The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-06
STATE ITEMS,

Charles smith, Il Young man of Vie
tory, had his feet so badly frozen that
they were both ampmiatcd the other
day. I.-
The Lamoillc Valley railroad is ieally
looking up. a locomotive. the "Pion-
eel" arrived at Swanton. last week Fri
day, for service ON that end of the road.
Two ions and quarter of coal wis
the amount used in Montpelier church.
the other Sunday, and thel the thcnho-
meter couldn't be got above iify-fve
degrees.
The wafer question in Woodstock is
becoming serious. Wells and cistkrns
are extremely low, and the peopleI are
looking forward to the future Nth
much anxiety.
On Tuesday last, as Judd Sander son
of llighgate was going home from the
village, he was stopped by tramp. who
caught his horse by the biz, hut lf 90
on receiving n crack over the head With
the butt of his whip,
James Enriphi of Berkshire went ia
the house of one Foley in Richiord.
when Intoxicated, The other day! and
did smashing business among tha fur
niturc, windows, etc. for which hd was
arrested and held foy trial.
Thomas Baker of South burlington.
who was so badly burned about two
weeks ago by falling into a scaldins. tub
while engaged III butchering hogs. is
now in a very low condition. and there
seems to be no hope of his recovery.
AT the present term of the Lamoille
county court, Charles Harrington of
IIorth Hydepark, youth of twenty-siy
years, was convicted of rape unoil the
person of Idclla j. Vose 81 Nnlcott
aged sixteen years, on the first day OF
July, 1875.
The efficient superintendent of schools
at burlington, G. j. Alger, Esq, was
present at the recent meeting of the
Massachusetts state teachers associa-
ton, at Springfield, and, with other cd
ucators from abroad, took part in is
| discussion-.
Mr.. Hiram Laihrop, The oldest farmer
III Nershlre, and successful one, Ia.
raised this season $500 bushels of pota-
toes, GOO bushels of oats, 200 bushels OF
corn, 40 bushels of wheat. los bushels
of India wheat, and 30 tons of hav.
This looks as il farming paid, even in
Vermont.
Walton's Vermont Register for 1877
Is Just received, in the old familiar form
and with about the usual contents.
There is the full statement of the vote
OF the state at the last election; list of
state societies and organizations ofvari-
Gus kinds; astronomical and other data !:
business directory. county officers, etc.
Charles Libby of Whitefield caused
the arrest Of +. ID, Hopkins, tho VI.
Johnsbury defaulter, the other dav. at
his temporary homo in Hereford, Il. Q.
The charge brought was embezzlement
If Mr.. Libby insists on prosecuting, a
hearing will be had in few days, when
IL will he determined whether Mr.. Hop
kins can be eXtradited ornot. Hopkins
is in bad condition, physically and men
tally, and his attending physician is of
opinion that he cannot be moved with
safety.
The new board of directors for the
state prison have been in Windsor look
ing over matters. There are now 1876
inmates of the prison, including five or
six who are there for safe keeping till
trial. Superintendent Bailey is still in
charge, no determination having vet
becn arrived at as to the appointment of
superintendent. A change in the diet
of prisoners will give them wheat bread
twice a day instead of once, as brown
bread don't have the best effect upon
their health, and Sc no cheaper than
wheat bread.
VERMONT CENTENNIAL DAYS IN 1877.
january l6. l77T. ~ Declaration of
NeW Connecticut as an independent
State, by the Convention ut Wesmms-
ter, January IL and lG, I1777.
June 4. l75f,- Name OF the State
changed to I'et;Msaf, and exclusive jul
risdietion assuafed by the convention at
Windsor.
July Z, l777. = Battle at Hubbard
ton.
July s, l,75. First constitution
adopted. by the convention at Windsor,
July 2-7, l777.
August l6, l777.- Rattle at Benning-
ton,
Miss Mary Birchard, supposed to have
been one OF the victims of the Ashtabu-
Ia horror, was the daughter of Hon.
Austin Rirchard, of Fayetteville, this
state, and cousin OF President-elect
Hayes, She left Brattleboro on Thurs
day afternoon, accompanied by Mrs.
Burdett of Erie, Penn, en- route TO H.
lyria, Ohio, 10 obtain legacy which
had been left her by Sardis Rirchard,
late of that place. Il appears that Just
before her departure she had felt and
expressed a premonltlon that something
horrible was to happen to some one Of
the family, and so strong was her belief
that many of the neighbors were made
acquainted with her feelings.
On Monday morning hast, as the
engine tar the mail train had been fired
up In the engine house at Johnson, pre-
paratory TO going on The road. an Insane
man by the name of MaQoon, from
Iladwick, jumped upon Il and pulled
the throttle. The Waterman was near
the turn-table, but succeeded in getting
into line cab, and after the engine had
got about a mile, and after severe
struggle, in which tho tools of the cab
were freely used, over powered Magoon
and stopped the engine, getting ii back
so that the train len ON time. The
Waterman (Charlie Collins) deserves
great credit for his part ofthe affair, and
II was fortunate circumstance for the
company that the turn-table and switch
We're ''sef' so as not TO derail the ma
chine.