The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-08
STATE NEWS.

/LAlfrcd Cowlcs Ballard, a lieutenant
II the lth Vermont regiment. and for
several years a lawyer at Winooski, died
at that place last week.
Edward Conant, the newly.clcctcd
State Superintendent of Education, has
offered the principalship Of the State
Normal School, at Randolph, to Professor
Cilley, of Brandon
Hon. William T, iIorrobn, formerly
Il senator from Bennington county, is ly.
ing seriously i'll at his residence in Cohoe-,
n. Y, and the admission of friends to his
bedside is denied.
- Lieut.. Jesse i. Smith, valuable
young officer Of tho United States, died
at his nome in Strafford, VI, on the Sth
ult. He was appointed to the Naval
Academy from the second congressional
district of Vermont, July 2Sth, 1864,
graduating in June, 1868.
Patents granted to citizens Of Yer.
mont for the week ending Nov. 10th,
1874, Reported for the REGISTER
through the Patent Agency of T. II.
Alexander, Washington, ID. G. Robert
Ross, Vergenncs,-Machinc for finishing
horseshoe nails, Art Of manufacturing
horseshoe nails; G.. j. llardwell Rut.
and,-Osclating engine, Reciprocating
engines; Levi X. Fuller Brattleboro,-
Washers for wooden screws.
Some of the Springfield people have
formed stock company to be called the
Industrial works Of Springfield, the OBJ.
.ject of which is to furnish the share-hod.
ers with constant and profitable employ.
mont, and supply such as desire it with a
comfortable and pleasant home at the
smallest possible cost. The capital stock
is to be $4,000, and anybody OF good
habits and manners can become n member
after having bought at least 90 shares of
the stock (the shares being So each) in
the case OF man and Eve shares in the
case OF woman,-not, however, until
the person has been on probation for three
months as an employe Of the company.
A special dispatch to The Republi.
can from Brattlcboro says that Amos
Collins, an eccentric but harmless man.
about 40 years old, was almost instantly
killed on Saturday night, at Brattleboro
lie was assisting in putting new safe
into the vault Of the Vermont national
bank, and in replacing the door, weigh.
ing $500, the propping gave away, and
he was crushed beneath the door, He
came 20 Brattleboro, ! years 20, and
has since lived alone, accommodating by
his close habits quite an amount of money,
part Of which was found on his person.
lie leaves brother in this city and q
sister in Wolcott
A telegram was received in 8urling.
ton on Friday, announcing the death of
Jacob NJ. Smallcy, at Los Angeles, Cali
tornia Mr.. Smallcy was the third son
OF the Hon. David Smalley, Of that city,
and at the time of his death he was thir.
ty-seven years old. He early manifested
strong love fer a sailors life, and when
about twenty years old entered the mcr.
chant marine and followed the sea for u
number of years. On the outbreak of the
civil war Mr.. Smalley entered the United
States Naval Service, where he remained
till near the close of the war, being final
ly disabled by an accident while serving
as Master OF gun.boat, off Port Royal
5. G. Subsequently he went to Utah
where he was engaged in mining, but re.
turned to Burlington about two years
since. Last May he again changed his
residence to Los Angeles, where he has
siice lived, He was a genial, kind.heart.
ed man, and leaves many friends, in thi.
State and elsewhere, to lament his death