The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-03-19

CouXrY CoM,tssIoNLRs.-The follow
ng gentlemen have been elected Coun-
ty Commissioners in the several Counties
named
Rutland-B. W. Marshall.
Beuningtou--F. w. lloyt.
Cacdonia-P n. Granger.
Orange-.Iames Hutchinson, Jr.
Observation-Disclosures Squires
Windham-Tlomer Goodhuc.
Windsor--I,oronzo Richmond.
Addison--C. W. Wicker.
KILLED "A man named G.. \. Mont
gomery was killed on the o. X G. X. r.,
near Eugene City, Oregon on the LIST OF
February last lie was II brakeman on
construction train, and fell from grav-
cl car, the wheels Of which ran over him,
killing him instantly. The Postmaster
at McMinnvile, Oregon, writes to say
that Montgomery had been heard to say
that be had relatives living at or near
Burlington. Vt. Further information
can be obtained by any such, by address
ing j. +. Brown, City Recorder, Eugene,
Oregon, or F. p. Jones of the same place.
POISONED FOR BEAUTY.-A coroner's
inquest was held on the body Of the Mat
tie Martin, who died so suddenly at the
house of Orrin Shipmap, Colchester, and
facts were cited which proved conclu-
sively to the jurors that the girl came to
her death by eating arsenic to beautify
her complexion. She had been in ,he
habit of eating cloves, pickles, chalk, etc,
for the same purpose, and having seen in
q newspaper that some ladies in the old
country ate arsenic to whiten their skin,
she undoubtedly took some of the poison
for that purpose, and with fatal results.
j OBITUARY Colonel Gustavus LoomSs,
who died on Tuesday at Stratford, Conn,
was a native of Vermont and graduated
at West Point in 1911 In the war of
1912 he was taken prisoner at the sur
prise of Fort Niagara. At the close of
the war he was exchanged, and served
upon the frontier until the breaking ont
of the rebellion. From 1861 to 1868,
Colonel Looms ,erved as mastering Off
Ger Of Connecticut and Rhode Island vol
! uutttIs, COuIO uuty. III
1863 he was retired from active service,
having been on the army register more
than 'orty.6ve years, and in 1868 he was
brevetted Brigadier General, FOR long aDd
faithful service.
About half.past . o'clock, Tuesday
night, a fire was discovered in the build
ing at Chester w., occupied by Charles
Howard as variety store, and by Mrs
Pembcr as a photograph saloon. The a
larm was instantly given, and the engine
from North Chester was promptly on
hand, but by the time it got there, the
fire had spread to the adjoining block,
owned and occupied by +. b. Lee as a
store and dwelling For time the
tn.shop of Miller & Hadley was in
great danger, being several times on
fire, but by the strenuous exertions Of
the fremen it was saved. Lees block
was occupied by +. p. Mather, dentist
The goods were removed from Miller &
Hadley's store. Mr. Lee also saved most
of his goods in damaged condition. Mr.
Howard saved scarcely anything. The
engine was obliged to play through 700
feet of hose to reach the fire. All the
property was insured.
ACCIDENT on THE RUTLAND RAILROAD.
The express freight train, over the
Rutland Railroad which left Burlington,
Wednesday morning, at five minutes be.
fore three, when it had arrived near Shell
burn station, broke apart, two cars load.
ed with lumber being attached to, and
remaining with the engine. The forward
part Of the train was, OF course, immcdi.
ately stopped, but the remaining portion
came on with undiminished speed, strik.
ing the rear lumber cars with great force
: The forward lumber car was badly brok
en- up, the lumber being showed Ito the
tender forcing the tank forward into the
engine. The engineer and fireman wcr'
: caught between the tender and running
= board, cutting hole in the engineer
= leg and bruising his hip, while the fire
mans shoulder was put out of joint. Aic
= was sent from Burlington aud the tract
cleared so that the morning mail train
;, south was on,y about thirty-ive minute
, late.
"A sad accident occurred in tn
woods three miles cast of East Burke OIL
! Thursday the 22d. Dana Currier 0
= Hardwick came over with his wife to Wis
: it George D. Lane, his wife's father, VIII
had a job of chopping for the Lyndo
. Mill Co. His camp is between Umpir
- and Burke mountains. After dinner o.
- Thursday, Currer went out of camp wit
= Lane to while away the time by telling
= tree. The tree was large spruce whic
in its fall struck stub, throwing the but
around, striking Curricr in the breas
> crushing him beneath it, aud killing hir
- instantly. Lane had to 60 40 rods 70
a help to come and cut the log in two be
- - fore his remains could be removed ii
was then taken into camp and laid gu
where half hour before he was buoyan
9 with hopes of the future. Mr. Currie
was 20 years old, was married last Jan
uary, had just purchased n farm in Hare
wick, and had that very morning bee
:. relating his plans for the future. o
!, Friday his remains were carried to h
afflicted friends in Hardwick.
- Z. s. DISTRICT CouRT.-Thc falno
- case of Shepard Knapp and Georg
= Briggs os. the Troy and Boston h. h
= Co., was decided in this Court, at Bul
- lington on Monday in favor of the defer
~ dants. BY this decision Mr.. Il. w. Parl
y y of Bennington, who is really the party
:; interest, is defeated. The case has bee
"a appealed to the Supreme Court of II
- United States.
n The criminal calendar was taken u
n. and the following cases disposed of:
i. Henry NJ. Wells, United States rev
~ enue officer, stationed at Montreal Can,
:" da, indicted for the crime of smugglin
II was first arraigned. He pleaded guilt
In to the crime, and under the facts in II
aS case, briefly stated by his counsel, Ho
80 Daniel Roherts the suhstance of N