The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-08

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Charlotte. G37 Sutherland Fnlls, 90
No. Ferrisburgh. $50 Pitttford. ca
Ferrsburgh, 100 Pittslord Quarry. So
Vergennes, '.0j Brandon, 10
Now Haven, 20 Leicester Junction, :. 9
| Brooksville, 1.3j Salisbury "a
! Middlebury. TAG Middlebury, so
Salisbury, 800 Brooksville, SIT
Leicester Junction, $50 New Haven. so
Branpon, $40 VerRennes SO.
Pittsford Quarry, s.55 Ferrsburgh s4t
Pittsford, 9.cj No, Ferrisburgh, so
Sutherland Falls, 9.lj Charlotte, 90l
Center Rutland, s.32 Shelburn, 81.
Arrive at Rutland, $40 Ar. a. darlington, 8 81
BRANDON The election of Tuesda,
passed Of quietly and good naturally
The successful candidate, s. LGoodell
was rather unexpectedly brought forward
though there was good evidence that the
thing was "cut and dried" by his friends
The Republicans were caught mapping
The Justices of the Pence elected are as
follows: f j. Ormsbee, John Capen, AL
ex. Mclaughlin, Jeremiah Rogers p. p
Gibbs, A. Barton, s. II. Stckney. G.. A.
Seagar, A. S. Cook, William Cronan
Joseph Noyes, Austin Blanchard.
The Farmers and Mechanics Club
stands adjourned to Friday evening
Subject the same as last week, The
gathered and incoming crops of the sea.
son"
The graded school opened last Monday
under vcry hattering prospects. There
are about 800 scholars in all the depart.
ments, and the high school IS more than
full
TnE NEXT HousE or RrpREs rNrArIy e.
The returns show a large number OF
experienced and able Legislators who have
been elected, chief among whom are Hon.
Pitt W. Hyde Of Castleton, Hon, Ii. IL.
Powers of Morristown, Loveland Munson
Of Manchester, Gen W. W. Lyndc OF
Marlboro, Gen. W. W. Grout of Barton,
Park Davis of St. Adams, b. Il. Smaley
of Burlington, Hon. II. G. Abel of West
Haven, Edward s. Dana of Cornwall,
Dr.. Henry Boynton of Woodstock, Hugh
Henry Of Chester and others From such
number it will be very easy to select Il
speaker who will be ubundaniy able to
ill the position with honor. lion. fl. II.
Powers and Messrs Munson and Henry
are spoken Of as available for the place.
These gentlemen are all experienced in
legislation and well fitted for the duties
OF the office, Quite constituency in the
last Legislature wished to place Mr. Hen.
~ in the chair at that time. and he is
likely now to be the cast side candidate.
lfhe were to be selected the duties of tho
office would be well performed we may
be sure.
The attention of Nermonters has
recently been called to the great advan.
tage that counties possessing abundant
railroad facilities have over those that are
comparatively destitute of them. The
tendency Of the states wealth toward the
counties through which the great trunk
lines run, notably Rutland and Chtten.
den, twenty-five or thirty years ago,
when railroads we're Il ciphcr. Windham
county's farm lands were as thoroughly
TILED and rs saable rs those Of Rutland
county, but now, while the cultivated land
in the latter is pretty well taken up and
and is held at high prices. in the former
the irams are drug in the market, and
many of the old homestends have been
abanloned--ai! because there is net
work oil IA lroads over Rutland. while
Windham hus none, barring n line that
skirts its eastern boundry. An official
examination shows that during the pas,
five years from 10 to 80 or 40 farms have
been deserted in the towns lacking rail.
road facilities. Newianc, the county seat
for example, has l6 abandoned farms
Halifax SO deserted iarm.houses, Whit
iugham Is OF these farms and 30 vacant
!arm.houses,
The Montpelier a Wells River r. K.
had two fatal accidents upon it Tuesday
In the forenoon as the dump cars were
near kinney'sNlls, after they had dump
ed their loads, and while they were pass
ing rough spot in the road slowly ;
young brakeman by the name of Davi
from MarshGeld, was scufiling with cou
pie Of his companions. The cars started
up quickly after passing the spot and he
was thrown between them upon the track
Several passed over him manglipg hin
dreadfully and crushing his head com
pletely. Towards evening as the grave
train was starting up from the PlainGeld
gravel pit another man was killed. Iii
name was Bundy and his home was il
Methucn, Mass, where he leaves q viii
and children. Bundy was a tracklifte
aud had completed his days work. II,
has been in the habit of jumping gu tn
front Of the engine and had been warne
not to do it by the engineer But bcinl
near the engine no jumped upon it an
seized the small flagstaff which brok
and he fell in front of the engine whic
went over him. The wheels struck hir
on the breast and cut him in two. Mont
PETER Freeman.