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house in consequence of her injuries. The
wife Of Jared Howard of Salisbury wa
badly injured in the evening. a team loaded
with drunken fellows attempted to pass Mr..
Howard's wag and broke it down. Mrs.
Howard and her little daughter were thrown
out, and the mother rendered cripple for
life.
Peter Bishop, French Canadian, was
killed while adjusting belt in the steam
saw mill of Hon. II. n. Woodbury., near Is
land Pond
Maj Jonathan Wood, of North Hartland
was found dead in his barn, on the morning
Of Aug. Is. 1t is supposed that he died Of
! disease of the heart.
A music teacher named Martin was re-
Gently found dead in the rear of a build ing
IN St. Adams.
John Lyman, son OF Charles LYMAN of
Montpelier was drowned while bathing in
Dog River, on the afternoon Of Aug. 22nd.
He was twelve years old and very promis-
ing boy.
In Bellows Falls Aug 2Ist, little daugh-
ter of Maj. W. W. Cochran, fsI from
fence and broke her arm twice below the el-
bow
Rev Mr. Gray, of Grafton was seriously
injured last week by fall from the Church
now in proc IS of erection in that place
His recovery is not considered as doubtful.
Much timber was destroyed by fire
last week on Aseutney Mountain.
The house and out buildings ofSeth Howard
in Pomfret were burned on the morning Of
Aug. 20th, with a quantity Of wool. In
surance 500
In Rutland on the evening of Aug. Dist.
a barn belonging to j. L. Billings was
burned. The Courier says
\ woman Is now lodged in our Jail,
charged with setJin- the barn on fire.
Daniel P. Carpenter and John Stowe of
Reads5oro. and Daniel Whitman Of Hart
weIlvilIe, were recently fined ior violating
the liquor law; the two first thirty dollars
and costs, and Whitman ten dollars and costs.
\ Black Hawk Horse valued at $4,000 re
Gently died at Brlndon.-Theh house of Mr.
Lewis Baker Of Brandon, was entered few
Sundays since, and fifty dollars stolen. The
amily were all at church,
On the night Of the 24th, while Mr.. Shaw
# Middlebury was absent from his grocery
omebody broke in Mr. ). came in the
'ack door, caught him dragged him out, but
rot being able to recognize him or make
lim speak, he pitched him down stairs. On
it appeared that he had taken
ut the money drawer and carried away
bout 50 new cents, which he probably mis-
1ok for ten cent pieces.
addison county has been suffering greatly
rom the drought. The Register says the
ounty has not been 81 thoroughly dried in
ears. "The brown pastures look as though
re had passed over them, and the rowen re-
ISes To start in the mown fields. Added to
MS, nyriads of grasshoppers are devourlns
very green thing" We don't quite see.
ON this dolelul account, where the grass
lppers find anything green. And drouth
not all, there was frost in some places in
le County on Saturday night last.
Prof. B5ardman of Middlebury College,
as received handsome silver pither from
lie Junior Class, with their names and
IItable inscription engraved on 1t.
VIM. ". Storrs Of Montpelier, has been
,p ,inted Cashier Of the Bunk Of Orange
Junty, in place Of P. S. Smith, resigned
Theophilus Drew, of North Dluville, has
n yearling heifers for which he has been
Tered $50 piece. They are of the Devon
ire breed.
David Eldridge of st. Johnsbury, recently
lot a blde heron, measuring five feet seven
ches from tip to tip Of its wings, and four
ct two inches from beIk to feet The blue
ron is becoming rare bird in the State
4 Sabbath School excursion from Frank
\ County to Montpelier. last Wednesday,
Iad tbirtv-tbree cars. There were nearly
mr. thousand persons. They were welcom-
bv Mr. Lord in a short address, followed
short speeches from Messrs. Rankin &
-hits of st. Adams, and Mr.. Sabin Of Geor-
/. The exercises were Interspersed with
ging and music by the bands, three of
Iich were on the ground. The picnic was
the Berlin side of the river, in grove
1t oyerlooks the village.
e Brandon Vis1tor speaks of large Sab
tn School excursion from Rutland to
andon, as enjoying a Picnic sin a beauti-
glore in that place" We think that
lst have been a tgih fit.
The town of Rutland has voted to purchase
lew engine for Company No. l., and dispose
the old one, upon which the WatchmGn
done than Montpelier: we
ep the old engine and dispose of the Com
ny"
There is to be a Musical Convention at
Woodstock on Wednesday. Thursday and
idav of this week The Age takes occasion
remark that 90 1t may be all right for
ose who have taste for such matters, but
seems to Us these Musical Conventions are
sort of nuisance after all, gotten up for the
ecial qualification of few outsiders, to
e general annoyance of those W ho are call
on to bear the heat and burthen OF the
ing, without in any manner reaPing tne
asst nossible benefit theretrom And there
a sort of unsubdued impudence (Which we
aim TO be a mild term in this connection),
nroclaiming musical law within the pre-
nets of quiet village for three or four days,
hen the mercury and dust are contendlng
; the highest honors, and for no other rea-
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