The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-07-05


Ihnghast & Co., New York b. b. Conk-
ling, retired partner of the firm of Claf-
fin, Mellen 6 Co., New York, ann Tren-
or w. Parkc, returned Californian and
former law partner of Gen. Halleck.
Mr.. Hunt owns three water privileges az
Bennington, and will soon erect extensive
mills for the manufacture of plaid .shawls
and fine article of broadcloth. He ex-
poets to expend upon the buildings and
machinery from 100000 to $500, 900.
lie was formerly a member of heavy
manufacturing firm in Manchester, Eng
land, and hs will bring his first class op-
eratves from that city. Messrs. Hunt
and Parke have Just given to Bennington
building embracing village hall,
free reading room and library of 5000
volumes. They promise larger building
tor a museum of relics on a lot adjoining.
ia grist and saw mill belonging to
u. A. Andrus of South Calais, valued al
$500, and without insurance, was burn
ed with other personal property on the
2Gth ut.
! 1.-Two hundred cords of wood in an
old shed were burned at Island Pond on
the Grand Trunk railroad, Saturday, and
one thousand cords in new 300 feet shed
at the same place, Tuesday last
lone Of the engine-houses of the
Grand Trunk railroad at Island Pond
was burned on Saturday night. All the
engines and other movable property were
saved. Loss $4,000
....A woman was recently fined SIS
and costs at Burlington for selling strong
beer
The remains of Col. Newton Stone. of
the II VI. regiment, who was killed in
the battle of the Wilderness, were buritd
at Bennington on Thursday, with appro-
pirate services. Capt Pratt Stone late
~ on Brig Gen. Grants staff, and n
brother Of Col. Stone, has resigned his
commission AMI is stopping for the pres
. cn' at his home in Rowe, Mass,
....Lieut. IIisby Of the Ia Eogu-
lar In.an'ry, who had fer some days been
on recruiting duty for a REGULAR infantry
regiment, at the Yandcrlip House, Man
chester, Vt, attempted suicide by cutting
his throat at his lodgings, on Tuesday
evening. His injuries were pronounced
as necessarily Of a fatal character. Over
Indulgence is stated as the melting cause.
Lient. Highly is the same officer that
mustered the 9th Vermont regiment into
service in Sept. 1861, and his condition
at the time of the muster-in of this regi-
ment, excited considerable remark.
ga week ago Sunday, the village
of Rupert was somewhat startled by the
rapid running of four horses along the
street, one of them having bundle Of
burning straw tied to its tail The trail
of straw and fire was followed and found
to lead to the house and barn of Philip
E. Youlen, who confessed that he tied
bundle Of straw TO the horses tail and
set on fire. Two Of the horses were
owned by Col. Joseph Parker and two
by William Stearns. One of Stearns'
was much injured by running so rapidly,
and Parker's was so badly burned that
its recovery was for some time doubtful.
Freddie Chamberlain, ten years
old, was accidentally drowned in the
Connecticut river at Brattleboro, few
days since.
....One man in trying to escape from
the wreck of the railroad accident near
Dummerston Tuesday morning, came
near cutting his throat. lie had thrust
his head out of the window of car
which kept up saving motion caused
by the water, and the broken glass nearly
severed the jusular vein.
....Wiliam Smith of Portland, who
broke into Bradford depot, Monday night
aud robbed five trunks, has been ARE stel
and sent to Jail in Chelsea.
IA Vermont editor recently apollo
gized for the omission of some articles by
saying that the space was swell occupied
by an unusual number of painful and dis
tressing accidents
....Mr. Hiram Taylor Of Berlin; COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself in the
shed near his barn on Sunday afternoon,
the 18th inst. He was last seen alive
about two O'Clock, and at five O'Clock was
found dead Mr.. Taylor was quiet, in
dnStrious and respected citizen, and must
have been laboring under temporary
alteration Of mind, or great depression
of spirits, caused by pecuniary embarrass-
ments, when he committed the fatal act.
He was about sixty-hve years of age, and
leaves family. t-t.st Iry's