The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-21
STATE NE WIS.


Cavendish voted to discontinue the
commissioner system and re-
turn to the old way,
The Fairbankses sent car load of
scales to the centennial lately, and two
more are to be sent soon.
The snow was 80 deep in Sutton that,
at funeral the other day, the body
had to be drawn on hand sled.
William Wright, prominent mer-
chant at East Concord, has been forced
into bankruptcy by his creditors.
The oldest inhnbitant of Royalton
does not tap his sugar orchar until
the ice goes out of the White river.
The residence of Henry d. Kendall
ef Enosburgh Falls was burned, Tues
day night; loss $4,000, insured for
$500.
That agricultural society Of Franklin
and Grand Isle counties has been born,
with w. II. Blake of Swanton for a
head.
Frank G. White, Esq, of Rutland,
has resigned as superintendent of the
L dndlih IuilTOhu, anu VIII Sail IOr
home OH the LIST of April
Another candidate for the public ia
vor has appeared in Rutland county,
yclept "The Wallingford Standard and
Rutland County Advertiser"
Elisha May, Esq, of ST. Johsbury,
was so fortunate as to hold an accident
policy for $4,000, from which he drew
SIS week while laid up from the kick
of his horse.
Thomas Conner of Bellows Falls,
who was 80 badly hurt in the Fall
Mountain paper company's mill few
days ago, has since died He leaves
seven children.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of
Rutland and West Rutland cele-
brated the anniversary of Ireland's'pat-
ron saint by public parade through
the principal streets of the village.
Some maple-sugar made at Walden,
forty-two years ago, Is now found to
taste as fresh and good as the sugar OF
this year, and probably there isn't
half so much of the West India flavor
in 1t.
Martin G.. Evarts of Rutland is going
to import $50 pairs of migratory quail
from Europe, hoping to establish them
on this continent, and thinking the
Vermont climate peculiarly adapted to
them.
The recent heavy rains have caused
a great rise in the Lamoille river and
much damage to property is apprehen-
dnd nha Er;I
swept away Wednesday afternoon,
March 10.
Seventeen towns of Windsor county
owe nearly S14S0 for every inhabilant,
and there has been an increase OF near
ly So head during the past year. On
ly four of these towns have reduced
their debts.
o. w. circuit of Roxbury has in his
possession four dollar bill Issued In
1776 and an eight dollar bill issued In
1777 Upon the back of the latter 1t
reads thts-"Charleston S. e.. Print
ed by Pet Timothy in 1777. Death to
counterfeiters
Much interest Is felt at Montpelier
in the approaching trial of Miles. the
Barre bank robber. at Montpelier, from
the fact that the noted lawyer William
A. Beach, of New York, is TO be his
senior counsel. Magoon the Barre
murderer is also to be tried.
The town of Wallingford voted to
appoint a committee of three to pre-
paro historical sketch of the town
for this centennial year. DR.. ]. f..
Hit, Joseph f. White and John r..
Priest were appointed as the commit
tee. The expenses were limited to S26.
Forty-six persons were received into
the Congregational church at Water
bury last Sabbath, and seventy five
persons have been received into the
Methodist church by the Rev. DIR. I'm
derwood--the results of the revival
now in progress. Also fifteen have
been received into the Methodist
church by letter, making ninety in all.
Michael Casey of Richmond, aged
thirty-two years, ate his supper at nine
o'clock last Friday evening, went to
bed about an hour afterwards in his
usual health, and was found dead the
next morning. He was II single man,
and had spent several years in the
United States navy. Heart disease is
supposed TO have been the cause of his
death
The question ofa successor to Con-
gresham Hendee of the third dis
trict Is more and more discussed, and
the impression is Ihft he will come
from the eastern part of the district.
There Is slight probability that Hen
dee will be his own successor, Besides
Gen. w. w. Grout of Barton, George
N. Dale of Island Pond, and ]. L.
Dlcksrman of Newport are mentioned
by the republicans.
Wilmington savings bank officers fol
1875: President, Hosea +. Ballou vice.
president, F. l.. Stanley; secretary
and treasurer, NJ. r. Crosby commit
tee on finance, H. F. Ballou, John
Patch and Liberty Wilder; auditors
o. E. But.erheld, n. w. Sargent and
Henry Whitney trustees, J. II. Dix
E. l.. Fuller, o. T.. Butterfield, NJ. r
Crosby, John Patch, +. w. Jones, Lib
erty Wilder. Volney Forbes, Hosea f
Ballou and Silas Mason.
At meeting Of the creditors of thu
firm Of Marsh d Burnett, the lumber
dealers who recently failed in Bethel
held in that town on Monday of las
week, II report was presented which
showed that they could pay 584 cent
on dollar, after which the meeting
appolnte X. II. Topper, of Rochester
J. d. Gushing and Merrick Sylvester
of Bethel, as a committee to farther in
vestigate the affairs of the firm and re
port at an adjourned meeting to be helt
March o.
The Vermont and Canada RAILROAD
company have filed petition in tn,
court Of chancery for Franklin county
returnable at the next April term, ask
ing that the Central Vermont, as re-
ceivers of the Vermont Central rail
road, be decreed to pay the overdu,
rent and interest thereon and that
hereafter, the rent be paid as it shall
become due out of the net earnings anl
income, and before any part shall b,
used or paid by the receivers for any
other purpose.
On the 10th of October last Edwin