The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-08-26

IS attached to the officers OF the steamer.
BY St. Louis. papers TO tho Dist
inst. The result Of the election is still
uncertain. If there are no frauds, 10
the counts Rollins is probably elected
CHILDREN POISONED Two childen OF
Irish parents, WHO had been in this coun-
try but three or four weeks, we're pois.
oned and died in this place a few days
since by eating what are ordinarily
known as toad stools, supposing they
were the mushrooms which they had
been accustomed to eat 10 Ireland
Bellows Falls Times
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS WiNpnAM
CouNTy.-W. Fl. Jones, of Dover :;
George Perry, of Rockingham; John
K. Butler, of Jamaica for Senators.
William Harris Of Windham and En-.
cry Wheelock of Newfane, for Assist ant
Judges.
BENZ. L. Knowlton, of Jamaica for
States Attorney.
George Slate, of Rockingham, for
Sheriff.
Abaisha Stoddar1, of Townshend. for
Judge of Probate for Westminster Dis.
trict, and Royal Tyler, of Brattleboro,
for Marlboro District.
BENNINGTON County. REPUBLICAN
County CoNvENToN.-The Republi.
cans, of Bennington County held
their Convention at Manchester on the
llth inst. They made the following
nomina lions For Senators, Elias b.
Burton, of Manchester Orrin Bates of
Pownal. For Assistant judges, Dennis
J. George, of Salisbury Francis Kid.
der, Of Winhall For States Attorney
Nathaniel b. Hall, Of Bennington. For
Sheriff, Jasper Wall Of Manchester
For Judges Of Probate Manchester
District, Israel N. Sykes, of Dorset
Bennington District, Stephen c. Willard,
Of Stamford.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY NOMINATIONS
BENNINGTON COUNTY For Senators,
Charles Z. Houghton. Bennington. Sol
ONION Bently, Manchester. For Assis.
tant judges, Marcus b. Roberts Dor.
set. Ira Stroud, Stamford. For States
Attorney, Uel NJ. Robinson, Bennington.
For Sheriff. Gardner S. Wright, Ben.
nington. For Judge of Probate, Man.
chester District. George W. Farwell,
Dorset. For Judge of Probate, Ben.
Dingtou District. Tarrant Sibey. Ben.
nington. For High Bailiff, Martin Vince
lock, Salisbury.
A SINGULAR Case. Mr.. EDlroR -
A Child of John Huston, eleven years
old, sick Two years: disease, supposed to
be worm fits, having from one to twelve
fits day, was attended at different
times, by six di fferent Physicians. About
eight weeks since the child had become
but little else than skeleton. and an
idiot, having a voracious appetite for
bugs. worms, grass, weeds, or and green
vegetable While in this condition of
the child DR.. Estee Of our village was
consulted, and upon examination, pro.
nounced it case Of Snake in the stom.
ach, and proceeded to prescribe accord
ingly, and in about twelve hours, the
child had powerful operation Of the
bowels passing very large quantity Of
the most vitiated secretion, also a dead
water snake, nearly two feet long, which
was cut in'two thrOe times by the action
of the medicine. The Doctor continues to
prescribe for the child, and will doubtless
succeed in restoring it to perfect health
Tho boy has had only three very slight
fits since the snake was passed. and one
of these was produced by seeing large
snake in the pasture, u ear his house -
The mental and physical powers Of the
boy are now quite fully restored to q
healthy, vigorous action. | have seen
the boy, and speak from my own obser.
walton of the case. CHRoNlcLeR.
Brandon Advocate.
w. H. Armstead, so popular with
our citizens as Hair Dresser and Bar.
Der, has received letter from England
offering him the situation Of Barber on
board the Great Eastern."-F Free Press.
BUReLARy.-We are informed that
on Monday night, 10th inst, the store
of Messrs, Tabor & Collins, at West
Topsham, was burglariously entered by
q thief who effected an entrance BIZ Dor.
ing several holes through one of the blinds
which enabled him to reach the basp
which secured it. Fortunately but very
little money was left on closing up the
store at night, as only about 81, mostly
10 specie, was stolen. The theft, how.
ever, ''bagged" some other articles, such
as tea, sugar, cotton cloth, Sc, amount
ting in al! to some S25 or $50. As vet
no clue to the WHARF abouts of the ras.
cal has been obtained.
"A new Post office has been estab.
lished at North Greensboro, VT. and W.
B. Sawyer appointed P. NJ. also at E.
Warren, Geo. II. Lathrop P. NJ.
j P. Youlen was appointed p NJ.
at West Rupert, and not Rupert as was
stated fowweeks since.
SPLENDID CATcH OF TToUr.-A few
days since, Mr.. J. s. Written, of South
Reading, caught in the streams near
that place one hundred and fifty as fine
trout as ever graced table. The best
of the story is that he generously sent
fifty of them to US which we hereby &C.
knowledge. e. Belloaos Falls Times.
A FIGHr-At the Marble Quarry on