The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-18


severe injuries.
Mr.. T.. Hall is opening q silver
mine in Groton, about a mile from Pea.
bodv Station. The vein is not wide en-
oueh to pay, but Mr.. Hall thinks as it is
continually growing WIDER the farther he
follows it, that he has got good thing. /.
The ore yields about s22 ton, and 1t
costs about half that to work it,
Mr.. Henry T.. Lathrop, OF pttsiord,
has brought suit against the town OF Ben.
nipgton, claiming $4,000 damages upon
the overdue coupons Of the town konds
issued in aid of the Lebanon Springs rail
road aud held by him. The writ is re-
turnable at the next term Of the Rutland
county court. Mr.. j G, Baker, OF Rut-
land, is attorney for the plaintiff.
"A Fronchmau named Basseit OF
Charlotte. shot hin self in SAelburn on
Friday. The cause is supposed to have
been domestic troubles. lie was found
by some laborcrs on thu farm Of Mr. Bur
rift and carried to the house, when ply
stefan was summoned The ball entered
his neck. lie lies in critical condition
at his home in Charlotte, whittier he was
carried in charge Of apbysician.
Charles Ball, Esq, brother Of the
murdered Miss Marietta Ball, OF st. NJ
bans, arrived there Wednesday from
California on the noon train from the
West Mr.. Ball for six years past has
been locomotive engineer on the Union
Pacific railroad and is a very intelligent
Young man. He started at opcc for ' er.
mort on hearing Of the dreadful news Of
his sisters death,
All the towns along the line OF the
burlington Il Lamoille railroad have yot-
ed to bond in aid Of the road. The vote
was very close in Underhill. 1t is pro-
posed to run the line through the Flats
and afterwards build branch road to the
Centre to accommodate the summer tray
cl to Mt. Mansfield. People at the Gem
ire are not satisfied with this arrange
ment.
On Monday morning, MIR. f. Bos-
worth, Of Royaltou, while passing along
the highway, and when nearly in front OF
:. Dulvcr's house. was fired upon by n
ncishlor, /. A, Peek, ircm field some
twenty rods distant the Shot crossing inc
ROAD lew ieet III iront OF nm i9no'
rance and natural disposition 10 quar-
rel Is thought to be the only incentive
Tor TINS cowaiuly act an lhV's''ga ION
Is to be had.
A fire in Mendon the origin Of which
is unknown, On Friday. consumed the old
Eddy steam mill, at the foot Of kilington
The mill has been unoccupiCd fer two
, years, and was to be sold at auction on tho
10TH. On Saturday evening the flames
= had worked into and were smcuddrlpg
in large pile of slab wood. probably
> from 900 to 1000 cords, and ii no
. checked, it is feared, will spread up Tho
the mountain and destroy large amoun
Of the valuable timber
a Trnp,r,r Rutron A,1prxr-
'' tcrr;ble ,ccid,n, cccprrc3 ot ohout 81,
o'clock Thursday morning about !ou
= miles north Of H;cb,or1 to the u:cht trail
e from BOSTON 70 Montreal on tLc Eouth
; o.s,crn railroad = bridoc over tbc nortl
q g., -. Al
!. bfahch o' we "'S',S''luo' 'NI' III Il"
is lowhsh'P o. sutton i. W. "au p'cn 'u'
u flet away oy very n'aVy ram 'a'' "'sn'
Y and through the neglect o' me nec''o
co,no,;vc ,yns rreeini,oted into the stream
!. .""'V'''' va, t'so' ''",, '''' -, ~, -
,e the express ear ran over 'h' engine 10 IN
r. other side. Inc baggage ana Smo"'n
q. ear were 'eieSro9'd by Inc iout'h car
i. Seconu''iaNS passenger ear a ., BON BON hoy
is lie On top Of the cns'nc' Inc nun al
sixth cars hiSt'cia>S Passenger anu / III
man, were uninluFed' although me 'o'
ward cnd o. the PASSENGER car npPo
down. rive persons are killed ANA mice
ii injured
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