The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-12-17
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.


ing an Album at Styles Photograph Gal
lery before january lst, 1865, will be
presented with fine Photograph OF the
"Old Doctor"
Terrible RAILROAD ACCIDENT. "A
terrible accident occurred on the Yer
mont Central Railroad three miles south
of Northfeld on Wednesday last. 1t APP
pears that a bridge was recently burned
and workmcn were engaged in rebuilding
il. A train containing these workmen
returning from dinner backed off the
bridge, down an embankment seventy
feet The particulars are given in the
following Dispatch
"Seventy workmen, mostly educated
mechanics, dlned at the Mortified Hotel,
at 10. 80 and Immediately after procee-
ded by train Of engine and one passenger
car to Harlow bridge mile and a half
Up heavJ grade. The car behind was
moving backward. On approaching the
bridge. about one o'clock, the engineer
conll not shut off steam readily, yet sue
ceeled when too late, in checking the
speed enough to save the engine falling.
As the centre of the car struck the brink
of the prccipice, it broke into three pieces
The root sliding ahead, half Of the body
{, Il seventy feet TO the river bed. About
twenty five men spilled out in pile on a.
shelving rock twenty-five feet below the
track The remaining half Of the car
falling on this human pile, and tender on
top of that This pile embraced most of
the killed The tender remained on the
shelf. About ten saved their lives before
reaching the brink. Fifteen were instan-
tlv killed four more died very soon after;
still more cannot survive; scarcely any
escaped serious injury. Assistant Sup'
II. II. Locklin, riding on the rear plat
form. and H. Tenny, Master Bridge bull
der, on the tender, escaped by jumping
The dead and wounded were brought to
Nor,hfcld by cars and sleisha. Sur
eeons were called there from all eastern
parts of the State. Many rumors censnre
the engineer, yet it is hoped he is limo.
cent. His name is Frank Abbott, and
has been in the employ Of the Company
for many years.
"A young man charged with setting
fire 10 d. c. BARRIERS barn on Monday
night last WAS brough' before Justice
Hollcnbcck, in burlington, on Wednes-
day, and bound over in $500 bail to ap-
pear for trial at the next term Of the Chit.
tcndcn County Court. The bail was
promptly furnished. States At'ornev
Englesby for the State; Romeo II, Start
for the respondent
Stepping into Style Photograph
Gallery the other day, we saw very fine
Photograph of the Episcopal Church
elegantly framed, just the thing for n
Christmas Present
Hon. S. M. Pennock Of Lamol!e
Co. has bought residence near Boston,
and i, going into the produce business
there.
Ills stated that the Vermont and
Canada and Central managers cannot aid
the Lamolle railroad.
Cold has been found in Minister
Brook, Worcester, W.. in considerable
quantities with but imperfect workings.
The fish commissioners have receiv-
ed 80, 900 salmon eggs from New Bruns'
wick in good condition, which are to be
placed in the Connecticut river and lie
Tributaries when Matched.
The duties collected in Gold al
Newport, VT, for the month OF Novem
Der, amounted to over $4,000.
GIVEN AwAY-We see that Styles il
giving away Photographs
On Saturday.night 7th inst Mr.. Elna
than Knapp, a well known and promi
nent citizen of Goshen, met with nearly
fatal accident on his returning home from
Brandon, late in the evening. He hac
got near home and by some means wa
thrown out or fell from his wagon, anC
in his fall became entangled in the reih
in such a manner ns to pull the hors'
around upon hun. 1t appears that tn
horse stepped upon his head, cutting
cash over his left eye, and completed
scalpiug him. His cfies were heard b,
his family, but not knowing what wa
the matter did not 90 to his assistance.
Finally some of the neighbors heard hlr
and went to his rescue, and found hlr
almost chilled TO death. lleis now dc
ing as well as could be expected. -B'ao
,}ou PerOrd.