The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-30
STATE NE VS..

In Crosby block.
The Rutland Mendelssohn Society |
has been recognized and they have |
commenced practice In earnest.
The State Board of Agriculture,
Manufactures and Mining will hold |
meetings in Rochester, December IA
and 10.
Luther Burcb young man of Paw
let, fatally wounded himself while
hunting, Saturday, by an accidental
discharge of his gun.
The barn of Horatio Nye at Barton
was burned, Wednesday, by a tramp,
who was caught aud lodged in Jail |
loss $4,000, insurance, S400.
The national banks of Montpelier, |
st. Johnsbury, North Bennington,
Wells River and Rutland have called
meeting to organize an association of
the banks of Vermont for the prosecu-
ton Of bankrobbers.
Wilmington has called town meet
ing to see II her people are in favor of
bonding the town in aid of the con-
templated narrow guage railroad. and
similar vote will be taken all along
the route, next month.
That pretty marion Bransfield,"
who was caught at st. Adams with
lot of struggled silks, is likely to be re-
leased shortly, as Morgan d Co. of
Montreal, where the goods were stolen,
are reported to have compromised the
robbery.
The directors of the Vermont and
Canada railroad held meeting at Bos-
ton, Thursday, and elected DR.. James
r. Nichols and William Mixter, both
of Boston, president and vice presi-
dent, and A. G.. Stafford, of St. Adams, !
clerk and treasurer.
Some of the Nimrods of Wardsboro
shot panther in that town, last week,
and an ugly-looking customer he was,
too. lie measured seven and half feet
from head TO tip of tail. 1t is the first
animal of the kind captured on the
Green Mountains for many years.
A fire broke out in some marble
shops at Fair Haven early Sunday
morning, and for time it was feared
that large portion of the village
would be laid in ashes. But by the
prompt and energetic oxertion of its
citizens, including several ladies, the
fire was soon under control, and the
damage was comparatively light.
The many friends in Vermont of
DR.. Charles ID. Cleveland will be deep
ly panied to learn of his death which
occurred at his late residence, No. so
Union Park, Boston, on Saturday last,
Nov. 20, at the age of about fifty eight
years. The deceased was born in this
state, and practiced medicine few
years of his early life, in Chester, VT.
]. NJ. Burt, who suddenly disap-
peared from Enosburgh two months
since, has returned, and denies the sto-
ry of a servant girl leaving with him,
and also his being $4,000 in arrears, and
says that the reason of his leaving was
that q man whom he was owing
pressed him for payment, and he con-
cluded to leave and let his creditors set
| tie his estate.
Deputy Sheriff John Bailey, Jr.,
of Wells River, by whose shrewdness
and perseverance the Barre Bank bur-
glars were caught, is out of pocket in
the vicinity of 81 900 expenses besides
what has been given him by the state
and the Barre bank. 1t is now pro-
posed that all the banks in the state
unite in making up a purse to reim-
burse Mr.. Bailey.
Edward Griffin, of East Arlington,
while recently at work around q
sad accident. The belt had been re-
moved from the machine, when stoop-
ing down to remove some straw from
under it, his right hand was caught in
the machinery scraping the flesh from
| it, leaving the bones bare. 1t was am
putated at the wrist, and he is doing
well.
The remains of Henry Wilson of
Hortonville arrived at his late resi-
dence on Sunday morning, Nov. 81.
He died near Baltimore, Md, on the
10th, aged SO. His funeral was attend
ed at the Congregational church, Tues
day last. Mr. Wilson was the repre-
sentative of the town of Hubbardton at
the last session of the legislature. He
leaves widow who has been with him
and brought his remains back to Hub
bardten.
The new steamer for Lake George
now under construction at Shelburn
harbor, is we'll advanced towards COM
pletion and will probably be ready for
launching by the first of July next
One of the engines of the Inflated
Champlain will be used in the new
steamer. The boat Is being built un-
, of the veteran CniH EnG1ieer' Naa we
| Champlain Transportation Company,
Captain +. Root
BY an order of the president, Issued
, on Friday last, the two internal reve-
nue. collection districts of the state
have been consolidated into one, with
Charles S. Dana, of st. Johnsbury, as
, collector. to be known hereafter as the
Third District. The old third collec-
= ton district of which Hon. John l..
! Mason succeeded A. j. Crane as collec.
+ tor, embraced the counties OF Chitten-
den. Rutland, Bennington, Addison,
Lamoille, Washington, Franklin and
: Grand Isle.
!, Rufus Buell., who went to California
from Essex, many years ago, has
a turned out wealthy farmer. Having
just money enough to get there. he
: taught school, bought cattle, then land
@ at nifty cents an acre, and now he has
d 40, 900 acres of land, 1000 cows and for
: ty span of horses, and keeps 100 mer
e at work. He resides in the city, where
n he has large market which he sup
/ plies entirely from his own farm. He
has n large cheese factory. harness
blacksmith and wheelwrlght shop, ant
v every other facility necessary to carry
! on an extensive farm and city bust
t ness, and sports $4,000 library
:, Agnes f, Dunton only child Of Hon
= Walter Z. and Mrs. Dunton, died OIL
n Sunday evening, OF last week, at thu
= age of ten years. She was attacked {
r few days before by acute rheumatism
It which affected the heart and lungs
g and for two or three days her deatl
|, had seemed imminent, but the end
:. when it at last came, of a life so full o
y brightness and promise, was no lesi
painful to the deeply stricken and be
reayed father and mother and to {
u large circle of relatives and friends
k She was an affeotionate and lovely
n child, bright and interesting, and be
g loved by all who knew her, and he
d untlmely taking away will cause deeI
l. sorrow In all hearts in this oommunf