The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-11-28

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w. II. Fullerton, of Factory Point,
has taken Cover ument cortract igr
about 70,tW0 soldiers 'omv'
stones. 4
Rev. e. S. Land, fol- .mefly slave at
the South, has been ugaged as paf tor
of the church at West Corlnth for the
coming year.
The Fall Mountain Paper Company
of Bellows Falls, are employing over
three hundred men ins ide ancl outside
of their mills.
Peter Gabaree, of Westfield, was
thrown frem his WACO b, the other day,
and seriously and pc thaps fatally in
iured. He is thirty-f, re years old and
has a wife and six chi dren.
Frank Fawfair, one of the contractors
engaged in building the Southeastern
railroad repair shops at Richford, had a
leg fractured Friday, morning by q
heavy timber falling ipon it.
Daniel Durfey, son of Rev. Milo Dur
fey, of Worcester, WI lile cutting lumber
on Hardwick Flats In. Gilmore last week,
was caught under falling tree and so
badly injured about his neck and shoul-
ders that but little b opes are had of his
recovery.
Mr.. Jerry Drew, the owner of the St.
Johnsbury House, has sued George B.
Walker, the lessee of the house, for vi
olating his contract, injuring the house
by shutting it up, and damaging Mr..
Drew's business, ETC., laying the dam
ages at 1000.
The l. part of the dwelling house,
wagon house and barn OF Joseph Hutch
ms, of Wolcott village, were burned,
Friday morning. Loss estimated at
81 900; insured for 81 200. The fire is
supposed to have originated from de-
fective chimney.
A Grand Isle fruit-grower is to send
hundred or more barrels of selected
winter apples, to England, and expects
to net about 50 per barrel. Nearly all
of the large lots of winter apples on
the island were sold at 81 80 per barrel,
delivered at the landings there.
At a recent sale at auction in PhiIa.
delphia of Jersey cows, ex-Gov. Smith
of st. Adams, made the following pur.
chases: Anguarez Belle, $175; Sally
$3.50; Golden Drop, 1925; Polly, 1906
Blanchard, 1910. Ex-Gov. Smith was
among the first in the state to begin the
breeding of Jerseys, and his faith in
them has never been shaken.
The closing of the fall term of Troy
Conference Academy, at Poultney
, on December 2, will prevent mos
Of the students from eating thanks
giving turkey at home. They will en-
deavor to enjoy themselves as much al
+ possible under the circumstances,
, sociable and literary entertainment will
be held in the evening. The examina
tions and closing exercises occur Dec
first and second. The work of the tern
Y has been thoroughly done and the ex
t aminations fail to be bug-bear. Thu
n senior prize exhibition on Monday even
ing. Tuesday evening lecture unde
the auspices OF the Dolphin society by Z
: II. Fowler, ID. D., subject: "Muscle VS.
2 Brains" Winter term begins Dec. 10
A large party, consisting of o. o
+ Brainerd of St. Adams, Kimball ant
r Brown of West Jay, and surveyors an,
workmen, which left Richford onIMon
day of last week for the purpose o
: finding the original lines dividing tn
towns of Jay, Richford, Montgomer,
and Berkshire, were caught in terribl
l. snow storm while on Jay Peak on Tues
day, and were obliged to remain on tn
mountain all night. They suffered in
g tensely from the severe cold. OWN,
!. to the severity of the storm they wer
unable to move until Wednesday after
= noon, and they reached Richford Thurs
+. day night in an exhausted condition
having made the entire distance Q
f about eighteen miles on foot.