The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-07-15
state News.

we regret 10 learn iIOW ,hc ITec'
man of the serious illness Of Col. Francis
V. Randall Of Montpelier.
Mr.. A. y. Whitney, II graduate of
Middlebury College, class of 1S0S, has
been engaged rs Principal of the Essex
Classical Institute at Essex Center
Hiram Lewis. of North Duxbury,
killed in Bolton, last Monday, Il bear
weighing $50 pounds. Mr.. Lewis has
killed thirty-seven bears all told.
RIcnMoND.-Three barrels Of liquor
were seized at the depot on Monday, con.
signed to Leonard Love, by Deputy Sher-
if Ferguson, and adjudged forfeited by
Justice w. D. Hall on Wednesday.
A five year old boy of Mr. Brown,
who lived on the corner of Rose and
Cedar streets, Burlington, went into
his fathers barn, the other day, and
set fire to the hay with matches to sec
it burn Loss 5000 insurance 500
The body of Frederick l.. Cross,
who was drowned, recently, at Haver-
hill, n. H., was recovered on Tuesday.
He was "a years old and unmarried,
and had been living in Bradford up TO
within n few weeks of the time he was
drowned.
Two sons Of j. G. Hodges, one Il
young man, the other some four years
old, were out riding Tuesday evening.
When they go. home the young man I'M
harnessed the horse and let him loose,
when he kicked the child in the head and
killed him instantly.
1t is stated that about two weeks
ago, Mr.. Hobart, who has had charge Of
the town farm in Peacham. cruelty
whipped and kicked little boy eight
years old, one of the paupers, so that he
died the next day. Hobart has left iol
parts unknown.
Immense quantities ofwestern corn
are arriving at West Randolph and il
is sold directly from the car to farmers
who, in consequence of the failure q
the hay crop, are supplying the dc
ficiency by laying in Il stock of corn, a
from sixty-five to siXty-eipht cents pei
bushel.
-Chauncey X. Williams, for tire,
years connected with the Herald, and foi
the pas. seven months its principal editor
on Thursday took charge of the RUTLAND
Daily and Weekly Globe as managing
editor, as well as editor.in. chief. MIR
Williams is pains.taking and good wr
ter, and has done excellent service on the
Herald.
BRUTAL AFFAIR AT NORTH PowNAL
"A brutal affair occurred at North Pow
nal on Sunday, June Goth. 1t appear,
that Jared Akroyd had fallen into hi
old habits of drinking from which, by
the help of Good Templars he had beer
free for four or five years. On the Sun
day mentioned he was in helpless apt
senseless condition from the use of lntox
icating drinks, and while in that condition
he was attacked by some roughs loca
and transient, and badly pounded, anc
robbed of one hundred dollars in money
4 TIE BURGLARY AT BRANpoN--It is sup
posed that six men who were asleep il
the building at the time of the burglar,
of Whittaker's jewclry store, were ether
lied, as they complained of n severe head
5 aches when they awoke. The burglars
, who appeared like machinists. took tn
. early train Thursday to Essex Junction
from there they walked to Wiliston dc
Z pot where they they took the day expires
for White River Junction, at which poin
all traces of them were lost. A rewar
, Of $500 is offered for their capture
S Prof. F. G. Hathaway, Principal c
! the Morrisville Graded School, and
8 member of the State Board Of Education
e died on Sunday afternoon at his home i
. Hardwick. His health had been failin
t for several months, owing to tumor i
!. the side. which, together with a feebl
t constitution, caused his heath Mr.. Haiti
IS away was one of the best teachers in OF
g State and gave promise of great uscfu
]. ness in this capacity. He was gradl
Il ate of Dartmouth of the class of 1868