The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-02-03

tONcrnOr fulrDdukS mas partlOucd
four persons, three men and one woman,
who have been held In Irasburp jaii
since November on liquor prosecu-
tons.
Harry Bougc, son of cx-Mayor II. s.
Bougc of Cohocs, n. V, attending
school at Bennington Center, fractured
his thigh bone while riding down hill at
that place Monday.
The Bennington Historical Society
voted Monday evening TO send the sword
of Col. Baum, now in its possession, to
the Old South Church exhibition in Bos-
ton, to be exhibited there for a short
time.
Mrs. Alpha A. Anterior of Waterbury,
while stepping into the woodshed, fell
and broke her leg near the body. All
efforts to put the bones in place were
unavailing.
An old lady by the name of Jocko,
living with Joseph Young, on River
Hill, Waterbury, was found Sunday af-
ternoon,in her room. hanging by a skein
of yarn.
Mr.. j. l.. Davis of Easton, Pa, has
recently come into possession of the old
furnace at Forestdale, and proposes to
resume the manufacture of iron and
steel in Brandon. II is understood that
car wheels will be the principal manu-
facture.
o, M. Whlpplc, of Weathersfield, re-
Gently died, leaving an estate valued at
$4,000, to be divided among two sons.
daughter and his widow. The will
not sulting the children they have called
In the law to settle their difficulties, land
the lawyers are getting some fat pick
ings,
In an alteration between Byron Ward
ner and Bart Patrick, at Windsor. on
Friday evening, Wardner seized a table
knife and struck Patrick in the mouth,
cutting his lips and face, though infict-
ing no fatal injuries. Wardncr has
been in the insane asylum but was ap-
parcntly sane.
A Woodstock woman recently took
her child to photographer to have its
picture taken, and while the artist was
making preparations she washed the
child's face and smoothed its hair with
what she supposed was clear water I:
but it proved to no nitrate of silver. and
the picture wasn't taken.
The Caledonia County Young Mems
Temperance Society, at its annual meet
ing at Barnet, Friday, elected the follow
ing officers; President, the Rev. T.. Il.
Fairbanks; vice-president, the Rev. II .
b. Cushing; secretary, j. W. Sanborn,
Lyndonville. Reports from town liquor
nnnntc chou that n lacc rtranftfx. sc cf,11
than in previous years.
Saturday, as j. l.. Walton, teacher of
the high school at Richford, VT, was
furnishing one Of his pupils for miscon-
duct, the boy drew a large jack-knife
and threatened to stab the teacher if
another blow wasstruck. Fortunately
Walton's scholars interfered and sue
ceeded in getting away the knife from
the boy without further damage. The
authorities have taken the case in hand.
John X. Hazen of West Hartford was
arrested Saturday last, on behalf of the
state, on charge of assault, with intent
to commit rape, on the person of Mrs.
Horace Wills. He was arranged,
pleaded not guilty, and asked time to
procure counsel. The request was
granted and the case continued to the
10Th inst, when testimony was taken in
the case. Upon testimony Hazen was
bound up to the county court IN the
sum of $500, which, falling to find, he
was taken to Woodstock Jail to await
the county court trial.
The first of the month man called
on Chas. Walker, of Chester, represent
ing himself as appointing agent for the
sale of the Hollow Twisted Cable Wire
Company's patent clothcs-line, and in
duced Walker to sign what purported
to be an agreement to become an agent
for the sale of the line, and to take 1000
feet, amounting TO S10i, for which Walk
er was not to pay until the expiration
of one year. Friday man calling him
self W. c. Kingsley called on Walker
with q power of attorney from the COM
pany and demanded pay for the goods.
He showed Walker the order he had
signed, to the effect that the goods should
be paid for on delivery. and by threats
obtained a note for the whole amount.
Subsequently Walker had Kingsley az
rested for swindling, and to settle the
matter Kingsley gave up The note.
The Bennington Battle Monument
Association has completed its organiza-
ton. They provide bylaws for annual
meetings TO be held on the second
Wednesday in each month. The Ver-
mont Centennial Commission has been
established to suitably celebrate the one
hundredth anniversary of Vermont as an
Independent state, during one week,
commencing on the 10th Of August,
1877. In pursuance of the organic law
the commission was announced at the
adjourned meeting Monday night, con-
sisting of Gov. Fairbanks, the cx-gov-
errors of the state (nine in number) and
one hundred and thirty-five others, rep
resenting each county in the state. 1t
is expected that the commission will
invite other distinguished Vermontcrs
residing outside the state to serve on the
commission. The board of directors as
now constituted are A. d. Valentine,
DIN Scott, A. b. Gardner, A. p. Childs
and Charles f. Dewey