The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02
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There were sos persons in the Catho-
lie procession, Sunday, Mt st. Adams,
Rev. Mr.. Ranslow of the Swanton
Congregational church goes to Wells
River.
Charles A. King, cashier of the Bar
re bank, Is recovering from the long
illness with which he has been afflict-
ed
The suspension of Henry T.. Fifield
of Montpelier, flour and grain dealer.
is reported. Liabilities are estimated
to be $4,000.
Two Frenchmen got into n row at
Tinmouth, Tuesday morning, and one
struck the other with an AK, inflicting
severe injuries.
The district court sent Thomas Lee
to Jail for nine months, at Pittsfield,
Mass, for larceny of u piece of cloth
from Pownal VT.
Rev E. S. Foster, formerly of Ches-
ter, began his duties as pastor of the
Universalst church in North Adams,
Mass, on Sunday last
Carlos Higley, who was accidentally
shot at Huntington, Saturday night,
is improving, and strong hopes are en-
tertained of his recovery
Charles Post of Rutland assaulted
Walter Perry on Tuesday with an ak,
and inflicted wounds which, it is
thought, will prove fatal.
Hon. Alexander S. Johnson's COM
mission as circuit judge, which in
cludes Vermont, ETC., was signed by
the president on Monday of last week.
The venerable judge, Charles Rus
sell, well-known lawyer of Burling-
ton, was struck with paralysis on
Tuesday, and is in precarious condi-
| ton.
The people of Rochester are begin
ming to talk about where the Rochester
narrow guage railroad will intersect
with the Central, and where the depot
will be.
a mineral deposit supposed to be
lead, is being investigated on the farm
or Joseph Fuller in West Rochester,
and company has been formed TO de-
velop it,.
Mr.. Andrew Clark of Castleton has
had the misfortune to receiv. an inju-
ry TO an ankle. which, together with
former injuries, incapactates him for
active business.
Mr.. George l.. Stowe, of Burlington,
who was admitted to the bar Mt the
Court, has purchased the law Office of
E. +. French, OF Barre, and will soon
remove thither.
1t is rumored that Frenchman, liv-
ing at Ludlow, has confessed to Cath
Ole priest that he is the murderer of
the Italian organ grinder, whose re-
mains were found near that place, q
few years ago.
The barn of Robert Cushman at Brat
tleboro was struck with lightning and
burned, Wednesday morning, with
three horses, two cows, pair of oxen,
some hogs, poultry, hay and grain in
surance small.
Prof. Ezra S. Carr, who has just be en-
elected state superintendent of public
instruction in California, was for sever
al years professor in the old Castleton
medical college, and represented the
town in the Legislature of 1910.
Rev. William Arthur, formerly q
well-known Vermont clergyman, faith
er or Z. A. Arthur, collector of the
port of New York, and of Mrs. James
n. Masten, wife of Postmaster Masten
" Conoes, Is lying uungeIuuriy IN u.
his residence in Newtonville, n. Y.
His death was announced on Wcdnes-
day.
1t is probable that the terms offered
4 G.. l,a
cepted by their creditors. a commit
tee, appointed at the meeting of the
creditors, recommended the acceptance
of their offer, and have in charge the
obtaining the consent of the individual
creditors to its terms.
There was general row over at
Goodell's quarry in Brandon, Sunday
afternoon of last week, resulting in
chopping of fingers, wrists, ETC., and q
few fines on Monday and Tuesday.
Then there was knock-down and
pound-up at Forestdale, Tuesday, re-
sultng in II fine Thursday,
Prof John T.. Goodrich, president of
the Vermont State Teachers Associa-
ton, says this body will not meet this
year in Oct, the time set by the con-
peated efforts have been made, both in
Franklin and Chittenden counties, to
find q, place in which to hold the sAs-
sion, but without success.
Joseph Clark, Esq, of Milton, one of
Vermont's foremost citizens. and con-
spicuously connected with the many
railroad projects of the state, in con-
nection with the late Hon. John Smith,
father of Ex-Governor Smith, the pres
ent president of the Central Vermont
railroad, is quite i'll and confined to his
house. His wife, aged 20 years, died
on the 10th inst.
The General Term of the Supreme
Court opened at Montpelier, Tuesday
with the full bench present, as fol.
lows: Chief Justice-John Pierpoint
Associate Justices-James Barrett
Hoyt II. Wheeler, Homer f. Royce
Il. =. Redfield, Jonathan Ross, II. II
Powers. The docket contains an unu
sually small number of cases, but most
of them are important.
., The failure of Robert Fitton, wooler
manufacturer, proprietor of the Spring
Mills. in Cavendish, is occasioning N
little excitement in the wool trade O
Boston. His Boston Indebtedness il
quite large, the result mainly of WOO
purchases in that market The tota
) liabilities are about $4,000. Mr. Fit
7 ton offers his creditors twenty-fiv,
, cents on the dollar. They refuse to ac
, cept, and Mr.. Fitton goes into bank
S bankruptcy.
| Charles Bradley Of Brattleboro hao
f his carriage smashed by his run-awa,
e horse, the other day and asked dana
1 ges Of the town for defective high
3 way whereupon :. n. Herrick, frs
selectman, took his own spirited steet
e and went with Mr.. Bradley to SHOW
him that the highway was not to b.
blamed. Herrick's horse also tool
q fright at the same place, and both wer
1 thrown from the carriage, and tot
: much injured to debate the question
farther.
o A tramp made an appearance latel.
G | at a dualIinO house i'm the east port n