The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28
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Saxton's river.
Gen. William Lynde, of Marlboro,
mas leased the "Old Burrows" stand at
Vernon for four years.
Rutland had another fire on Friday
night. 1t was Mansfield & Stmson's
The fire was subdue1 before
spreading very far.
John McCloud, an employe in the
old pulp mill at Bellows Falls, was very
wounded in one leg Thursday
afternoon of last week.
Augustus Barber, the miller at South
Vernon, who has been wanted 10y his
creditors, has been heard from at Bur-
lington, and 1t is reported he intends to
return.
The family of the late Rev. Mr..
Rogers, late pastor of the Congregations
nj church in Swanton, will remain in
that place, having been cordially urged
to do so by the people.
Martin Lane, who jumped from the
train on the Cheshire railroad while re-
turning from Walpole on election day,
died at Bellows Falls on Saturday even
ing from the injuries he received.
Rutland's delegates to the state con-
vention are: John B. Page, John N.
Baxter, Redfield Proctor, J. w. Cram
ton, Geo. A. Merrill, Martin G.. Everts,
w. G. Dunton, Charles II. Sheldon.
The following are the delegates chos-
en- from Chester; Hugh Henry, Lu-
Their Adams, William Rounds. Alter
mates, George S. Robbins, j. III. Rich
ardson, ]. l.. Pierce, John S, Adams.
The delegates for the state conyen-
ton from Manchester: Loveland Mum
son, r. Howard, L. j. Hawley, 8. w.
Brown. Substitutes, C. b. Munson,
Robert Amos, d. X. Simonds, J. c.
Blaokmer.
Brandon delegates to the state con-
vention N. Il. Sprague, Jr., Volney
Ross, q. w. Parmenter, Geo. Briggs,
ID. G.. Bascom. Alternates, 7. b. Smith,
E. A. Hamilton, H. G. Harrison, w.
A. Williams, j. H. Vail.
At the annual town meeting of VOL
colt, q vote was taken to invite the
town of Elmore to unite in having a
centennial celebration, and a committee
was appointed to make all necessary ar
rangements for that purpose.
The smoke stack of Brainerd's steam
mill at Richford, nearly one hundred
feet high, fell to the ground on the 9th
inst. Its fall was caused by some cars
on a side track being backed against
one of the iron rods which held IL In
place.
A deaf and dumb man named Greni-
er, working for l.. Smith about two
miles south of st. Adams, was run over
and instantly killed by an engine and
snow-plow while walking upon the
track towards home, about three o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
They appear to be getting ready for
the flies out west, Messrs. butcher &
Sons, of st. Adams, shipped on Thurs
day large quantity of tiy-paper to one
of the great drug houses at st. Louis
They say this is the earliest order they
have received.
AS eight or ten men and boys were
sitting around in the grocery store OIL
Carlos Stephens, in West Bolton, 9
room about fourteen feet square, one OF
them accidentally discharged Il revolv.
or. The ball struck the stovepipe, went
though and lodged in the stove.
The international Telegraph Com
pany has now n complete line from st
Johnsbury to Swanton. Two Thousand
dollars have been expended the pas
season In new line and repairs, and i
is all now in complete order. The com
mil Lace ia,
in the spring.
The Messrs. Fairbanks. of St Johns
bury, have Il large farm, and raised las
year, two thousand bushels of grail
and cut four hundred tons of hay. They
keep one hundred head of cattle, fifty
nine sheep and fifty-fve horses. Tn,
horses are kept up the year round, ant
the hay and grain is all fed on the pre-
misses.
The "steam mill" at st. Johnsbur.
was burned Monday. 1t was occupied
by various manufacturers. The tota
loss is $ll 900, of which J. NJ. Warner
machinist loses $4,000, Horace Carpen
ter, wood worker, $500, II. II. Fair
banks estate and Howard, coffin max
er, $1,000 each. Insurance small.
Persons attending the Troy confer
ence which meets in Albany mex
month, will pay full fare in going, ant
obtain at the conference an order OIL
the ticket agent in Albany, who will
OH the presentation of the order. sell re
turn tickets over the ID. & II. Co. road
at the rate of one cent per mile to tn,
place from which full fare was paid.
On Tuesday night last, youni
couple from North Hero, in returning
from st. Adams, became blinded an,
lost when near the North Hero shore
Their call for help was heard by MI
DOdds, who went to their assistance
He found them driving toward one O
the cracks in the ice, and they woul,
have driven into il in few moment
longer
A. NJ. Fuller lately made his appear
anee among his relatives in Stowe, witt
the story that his wife had died som
time since, leaving him with five child
ren, for whom he had found goo
homes. A few days since his wife al
rived i'm town and stated that they ha
seven children, and this was the Mt
time he had run away and left then
to shift for themselves.
A Washington special says the evi
denee of Bradley Barlow, of Vermont
Monday, before the house committe
on postoflices and postroads, would,
made at an earlier period. have cause
a sensation hardly less than that of th
Gre lit Mobilier; and that Mr.. Bal
lows payments to buy oil oppositlo
and secure influence with the postoffio
depart .nent. In 1872, amounted to ovt
100000.
A bloody affiay occurred at st, A
bans. Monday evening, al the house I
Peter Brace (colOred) A party
negroes playing cards quarreled. an
: Brace made Il murderOus assault upo
William Phelps, stabbing him severl,
Phelps managed to escape and save
, his life. Brace fortified himself in h
house an defed the officers, keepin
them at bay for some time, but he WI
finally arrested and locked up.
( The house Of John and Nathani
} Gray. in Lunenburgh, was burned
few days ago, with most of its content
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