The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-06
STATE NE us.

Grafton, already begun.
Tho temperance movement in Bur
linslon has already reduced crime.
Hbc courts OF justice are very quiet.
lion. T.. J. Phelps has returned from
Washington, where he has Seen "a
counsel for Minister Schenck.
Nhl. George Brown of Wolcott broke
through the ice, and was drowned, last
week, in the sight Of her five children.
c. {. Morse, editor Of the Hydepnrk
Newsdealcr, has been appointed mall
agent on the Portland and Ogdensburg
railroad.
The NV York Herald says: Judge
Poland Of Vermont is spoken of for
chairman of the national republican
convention at Cincinnati.
1t ii rumored that prominent dealer
in narbeized slate work in New York
city is soon 10 erect large slate mill
and marbleizing shop in Fairhaven.
Mr.. Charles Barrett, the Grafton art
-t, has just finished crayon portrait
OF Agnes Dunton, the recently deceased
laughter of Judge Walter G. Dunton.
The portrait is Il crayon copy of n pho
tograph.
Mrs. Charles Basset of Bennington
Falls committed suicide, Tuesday
morning, about 4 o'clock, by drowning
herself in the Waloomsac river, which
runs near her house.
Edison Cook. the Hyde Park insane
murderer of his only son, was taken
20 the Brattleboro asylum, Thursday.
Charles Cooks funeral took place on
Wednesday.
John : Adams, well known news
raper correspondent, son of Hon. Luz
thcr Adams of Chester, committed
suicide hy taking poison about IL o.
clock ON saturday morning last.
j. E-tcy & Co. = exhibits for the CEN
tennial were shipped Monday. They
include 10 organs, one of which stands
- feet in height, and Is one of the most
costly manufactured
Rev. G. l.. Ware has resigned the
pastoraIe Of the Burlington Unitarian
church Rev. Julius Lcavitt of New
port, y. H., has gone to the Baptist
church at Grafton.
John p. Phair, the murderer OF Mrs
Frcese of Rutland, attempted suicide
with a shoe knife he had concealed on
his person, the other day, but he will
probably get well.
The largest insurance policy in New
England, for - 600 900, on the Central
Vermont railroad property, has just
been rewritten in the Rutland Office of
the London, Liverpool and Globe in
-uraucr company.
The temperance reform in st. Adams
seem TO have taken sure foothold. \
feform mems club with nearly fifty
members has been organized, and UNI
usual interest is manifested In the cause
among all classes.
Dean Hosford Esq, Of Charlotte, has
a calf which presented, Immediately
astonishing dimensions: Girth. , feet
l0l inches height, ? feet 81 inches
weight, 122 pounds
Drew and Osgood, the well-known
temperance lecturers, are doing rous-
ing work ut Brattleboio. Already some
SOC have signed the pledge, including
some of the hardest subjects, who man.
tcsl sincere desire TO reform.
Owing to illness in his family, who
are living at Brattleboro, Rev. George
Leon Walker has concluded TO cut short
his engagement Mt the Brick church In
New York city, and also to decline his
call 90 the Broadway church at Nor
Wich, CT,
Mr.. Joseph Patterson, who has been
appointed to take charge of the Yer
mont Centennial headquarters ut Phil
adclphia. il a son-in-law of Or, Gold
smith, and e resident Of Philadelphia.
Nh Patterson gives his services and
those Of a clerk.
4 house, three barns, corn house, etc,
together with a horse. two calves, n
large quantity Of hay and grain, and
most of the household goods belonging
to Mrs. Philo Weeks, in ST. Adams,
were burned Monday morning. Loss
6 600 insurance - 600. A tramp who
suspected of setting the fire is in
custody.
The Burlington Law library has now
nearly four hundred volumes, comprs-
ing the complete reports Of Ohio, Rhode
Island, Vermont and the New York
court of appeals. The library associ-
alton takes the current reports Of eight
states, and is completing each set as
fast as possible.
\ passenger from Troy to Rutland,
asst Wednesday evening, handed his
valise in Troy to n young man who
claimed to he a baggage cXpressman,
and agreed 10 take charge of his bag
gaec and hand it to him at Rutland.
4 A., ,rrr,l1 1tI-o 10 oil
volng man or vaise, especially the
latter.
George Miles The Barre bank robber,
now in the Vermont State Prison,
/ sends TO Washington correspondent
'he statement that the contractor In
the closet Of the room where the safe
was broken was Evans. and the party
nc Miles conferred with al the hotel
was promised 50, 900 by Harrington ia
stick TO the story that Alexander hired
i'm TO commit the robhing, and the
Terms Of agreement with Miles were
tina he was not To be arrested by tho
detectives or Others. Miles SAYS Bah
cock got up the whole thing to break
up the Investigation into measure
ments.
MIR. Mckelvcy held his closing tenn
perance meeting in Rutland Saturda,
evening, An audience Of about so
were present, and at the close of tn,
lecture liyenew signatures to the pledg,
were obtained. Those present VIII,
wished 60 Join the reform club eighteel
~ number, were called upon the stage
and J. NJ. Haven, II. w. Nye and Ma
than g.. Howard were appointed com
mittee 30 select officers for the Re
formed Mems club. The following
officers were appointed j. A. Foyles
president; John Lambert, Charles ]
> Newton, j. Is. Williams, vice presl
dents Corydon \. Rugg, secretary
Galusha Maranville, chaplain Is. j
5 Flynn, treasurer; j. \. Foyles, Nor
man Henry, Giles Pratt, II. T.. Grave
I and Michael Griffin, executive commit
tee. At its organization the club la,
? thlrty-five members.
! ~ meeting Of the state centennia