The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-10-15
STATE NE us.


The village of st. Adams asks the
legislature 10 allow II to Issue bonds
for $50, 900 TO pay Its indebtedness.
A very substantial Iron bridge Is be.
Ing constructed over the Ompompanoo.
snc river, at the village Of STAFFORD.
Prof Edward Conant has been hold.
Ing a teachers institute for Grand Isle
county this week at Alburgh center.
W. J. Thurston, OF Worcester has
been held for trial for brutal outrage
on q little daughter Of John SIattery OF
Middlesex.
Diptheria has prevailed at Brattie.
boro for two or three weeks, generally
In a mild form, and with only few
deaths.
Eight prisoners were sentenced AT
the county court at IrasburRh, TO state
prison, and taken to Windsor last
Thursday.
Three OF the work men at the lumber
mills at McIndoes' Falls had each a
hand badly damned or sawed last Sat
urday.
Wilmington Is suffering from new
style Of depreciation. Three diaries OF
butter have been taken from the cellars
OF the farmers during the last week.
George w. Alger, Esq, one of the
most highly respected citizens of Straf-
ford, recently suffered stroke Of pa
rslysis, and Is now lying in a critical
condition.
The dwelling, three barns and a
number of out-buildings on the Amos
Pollard farm in Chester, near the Ply
mouth ponds, were burned, with their
contents, Saturday.
George Z. Davis of Burlington Is
president and Henry Fairbanks of st.
Johnsbury secretary of the state exec.
utive committee of the Young Mems
Christian associations.
Thsddeus Beebe of Manchester. who
tried 10 kill himself, last summer, but
failed, has finally succeeded in Sec
ond attempt at the West, where he
went 10 see some friends.
Ryan, who was arrested at Barton
for committing burglary at Stanstead.
=. O., was before the Orleans County
Court at Irasburgh, and pleading guilty
was sentenced to State Prison for the
term Of two years.
The state superintendent of educa-
lion thinks 1t has been demonstrated
that the town system OF common
schools Is simpler, more efficient, and
more economical than the district sys.
tenn, and yet 1t Is In operation In only
seven towns In the state.
J. NJ. Washburn, alias Rev. II.
w. Tilden. who was married at Chico.
pee last fall, and shortly after arrested
at BrattleborO on charge Of bIgamy,
pleaded guilty at the present term of
the county court, and was sentenced to
two years imprisonment at Windsor.
One day last week as Willie An
drews OF Hinesburgh was handling
large horse pistol, the weapon was In
some manner accidentally discharged,
the ball striking another boy, George
in the breast bone and for.
glanced aside, but the escape
rom a sad casualty was a narrow one.
Last Wednesday, Oct. IL was the one
anniversary of the battle
IF Valcour on Lake Champlain. one of
he first naval battles Of the American
evolution In which the schooner Roy.
n Savage 1.-THE commander, Gen. Ben.
,dict Arnold's store ship) was sunk off
ValcOur Island, where she Is still visi.
Die In low water.
The craftsmanship OF committees In
The House have been assigned to Rut-
and county members as follows: On
FEDERAL relations, Mr.. Abel Of West
Haven; on Reform school, Mr..
5prague OF Brandon ; on banks, Mr..
Bailey OF Fairhaven; general commit.
zee, Mr.. Peck Of Ira; on public build
ngs, Mr.. Sheldon OF Rutland.
The eighth annual meeting Of the
State Sabbath school association of
Vermont met at st: Adams Wednes.
lay. Papers on Sabbath school topics
we're read by various parties, and ad-
lresses delivered upon special topics by
Rev. c: b. Hulbert,::D. d., president Of
college. Rev. w. d. Nal.
.olm Of Fairfax and Miss Lucy J. Ri
Ter.
Hayden, the Derby Line wife-mur.
iurer, las been removed from Iras-
'urgh jail 10 Windsor prison, for safe
Keeping, The sheriff says that Hay
leu Is desperate character that these |
..ccent FITS" and apparent repentance
or his crime are mere shams; and that
ne was the rlngleader of O recent
scheme lnaugurated by the prisoners
% break Jail.
The price for legislators board, this
year, at Montpelier, ranges from IS q |
week to 81 a day In private families
md clearinghouse, and thence I'M.
yard at the hotels, being at quite q re.
iucti0n from previous years. The fine
lew Pavilion hotel has not broken up
he preference Of the majority Of the
members for boarding In private fami- |
les on more frugal terms, although It
: well patronized. Gov. Fairbanks
las taken quarters at the Pavilion.
In the Gaze of Asa Magoon, who has
,een on trial at Montpelier for the
murder of atreeter, his son.in-law. at |
Barre, f. year ago, the Jury brought In a |
'erdict OF murder In the first degree. |
Monday afternoon, after celebrating |
bout three hours and half, Excep-
Ions were filed and sentence STAYED. |
The evidence for the defense went TO |
how that Slreeter had quarreled with |
Hannah Perrlns, his mistress, and that |
he had threatened to kill him that
when MagOon came home, on the |
light OF the murder, there was no
Hood on bis hands or clothes and that
he blood on Magoon's wagon and robe |
vas caused by Streeter's nose bleed.
he day previous to the murder.
The House, Friday. adopted reso-
ution declaring that 80 much OF the
message as relates to exces.
I've and basty legislation "is import
mt and appreciated by this body"
Do they mean by this that thew are
eady to give up the legislation Of the
tate to certain unauthorized, I erma-
tent commissions. as suggested by the
GOVERNOR; that they VIII not tinker
With the statutes. but will give us
hort aessIoD or do thew al m NV inland