The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-02-22
STATE ITEMS.

Gen. Burgoync's mess kettle, captur-
cd at "Old III" is owned by Castle
ton man.
A. G. Wyman, of VAUDEVILLE, wns
killed recently by falling down his eel
lar stairs.
The hops raised in this state last year
did not realize enough TO pay the cost
of picking.
March Is will be the one hundredih
anniversary OF the first meeting OF the
slate Legislature at Windsor.
Lake Champlain has frozen over at
Burlington. 1t has remained open so
late only twice since 1850.
II. $. Shepard, of Georgia Centre,
died last week from injuries received
by being thrown from Il sleigh.
Sidney A. Gifiln, Esq, of Ludlow,
recently gave n highly praised lecture
on Everyday Heroism," at Weston.
William ii. Jaquitl's saw mill and
chair stock factory at Weston has been
burned; loss, $4,000; insurance, ST.
600.
AhN tOWh VI hothlilPiutll Only pau
an average of twelve cents per head for
entertaining LIP trainps during the
year ending Feb. 8 inst.
l.. II. Hubbcll, station agent at Char
lottc for over twenty-five years, has re-
signed, and William Dodge has been
appointed to fill that office.
The annual meeting of the Rutland
County Temperance Society is TO be
held at the Congregational chapel, in
Rutland, next Tuesday afternoon.
The Bennington Battle Monument
Association is actively at work cndeav-
oring to raise fund of $4,000, "A large
part of which has already been secured.
The Rutland water commissioners
shut down the supply of the fluid, last
Sunday. leaving the lew people of that
place who do not believe in lager TO 90
athirst.
+. NJ. Mcintyre, Esq, a member of
the Franklin county bar, died at six
O'Clock Monday afternoon, of consump-
ton, ut his residence on High street,
st. Adams.
Mr.. David Foster, of Weston, who
was found dead in his bed few DAYS
since, was born but few rods from
where he died, and had spent his life in
town. When over seventy years old
he joined the BAPTIST church.
Ed w. Slack and his brothers wife,
who recently clopcd from Norwich
have returned, claiming that they only
went visiting. Visiting is the very lat.
est term for the operation. and will
strike most people as a good one.
From Secretary Evarts' fafm IN
Windsor there have recently been sold
two yokes of oxen weighing 5,150 and
1851 pounds each, and two cows
weighing 400 pounds apiece. Never.
theless, Secretary Evarts is not much
of q farmer.
Rowland Hunt, residing near Brat.
tleboro, attempted TO cut his throat
with bread knife, last week, but as
this did not work he went into shed
and tried to drive the edge of broad.
axe into his skull, but inflicting only
flesh wounds. lie will recover.
The second anniversary of the open
ing Of the Pavilion, Montpelier, will
| w 'NiNDiattt VII l. ilti'tN tNcnlDS hex
by n grand ball. Music will be furnish
ed by Dcnsmorc a. Waterinan's band
and return checks will be given ovel
the Central Vermont.
The residence of Mr.. George Peasc
in Charlotte, was burned to the ground
Monday morning between twelve ant
one O'Clock, MIR. Peasc and his famil,
barely escaping with a few articles o
clothing. There was 10 time to SAVE
anything. The fire took from an asl
barrel. Loss about 1920; no insur
ance.
An exciting town meeting in Brat
tleboro, last Saturday, called TO see i
the town would vote TO bond itself il
500, 600 to aid in the construction of th,
Brattleboro and Londonderry narrow
gauge railroad, reversed previous adj
verse vote, and decided to bond by
vote of 5S7 TO 479. The vote called on
was never exceeded there but once OF
twice before.