The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-21

state News.
Rev. w. H. Rugg has resigned his
charge of the Baptist church in Shafts
bury, Vt.
The Cougregatonalst parsonage in
Woodstock, Rev. A. B. Dascomb, was
reinforced with twins on the ooh ult.,o one
of II sort.
Cap. Samuel Whitncy,of Woodstock
one of the old-timo Vermont landlords,
died December 30th, in thcS2d year Of
his age,
Rev. DR.. Goadby Of Poultney, VT,
has resigned the pastorate Of the church
at Poultney. of which 80 persons became
members last Sabboth
AT LAsT.-Sam Lucas not discour-
aged by his many abortivc attempts to
escape durance vile, succeeded in break
ing out of the Bennington Jail, early Fri
day morning.
Mrs Version procured a bill of
divorce the present term Of the Orange
County Court, from Gordon Version, the
professional lecturer land swindlcr). She
resumes her maiden name.
George II. Bigelow, of the Burling-
ton Free Press d. Times slipped, on the
sidewalk, near the Howard National
Bank, Friday, and fell breaking one of
the small bones Of his leg near the ankle.
--Ishac Staples of Williamstown, adj
vertises wife Wanted" He says "shc
must be short, thick set with black curly
hair,and keen black eyes. Her age am
not particular about, say anywharc from
thirty-iivc to forty"
The State Normal School at Randolph
Centre is very prosperous, having had
440 students during 1872. Edward
Conaut, one Of the best teachers in New
England, still remains as Principal, with
competent corps Of assistant teachers,
Henry Congdon of Wallingrord had
narrow escape from death, recently.
He was leading his horses to water with
long halter, when the animal suddenly
kicked at him furiously, striking him in
the jaw and knocking out several Of his
teeth, but fortunately not seriously in
juEing him.
~ few days since as little daugb.
Ter Of John Quinn of Brandon, was at
: the mill. she was caught on an upright
shaft by her hair and clothes, whirled sew
eral times around with great violen-
&c. fortunately striking on Il pile Of bags,
without any serious injury, except that
a large quantity of her hair was torn out.
1t was on the whole a providential and
narrow escape from what might have
been a fatal accident
FATAL AccIDENT.-A breakman nam
ed Burroughs was killed at Winooski,
Saturday morning. While near the
switch south of the depot, about to assist
in Stacking cars, he caught his foot in
the frog, and being unable to extricate
him self, was run down by backing en-
CINE. the tender passing over him, taking
off both legs and mangling him fearfuly
lie lived but few hours,
TEACHERS AssoCIATIoN.-Th mem.
bers Of the Otter Creek Valley Teachers
association, who shall be at the meeting
OF the State Teachers Association in Rut-
land, on the 30th and 3lst of Jan uary
will be invited to meet at II o'clock Il.
M, on the 3lst. for the purpose of choos-
ing officers for the ensuing year, and Tor
the transaction Of other necessary husi-
ness, No other meeting of the associa-
ton will be called til next Snrinp or
summer.
'l/<The Congregational church Of Cas-
theton, engaged the mnistrations of the
\ Rev. II. +. Ieavitt of Middlebury last
Sunday. His discourses were heart search
ing, replete with true revival spirit, and
seemed TO be in perfect accord with the
condition and wants of this congregation
and community, Mr.. L., represents a
class of divines, who have labored in this
section of Vermont the last forty years,
among whom may be named Mitchell,
Walker, Aiken, Child, Hooker, Thomas
and Steele, some of them have ceased
from their labors, but their works do fol-
r low them.-Cor. Rutland Herald.
The BRATrLEBoRo FIRE.-An unsuc-
cessfu attempt was made on Monday
evening last to set fire to the block own
ed by Thomas Judge, on Main street,
Brattleboro, adjoining the Revere House.
A quantity of matches, Irvine and paper,
partially consumed. were found under q
stairway leading to the attic, by j. s.
Elliot, one of the occupants of the build
ing. The discovery was made at about
10 o'clock, but as the fire had already ex-
hausted itself, no alarm was raised. Sus-
picion pointed to young Irishmau named
John Manning alias "Syiox," and on be-
ing examined the next day before Jus.
tices Newton aud Haskins, it was asccr-
tanned that half an hour previous to the
discovery of the fire, Manning entered the
drug store of |. N. Thorne 4 Co., and
purchased four or Ave punches of match
os and the unconsumed matches, with