The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-01-18
STATE ITEMS.
FINLAND has only b42 dogs.


John Hall was killed at South Royal
ton. the 9Th inst, by tree falling upon
him While he was chopping wood.
Addison lshnm, of Wiliston, recent
~ killed a pig Just twenty months old
that dressed six hundred and forty-flve
pounds.
The three leading Bennington hotels
the Putnam, Stark and Gates houses
are now conducted on temperance
principles.
Mr.. a. G. Wells, an old and respected
citizen of Bakersfield, while temporari-
" insane, Friday last, blew off the top
of his head with shot gun.
The only female preacher in the state
with settled pastorate is Rev. Mrs. M.
S. Perkins, who is pastor of the univer-
salist church at West Concord.
l.. W. Preston has been the resident
jewelcr at Castleton since 1874, and
during that time 80 1888 watches have
passed through the repairing process in
his hand.
AT the age of fourteen years, with the
aid of leather strap and towel rack,
county, put an end to his juvenile trou-
bles, last week.
Col. A. s. Cook has been appointed
justice of the peace in Brandon, in
place of Col. Capen, deceased, and has
receive Il his commission from the gov
ernor. A good appointment.
The result of the hearing in the case
of Juliet Morey, alias Darah, the Bran
don abortionist, was that she was held
to bail in the sum of $4,000. Failing to
procure it she was inserted in Rutland
Jail.
On Wednesday morning, Jan. 8, Mrs.
Phoebe Ann Otis committed suicide ut
the residence of her father, James ).
Furniss, Mt Colchester Centre, by shoot
ing herselfthrough the heart with re-
volver. Domestic troubles was the
cause.
Dana Coe, of Burke, once made wa
ger that he could entrap one hundred
foxes in ten years. The time will short
ly elapse and he has already caught
nincty-eight foxes, with favorable
prospect of capturing the remaining two
animals in season to win the wager
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their meeting on Friday evening, in
Brandon, discussed the following ques-
ton: care drunkenness and crime
hereditary" "The eXpediency of bien-
NAL sessions of our state legislature III
stead of annual sessions" forms the top
ic of the next discussion.
a man named Jack Carroll, of Enos-
burgh Falls, was run over by train OF
cars and instantly killed, Saturday
evening. Deceased was in state OF
intoxication and was lying across the
track. No blame is attached to the ell
gineer. Deceased was u section hand
thirty years old and unmarried.
The sixth annual meeting of the Con.
necticut River Valley Masonic Union,
comprising three hundred and sixty
members, occurred at St. Johnsbury
last week. A large number Of the fra.
tcrnity and prominent members of the
order were present A business meet.
ing was held, with President Paine OF
Windsor in the chair, concluding with
the election of officers for the ensuing
year.
The personal property belonging to
Mr.. Fayete Holmes, Of Sudbury, was
sold to the highest bidder, on Thursday
Jan. 10. The attendance at the sale
was large. Most of the property sold
for near its value. Nineteen cows sold
for twcnty-six and half dollars per
head; three very fine yearling heiters
went for scvcnty-one dollars; six calves
brought flfty-two dollars. An offer of
thirty dollars per acre was made for
the home farm of 2SS acres, which was
some $500 over and above the mort
cages and homestead. Mr.. Holmes has
lived in Sudbury twenty years, and
when he leaves for the West the town
VIII lose one or lis solid men and one
of its best families.