The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-07-27

prisons. are in custody at Burlington
charged with the recent burglaries i'm
that city, Montpelier and st. Johnsbury.
Peter b. Cross of Colchester Point,
while engaged l.: clearin% piece of land
in what is known as the Nye woods, on
the road leading from Heineberg bridge
to Mallet's bay had occasion to remove
large decayed log, under which he found
an ancient gun, with q small portion CT
the stock attached, a rusty steel toma-
hawk and n lot of bone heads. The gun
is evidently of the early French manufac-
ture. The lock had the pan thrown open,
as though it had just been fired when
concealed under the log.
The Congregational church at West
Rutland is excited and divided over
proposition to move the church edifice.
The building is situated on the cast side
of the causeway, long distance out of
the village, the village having grown up
since it was built many years ago. The
building which is of brick needs repair
ing and it is proposed to take it down
and move and rebuild it in the village,
where it will be most convenient for those
who live in the village and have to walk
to church. This is greatly opposed by
some who do not desire the old landmark
removed, and who think perhaps i'm
twenty years the situation of the village
may change again so that the present
location will be better.
w. l.. Burnap of Burlington has filed
a report upon the exceptions of the Rut-
land railroad company to the answer of
Clement & Sons. defendants in the suit
of the Rutland railroad company brought
to test the validity of Overissued stock of
the railroad company held by Clement
& Sons in which temporary Injunction
was granted restraining Clement d Sons
from disposing of the stock. Clement
Il Sons moved to dissolve the Injunction
and the railroad company filed % eXcep-
tions, of which 8 in their entirety and 3
others in part Mr.. Burnap sustains. If
the Clements gain control of the railroad
at the meeting of the stockholders, July
81, they will probably cause the suit
, against them to be settled. 1t is reported
that Ex-Governor Proctor, Fred Chaffee
and other wealthy men of Rutland are
coming to the assistance of Gov. Page
and the present management of the rail-
road against the attempt of the Clement
and others to get possession of the road
and oust the present management.
A correspondent of the Troy Telegram,
writes as follows: 1T is currently re-
ported and believed, that parties interest
ed in the Granville slate quarries and
; wealthy men of New York are bestirring
themselves in the matter of a railroad
from Rutland to Granville, and thence
by Hebron to East Greenwich, and down
1 the Battenkill, to connect with the
Johnsonville railway at Greenwich, to
2 give better outlet for the productions
$ of the slate quarries. This brightens
0 the prospects of water and mill
S owners along the Battenkill river,
and parties from Greenwich have been
. looking over the Centre Falls water
power with refererce to the purchase
and erection of paper mill there on the
former site of the Parker 81 Ives mill,
g. now owned by ID. A. Bullard of Schuy-
/ lerville. Should the scheme Of railroad
r down the Battenkill be carried out, the
rapid development of the numerous
A water powers with which the stream
o abounds would soon follow"
The Boston Journal prints the following
!. statistics in relation to the Central Yer
4 mont system of railways: 1.-The Vermont
Central and Vermont & Canada roads
proper comprise 1S7 miles of main line,
= the leased lines bringing the Central Yer
y mont system up to 40 miles. The So
called trust roads have 10 locomotives
and 2,233 cars. The gross earnings of
= the roads in 1881 were S2,GG2, ,5lS.6l. the
G net earnings being $645. 5.6SS. .46. For the
d two years ending with 1880 the gross
earnings were S4320.97S,27, and the net
= earnings 81 ,220, ,O25.27. From 1870 to
n 1880 the gross earnings aggregated S25,-
e 600, 900 and the net earnings over IS ,000,-
y 600, making the annual gross earnings
81, 500, 900, and the net earnings $775. 200
l. on an average. Deducting the amount
It paid on leased lines per annum-about
O. $3.50, ,O00-we find Il balance of S425, 900
. ! ao tha ara moi aorninnS Of fha road
l. since 1870, and which can now be ap-
piled ON the same basis of earnings on
the payment of the interest on the new
J 81, 900 900 of bonds of the Consolidated
: Railway of Vermont, and which is now a
70 fixed charge of S350,0O0 on the CONSOLE
= dated roads.
The following statistics have been
compiled relating to the part taken by
i Vermont in the rebellion President
n Lincoln's first call for troops was issued
S April 18TH 1861. and while only $1,000
e three months men were called for. the
< loyal States furnished 81 SIG. May 3D.,
1861 another call was issued. Under this
IS call and under acts of Congress approved
le July 22d and 25th 1861 ,fv ehundred thous-
lie and men were required. This call pro-
If duced 657 ,S6S three years men; 3O,95O
l. two years men; 9l47 men for one year
" and 2l75 men for six months. Under
this call Vermont furnished 950S men for
p three years. Under the call of July I'd,
,s 1862, for 800 900 men, 42l ,165 men were
q furnished. Under this call Vermont sent
d 1869 men to the army. Under the call
n of August 4th, 1862, 10000 nine months
,r men, 81 ,55S men were furnished, Yer
mont sending 47Sl men. Under the call
of June 10, 1868, for militia for six
ic months service, l6,36l men were furnish
y ed. Under the calls of October II, 1868,
ie and February L, 1864, in the aggregate
J, 500, 900 men for three years were called
~ for and 1863 $50 men were furnished. In
these calls are embraced the men raised
by draft in 1868. Under these calls Yer
or mont furnished GAG men, while 1885,
Id men paid Communication. Under the cal
u: of March Ii, 1864, for 200, 900 men fol
Z. three years, 292, 1893 were furnished. Yer
mont under this call furnished 1901 men,
j. while 80 men paid communications. There