The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13
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witch from Northfield.
Nathan J. Smith, Esq, a prominent
citizen of Clarendon, died very sudden
ly on Wednesday evening.
The snow in Somerset, Windham
, county, Is still three feet deep, and the
people are using sleighs.
The Masonic fraternity of Poultney
planted tree on the grounds around
: their temple, last Wednesday.
Mr.. f. G.. Burnham, of Lyndonvllle,
lately engineer on the Passumpsic Rail-
road, has become pastor of the Metho-
, dist church at Walden.
Governor Peck was at the Centen-
NAL opening on Wednesday, and had
place on the platform among the
other dignitaries.
Harmon Davis, who left Morrsville
for the West a few weeks ago, was
drugged on the railroad and robbed of
$780, The robbers took everything but
a small amount of scrip.
DR.. Stephen M. Roberts. of New
York, son of Hon. Daniel Roberts, is
delivering a course of lectures on the
diseases of children, before the medical
class Of the University of Vermont
II is said that r. w. Park is going to
foreclose on the Emma mine, take pos.
session. issue new stock, go ON mining.
and dover with dividends all the Brit
ish holders who have lost anything.
Fourteen persons united with the
Congregational church in Cambridge,
last Sabbath, two by letter, and twelve
on profession of their faith in Christ,
including some of the most active mem
bers Of the society.
| Rev. G. A. Barrett has rendered his
resignation as principal of the Castleton
seminary and normal school, to take
effect at the close of the present aca-
demic year, which occurs the last week
in June next.
| Seven persons were, on Sunday, adj
mitted to membership in the Rutland
| Congregational church on profession of
faith and two by letter. On the same
day thirty persons joined the West
Rutland church.
The Touring mills at Norwich, VT.
d. E. Burbank, manager, which have
for some time been i'm critical condi-
ton, suspended Friday. The amount
of liabilities is unknown. The mill
will be re-opened soon by other parties
The Connecticut Valley is submerged
and the river is still rising. Heavy
damages have been caused to the CROPS
and fences. There is bad washout of
the Passumpsic Railroad near the Bar
net Railroad. Travel is generally i'm
| peded
Mrs. Loomis, Pawlet town pauper
for nearly so years, died April 3d. She
| lacked three months of being centen-
aran and six months of SO years of be-
ing town charge. She said long ago
that she would make the town support
her for 40 years.
Mr.. Nathaniel p. Dean of st. Johns
bury, who died last week Friday. on
his 18th birthday, had been employed
by the Messrs. Fairbanks in their scale
shops for AZ years. But one man-Mr.
Francis Bingham-has seen a longer
term of service. Aside from Mr.. Bling
ham, there are six who have been EN-
ployed 30 years.
The suit of Alma G.. Lurette of North
Troy against her step-father for alleged
attempt at rape has been settled by his
paying the girl $685. on condition that
his wife come back to him. The girl
has left, and 1t Is generally thought that
the whole affair was put-up lob be-
tween the girl and her mother to extort
money from Lurette.
The Springfield Industrial Works
give notice that they shall increase
their capital stock to $4,000 About
SO hands are employed at present, and
the applications for work are hundred |
day sometimes, by nail or otherwise.
The Company are engaged in printing
flags for the Centennial, and will print
campaign flags after the conventions
are held.
The Italian tramp, Pelligrino Mich
ele, has confessed that he set fire to
Mrs. Weeks barn at st. Adams. He
said he had been wandering around the
country, and didn't know what else to |
do. He also confessed to having burned |
barn in Canada. When asked if he |
regretted his acts, he laughed, and said |
he did not know. He was held in
81, 900 bonds, in default of which he
was remanded to Jail.
On Monday last as two men were
driving across the bridge over the Mis-
sisquoiat Richford. the structure sud
denly gave way. One of the men |
caught plank and reached the shore.
The other was carried down the stream
about fifty rods, with the wagon box |
and plank from the bridge, and landed |
on small island from which he was |
afterwards taken off with boat
The horse went down about 10 rods |
farther. with all of the wagon except |
the box, before it was got ashore. 1t
was fortunate escape, for the water
was high and swift.
The Park and the anti-Park war is
raging with more than the usual vehe-
mence at Bennington, just now, be-
cause of the formation of a military
company with special reference to taxi
ing part in the celebration of the battle
of Bennington, August lG, 1877, and
its assuming the name, not of some old
Bennington hero like Stark or Warner.
out of rrenor w. Park. The town, or
at least large portion of it, Is indignant
at this pushing forward into notice for
that occasion a name which it has so
often repudiated by its vote
The Franklin county court at st. AL
bans gave wholesome little lecture, the
other day, to woman who applied for
divorce on the ground that her husband
was drunkard, and abused her. The
court asked her If she knew that he
was a drinking man when she married
him, and she admitted that she did.
The judge said that when a woman
marries such a man, with her eyes
open, she ought TO stand by the risk
she has taken, and divorce should not
be granted. He, however, finally con-
scented to divorce her
The steamers of The Champlaln trans
portation company will run until fur ,
ther notice as follows: The steamer
Vermont. Captain Rushlow, will leave I
burlington for the south. every eve ,
ming Sundays excepted at S 80, touch
ing at Essex, Westport, Port Henry,
Crown Point and Shoreham, arriving .
at TiconderOga at 900 p. m. Return
ing, leave Ticonderoga on arrival of
morning train from Albany, landing at ,
the intermediate places above named, }
and arriving at Burlington at 3. 80 IN t
n for oil