The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-09-23
,STATE NE US.


The Grand Chapter Of the State OF
Vermont will meetin Burlington, Sept,
81.
Senator Edmunds started for Ohio
Monday morning, to assist In the cam
paign.
The "town system" of common
schools Is In operation In only seven
towns In Vermont.
There are twenty-five applicants fol
divorce on the docket of the Washing
ton county court.
A son of w. ID. Hosklnson, OF Lud-
low, fell from load Of grain recently,
and broke his arm.
The railroad woodshed at Milton,
with 1--WE hundred cords of wood, was
burned Tuesday of last week.
Freeman A. Roundy, prominent
farmer of Stockbridge, committed sui.
eide Tuesday of last week, by hanging.
Over one hundred teachers were In
attendance upon the Teachers Instl-
tute at Montpelier, last week Satur-
day.
Barre boasts of four lawyers who do
not use profane language, tobacco. or
strong drink in any form.
Mrs. Duffer of Greensboro recently
attempted suicide by taking poison but
too large dose frustrated her design.
Stevens Lawrence, veteran who
fought at the battle of Pittsburgh, died
at East Berkshire on the 4th inst. aged
eightyslx- years.
The grand jury of the September
term of the Orleans County Court, now
In session at Irasburgh, have found
sIxtv.one true bills.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Burlington & Lamoille
Railroad Company will be held Mt the
Van Ness House. In Burlington. Oct. 8.
3. W. Carriers house In Craftsbury
was burned Friday night, with most of
Its contents, two barns, two sheds, etc
Loss, So, 500; insurance. 81 300.
Major Charles o. Brigham ,one of the
NiOtihlo vi tbC 41uy utn tluktQJ ~ DGA
by Line, has recovered sufficiently 20
sit up, and the doctors consider him out
of danger,
Merton Billiard, of Swanton, got his
hand entangled in rope recently,
while letting stone into well, and
mangled it SO badly that it Is feared
will be necessary.
A boy named Edward Greenough,
ten years of age. in climbing over
fence In st. Adams, Sunday evening.
stuck silver half an inch In diameter
through one of his feet.
Notwithstanding the rain Moody
and Sankey had large audience at
Brattleboro, Sunday. About 200 peo-
pie gained admission to the hall, and
quite number went away unable to
get in.
Two children of Charles Ryle of
Waitsfeld were at play In cart body,
Monday, when they accidentally tipped
it over, and one of them aged five years,
was caught under it and killed almost
instantly.
y sou of Foster Page, Of st. Adams,
had his right wrist badly mutilated re-
Gently, by the accidental discharge of
u gun which he was leaning on, and
was compelled to have his hand ampu.
tated.
A three ears-old son of Mason Sage,
of West Wardsboro, wandered Off re.
Gently, and during his absence met and
played with two wild bears, who did
him no harm. though they had been
killing a goodJ many sheep in the
region.
The farm buildings OF Robert Fulton,
OF Bradford, were burned Tuesday of
last week. The house was cleared of
its contents, but all In the barns was
consumed, including sleigh. harness,
and pig. Loss about $500, with but
little insurance.
Advertisement from state paper:
Wanted Immediately One first class
Congregational minister, to take charge
of the church and society at Cambridge
and Jacksonville. No political stump.
ers need apply. Good references, and
If satisfactory, steady employment
given.
At the fair Of the Windsor County
Agricultural Association, to be held at
Woodstock, September 20, 27 and 2S,
the following society purses will be
trotted for: A 500 purse for 3-minute
horses S12j for $50 horses $3.50 for
horses that never beat 2:40. and $500 In
the free for all race.
Miss Mary Butler, of Ludlow, had
her hair caught between the tumblers
on a card in the factory the other day.
The girls near her had sufficient pres.
ence of mind to slip the belt off, which
probably saved her from serious injury,
II not death. AS 1t was, she was lively
for about two seconds, and created quite
q comm0tion.
John w, Hawrlcan, Esq, the we'll
known lawyer Of North Hero, Is about
to remove to Vergennes to engage In
the practice Of his profession, and has
resigned the Office of clerk of the
Grand Isle county court which he has
held for six years, and also the Office of
town clerk of North Hero, which he
has held for about the same period
Hayden, the Derby line wife murder
derer, still refuses to see any one, will
make no defence and refuses TO employ
counsel, He says lie wants to be hung,
and the sooner the form of law 10 gone
through with the better satisfied he
shall be. He has been indicted for
murder by the grand jury at Irasburgh.
Mrs. Rufus Smith, of Brattleboro, fell
down stairs tie other day, with light
ed kerosene lamp in her hand. She
was found soon after, unconscious, with
her clothes on fire. Fortunately her
dress was not OF u very infiammable
material, and, though severely bruised
aud burned, it is thought she Will re.
cover.
Andrew LaPsge, alias st. John. the
'lost man." of Montpelier, has moi
been found. 1t was reported that he
was in South Royalton, but the report
was not true. and his Whereabouts arc
still unknown. The authorities OF
Montpelier have offered n reward fol