The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-02
STATE ITEMS.

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cox was broken into, Tuesday night,
Oct. p. and quite an amount of goods
taken, with an amount of small change
and a certificate of deposit of $50, nj
Bennington.
Emina Boydcn, of Barnard, who has
been Il great sufferer from some I'M
known internal disorder during the past
two years, had sewing neendle of me-
dium size extracted from her shoulder
n few days ago, and is recovering.
Scurrlous notices posted in public
places at Berlin and deiaming rcspecia-
Bile young women have been traced to a
"goody good young man prominent in
church work, who wanted TO revenge
himself on his rivals. He was let oA
with an apology.
James Crosier, sentenced TO state
prison for ten years for the murder of
William Smith, of Halifax, four wears
ago, was pardoned by Cover )r Fair
banks, Thursday, Oct. %. Crosier is
sixty years old, and broken health is
said to be the cause of the pardon.
James M. Foss, the superintendent
of the motive power of the Central YER
mont railroad, was presented on Mon
day last with q handsome solid gold
headed ebony cane and a heavy plated
carving knife, fork and steel, by the
engineers of the Central Vermont rail
road.
Recent suspensions and failures re-
ported in Vermont are; Noah Allen,
clothing, hats, caps, etc, Burlington.
Suspended: w. II. and G. s. Jaques,
groceries, st. Albans; Peter Ward,
boots and shoes, st. Adams; Merrill T..
Chase, jay. nursery. III bankruptcy {:
Myron Paige, Salisbury, failed; Levi
Promo, Rutland, failed; a. Il. Kinnc.
Rupert. failed.
Calvin Grape, of "Sugar Ill.," Wal
lingford, committed suicide on, Sunday
Oct. %, by shooting himself with pis-
toll. The ball passed near the heart,
lodging in his back. lie lived about
five hours after the occurrence. Mr..
Grape was farmer, about - years OF
age, was married and had one child.
lie had been married about year and
Il half. Domestic trouble is said to
have been the cause ofthc suicide.
We regret to hear of the death of Mn.
or J. IIalsey Cushman, editor of the
Bennington Banner, which occurred al
his residence in Bennington after a long
illness, Sunday morning, at half past
three o'clock. Major Cushman was a
bright and genial man who "wore his
heart upon his sleeve" and was Justly
esteemed very highly by his brethren in
the profession, and his death will be q
great loss to the community and the
state.
The dwelling house, barns and out.
buildings of Joseph +. Sawyer were
burned, in Plymouth, Wednesday
afternoon, October "a, with all its con.
tents, except small part of the firni
ture. The fire was caused by the cx.
plosion of kerosene lamp which Mr.
Sawyer's son carried to the barn while
he foddered the horses. The loss, in.
Guiding hay. grain, wood and furniture
is about $1,000; insured in the Connec
ticut River Mutual Co., at Below.
Falls.
Thursday was the seventh anniversa
ry of the Van Ness house, Burlington
The same proprictors, ID. C.. Barber
and o. b. Ferguson, have remained il
th"i &c tii'u9iout, anu tIitI tnclI cIl
deavors to please the public have beel
entirely satisfactory, is proved by tn,
exceptionally liberal patronage the,
have received from the opening of tho
house to the present time. That they
may long live and prosper is the wisi
oftheir hosts of friends, not only in this
city but in all parts of the state ant
New England generally.
All the judges of the supreme court
except Royce, had conference a
Montpelier, Tuesday last, and decided
the case that was heard by them il
special term of court held by them a
ST. Adams, last July, concerning tho
sale of the property belonging to tho
Vermont and Canada railroad. Judge
Barrett, who wrote the opinion, an
nounced that it would be delivered
publicly at Montpelier, on the evening
of October 80. Those who had fore
stalled the decision. and their friends
were especially invited 10 be present oil
that occasion.
Last Wednesday evening. about five
O'Clock, the wOrkmen engaged in de
molishing the old Howard Bank build
ing at Burlington were startled by the
sudden topping of the walls which hat
been left standing TO the first story, an(
they had barely time to get out of tho
way when the mass of bricks and NOR
ter fell inward with II laundering crash
The noise brought large crowd to the
spot and much excitement ensued, as il
was supposed for some time that som,
of the workmen had been crushed tC
death. 1t was Il narrow escape. The
fall was caused by the undermining o
the foundation.