The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-08-03
STATE NE VS..


William Cantwell, seventeen years
old, was drowned at Sheldon while
bathing, Sunday.
The state troops have been ordered to
hold five days encampment at Brat
tleboro, beginning August "a.
Peter Alphorsos, the Barre bank rob-
Der, was taken to the state prison at
Windsor, one day last week, for better
security.
The Colorado potato bugs have made
their appearance at BrattlebOro, though
the farmers generally anticipate very
little trouble from them.
The apple crop through Windham
county will be the smallest known in
many years, while the grass crop will
exceed expectations.
Hon, Walter c. Dunton, of Rutland,
has accepted an invitation to deliver
the address at the Chittenden county
fair, the first week in September
There is a French Canadian named
Burno living near st. Adams, who is
claimed to he 108 years old, and who is
still active and spends most of his time
in fishing.
Hon. r. w. Park, Gen. Mccullough
and G.. G.. Lincoln are still in New
York. The rumors about Mr.. Parks
being heavy loser by the failure of
Duncan, Sherman & Co., are merely
sensational.
1t is proposed to organize, during the
coming soldiers reunion at Brattlebo-
TO, an association of state soldiers who
were in rebel prisons, and 10 collect data
for making up n roll of Vermont pris-
oners of war.
The Messenger learns that man
was stabbed tuesday night by tramp
on the East Highgate road, while driv-
ing cows from pasture. 1t is stated
that he was stabbed twice, in the right
arm and back.
While Michael Malala, of Berlin, was
ploughing out corn with his horse the
other day, the animal reared and fell
back dead without any premonitory
symptoms of illness. The horse was q
valuable one.
Spencer French, of Stoc1bridge, 80
years old a respected farmer, was found
dead in his woodshed, Saturday with a
pistol ball through his head, though
whether ii was case of accidental
shooting or suicide is unknown.
An unsuccessful effort to burn the ex-
tensive clapboard mills at Bolton, val
ued at $25, 900 was made on Saturday
night, by placing a candle in bottom
less cask, and depositing it in pile of
shavings, hut it was fortunately dscov-
Assistant Superintendent z. V. X.
Wilson, of the Rutland and Washing
| fc,,. 1ix,ie ,ff ha n G., 70 y
railroad, has resigned his position. He
will continue his residence at Rutland,
and remain in the employ of the COM
pany
James o. Eddy, n well known and
highly respected manufacturer at Hart
land, has mysteriously disappeared, land
no trace of him can be discovered
Some suppose that he has been MUIR
dered, and others that he has commit
r ted suicide.
On Saturday, two tramps, after hay
ing eaten at the farm house of Mr.. Hill
West Berlin, demanded money and
were driven away. They returned on
Monday night and attempted to fire the
pre- misses. In the afternoon four men
broke in the door and fired at Mrs
Hill, who escaped uninjured
For three months past the extensive
skirting mills of the SmithHeld manu-.
featuring company at Hyde Park have
been undergoing repairs, which will be
completed about the middle of August
.. when the full force of hands, about 30(
in number, will be set to work again
and the mills will probably soon be ex.
tended.
Il T)u oh 10
afternoon, the lightning struck, the
: chimney on the house of William B
Doolin, at East Franklin, and passing
down one of the rafters into the inside
of the house, tore off the plastering an6
f passed into the cellar, within two fee
of the hired girl, frightening her con
siderably.
First Lieutenant Geo. w. Kingsbury
Twelfth Regiment U. S. Infantry, now
stationed at Malave, Arizona Territory
is in Chester, on n visit to his friends
, Lieut.. X. is a native of Chester, ant
has been absent on duty for five and t.;
half years. He was engaged in til,
Modoc war, and was promoted for hi:
3 bravery.
AS the down express, due on th,
evening of July 20, on the Central Yer
mont railroad, was approaching n cross
ing near Royalton, the engine struck ,
4 horse and carriage containing Mr.
j Howard and boy. The horse was in
e SANITY killed, and Mr., Howard wa
d injured internally, and will probabl,
T. suffer the loss of one leg. The boy es
capped comparatively unframed.
ChorJo,, roa a., ola ,;,,,o a,oo.
= driver of Bethel, died suddenly, Satur
y daV at tba opa IF "a He una onneiI
j aroj ON" 81 nf IT, host roins mao ' i'i ~;
oount H9 ond ' hoe drira hn Lard ~ ,a,
y ons of several menageries and circuse
In their exhibition tours, one of hi
g feats, of which he liked to tell, being
driving thirty-six strange horses vi
g Broadway, New York, and turning
a them in front of the Aston House.
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