The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-09
STATE NE us.

The Burlington Sentinel is one of
the most disgusting little news thieves
on our exchange list,-[Advertiser.
A barn belonging to Mr.. Kibbling of
Hanover, N. H., was burned at Nor
witch. Vt. early Tuesday morning.
Loss, 1915.
Henry Oviatt, the court reporter,
does not lose his place: he rendered
his resignation, but il was not accept
ed and he has been employed for
another year.
A small railroad bridge was burned
at West Rutland. Wednesday, and il
was discovered just in time to flag
train that could not have seen the
bridge until too late.
Bethel is famous for lawsuits, having
something of the kind almost every
day. Last week it was Bugbee VS.
Town of Bethel, an arbitration taking
three days for trial.
The examination of Asa Magoon for
the Streeter murder was concluded at
Barre, Wednesday night, and he was
held for trial, the evidence leaving
scarcely doubt of his guilt.
The body of Alex. Brothers, who
was drowned some time since in the
Mississquoi river, at Sheldon, was re-
covered at Swanton, Monday. 1t was
buried by the town authorities.
-Four thousand one hundred and
twenty through freight cars passed
over the Central and Rutland division
4 The Vermont Central Railroad dur
ing the week ending Oct. 80, 1875.
Burr and Burton Seminary had
another narrow escape from fire the
other day. The fire caught from
stovepipe passing through n partition,
and was eXtinguished without much
damage.
f. II. Orvis and family and his right
hand man, Nelson Perkins and family,
have left Manchester for Florida,
where they will soon be ready to re-
ceive their friends at the Putnam
House, Palatka.
North Troy is considerably excited
over the rumored murder off boy at
the house of Bradford Sherwood few
days ago. He had 500 with him at the
time, and neither he nor Sherwood
have been seen since.
The grist mill at Winooski was en-
tered by burglars lately, and S25 or
$50 were stolen from the drawers of a
desk, but the safe was not touched.
The entrance was effected by prying
open one of the doors.
Two or three young ladies of Man
chester sampled cup of boiled oil the
other day, which was left standing
near the cider barrel. They finally de-
cided that 1t was not cider Boiled
linseed oil may be very good in its
place, but will hardly take the place of
cider as a steady beverage.
The Baptsts of Vermont have con-
tributed TO foreign missions thus far
during the past year 81, 0i0, an average
of forty-seven cents to each member
being larger average than that con-
tributed by either Maine, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Michigan or Wiscon-
liz.
AS George Miller, boss-section man
at Cavendish, was passing over his
section on hand car, Saturday eve-
ming the Both ult., in company with
his son, aged nine, and another boy,
he was overtaken by freight train,
which demolished the car and injured
his son so severely that he died the
next day.
The good success of the State Nor
NAL School at Randolph, under Mr..
A. E. Leavenworth. principal, is at
tested by the fact that the winter
quarter opened Monday with an at
tendance of 1874, and with prospect
that even this number will be consid-
erably increased. This is the largest
winter term the school has ever had.
Portions of gun carriage have re-
Gently been fished up from the wreck
of the Royal Savage, which was sunk
near Valcour Island, ninety-nine years
ago, in one of the first naval battles of
the Revolution, General Benedict Ar.
mold being in command of the Amcri
eral Arnold's supply ship, and there
are doubtless other treasures in the vi
cinity of The old wreck well worth fish
ing for.
Mr.. Wyle, the successful checker
player has met his equal at Burling-
ton, in a gentleman named McGregor.
Out of twelve games played by them
since the 18th of October, each has won
single game, while ten games have
been drawn. This result seems to cor
roborate what has often been asserted
by critical observers of the game, that
its combinations are SO comparatively
ly few that they may often be COM
nletely mastered by skilllul players,
who consequently on meeting find
themselves very evenly matched.
Hon. Charles Russell, one of the
most prominent and highly esteemed
citizens of Burlington, died on Sunday
of paralysis, at the age of IS years.
Mr.. Russell was graduate of the Uni
versity of Vermont, and was in the
constant practice of the. law for almost
fifty years. For some twenty years
previous to 1850 he was town clnri of
Burlington. For eleven years, from
1886 to lS47, he was judge of probate,
and was one of the best judges that ev-
er held the office. For many years he
was county auditor. He represented
Burlington in the Legislature in 1915
He was greatly trusted in legal and
business affairs.
Mrs. Mary Sawyer, of Hydepark,
relict of the late Joshua Sawyer, will
be eighty years of age if she lives until
the 10th of January next. She is in
remarkably good health, with faculties
unimpaired. She is the Oldest person
now living in town, who was born
there. She was married when sixteen
years old, and has been the mother of
ten children, nine of whom lived to be
men and women grown. Her memo
ry goes back to the first log huts in
town. with their bark roofs. She has
an excellent memory, and as she was
the daughter of Ensign Aaron Keller,
who served with honor through the
Revolutionary war, and who often
told her about Monmouth, Trenton,
Valley Forge and Yorktown, she is
precious Twins link.
All but tragedy occurred on the
train east, recently. A LADY" from
Springfield on the train to Burlington,
met aud formed acquaintance with a
young man hailing from Montpelier.
On reaching Burlington they took
lodging as man and wife, passing,
merry time. 1t occurred to her they
might visit Montpelier, AMI to him to
rob her, and for this purpose he piled