The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-16
STATE NE VS..


Luke's church at st. Adams has de.
clinea the call of Christ church at
Hudson, n. Y.
Boys at Hydepark, Lumollle county,
are driving quite smart trade in trap
ping along the Lamoille river and its
tributaries. A large number of musk
rats and quite asprinkling of mink are
secured
An attempt was made, Monday eve-
ming. Of last week, to explode the boil
er In Denning & Mead's tannery at
Chester, but it was fortunately dlscov-
cred in time to prevent disaster.
Since 1869 the town authorities of
Chester have expended nearly S23, 900
In repairs upon highways and bridges,
in consequence OF the freshet In Octo-
Der of that year,
Parties in Mortified are selecting
monarch naples for keels of vessels,
for shipment to the sea coast. The
first one sent was estimated 10 Weigh
seventeen thousand pounds.
Montpelier voted. on Monday of
last week, 10 place her 1000 shares In
the Montpelier and Wells River rail-
road in the hands Of the selectmen to
be disposed Of to the best advantage.
The wife of James Vogburgh, of st.
Adams, whipped to death. few days
ago, six year old daughter of her
husband, by former marriage in Can.
ada, across the line from Alburgh. She
is under arrest.
The docket of Windsor county court,
which will open on the first Tuesday
in December, contains two hundred
and seventy-five cases, of which nine
are divorce and five State cases. On
the chancery docket there are forty
nine cases.
The adjourned term of the Washing.
ton county court was begun Tuesday,
Judge Redfield presiding, and Associ
ate Judges Holden and Martin sitting
with him. About one hundred and
thirty cases remained undisposed Of, OF
which some twenty were divorces.
An unusually large quantity of cider
is being made in Vermont this year
Messrs. Cram g. Smith, the largest
manufacturers of that article in Ches-
| ter. have over 1000 barrels of apples OIL
hand which will be made into cider.
1t Is selling for So per barrel
Franklin Varnum, Esq of Peachsm,
has sold from the LIST of March, 1875, to
October 20, five hundred and nifty
| seven and one half pounds of butter,
and fatted two calves on new milk, be-
sides supplying family of seven per-
sons with milk, cream and butter.-
Rutland Herald
A swlndlsr has been operating In
Vermont and New Hampshire selling
| perfume called "Amarantos" for an
imaginary firm by the name of War.
rem, johnson & Co., 81 fremont Street,
Boston. A good many dealers and
some publishers have been taken In.
Mrs. Joseph Boyle of st. Adams fell
while going down the cellar stairs,
Thursday, and broke a kerosene lamp
which she was carrying her clothes
became saturated with oil, she was in.
,tantly enveloped in flame, and 1t IL
thought that her injuries will prove IA
tai.
a West Brattleboro boy met with
queer accident. the other day, that mar
rowly escaped killing him. Some cows
trying 10 hook another, missed her OBJ
iect, and one of her horns struck the
boy in the mouth, fracturing his jaw
and badly injuring the roof of his
mouth.
Mrs. Sarah w. French, widow of the
late Dea. Daniel French, died In
Haldwjch, October 81, aged ninety
years. Mrs. French was among the
The early settlers of the town, and was
sister of the eminent photographer
Joseph L. Worcester, Cambridge.
Mass, The author Of Worcester's die
iionary.
They are getting ready iatted calf
up in Moretown. Twenty-sIx years
go last October, George Edmund. son
of George Clark, left home without his
fathers consent and nothing WAS heard
about him from that day undl last
september, when Mr.. Clark had let
ter from him, and expects soon to wei
come him home
The Hartford ladies' opened an exhi-
billion, last evening, in aid of the cen
iennial with brilliant reception.
-Four large rooms were crowded with
choice relies, rare paintings, works OF
art and curiosities owned by private
citizens, the whole forming collec.
lion Of unusual value and attractive
ness. The exhibition will remain open
during the month.
Capt. c. H. Reynolds, of st. Adams,
and lately resident at Chicago har
Esreh~.ea the srIordii s--'-- or
| is not stated, but the farm consists OF
$50 acres of az handsome land as there
is In Vermont. Mr. Smalley's contin-
ued III health required him TO be re-
| lieved from care.
Vermont has nine ex-governors iiv-
ing within the state, four of them be-
ing over seventy years of age. They
are : Ryland Fletcher, 'Hiland Hall,
Frederick Holbrook, John Gregory
smith. Paul Dillingham;, John B.
Page, George W. Hendee, John w.
Stewart, Julius Converse. Maine has
number being over seventy years OF
age.
The month of November 1878, was
the coolest and snowiest that had bsen
known in this state for fifty years.
Snow fell the 18th day of that month
and remained till spring. Last year
the ground did not freeze until about
the middle OF November, and snow
did not fall to cover the ground till af-
ter the 10th, and there was no ale gh-
ing until the LIST of December.-[H Her
aid.
Among the recent gifts to the Park
Gallery of Art, connected with the
University of Vermont, is large and
beautiful French engraving, the gift OF
Hon. D. b. Eaton, of New York. 1t
Is a superb India proof, richly and
tastefully framed in birds-eye maple,
unvarnlshed and inlaid with dark
wood. 1t will occupy space some
ten feet In length, OH the walls Of the
gallery.
About two O'Clock Saturday morn
ing, Nov. o, man near Roxbury
station, bearing suspicious noises in
in the direction of the railroad track
dressed himself, and, on examination
found two msn at work removing the
rails. They escaped. and as the Boa.
ton express was coming. he tore the
lining from his vest and set 1t on fire,
| IL being yet dark, and thus prevented