The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-02-10
STATE ITEMS.

Mrs. Martha Moore has been appoint-
edpostmaster at Morgan.
The Rev. C. b. Thomas of Amherst.
Mass. has accepted acall to Gloversville.
The Hon. Lucius II. Moves died at
liydepark on Sunday morning, Feb. 4,
at O'Clock.
f. Wilson and wife of Barton Land
ing are aged 81 and 80, and have been
married 6s years.
Townshend has voted to give S36, 734
towards the new Brattleboro and White
hall railroad.
Snow-shoe travelling is very popular
at st. Adams this winter, and some 20
Young men have formed snow-shoe
club, modelled after the famous old Mon
treal club.
Business is lively at the Vershire cop
per mines five hundred men are en-
ployed, forty new buildings were put up
last year, and sixteen blast furnaces are
in operation.
The sleeping ear on the Montreal cx-
press, on the Vermont Central, was
thrown from the rails at Barnet Sunday
morning by broken rail. No one was
hurt, but the car was considerably dam
aged.
The smart and enterprising village of
| West Randolph, lat large and enthusiasts
tic meeting, last Monday evening, voted
| by large majority to accept of the act
of incorporation granted by the last leg
| islature.
The st. Johnsbury correspondent of the
Boston Journal says that Gov. Fairbanks
seems fully restored to health, and has
made his appearance OH our streets and
III public places, much TO the qualification
of our citizens.
The Portland g. Ogdensburg and the
Passumpsic railroads give excursion
tickets from st. Johnsbury TO Boston
this week for So, good for ten days from
date, so that any wishing to hear Moody
and Sankey can have an opportunity.
Mrs. l.. E. Barnard, of Burlington,
received dispatch, on Wednesday last,
announcing the sudden death of her
son, George Barnard. Later advices by
mail, to her friends in Burlington, bring
word that young Barnard died from
conclusion of the brain, occasioned by
an accidental fall down some cellar
stairs, striking his head on the cement
floor below, resulting in death in eight
hours after. He was young man of
excellent character and good promise,
and favorite, socially.
The old soldiers of Brattleboro have
formed an association, for the purpose of
attending in body the Bennington CEN
tennial lin August next. The association
is to be organized as a regiment, and
subdivided into companies Of fifty-one
men each, rank and tile. 1t is proposed
that the association be uniformed with
short brooches, long stockings and a
hunting shirt, and be armed with a
musket, powder horn and bullet pouch /;
and, in imitation of the sturdy patriots
Of one hundred years ago, march over
the mountain, camping out on the way.
The National bank of Derby Line VS..
the town of Concord, suit TO recover
S15 interest on the town bond issued in
aid of the Portland and Ogdensburg
railroad has been on trial before Justices
Cheney and Nelson. Judgment was
given in favor of the plaintiffs to recover
Sl5 and costs. The defendants ask for an
appeal to the county court, but the plain
tiffs claim that under the statute laws of
Vermont the case is not appealable. The
Justices decision on the appeal is defer
red. This is called test case, and one
of considerable importance to the bond
holders.
The Brandon Farmers and Mechanics
Club, at their meeting Friday evening,
discussed the question, SIS il practical
ble or advisable TO ripidly enforce the
prohibitory law?' The discussion was
tive and Col. Merritt in the negative.
The question was further discussed by
Messrs. Sumner, Harrison, Gibbs, Girls
void, and Mr.. Mott of the Brandon In
ion, Rev. S. p. Wilder and Rev. D. r.
Watson. The meeting of the Reform
Club adjourned and attended the discus
sion, filling the hall to overlooking.
The same subject was continued for dis
cussion on next Friday evering.