The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-10-12
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penses.
An old woman named Mrs. Joseph
Wood was fatally injured by falling
downstairs at Berlin on Thursday.
Hiram Brown, of Newport Centre,
was arrested on the 9th for setting
fire to his buildings on the previous
night.
Another Revolutionary soldiers
widow has been discovered in the
state. She is Mrs. Joshua Church of
Chester.
A seven year old girl at Westfield
weighs Ill pounds, is AZ inches around
the waist, SO inches around the chest
and % inches around the head.
William C. Robinson, leading citi-
zen of Calais, drowned himself in o
cistern, the other day, while insane
from poor health.
A tombstone has been discovered in a
Vermont town, whereupon is inscrib-
ed long epitaph, closing thus Stature
about IT,, W.T.. 200, Death had no ter
ror."
Col. Henry S. Olcott is again maxi
ing Investigations at Spirit Vale. Chit
tenden, in company with Mr.. Massey
an English lawyer.
The annual meeting of the Dairy
mems Association will be held at We'll
den Hall, st. Adams, on Wednesday
October 81, at ! 80 a. m.
| 1t is reported that the will of Cap
tain Eber Ward, now in the courts, in
Detroit, Mich, contained bequest for
public library in Poultney ,his native
town.
| The town liquor agent at Springfield
is Mrs Backus,a prominent member of
| the w Oulun's IenIpcianve Union, and
a person must be very sick before he
can procure any spirits from her
The population of Newport Centre
| was increased by nine births the other
| day. The champion baby weighed
sixteen pounds. And il wasn't q good
day for babies, either.
| Two boys employed in Brattleboro
furniture shop fought duel with
| knives the other day, but thrust
through the arm of one brought both
| to their senses.
Mr.: Frank Gould, for four years past
| oookkeeper of the Merchants bank,
| burlington, has accepted the situation
| OF cashier of the First National bank
of Princeton, Illinois.
The friends of Col. II. ID, Hopkins
of Montpelier will be glad to hear that
ne has returned from his western tour
| with very much improved health, and
almost las good as new.u
| The Vermont cavalry reunion will
be held at the Weldon House, st. AL.
bans on Monday next, Oct. IS. Bust
| ness meeting at p. NJ, and supper at
| s o'clock, Pm.
Five men We're shipped Tuesday
| from the Wells River road for stealing
freight. An engineer, fireman, bag
gage master and two brakemen are the
parties discharged
ExGov. Reed of Florida. formerly
of Rutland county, is editing II new
periodical at Jacksonville, called 1.-THE
Semi-Tropical." II is devoted to Flor
ida agriculture and horticulture.
Mr., William Burt of Stowe, aged 70
years, died very suddenly, last week.
| He arose from the break fast-table as
| we'll as usual, went to the lounge, sat
down and died Immediately.
| Ellen Post, aged 2S years, whose
| friends reside near Burlington, died at
| the police station in Provden ce, RI.
| last week, having been turned out of
her lodging the previous evening for
non payment of rent.
S. n. Gaut, Esq, of Boston. the
owner of the mills at Gaut's Falls, in
Fairfax, has offered the directors of the
Burlington e. Lamoile railroad $500 if
hey Will locate depot at the nearest
point to his mills in Wcetford.
Gov Peck. the referee in the case
of DR.. B. j. Heineberg VS.. Lawrence
| Barnes and f. Foster Cook. has rem
dered his decision, awarding plaintiff
| 81 500 and interest amounting in all
to about 50, GOO and costs.
Messrs. G. w. Kelly and Joseph
| Chauvin on Friday went to Shelburn
pond fishing, and brought home the
finest string of fish that we have heard
of lately, some of them weighing six
pounds. They caught in the aggregate
fifty pounds.
Richard McGrath a fifteen year old
boy, was killed and his body terribly
mangled by n nitro-glycerine explosion
at Hydeville, last Saturday. The ex-
pIosion was caused by the boys attempt
to reshape with a hammer an old can
which had contained the explosive.
| The personal property of Dawn Val
oour community was sold at auction.
on Valcour Island, Oh Tuesday last
The principal bidder was Mr.. ID. b.
Fay, who purchased most of the proper
ty. He also purchased the north half
of the island for 81 800.
rruuh SWEET vi newport centre was
instantly killed last week. He was
driving pair OF horses, and in descend
a steep hill the neck yoke broke, and
the horses becoming frightened, he
was thrown out, striking on his head
and breaking his neck.
The suspended lumber firm of Shep.
ard, Davis & Co., of Burlington, will
try to effect an arrangement with their
creditors so as to resume business. The
report that they are indebted to the
Burlington savings bank $40. 900 is
untrue they owe that concern S48,-
900, which Is well secnred.
The Passumpsic railroad has adopt
ed the practice of requiring passengers
to purchase tickets at stations or pay
twenty cents extra i'm the cars, in
which case the conductor gives an ex-
cess check, which the passenger can
present st any Office on the line and
receive the excess fare back.
The ST. Johnsbury Caledonian
thinks the Vermont State Agricultural
Society have sold themselves very
cheap, which remark IL inspired by
the fact that a certificate is published,
signed by the secretary, awarding q
gold medal to the Howe Scale Co., OF
Brandon for scales superior to all other
manufactured. No other scale was ex.
hibted
The two children of Ebenezer Duns-
more of Weathersheld, to whom their
mother administered poison, have i'm.
proved quite rapidly within tho past
few days, and ore now out of danger
and able to be around the house. There
appears to be no change in Mrs. Duns-
more's con iitlon, and the opinion now