The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-04-20
STATE ITEMS.

W
Edward j. Phelps, Esq, of Buring-
ton, accepts the presidency of the state ]
centennial commission.
Preston Powers, of Florence, is maxi
ing progress on his statue of Hon. ia
cob Collamer for the state of Vermont
A Brnttleboro butcher lately killed
an OK whose live weight was 2.2sO |
pounds, and which weighed |, 620 dres-
sed.
Charles Harris, of Brattleboro, has
sold his valuable Young American
mare, six years old, to u. l.. Moody, |
the evangelist.
Mrs. Anna Ilazen, for the past ten
years a laborer in the India Mission, |
lectured TO the Ladies' Missionary So
ciety of Bradford, last week Tuesday. 4
Mr.. j. X. Osgood, of Maine, the faith
er and pioneer ofthc temperance reform
work, addressed large meetings in Bur-
linston, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Rev. N. G. Allen, who has been Off
clating as rector Of ST. James Church,
Woodstock, has closed his labors at
that place and has removed TO Pennsyl-
vania.
The trustees of the Mary Fletcher
hospital, at Burlington are perfecting
the plans for the new building. and the
work of construction will doubtless
SOON be in progress.
James May, a prominent and widely
known citizen of Westminster, died on
Friday afternoon, aged seventy-nine.
He was brother of the late DR.. vii
liam May Of Palmyra, NY, and Il
brother-in-law of Governor Rylnnd
Fletcher of Vermont.
| A few days since, full barrel Of
whisky, half barrel of gin and six
gallon cask of brandy, directed to Frank
McAulifie, agent for wholesale liquor
house in New York, was seized at st.
Johnsbury, and the probability is that
the New York firm is out about $500.
Warren Smart, of Pownal, all United
States pensioner, aged sixty-eight years,
was found dead in Hon. III. G. Roofs
barn, III Bennington, Friday morning.
He was last seen two DAYS before about
half mile from where he was found.
and physicians say he had been dead
time he had had no home.
The other night, Levi ii. Doty. of Ell
more, went to his barn and climbed to
the scafiold after some hens. Bv some
means he fell to the floor, breaking the
lantern and knocking him senseless.
When he came to, the barn was in
flames, and his arm burned He man
aged to crawl out and save himself, but
the barn and contents were burned.
The Bicl,forl Knitting Machine Conn
pany, of Brattleboro, have lust shipped
their first order to France, although
they have long supplied other Europe
an countries. They have lust introduced
!. machinery into their shop for making
the needles for their machines, which
have hitherto been made at another
shop in town. They are furnishing
machines and workmen to Foxboro,
Mass, parties, who are doing quite a
business knitting mems and women's
hats from paper Irvine. They are also
: selling large number of socks that are
made by Maine people in payment for
machines.
Monday evening, about six o'clock,
soon after the wOrkmen left, Smith &
Barber's saw mill in Pittsford was dis
covered to be on fire. The alarm was
, Immediately given, but the fire had made
such progress that nothing could be
, done beyond removing several piles OF
lumber in the vicinity. Tho saw mill,
togei HEN With "a the tub factory adjoining,
doing an extensive business in the man
ufacture of butter tubs, and d large lot OF
| these ready for the market were con-
sumed. The loss is between So, 800 and
$4,000, with an insurance on the build.
ings and machinery ofSl ,575 in the Yer
mont Mutual,
On Saturday, Frank Hartford. in
, company with three or four other
young men, went TO st. Adams Point
to shoot pickerel. Several were caught
one of which weighed sixteen pounds,
and was three and one half feet long,
Frank being the captor. So large a
fsh, however, was not easily taken
after he was shot, their came the strug-
: gle, II was Frank and the fish, and
: then the fish and Frank, until the water
measured up to his chin, his chums in
. doubt whether Frank would carry of
the fish, or the fish Frank; but the
shout of victory came at last. The boy
was triumphant, and TO conclude the
tragic scene, he took of and rung The
water out Of his clothes, and went home
: rejoicing.
The jury in the case Of the death OF
: Mrs. Israel Burr at Wallingford, whose
sudden death and burial excited SO
much untayorable comment last week,
found a verdict acquitting her husband
OF any direct crime, but censuring him
} for inhuman conduct in burying his
wife SO soon after death, and for not
nursing her properly while she was
, alive. The testimony at the inquest
/ went to show that Mrs. Burr was i'll
for some time previous to her death,
, and that there were no bruises on her
body to lead to the belief that murder
had been committed. II was shown in
the inquest that Mrs, Burr was Wo-
man of Incorporate habits and addicted
TO prolonged sprees, and that for thir-
: teen days previous to her death she had
| been almost constantly intoxicated.
, William Corbett, young man en-
ployed In the Messenger office, met
= with quite q serious accident Saturday
afternoon. lie was engaged In sending
up the elevator from the press room
below, form of type, weighing about
seyenty-ilve pounds, when by some nc
cident it slipped from its place and fell
some seven or eight feet, the iron frame
Technically called ''chase") striking
> upon his head. He had caught a
glimpse of 1t descending and had dodg-
ed, but not quite far enough TO save
! himself, The blow ont a cash three
! inches in length, diagonally across the
; top of his forehead, crushing the hair
into IL, which, when taken out, left the
skull exposed. He was nearly stunned,
remaining so for some time. Having
been taken 10 Or. Dunsmore's office,
his wound was dressed, and he was
carried home, his father residing on
south Main street. His condition has
not materially changed since, but the
;, DOCTOR eNnressea die nnininn ihai Lie