjourned
% November 20. Charles Lee, who
picked lady's pocket during the state
AIR, was sentenced to three years in
,tate srison. Pelegrius Michele, an
italian tramp, who is under indict-
ment for firing the residence of Mrs.
Philo Weeks, In st. Adams last July,
was sentenced to three years in the
state prison for q subsequent attempt
10 burn the jail, the proof being more
in the latter case. The 9th.
sr was left In allegiance.
The Vermont Farmer, speaking Of