The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-08-03
STATE ITEMS.

Monday night, burglar entered the
room of Gen. Baxter, of Rutland, We,
at Old Orchard Beach, Me-, and rob-
bed him of 81 800.
The state workhousc commission held
n meeting at Bellows Falls OH Thursday.
and decided to employ Mr.. Wentworth,
n son Of Col. - Wentworth rs the ar
chitcct of the building.
Patrick McAuliG, an employe of the
Fall Mountain paper company, at Bel
lows Falls, was instantly killed Tues
day, having his head crushed while nm
loading logs. He was forty-fve years
old and leaves large family.
The body of John Coughlin was found
hanging by the neck in an out-building
, near his house at Brandon, Friday az
ternoon. He leaves o wife and four
children. Disappointment and ILL
health said to be the cause of the sui
eide.
The monument of Bennington battle
will probably be placed on the site OF
the old Continental store-house in the
Centre village, and not on the battle
ground, six miles out. The total SUBJ
scriptions amounted to $4,000, but
nothing will be done about building for
the present.
AS the southern train due in st Al
bans at 9 O'Clock was passing North
Georgia Saturday morning, boy named
st. John, aged about ten wears. who
was on his way to school with other
children, attempted to cross the track
in front of the moving train, and was
struck by the engine, receiving fatal
injuries, his death occurring within an
hour.
The state printing hus been award
cd as follows; Journals of the House
and Senate, 1873, State official print
ing and all stationery, to futile & Co,
OF Rutland report of State Superin-
tendent OF Education, session laws and
report of Board of Agriculture to, j. &
j. M. Poland, Montpelier; register re-
port of 1876 to L. f. Wheelock. of
Montpelier.
temporary arrangements have been
made between President Smith of the
Central Vermont railroad and the agents
Of w. IL. Vanderbilt by which the Har-
lem extension railroad will continue TO
be run by the Central Vermont com.
pany. The net earnings will be de-
posted with the Union Trust company
| subject to permanent arrangement
which will be consummated before Sep
TENDER /.
Postmaster General Key has appoint
ed Hon. Geo. II. Biglow of Burlington
to be q special agent in the Southwest
in the place of General G.. A. Sherman,
who recently hold the place temporary
ly. Mr.. Bigelow is we'll known 10 our
readers as all honest, honorable and able
man, well qualified to fill any position
in which he might be placed. While
we regret to have him leave the state,
we regard his appointment as q matter
for congratulation to the government as
we'll as to himsef.
The recent heavy rains overlooked
Neshobe river at Brandon, causing
much damage to gardens and buildings
in that portion of the town known as
Forestdale. Who're few days ago
were promising crops to-day are huge
boulders and beds Of gravel. Buildings
were moved from their foundations,
and one or two small barns demolished.
The streets were quilted out, underpin-
nings to buildings were washed out, and
the water dashed through them, wash
ing away goods and doing much dam
age. No lives were lost. The water
was twelve or fifteen feet deeper than
usual. Estimated total damage, &c.,
900.
Edward Tatro, the convicted murder
or Of Mrs. Butler, and three other pri-
soners attempted to escaped from Jail
at st. Adams last Saturday. They had
dug through tho wooded floor and
were removing the masonry underneath
when discovered. Their objective
point was the sewer underneath,
through which they expected to crawl
until they reach some opening in the
street. They confessed that they had
previously planned to knock down the
sheriff, some time when he should come
to the door, and make their escape
through the office, but they abandoned
that because no one Of them was will
ling to be the leader.