The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-12-30
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k,.The stock holdefs' meeting Of the Ad-
ljeon railroad stands adjourned TO Jau-
cary II.
Charles N, Davenport of Brattleboro
will defend Gravelin the Weathersfield
murderer at Woodstock, next week.
The auction sale of the livery proper
ty, connected with the American Hotel,
Saturday, melted 1000. The property
sold, some three years ago, for $4,000.
p. s. Paine eff East Harwick has q
half blooded Jersey COW from which, in
one week In December, he made six
teen mounds and ten ounces of butter.
Thanks 10 the nuisance act, or some
thing. the police court runs very dry,
nowadays. here has hardly been q
ptimlnal case before the city court or
4 AstIce, ia two weeks.-Free Press.
w. q. Clement Of Hardwlek, recent
ly shipped q car load of maple sugar to
Chicago. The cur contained Il 900
pounds 1t Ia used for refining purpos-
es.
The trial of the Remington desper-
ADDE'S called out large portion of the
citizens, the court house being crowded
every day and in some instances many
were refused ndnittance.
.Gsnrge Gregory Smith, Esq, eldest
son Of ex Governor j. Gregory Smith,
WAS married to Miss Stevens, daughter
~ Romeo stevens, aud granddaughter
Of Hon. Harrison Stevens of Montreal,
inthat city, Wednesday
= A. G.. West, longtime stage driver
and mail-csrrier between MorrisvIlle
charges OF stealing moneys given him
to pay bills. and forging firm names to
receipts.
The hotel kept by Col. II. o. Peabody
in Rochester, came near being destroy
eddy FIRE recently. The roof caught In
iaore than twenty places, from burn
Ing chimney, and the house was saved
only 10y strenuous efforts.
In Orange county, the 18th, the wind
blew perfect tornado. and the stage
drivers say they never suffered SO In
tensely with the cold before. Some of
them lost their hats and were frequent
ly obliged TO call at houses on their
route to get warmed up.
The state daIrymen's association be.
gin three days. meeting at BurIing
being Prof. Noah Greasy, A. Willard,
A. W. Cheever of the New England
Farmer. and Prof. Wetherell OF the
American Cultlvator.
Carlton French, q baggage muster on
the Harlem Extension railroad, was
accidentally cut just below the knee
joint by friend while carelessly fool
Ing with draw shave, at the Benning-
lie very severe and painful.
A meeting of the citizens of West
minister was held Monday and q COM
mittee appointed to make arrange.
ments for the celebration ofthe centen-
NAL anniversary Of the state. Henry
Clark of Rutland has been engaged to
deliver the historical address,
Albert Fitch Of Sandgate, with I'm ac.
complete, beat an old man named Mof-
fit very severely some time ago, and
escaped at Shaftsbufy while being con-
veyed 10 the county jail at Bennington.
A few days since man made his ap.
psarance at the Jail, acknowledged the
crime, and was locked lip to await trial.
The Park Guards, who are to bring
out at Bennington the famous drama
entitled the loyal Mountaineers, or
the Guerrila's DOOM" between Christ.
mas and New Years., have postponed
the play until January Is, when 1t will
be played In Library hall for three
nights.
There was considerable leyity In the
Bennington county court, during the
trial Of the incendiaries the last week,
when James Fitzgerald, who confessed
to burning Carney's mill, swore that
Amos Aldrich, the would-be democrat
lie presidential elector, had drank with
him In Reeves saloon at bis expense.
The young men Of Vershire have
formed benevolent association under
the name OF United Brethren. A young
man who was sick last fall had seven
acres OF potatoes nndug. The "breth-
rem turned out en- masse and went
to the field and turned out the en-
tire lot Of potatoes for the sick man.
This is a movement worthy of imita.
ton elsewhere.
Amos Aldrich may not be much of O
success a. a presidential elector, but rs
messenger" he is developing suffi-
Client capacity 10 place the fees Of Geo.
Nichols, the messenger of the regular
college, among the ''suspended ac-
Counts" Senator Ferry, president pro
tempore Of the Senate, refusing, In case
at contest, to give such receipt % will
enable the messenger to obtain his
twenty ve cents mile from the treas.
ufy.
The directors OF the Mary Fletcher
hospital have decided TO purchase fol
the hospital the Ii. w. Catlin place, on
Winooski avenue. Burlington. The
ptice paid for 1t Ia $25 900 and the trans.
fer OF The property will take place as
soon as the signatures of come Of the
distant parties TO the deed are obtained
TIE property comprises thirty acres OF
choice land. with garden, orchards
iawn, groves. and pastuFs land, and the
size IL one Of the very finest In Bnrling'
ton.
The Rutland marble company have
bought OF Messrs. Clement & Sons ant
Page their whole property; consisting
of two mills at Rutland center, and 1
marble-quarry, for $4S1 $50. This II
the largest sale of marble property evel
made In the state, and disposes Of .
Judgment recently rendered against the
buyers In favor of Clement q Sons fol
SIPS 900. and some pending suits
against the same company. It also
terminates contract Of the Rutland
company to furnish Clement & Sons
with marble IN blocks at very favora
bic rate to the latter, but at great loss tc
the former.
Deputy T. c. Naramore organized 9
grange In Huntington, on the Goth o
December, with thlrty.four charter
members, including large percentag,
of the leading men Of the town. Tn,
officers were:
Master-O. II. Ellis,
Overseer--H. r. Norton.
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