The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-31
STATE ITEMS.

There is still good sleighing in many
of the towns in the northern part of the
state.
Rev. Lewis A. lIibbard Announces
his retirement from the cditorship OF
the unlucky Vermont Farmer.
The services of Prof. G.. NJ. Smith. of
Maine, have been secured as principal
of the New Hampton institution at
Fairfax.
Rev. T.. S. Hubbard resigns from the
Rochester Congregational church. and
Rev. II. Hicks from the Congregat iaual
church at Bakersfield.
Barre boasts of man who keeps all
his tea in the barn and brings one tea
spoonful TO the house each day. lie has
accumulated fortune ofSl5,OO0.
Customs Officer Sias Bean seized at
Newport on Saturday. $500 worth of
hides and pclis from McDougall n Bro,
of Stanstead, p. O., for differentiation.
The estimated cost of the new water
works at Burlington is $4,000 The
total expenses of the present system are
@l7 1893 per year, and the receipts about
$4,000.
A six-year-old daughter of James
Blair, of East Warren. fell ofl'at the side
of the cellar stairs recently. striking on
her head and injuring her so that she
died within twenty-ionr hours.
The last legislature passed an act
leaving the first Tuesday of March and
September out of the list of legal holt
days. and including in the list the 30th
day of May, commonly called decoration
day.
The Vermont international telegraph
company have reduced their rates once
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The session oftho Washington countv
court at Montpelier has resumed. of,rr
a short recess. for thc trial of criminal
cases, non. Jonathan Toss presiding.
Inc oiily Siiie case oil Importance Is
ns"iiis, oaili'iei FORREST ana Nellie 'feeh
i"r conspiracy 10 commit arsoh'
The emssarv of thr Rutland roilrood
who went 10 WASHINGTON TO oct its
counsel appointed United STATES district
Judge, evidently came home with flea
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The large railroad hotel and farm of
500 acres, belonging to the estate of the
late Jarvis Burrows of Vernon. and
valued at $4,000, was sold at auction
OH Saturday for $1,000 to TYLER l..
Slodo o,,.rr aop',r L %, .he Sulllora
the estate tate for $4,000. was '''''''' Vi
rho mn ,a,.. 70
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| Messrs. John W. Drew of Concord
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Mr.. A. s. Meacham. fathcr-in-law OF
E. d. Billings, formerly of VAUDEVILLE and
now of Brandon, died in Chicopec Falls
Mass. at halfpast one. Tuesday. Marcel
26. aged Sc wears. Funeral at ChicOnef
Falls on Thursday afternoon. Mr.
Billings has been severely afflicted dur