The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-12
STATE ITEMS.

The bays and inlets around Lake
Champlain are said to abound in wild
ducks.
NJ. L. Mott, of Alburgh, reports that
he raised sixty bushels of nice wheat
from two bushels sown.
Mrs. Louise w. Foss, the reader, is
i'll at her fathers house in Vermont. and
has been forced to cancel her early en-
gagemcnis.
The rag shop belonging to +. Sever
ance at South Vernon was burned early
Sunday morning; loss $500, insured for
$500.
G.. w. Aiken, of Troy, has fruit
tree of the crab variety that has bios
somed five times this season, and has
fruit in all stages of growth.
James Hagan, of Rutland, an old
Irishman who has been in state prison
twice, got drunk, Monday, for the pur-
pose, as he said, of getting winters
lodging in jail, and was locked up.
At East Clarendon, Deacon Spencer,
hearing n noise in his cellar one night
last week. took light TO investigate.
and found a fellow there helping him
self to pork, who speedily "took leg
bail"
The work of raising the wreck of the
Montreal is being done by employees of
the Northern Transportation Line. If
will take about ten days to clear the
wreck away, and it is said il will cost
all il is worth.
A town meeting was held at Man
chester, Tuesday, Oct. 9, to see if the
town would vote to aid in the construc-
ton of the BrattlebOro and Whitehall
railroad. The town refused TO aid by q
vote of 1876 TO 100.
Mr.. j. II. Spaulding, keeper of the
hotel at Pittstield, was taken with an
apoplcctic fit on Washington street, Rut-
land. on Wednesday afternoon, and was
carried into Mr.. Wallace G.. Clements
house. where he lay in dying condi-
ton.
On Friday night of last week. some
eighteen barrels of ale, belonging to
different parties, were seized at the
dock in Burlington by Sheriff Drew.
One barrel was rolled into the lake and
towed off by ''the boys" who undoubt-
edly put il where il would do the most
good.
Judge Royce of the Franklin county
court severely rcprimanded Swanton
justice last week for signing blank war;
rants for the use of the temperance
crusaders. The temperance folks are
so Jealous that one poor rumseller was
unlawfully denied appeal and kept in
Jail, for which the judge also gave the
prosecuting attorney sharp censure.
Many of the best citizens of Ludlow
are said to be considerably exercised at
the proposal of one of the village resi-
dents to sell his household furniture,
take the proceeds, together with an only
child, and leave the place, thrusting his
wife forth upon the charity of the
world, penniless. The sympathy of the
people, with scarcely an exception, is
with the wife.
Last Saturday night, about nine
o'clock, Dclano Ackley, who works for
Richard Spaulding, was Knocked down
on Center street, Rutland, just above
the post Office, and bundle of clothing,
which he had purchased at a store, TAX
Ell from him. The clothing was after
wards found on the street, where the
robbers, who escaped themselves, had
thrown il in their flight.
A large delegation of state officers,
including Governor Fairbanks, ex-GOv.
Peck, State Treasurer John A. Page,
State Auditor jed. p. Ladd, together
with several press representatives
made tour of inspection at the Wind
sor State Prison, Tuesday. The num-
Der of convicts now in prison is grea-
ter than for many years. Many sanitary
improvements have been instituted
among which is the construction of a
large reservoir to furnish pure water
for the inmates and to drain refuse mat
tiers.
Hon. Chester Spencer died at his
home in Castleton, on Wednesday, Oct.
10, ofasthma, disease with which he
has been afflicted many years. Mr.
Spencer was about eighty years old
lie was a man of marked character
very gifted in speech, who has exerted
a wide influence in his day on the side OF
temperance, religion and the general
good of society. He was member OF
the Congregational church in Castleton
and was respected and beloved by all
Fairhaven and Harvey Spencer of Bur-
lington, are his sons.
A very sad casualty, resulting in the
death of well known Fairhaven boy,
occurred on Thursday, October 4, al
the 'Dry Brook" bridge, between Cas-.
Teton and Fairhaven. Ashton l.. Hub
bard, the telegraph operator at Hyde.
vile, got upon the eastern morning
freight to go to Castleton. He was
standing upon box car when the train
passed under the bridge, and was struck
upon the head and instantly Killed, his
neck being broken. The body lay up
on the ear until the train arrived at the
station. IL was then taken to Fairha.
ven, and the funeral was held at the
Baptist church in that place. Friday.
The commissioners on the state
workhouse met at Bellows Falls, Mon
day, to complete the letting of the con.
tract for the erection of the buildings,
and awarded the entire contract TO Mr..
Edward u. Libby, of Fairlee, w., fol
the sum of S34 600. The buildings are
TO be completed prior 10 October /,
1873. Mr.. Libby arrived in Rutland
last evening, and is stopping at the
Bardwell house. Mr.. Wentworth, the
architect, will be here TO day, and if il
does not storm the buildings will he To-
Gated on the lot already described.
Mr.. Libby will advertise, ut once, for
proposals for excavations and work
will begin soon.- Herald and Globe.