The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-07-27

/THE BENNINGTON CENTENNIAL. \
There is general move on the part OF
the veteran soldiers to attend the grand
meeting of the Veteran Association and
the celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary of the battle of Bennington.
Let all the vets who intend TO visit
Bennington during the week enroll
their names in some one of the company
organizations now recruiting in the diff
ferent towns in this county, and the
other counties in the state. This is alb
solutely necessary If they wish to be
provided with quarters and accomoda-
ti)ns at that time. The Nliddlebury
Cornet Band will probably go rs battal-
ion band, and we do not hesitate to say
that they will not be excelled by any
band in the state both for good music
and appearance their music Of last
Wednesday evening was only FORE
taste of what they can and will do. The
band now consists of twenty-one pieces,
all good musicians.
~ EAST MIDpLEBuRY.
There is an afflicted household at
Charles Champlin's, on the old home
stead. Misses Ella and Laura Champ
lin, his sisters, are the subjects of hard
and severe afiliction. The former has
been a helpless cripple for two years
from rheumatism, and the latter is in q
critical condition from q tumor. The
neighbors have been very kind in visit
ing them in their distress.
John King, who moved into our
village last spring, and whose son Bur-
ton bought the sawmill of the estate of
G.. e. Everts, has been afflicted with
sickness and death. His son Burton
was Frustrated by congestion of the
lungs, and in the mean time the father
and mother were both brought down.
The son died after two weeks confine-
ment, on the night of the 18th inst.
The funeral services were held at the
house on the 10th, Rev. S. W. Bidwell
officiating. Mr.. King was able to at
tend, but Mrs. King was not permitted
even to see the corpse of her son. Bur-
ton King was a promising young man,
yet minor, eighteen years of age. He
had business tact beyond his years.
He was able TO run the whole machine
ry of the mill independently. In the
late revival at Ripton he took an inter-
esting part. 1t is severe blow to the
parents. We learn that Mrs. King is
improving.
Mr.. Andrew E. Pratt, of East Mid
dlebury, and his brother Hiram, of Sal
isbury, caught large fat bear, about
two years old, in trap, just east of the
residence Of the former, Tuesday after
noon. The trap was steel one with a
heavy clog. The bear was caught by
the leg above the knee Joint. They
found him soon after noon and attempt
ed to take him down to the house alive.
Bruin resisted and made all sorts of
hostile demonstrations. They bound
him with green withs and Andrew went
before leading him or pulling him along
down the mountain, while Hiram held
him from behind. At length he made a
rush for Andrew and succeeded in
catching his (Andrew's) foot in his
mouth, making two ugly holes in the
boot and one tusk penetrating the foot to
the bone. Mr.. Pratt extricated himself
as soon rs possible, but this experience
led them to conclude not to take him
down to the house alive. Not having
to choking process. The live weight
of the animal was two hundred pounds.
Dressed weight one hundred and
twenty-five pounds. Mr.. Pratt was
down to the village next day, limping
some on account of his sore foot, but
evidently pretty well pleased with his
success in capturing the game. His in
jured foot is likely to be troublesome
for some time TO come. This is the
second bear these gentlemen have
caught this season.