The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-03-25

The case of j. III. Batchelder Ill inc
Rutland County Court, has been clos.
ed. A nolle proscqui was entered al
the present term. This must be SAT
isfactory ending for Mr.. Batchelder
however the victinized Brandon bank
folks may regard it.
Our thanks are due I. M. Trip fol
COPIES of late Colorado papers. COLO,
RADIO journalism is evidently newsy and
spicy, TO judge from the specimens. ny
the way Mr.. Trip ought to let his
friends hear from him through the Reg
lister. Give us letter from Colorado
I The ladies of st. Stephens parish
are to hold social gathering in the
chapel rooms of the church, next Mon
day eve. A good time may be expect
ed, and all are cordially invited. An
admission fee of twenty-five cents will
be charged, which will include supper.
Be sure and go.
ment at the school-house in Munger
street, Thursday evening, April l, con-
sisting of music, tableaux, declarations,
rccitations, dialogues, &c. The pro-
ceeds of the entertainment are to be
used in the purchase of lamps for the
school-house.
Mr.. G.. N. Lapham, formerly OF
Shoreham, but latterly of the Treasury
department at Washington, has recent
ly been appointed TO responsible and
lucrative position in the Office of the
Register of the Treasury. This is a
deserved recognition of a crippled I'm
ion soldier and worthy son of Yer
mont.
We presume our readars have seen
statement in the papers that the nick
ell five-cent piece was two centimetcrs
across; so that five them placed in a
row measured just a dccimeter, and
thus afforded standard for those who
wished TO study the metric system. The
statement is a mistake, as five of them
exceed dccmeter by about two MILL.
meters. There's another cherished il.
fusion smashed.
There is little romance going the
rounds of the press all over the country
to the effect that Geo. Hammond has an
Atwood Merino ram for which he has
recently refused an offer of 50 900. Mr.
Hammond says he has a pretty good
ram, but that he has never been tempt.
cd TO that extent. The accompanying
statement that Hammond & Son once
refused $780, 900 for ram is of like cor
+ nc7s. We learn from Geo. Ham
II Il at they could have sold their eel
ebratcd ram, Green Mountain, for S15,
600. This ram was insured for $4,000.
--"W. II. 81 sends clear letter to
the New York Herald, showing that
| the puzzle can be done in If moves
from the famous 13, 10, II position,
and asks, "cau it be done in less?' lie
says, "Turn the box SO that /, b, Q, -
lie at the bottom. Then move 4 to the
right, up, Is 10 the left, u down, TO
the right, up, II TO the left, s down,
? to the right, up, IL 10 the left, ii
bown, 6 to The right, . up, and 10 to
the left" / his is the quickest solution
yet shown.
There seems to be quite a scramble
for the position of cnumerator of the
census for his town. We understand
that So far here have been nine appli-
cants, soinc with backing of recon-
mcndations and testimonials and some
without. We are told that one appli-
cant sent a full description of himself to
Supervisor Butterfield, giving his
height, personal appearance, ETC., being
evidently of the opinion that his person.
al charms constituted ample uualifica-
ton. The work is all to be done be-
tween juno and 80, being twenty
working days. The pay is Gour dollars
day. The enumcrator for Middlebury
will have to work lively.
We have received from the compiler.
Henry w. Hubert, a copy of a memoir
of the late lamented Ira Edward Leon
ard, of the class of 1879, of Middlcbury |
college. The book is Handsomely |
printed and bound, and contains an ap-
preciativc biographical sketch, and |
selection from Mr.. Lconard's poems.
most of which are very fine. The book |
contains fine photograph of Mr.
Leonard. 1t is worthy memorial OF |
gentleman, scholar, and n poet OF no
little genius, and a credit TO the COM
piler. Alden has few copies for 81 e,
and no doubt not a few of Mr.. Leon
ards friends will be glad TO obtain this
handsome reminder of him.
VILLAGE MEETING.-A considerable
number OF the voters were present at
the village meeting at the town room
last Saturday afternoon. The clerk. |
ii. l.. Sheldon the meeting to order,
and ). Nj. Slade was elected chairman.
There was some discussion over the
the matter OF repairs to the fire-cngine
IL was voted, on motion of j. II. Kings
ley, that the trustees be authorized TO
send the engine to Button a. Son for
repairs. On motion by j. Davenport
it was voted TO ask the loan of the fire
engine of j. "A. Conant of Brandon.
while the repairs were making. Mr..
Davenport and Mr.. Smith were ap-
pointed committee to effect the loan
if possible. The polls of the members
of the fire company were exempted
from village taxes, except highway
taxes, by an emphatic vote, there being
few voices in the negative.
The Middlcbury journal of last
week contained foolish and ma licious
attack upon Judge Knapp, which was as
unionnded as are all Of the statements
of that paper when its publishers at
tempt TO vent their spite upon those
whom they dislike. We believe there
is 10 occasion to go into the case, as we
have seen copies of letters to the Jour
ma written by G. 5: Wainwright, ex-
ecutor of the will of the late ID. l.. Ses-
sions, and j. NJ. Sade, attorney for
Mrs. Sessions, which completely re-
flute its version of the matter and It's
editorial differences. Also we have
seen b copy of a letter to the same pa
per lily the administrator of the estate
of the late ID. p. Sturtevant of Wcy-
bridge, which as completely settles its
allusion to that case. The publication
of these letters by the Journal will rem
der unnecessary any attempt on our
part TO defend public official against
unfounded ISLANDERS. We would only
call attention to the utter recklessness
and malice displayed in rushing into
public print with damaging stories
against person without any attempt