The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-01
STATE NE HIS.

Burlington expects q visit from Will
liam Sexton, the billiard expert.
Three train men employed by the
Central Vermont were discharged last
week because they drank liquor.
East Granville is to have Centen.
nial convention, commencing June 80.
and continuing for six days.
The Congregational church at Wood
stock Is to be repaired and remodeled
at Mrs. Frederick Billings expense.
Bears are vexing the souls of Sher-
burne shepherds severely, but hunters
are promising them freedom ere long.
Eight hundred and thirty members
is the boast of the reformed mems club,
of Burlington.
The ladies of Montpelier have raised
5000 to erect public drinking foun-
tain.
The grand list of Burlington amounts
to 500, 1854; number of polls, 1929;
firemen, 200. Last year the list was
S39, 37O.59 number of polls, 1880.
Mr.. Daniel Harrington of Wardsboro
committed suicide Tuesday of last
week, between twelve and one O'Clock,
by hanging himself under his barn.
Miss Mary Persons of West Windsor,
was recently struck by runaway horse
and trampled upon, injuring her very
severely, II not fatally.
Wilmington is making arrangements
for'qulte demonstration on the Fourth
and so with nearly every town In
Windham county.
Charles G. Morse has sold the Hyde
Park Newsdealer 10 Hon. Lucius Fl.
Noyes, who will hereafter run 1t upon
Democratic principles.
The Governor has pardoned Frank
HENDERSON, of Irasburgh, who was
eighteen months ago sentenced to prls-
on for two years. He has been a good
boy there.
A. ID. Whitman of Londonderry kill
ed large bird few days ago, called
stake driver, which measured four feet
from tip to tip of wings and stood three
feet high when walking.
Wilder Brothers of Massachusetts,
have have bought the Great Falls water
privilege, at Lyndon, and will build
paper pulp mill, the enterprise requir-
ing $4,000 to start with.
George johnson. the young burglar
who entered Judge Dana's house In st, |
Johnsbury few weeks ago. was last |
Saturday sentenced to seven years hard
labor at the state prison at Windsor.
Hiram Jones, of Huntington. has
perpetual motion. and thinks he has
discovered principles which have new
n been applied. He has no doubt of
entire success.
Hon. William NJ. Evarts has caused
o be planted al his summer residence
lear Windsor 594 evergreen Centenni.
Il trees. About as many more are still
o be planted.
The losses by Are In Vermont for the
month of May were 1928, 900 total loss
70 of insurance companies. S72 800;
osses by specials, $50, 800; losses to in
urance companies by specials, $780,
400.
The Fourth of July celebration at
Burlington promises to be the largest
ever held in Vermont. The
are on a liberal scale.
People from all sections of the state
will flock into the city by all trains.
Fortified by the famous Rutland jury
iecision, that lager beer is the true
ireen Mountain beverage, several per-
ons in st. Johnsbury propose to have
t on draught for the public before long.
It will be an innovation.
A large farm house and barn in Jay,
belonging to Edmund Ford, were burn
I'd on Thursday night of last week.
None of the contents were saved. Sup
posed to be the work of an incendiary.
Loss about 81 900; insurance light.
Gen. Perley P. Pitkin of Montpelier,
las been appointed special aid to Gov.
T. F. Hnrtranft, Of Pennsylvania, com
of the Grand Army of
he Republic. to assist in the grand par
de at Philadelphia on the Sd and 4th
fully.
Michael Kelley's house in Burling-
on, VT, was robbed of 5000 in bonds, a
anger sum in money and some Jewell
y, the other evening, during the all
ence of the family. Ed. Finneran and
Thomas Kelley have been arrested on
uspicion of being the thieves.
1t is expected that the Vermont
newspaper men will meet at st. Johns.
Jury, July IL, and from that place visit
he White Mountains. The annual adj
lress Will be delivered by s. b. Petten-
ill, editor Of the Rutland Herald, and
he poem by Rev. o. G.. Wheeler, of
irand Isle.
}. V. Carney's frame knitting factory
t Bennington, together with most of I
Is machinery, was destroyed by an Ia
fire at an early hour, Tuesday
morning. The property had stood idle
ince last December, and was insured
or $1,000, which, ii Is believed, will
Iuite cover the loss.
One of the "jail-birds" at Fayette- I
lille, who was carried to Bellows Falls
or stealing railroad tickets, made his
scape from Jail on the morning ofJune
]. He sawed through the floor and
cached the open air through one of the,
ellar windows. Efforts have been
made to trace him, but as yet without
uccess.
The Estey guard of Brattleboro, mum
'erlng about sixty men, accompanied
" the Ransom guards of st. Adams,
me hundred men, the st. Albans band
nd the Fuller drum corps, as escort to
he governor, left Brattleboro, Wednes. !
Jay ui'eihooHi VIA view i1OuuOu, IOf .
he centennial. and will be absent two
weeks .
The following ure the post Office ,
hanges for the week ending June "a,
n Vermont: Postmasters appointed
ohm II. Sweeny, East Charleston. Or.
cans county ; Jersey +. Kendall Pom
anoosuc, Windsor county; Gardner
ietcalf, South Pomfret. Windsor coun.
u Charles w. Sprague. Weston,
Windsor county.
The first contest fol the silver cup I
resented to Burlington Rifle Club by
:. = Lombard took place last week
friday, on their grounds, and was won
" Mr.. A. Is. Ashley 10y score of forty
even out of possible fifty points. The
istance was 500 yards. The winner of
his cup must be the victor In thr ee
uccessive contests In order to hold the
riZe.