The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-26
STATE NE us.

The amount of state funds In the
treasury and on deposit in banks is
1888, 2i4.
The Windham County Reformef,
BrattlebOro's new democratic paper,
made its first appearance on Saturday.
In the First Vermont District the
Democrats have nominated A. p.
Childs of Bennington, for Congress.
A fire at Brunswick, Saturday, burn
ed ID. II. Il. r. G.. Beattle's saw-mill
and large boardlng-house; 500, 900,
partially insured.
A. +. Childs of Bennington, demo.
cratic candidate for Congress In the
first district, challenges Col, joyce, his
rival to stump the district with him.
Mr.. Elijah Denlson, of Washington,
who fell from barn about four weeks
ago,ls still unable to walk. 1t Ia feared
that his spine Is badly Injured.
Two attempts were made TO fire the
house OF Mrs. Farr at Newbury, Mon
day, the second one burning both house
and harm, With horse loss $4,000, In
surance $780,
Mrs. Matte Stevens, wife of the for
mer proprietor of the Marlboro hotel at
Boston, Is arrested for attempting to
burn the Qrotto house at Bradford dur.
Ing the high wind, Sunday.
John Patten shot Barney McCue
through the head and killed him at
West Rutland. Monday, as the result
of a quarrel among several Irishmen at
work In the quarrles
The writlng-books of the pupils In
Vermont district school contain the
following models written by the teach.
er; "Setteled, " Waiter Copy
"Shure," SCHOLAR"
A mass county temperance conven-
ton at st Johnsbury, Saturday. got
into row over politics, and the dlssat-
lsfed ones have made up a new ticket
from the two others.
John ii. Barnum, well known citi-
zen of Bristol, has eloped with a prosti-
tute, leaving behind wife and grown
up family. The woman is the widow
OF Noah Thompson, who was murdered
some time ago.
While boy named Farnsworth was
mending fence at Milford recently.
two unknown men fired at him with
pistols, inflictlng two serious wounds.
The cause of the attempt at murder is
unknown.
MIR. John Baker, resident for many
years of Bethel, died on Thursday of
last week and was buried OH Saturday.
HIS age was about IS years. He was
one OF the Oldest citizens of the town
and somewhat noted for his eccentri.
cities.
The republican nominees for Grand
Isle county are 4: Senator, Buel Lam
don of South Hero; assistant Judges,
Ransom Hall of Isle La Mott, A, s.
Pearl of Grand Isle; Judge of probate,
Heman w. Allen of North Hero
states attorney, J. $. Adams of Grand
Isle.
Remington, which refused to pay
her bonds, issued in 1867 in aid of the
Lebanon Springs railroad, on the
ground offraud and unconstitutionality
of the issue, will have to pay the money
now, with back interest, Judge Wheel
er having decided In favor of the rail-
road company. Other towns along the
line are similarly affected by the deci.
sion.
By reason OF water falling In many
wells in Montgomery, new ones have
oeen dug during the last dry spell. and
~ II. Morgan, Esq, was thus at work
N new we'll in front of E. Cross res.
denca he dug up birch log six feet
lnder the ground. The only way he
ould tell what 1t was, was by the bark;
rom the log to the top of the ground il
nad every appearance Of being the head
" some stream.
John w. Drew, the Granite state
temperance reformer, concluded q SER
es OF meetings at st. Johnsbury, Tues
lay evening. He has been at work five
avs. and with the help of local work
RS has procured nine hundred names
Ipon the temperance pledge. A Tenn
perance Reform Club was organized
tuesday night with about 900 memb ers
H. c. Belden president. Much enthu.
slasm has been aroused and the people
are thoroughly awake on the subject OF
temperance.
AS the Republican procession was
passing up College street at Burlington,
Tuesday night, escorting Gen. Bristow
and party from the depot, on their re-
turn from st. Adams, it was assailed
with q shower of stones while crossing
st. Paul street. Hon. George Nichols,
of Mortified, In one of the carriages,
received blow on the shoulder; one
Of the Milton delegation was hit aud
severely cut In the face, and others
were struck by the missiles. How much
.uch arguments will aid the course of
the Democracy remains to be seen.
A fellow giving his name as Henry
Payne, pretending to be cattle deal
er, has been arrested and held In $4,000
bonds at Bellows Falls for stealing cat
tic at Chester. He had on his person
when arrested, bank checks to the
amount of $1,000. which are believed to
be bogus. 1t Is thought that this is one
Of the operators in the fraudulent cattle
transactions so extensively practlced of
late In northern Vermont and New
Hampshire, by men ostensibly buying
cattle, Payments have been made In
those places by forged checks, counter.
felt money and several othor lodges.
In Windham county there is Judge
who has two sons also lawyers, who
are located In the same county, one son
residing with his father at Whining
ton, the other son being located at
Nottingham. 1t is very common
occurrence for cases to be tried where
the father is judge and the two sons op-
posing attorneys. The cases are Of
course decided on their merits, and the
lawyers clients have no fear that fam.
ily considerations Will enter into the
legal discussions or influence the Judge
on his decisions.
The Republican rally at Burlington
Tuesday, was an immense success. The
town was beautifully decorated in all
the splendor of bunting. the national
ccolors. transparencies, notices, etc. A
large crowd gathered from all the sur
rounding country. They were ad.
dressed by Hon. Daniel Roberts, Gen.
b. II. Bristow of Kentucky, Judge Po-
land, Hon. Levi Underwood and Hon.
George G. Benham OF Louisiana. In
the evening procession two miles In
length and carrying about 400 torches