The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-01-07

the depot from the South upon the track
on which Mr.. G. was now standing. -
Fude Efforts were made to apprisc hun
ct his dargcr; in moment he was struck
by the engine and thown upon the COW
catcher ProvldcntialIy VIM TapIn,
the old and faithful cmploye of the Union
Railroad Company, discovered Mr.. Garl>
ncrs situation, and rushing up, caught
and held him UPON the locomotive until
iii, engineer could stop The rain AMI he
coull safely Inc released from hi. most
dnngcrous aud unpleasant position.
| We have received the first number
of The Irish Watchm IN, Il weekly ncw.>
paper to he Published at Burlington, in
the interests of Ireland and the Irish. #
Is printed at the Office of tn Weekly Sen.
tinrl, and claims to be neitraI in poG
ties
Coop Bar MIR. Byron Smith of
ADDISON killed II yenrling hclcr On the
70 u't which dressed GA ponnls.
Aaron Merrill Esq dird at his resi-
dcnce in West Addison. ON Friday Dec.
9th in the ooh year of his qge.
AN AnAzoNIAN BATTLE - The FER
mont Journal, gives an amusing account
oi trial for assault and battery which
recently took place at the Windsor Coun.
ty Court 1t Appeared that, some months
ago, Mrs. Chamberlain and Miss Xix of
Sharon were playing social game of
cards at the house ct the father Of the
latter. While it was in progress the wo.
men exchanged rings, A. Mrs Chamber.
lin insisted atIcrwaid. in earnest and for
good but. as Miss Xix declared. only in
iun, or tor Two weeks The two WEEKS
having expired and Mira. c, after law.
ihi demand Of the ring in hel 20 session
and tender Of the ring IN Mis- Rix's
possession. refused TO give up the ring,
claiming She had traded in good faith
| his gave rise 10 a vigorous family. neigh.
6"rhood, an even town warfare. the
good citizens Of Snar6n having arrayel
themselves on either side The usual
quantity of back-hitng, slardering and
insulting took place between the contend
ing factions, but still Mrs Chamhcrl
kept possession Of the ring Things re.
maineI n stata quo until one bright and
beautiful afternoon, Mrs. Chamberlain
hid gone to the blackberry lot TO pIck
berries. AMI there met Mrs Fix and her
three houncing daughters After tn, us.
nal flourish Of Irumprts, AMI preliminary
-kirmi-hing, the four Xix woman aIvan-
ccd IN good order. -rz,d Mis- &. anil
threw her down, and Win iorcc aud vio-
i-nce wen hc,' the ring from her finger,
and l'fl her bruised hlrc!lng IN faintinr
On the field oi baiiIr, Whlc The viclorinns
l''x army reiTra,rd, bearing The RING ~ "A
Iropy of their val0r. The trial resulted
in verdict for Mrs Chambrrlain-dam-
ages SIS.
The Catholics Of West Rutland are
holding II ialr this week to raise funds ,o
deiray expenses incurred the last year ON
the burial ground, church ard pastoral
re,idcncc.
There are indications Of strong conipc.
iiIion between Burlington. Monrrlicr and
Vergenncs, for the locati N Of the next
State Fair
Ed p Ackerman has associated with
him, in the publication of the Vermont
Record, bis brother, A. G. Alderman
The paper appears in new dress lhi,
week
Mr.. joseph Rounds of Huntington
has sold tho Camel's Hump House. Hunt
ington Centre, to Alexander McGee &C.
Bristol, for $500
An imp,sor calling himself G er.. A.
Is Sinclair from LudlIw, has been slop>
ping al the American louise in Burlinp
ton, representing himself as a mason. "A,
~ having lost two daughters in the An.
COLA disaster He has recently di.ap.
paared after trying to get free railroad
passes.
NJ Almont Harnes. late associate ed .
itor AMI publisher Of the st Albans Mes
scnger, has left that paper.
A NEW FIRM Capt Sidney NJ
Southland & Co. have bought out the Book
4 Fancy Good store of his Honor John
+. Roberts Mayor of Vergennes who for
nearly forty years has successfully con.
Quoted the largely increasing business. -
In his retirement Mayor Roberts viii en-
joy the proud con-cinusness that he had
acted well his part on the stage of life.
and that his mantle has fallen upon worthy
successors. Capt. Suulhar is knoVn 10
most of our readers ~ "A S,ItI.r ,vh, L.