The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-05-04
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Mr.. John Esplin, of st. Adams, died
suddenly Wednesday morning. He
blood vessel.
A twelve-year-old son of Byron I'll
bado, of Highgate, was killed, n few |
days ago, by IA fall from wagon.
Layton Johnson, of Franklin eighty |
one years old, committed suicide, a few |
days ago, by cutting his throat with a
razor.
The location survey for the Burling-
ton and Lamoille rail- Dad, through Es-
sex, is now decided upon and the grade
stakes set.
A fire at Cavendish, Tuesday, des-
troyed Haskell's chair manuiactory and
the Baptist church loss about 900,
with little insurance.
Almarin Colburn, of Dandy, twenty
two years old, was killed by an acct
dental blow from bat in the hands of
a ball-player, "a few days ago.
The mica lamp chimney company, at
Springfield, are doing rushing bust
ness, and have Just received an order
for seventy dozen from one firm.
George Bronson, of Georgia, has
manufactured nearly ton of maple
sugar this season from an orcharl of
about four hundred trees.
Matte +. Morgan, OF Rutland, two
years old. was so badly scalded by fall
ing into Il pail of hot water, last week
Monday, that she died next day.
Joseph Daniels of To.,onville,
claims to be one hi, he'd and five years
old. is still as active as a man of fifty,
and is said to be the best gardener in
the town.
H. w. Walker, of South Woodstock,
set four hundred buckets, from which
he gathered eighty-five barrels of sap
as the proceeds of one continuous run
of forty eight hours.
On Monday night of last week a thief
entered the stable of Albert Eastman,
of Reading, taking his horse, wagon
and a quantity of feed, and left for that
mysterious region, parts unknown"
The 31st annual session of the Yer
mont Methodist Episcopal conference
met at Bellows Falls, Wednesday, and
continued till Monday, Bishop Haven
| presiding, with Rev. X. Morgan secre-
tary.
| Specimens sent from the Bishop
silver mine, at Whitingham, TO Cali
fornia for analysis have yielded at the
rate of $50 silver and ST. gold ton
and a party is coming OH to develop the
property.
Rev. l.. b. Hibbard. of Charlotte, is
now in Boston selecting books for the
East Charlotte Baptist Sabbath schoo
library, under the recent donation o.
Hon. Holcum Hosford, mayor of Lo
well, Mass.
The first minister of the gospel TO dis
charge the duties of his profession
Daniel Dwight, of the standing order,
who was appointed chaplain of For
Dummer, in 1924.
Civil rights have been exemplified a
Rutland by the holding of Dan Hig
gings, a white man, % years old. il
$500 bonds for trial, for adultery will
Julia Haskins, n colored woman, sew
eral years his senior.
,, A man named Jerome has received
verdict for $4,000 in the franklin coun
ty court against the Central Vernon
( railroad, for being elected from the car
| because the conductor had lost the cou
r pom detached from his ticket.
Mr.. Aaron b. Mason, well-to-d
=. farmer, of Peru, and for long time
I respected member of the Methods
church committed suicide by hangin
= on the Odd ult. Cause, probably, ten
: porary insanity induced by poo
+ health.
II MIIiisters Lave sUIIIttiIIits cuIIUu
), ways of correspondence. One of Spring
u fields ministers recently received
postal card from Il brother ministe
with this brief, but comprehensive an
; nouncement CLOS. 1:G. f, CO. TIL
: reply was after the same order: "Gcr
). 2S:3."
S. s. johnson recently sued the tow
of Irasbure for injuries received Will
travelling on Sunday, and II verdict wa
q given for the town, on the ground tina
) he was not travelling for purposes {
e charity or necessity-thc first case eve
+ tried in the state where the Sunda
l travelling question was the direct issu,
~ The funeral of Mrs. Louisa Ric
Poor, wife of Rev. w. II. Poor, was a
tended from the Methodist church i
Y Poultney. on Wednesday, the 2sth
# April. Rev. Dr. Newman. who ha
t known her from infancy, preached til
e sermon, from the 10th Psalm, ID vers,
5 in which he paid high tribute to he
e memory.
An exchange says: "Thouoh the te
ritory now known as Vermont was di
= covered as early IA 1909 and an atieml
If made to settle it in 1873, in the presei
e town of Mortified, yet its permanei
II occupancy only dates back To 1924 whe
;. Fort Drummer was built within IL
e present limits of Rrattleboro.n The
is some doubt about this statement.
Il Gorham's wooden blanket factor,
e near Ludlow, was burned, Wednesda
o morning loss very heavy. with no il
II surance. The Industrial Works Com
l. pany's building at Springfield, W.
g burned. Wednesday loss $4,000. insure
re for $4,000. The Bellows Falls cha
company's works were also damage
$4,000 worth, by fire, Wednesday.
D, Some Rutland workmen digging f,
ie a foundation and clearing away Il
!, debris from the ruins of the fire q
II Central street. Tuesday. brough TO lipl
n barrel of whiskey, which had bee
!, buried in the ground: an officer W,
ii promptly on hand and took charge
it, after little tussle with one of II
,e workmen. This makes three or fol-
lie barrels of liquor found buried under Il
j. ruins since they began rebuilding.
l. Mr.. VIM. A. Conant. violin mani
lie facturer, of Brattlehoro. has cloc
II which was ticking in Concord. Mass
a one hundred years AGO. In is an eigl
'd day clock. an excellent time keepe
III and according to Mr.. Tripp. who HI
repaired II, is good for n hundred yea
- to come. The clock was owned
N Capt. Andrew Conant, of Concord. Il
IN grandfather Of its present owner.
n l77O, and must have been importe
~ It's age no one knows.
re Ahont $500 bushels Of w "A Bouicllo
1t "hull-lcss oats" in which speculate
he embarked pretty heavily Inst yea
e. have been burned mp in an old buildir
s. at Montpelier Rontelle left n fire