The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-07-20

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Burlington and Lamoillc railroad was
thrown from the track Just above I'M.
derhill Flats, Tuesday afternoon. The
track was promptly cleared, and the
damage was very light.
Jesse Clark, with several aliases, was
arrested at johnson, on Monday, and
fined 800 and costs for petit larceny.
He sold tickets for O'Brien's circus pre-
vious to the opening of the ticket wag-
on, and often made "mistakes" in maxi
Ing change. He finally came to grief
In the manner above stated.
Robert Bonner, publisher of the New
York Ledger, and we'll known as the
owner of fine horses, is at the Equinox
House, in Manchester, with his family.
He has at present ninety-six horses,
which cost him half million dollars. Ii
is said that he Is to fetch his famous
Dexter to Manchester this season.
The last spike on the Vermont dIyi.
sion of the Portland and Ogdensburp
railroad was driven at Fletcher, at five
minutes past twelve, Monday afternoon,
and Maquam Bay, on Lake Champlain,
and tide-watcr at Portland are now
connected by one line Of railroad. The
affair was celebrated by a picnic at
Fletcher.
The State Fair will be held at Belle.
vue Park st, Albans, on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, September tn,
18th and 18th, the directors have issued
a liberal premium list. The races bid
fair to be among the most exciting for
many years. A stallion races which will
excite much attention, will take place OH
the afternoon of the first day
Exceptions having been made to the
assertion that the battle Of Hubbardton,
VT, which the Vermonters have lust
celebrated, was the only revolutionary
contest in the state, it has been explain
ed that the battle of Bennington, which
has been cited to prove the exception,
was fought in Hoosick, n. Y, and near
the town of Bennington. VT, from
which ii takes its name.
The brick house on the Waldo Chase
farm, belonging to DR.. Walter Carpen-
ter, situated on the south shore of NAL
lets Bay, east Of the Mallets Bay House,
near Burlington, was burned early
Tuesday morning The family succeed
ed in getting most Of the furniture out
of the main building, but everything in
tho ell, containing the dairy utensils,
was entirely destroyed. The cause of
the fire is unknown. Loss, $4,000, in
surance, 81 900.
MIR. Sherman, secretary of the treas
ury, arrived at Burlington, Wednesday
evening, over the Portland & Ogdens-
burgh railroad. He was met at Cam
bridge by a special train from Burling-
ton, carrying Mayor Hatch, Collector
Wells and other prominent citizens.
Mr.. Sherman was accompanied by Webb
G. Hayes, son of the president. On &C.
count of the lateness of the hour no de-
monstration was made. He left on the
boat for New York yesterday morning.
Our New Hampshire brothers of the
fourth estate have been junketing
through the state, and appear to have
enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Friday
night they reached Stowe, where, of
course, the most ample and admirable
provision was made for their entertain
ment. Saturday, they "did" the noun
tain; Sunday, ii Is to be hoped they at
tended church and conducted them
selves in q seemly manner; Monday,
there they 10 to the White Mountains,
and thence home.
Between one and two O'Clock, Satur-
day morning, as DR.. Peck, at Brandon,
was returning home from call, he saw
a man step out of Mr.. Frank r. But
toms store. He said George" aud the
man answered. The Doctor knew il
was not Georges voice, went and rang
Mr.. Buttons door bell and told him
what he had seen. The thief in the
meantime had fed, leaving jaok-knife
and heavy club behind. Mr.. Button
and George, his clerk, on going to the
store, found that the burglar had enter.
ed through window from the roof of
The portioo, and down the atairs, burst
ing the hasp Of the door. He then broke
the catch of the lock of the front door,
probably with view Of making his es-
cape that way, and was investigating
this manner Of egress when DR.. Peck
saw him, as he did not obtain any plum.
der, as Mr.. Button could find. The
thief must have been prepared for emer-
gencies, as he climbed over scythes,
piles of rakes, furniture, etc., In the
chamber.
The 2:45 P. NJ. train from the Troy
Union depot, Saturday, conductor De-
foe, fiom Troy TO North Adams, struck
an aged lady near the North Pownal
crossing, killing her instantly. Direct
ly south of the crossing Is short tres
tlework, over which the woman was
walking when the train came In sight.
The engineer promptly sounded the
whistle, which appeared TO excite more
q ~ ~ nf lstf
the rapid advance of the ponderous en-
CINE Disconnected her, and, fearing her
inability to reach tho opposite side, she
turned abruptly to retrace her steps. |
Before she could gain point Of safety, |
she was caught by tho cow-catcher and |
hurled some distance. The only inju- |
ries visible were deep cash on the left |
knee, aud the right leg was broken.
nal, Vt. Every effort was made to stop
but without avail, consequently no
blame can be attached to the employees
Of the train.
Tho barn of Aaron Wheeler, of War
rem was struck by lightning, July 10,
and badly shattered. Tho lightning
struck the cupola, injuring II considera-
Oily, ana passed down 70 tho roof OF tho |
barn, When it divided into four parts,
two of the bolts passing down the roof,
one upon each side Of the barn, and
each bolt dividing into two or three
SCATTERING rafters, perllne plates, and
the posts each side Of the barn doors up
on both sides OF the barn. Two bolts
passed eastward, lengthwlse of the roof,
tearing of the boards and shingles, and
destroying the rafters to the gable end
of the baru, then down the end of the
barn in four different places. One of
the bolts In passing from the barn plow-
ed deep furrow in the ground for some
distance. J. 3. Daua, George Wheeler
aud two other men who were In the
basement at the time, mirsculously es-
CAPPED with only slight injuries. The
barn Is 40x60 feet, with a basement
and Just completed and insured, June
20, IN the Farmers Mutual. D. 8.