The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-04-27

ONtI ny u uulip VdV, w sildii Nhl uocu w
the section men) on the railroad, We'd
nesday afternoon. He had several ribs
broken, and was supposed TO BE- fatally in
jured, but we learn that he is doing well,
and with good prospects of his recovery.
j. G.. Bailey, the Superintendent O.
Schools in Hydepark, reported TO the
Board of Education that in one district in
that town in which a good school was
maintained for 1872 days and have 100
scholars, and ought. to have an attendance
of about 1890 days, the report shows it
have only 1894.
The Newsletter says. The roads
to the North Of us are nearly impossible.
On Sunday, some gentlemen, trying tie get
to North Hyde Park, were obliged to
give il up and return.
The house of Jonathan Brown, of
Eden, caught fire few days ago, from
lighted candleyco,ning in contact with the
bed clothes, which were nearly ruined
before the fire was discovered
GRAND CONVENTION On the l4th of
July next there is to be a grand conven>
ton of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciateons of the United States and the
Canadian Dominion, to be held at Port
land, Maine
FIRE AT WINoosKI, THE Burlington
Free Press of Wednesday gives the par
ticuIars Of an incendiary fire at Winooski
Falls, which broke out abou, 3 p, m, Tues
day, in the attic of the boarding house of
the Burlington Wooden Mill Company.
BY great efforts on the part of the citizens
the fire was prevented from spreading TO
other buildings.
There were over 100 boarders lodging
in the house, whose trunks and effects
were generally saved. The furniture was
owned in part by tho Wooden Mill com
pany, and in part by Mr. and Mrs Deal
IL was pretty mach all got out, more or
less damaged. The damage to the build
ing was probably IS, 900. The Wooden
Mill company had $4,000 insurance On
the bnilding and S20Q5 on the furniture
in Boston companies. Mrs Deal had -,
07j insurance on the furniture. which will
cover her loss.
IllNEsBURGH MURDER TRIAL.-The
trial of Henry Welcome, charged with
the murder of Mr., Perry Russell, in the
town OF IIinesburgh, on the night of the
Sd of October last, was commenced in the
Chitenden County Court, at Burlington,
on Tuesday last, Chief Justice Pierpoint
presiding.
The Court room was filed with spec
tatWs of both sexes, who seemed deeply
Interested in the proceedings. The case
was given TO the jury, on Wednesday anJ
in twenty minutes they brought in YER
dict Of guilty"
Welcome il quite young, apparently
not over lG or IS years of ace, Of aver
ngc sizn of lads OF that age.
The Free Press thus describes the pris-
oner:
lie is squarcly and compactly built
lis personal appearance not that which
one would naturally associate with I'll,
terrible deed Of which he Is accused, Iii
harris black and closely shinglcd his eye
blue and small; his features distinctly
marked high cheek bones and promnen
Roman nose His complexion is fair, ant
face smooth. While he seems interested
in the trial ~ it progresses he hardly be
trays save in IN occasional fash on hi
cheek, the fact that he is on trial for hi
life, so calmly and quietly does he carr!
himself His father, a man between fort
snd fifty years old, and a younger brother
about twelve. sat near him,
i. W. Kin,hall Of Pittslord hsa rccen
tly made seve raj doors, the;pancls olwhic
are paper They ere spoken of as n vas
improvement on the old style of woode
ones.
The entire property of the How
Scale Company at Brandon is to be sol
at auction on the 9Th Of May, for the ben
eft of creditors.
New ROUTE TO THE ADIRONDACKs =
Accompanying ii map Of the Sarana
Lakes. received from r. Hoyle, Treasure
Of Plattsburgh, we find the following cir
cular: The Whitehall Il Plattsburg
railroad is now completed, and being op
Grated from Pattsburgh TO Ausable Rive
Station, (near Ausable Forks, distanc
Of twenty miles, which will enable sports
men and health and pleasure seekers t
reach Saranac Lake, Regis Lake, Tup
per's Lake, Long Lake, Racket River
: Whiteface Mountain, and other note
hunting, fishing and pleasure resorts of tn
l Adirondack woods, al much less cost, an
) with much greater facility, speed an
comfort than heretofore, Trains will con
meet ut Pittsburgh with steamers fror
all directions on Lake Champlain, an
: with the Montreal & Plattsburgh railwa
for Montreal and Ogdensburg and 3
Ausable River Station will be met by Sta
, ges for Bakers, BartIetts, Paul Smith
Hough's, Martins, and other forest r.
sorts.
=, Prospect Mountain, in Woodiord,
1900 feet above the ocean.
A beaver, weighing thirty eight pound