Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-26

shipment.
Thos. Mcclure is in Burlington to at
tend upon his brother Patrick, who is
sick with typhoid fever. His place of
business will be closed till his brothers
recovery makes it possible for him to re-
turn.
The drawing of logs to the pulp mills
is at a standstill There is snow enough
on the mountains, however, and the lum-
bermen are hard at work getting out the
logs and drawing them to East Middle
bury.
The large plate-glass in the front of
Beckwith & Co.'S. store, which was brok-
en- slightly in one corner last fall, crack
ed clear across in the high wind of yes
terday. 1t will cost about 500 to re-
place the glass.
Mrs. Amanda Lamphere, who figured
as complainant in the case State VS. Frank
Mcbride, at the last June term of the
county court, has been arrested at Bur-
ington for swindling there, at Winooski
| ana Ill SI. Adams.
The senior class of the college. with
ladies, held their annual class supper at
the Brandon House, Brandon, Monday
night. Feb. %. Prof. and Mrs. Wright
accompanied them. The literary part of
the programme consisted of the class his
tory by Mr.. Bailey, poem by Mr.. Narney
| 9 81,
class.
b. j. Soper of Malone, n. Y, was in
town Monday. He is interested in pat
ent lamp-trimmer and sold the right for
this county to Earl & Smith. The instru-
ment was invented by young man in
Mr.. Sopers employ. 1t is exceedingly
simple, but very effective.
ID. II. Brigham of Springfield, Mass,
was arraigned in the Burlington city
court the other day and fined 50 and
costs under the city ordinance and $50
and costs under the State law, $50 al
together, for selling goods without city
or State license. Mr.. Brigham deals in
fur goods, and went from here to Burling-
ton.
Gen. W. W. Henry of Burlington,
United States marshal for the district of
Vermont. was in town Monday to sub
puna Capt. Bronson. wanted a. wit
ness at the term of the United States
court which opened in Burlington Tues
day. \ would-be pen>ioner forged Mr..
BrunSonS name on pension papers. it was
claimed.
Russell Post No. 50, &. \. Il. of this
place will hold Il campfire and hard-tack
ing. March ). at $50 o'clock. Gen. W.
W. Henry of Burlington will be present
and give talk on the Wilderness cam
paign from the Rapidan to Cold IIarbor.
Everybody is invited, and ought to go, in
order to give the post a start. An admis-
sion fee If - cents will be charged.
which will include supper.
+. +. Smith. once connected with the
iddiSoH CoHHty JoUrHdi, seems to have
his habitation in Hartford. Ct. One OF
the papers of that city has this item about
him; Mr.. +. +. Smith of Barbour street
has a brood of fourteen chicks. two week,
old, Matched out by ''motherly old hen.
This discounts the Elmwood ''motherlN
fOld hem mentioned in the Times las
week. Mr.. Smith also has flock o
twenty-siX hens, which laid 800 eggs
producing S9.27, during the month o
January"
The most important of the cases to be
tried before Judge Wheeler. in the United
States court now in session at Burlington
are those brought by Receiver Hendee o
the Vermont National bank at st. Alban
against several national banks becaus
; they refused to pay assessments OF
the stock of the defunct institution
claiming that they were not owners o
the stock within the meaning of the law
The bank at this place is one of them
The case against the Merchants bank o
st. Johnsbury was first on the docket AM
is now ON. 1t is understood that thi
will be made IA test case, and if it is de
cided against the banks, will be carrie,
up to the United States supreme court.
The trial of the case of State agains
, Robert Steele. charged with having tran,
, ported quantity of liquor from tn
station to John Connor's saloon. fey
weeks since, was tried at the town rooI
Saturday afternoon before Justice ALDER
,, Chapman and a jury composed of ALA
Calhoun, j. b. Benedict, John Chadwicl,
Judson \. Wright, j. w. Pitts and MAJ
tin OCOnnor. The hearing occupied a
the afternoon and resulted in a disagree
: ment of the jury, who are said to hav
been equally divided, Special Prosecu
tor Upper appeared for the State an
: Messrs. Slade and Wilds for the respond
r ent. Mr.. Upper intends to give tn,
V case another trial.
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