The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-29
STATE ITEMS.

A foot of snow fell at Wilmington,
OH the 18th.
Swallows have been nesting at Hard
wick all winter.
PostofIices have been established at
North Fayston, and at West Georgia.
On March 10th, ground birds nest,
containing four eggs. was found near
South Royalton.
Patrick IIcaley, OF Allegheny, Pa. was
arrested ut Montpelier, last Friday. for
forging So 600 note at the former place.
lie was taken back to PENNSYLVANIA for
trial.
St. bloomsbury is without Il collector or
constable. II. c. NJ. Howe, elected to
the position at the March meeting, hav-
ing failed 10 furnish the 100000 bond
required.
Twcniy-ninc petitions of divorce, MIN
teen new ones, are to he heard at the
present term of the Washington county
court. The wife is the petitioner in
most cases.
j. Porter Smith, cx-iown clerk of Sha-
ron, is reported TO be Il defaulter for
81 800, and has made over his home
stead to secure the town. His son, who
was his clerk, is thought to be the guilty
party.
The House commerce committee has
determined upon the following Yer
mont items in the river and harborb bill:
Burlington harhor, $4,000; harbor at
Swanton. 500, O00; Otter Greek river,
5000.
Out OF seven hundred and eight in
habitants, West Windsor has sixly-six
over seventy years of age. The aggregate
age of these is 5, 100 years, and the ave-
rage age seventy-oight wears and two
months.
John Birk was arrested in Swanton
the other night, and taken to St. Johns
bury and imprisoned, in default of
one hundred dollars bail, for selling
liquor while keeping hotel at Hard
wick, two years ago.
A Sutton family, named Page, lost a
daughter by death, few months ago
few weeks since, the mother died =;
still later, another child; and now
there are two other members of the
household at the point of death.
Only twelve thousand dollars are
needed to make n certainty of the Brat
tleboro and Whitehall narrow gauge
railroad, one hundred and eighty
eight thousand of the nccdful two hun
bred thousand having been subscribed,
The failures are reported ofJ l.. c.
Corliss, of St. ,Johnsbury liabilities
fifteen thousand dollars) and Alonzo
Button. of Hardwick (who pays fifty
cents). Finley Green, of Hardwick
has assets of 81 900. and liabilities OF
$4,000.
The farm buildings of Leonard X
Williams, in Bethel, were burnt Sunday
morning, the 2ilh inst, about five
o'clock. The fire was supposed to have
originated from ashes taken up and put
in barrel on Saturday morning. The
loss is from six TO eight hundred dollars
No insurance.
Mr.. Faycttc Holmes and the remain
der Of his family. left sudbury, last
Wednesday, March 81, for Joliet, ILL.,
Thus the town has lost good citizen,
and the county one of its most substan-
tial men. We understand that he meets
HIS W Nv Ut iIistt IiIdNN, anu ltlClliiS "
make il his home for season.
Some time ago Wells River man
purchased ten lottery tickets of a New
York concern at IS each, and n while
ago he received notice that he had
drawn u gold watch valued at $3.50
which he could have by sending them
800. He sent the money and received
n watch. the estimated value of which
is about ~. All of which shows that
enough Of The class interested will sur
viyr to render the usual celebration
next Monday, Il success.
Richford is going TO take hand il
the railroad war, and will hold n meet
ing. April |, TO see what the legal rights
of the town are Gin relation to the OBJ
strnction and eloppaee Of the running
of trains over the Missisquoi and Clyde
Rivers railroad, TO the great damage Of
the business interests of the town anC
the public generally, contrary TO the I'M
derstanding and spirit of the contract
for aid furnished for the building Of sale
road by the bonds of said town." -.
4 The surviving members of the six
lteenth Vermont regiment arc to hold {
lIcunioli' GUY a, Al,"ciiS thc "hhlNei
sary of the battle ofGettysburg, and the
following committee have been appoint
ed to arrange for the same: Maj William
Rounds; Lieut.. Daniel NJ. Clough, Co
A. Capt. Robert B. Arms, Co. b; Capt
Asa l.. Foster, Co. C; Capt. DaviC
Ball, Co. d; Lieut.. Warren i. Williams
Co. E; Lieut.. Henry O. Gallett, Co. #
Capt. Harvey n. Bruce, Co. G.; Capt
Elmer ID. Keyes, Co. IL; Capt. Lyman
L. Knapp, Col; Sergeant Charles D
Brink, Co. Il; =