The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-12-26
STATE ITEMS.

A son of Luke Lawrence, of Worces-
ter, had his car bitten of by horse the
other day. n
The Lyndonville railroad shops are
running OH full time and employing ex-
ira help.
Cankcr-rash in malignant form is
quite prevalent in the vicinity of st.
Johnsbury.
The public schools of Essex Junction
have again been postponed on account
OF sickness.
The late John l.. Wells, of Puiney,
bequeathed 1864 to the STAFFORD Con
gregational church.
Col. j. j. Estey, of Brattleboro, has
an arrangement for lighting by cleo
tricity all the lamps about the grounds
of his residence.
Alfred Parkhurst, of Barre, was late
ly buried, all except his head, in land
slide; but was dug out, having received
but trifling Injuries.
The Methodist church at Burlington
has a new bell, which weighs four
thousand five hundred pounds, and is
the largest in the city.
The thermometer registered 20 de-
grces below zero at Derby Line, Thurs
day morning of last week at Z O'Clock.
being the coolest of The season.
Colonel l.. d. Plat, of Winoski, who
has been i'll infirm, health for some time,
is now dangerously i'll in consequence
ofan accidental fall from his own door,
step.
Mrs. Stephen Martin, of st. Adams,
met with an accident on Thurs Law al
the residence of Mr.. Seavcr. While in
the act of leaving the house she slipped
on the icy steps, breaking her leg just
below the knee.
During the eleven months ending
December l, 10000 more freight cars
passed over the Central Vermont than
for the corresponding time last year.
The freight traffic over the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company's roads is
unprecedented.
Bessie, a two-year-old daughter of
Merrill Pitkin, of Montpelier, met with
a severe accident by falling from high
chair onto the stove, burning her face
badly, knocking out two teeth and
breaking her jaw.
Joseph Ward, of Moretown, about
30 years old, while helping to saw wood
with sawing-machine recently, was
accidentally hit in the side by the end
of the saw while in motion, injurinq
him internally so that he died the next
morning after terrible suffering.
Not one conviction under liquor pros.
ecutions has been obtained in the Wash
lngton county court. All indictments
for selling lager beer were continued
while the question of the validity of the
statute upon the subject will be tested
i'll the supreme court next August,
Fred Simmonds, lumberman il
Bolton, was crushed to the grounC
Thursday by large tree falling acros,
his back and hips. The tree had to b,
chopped off twice before he could ge
out. lie was carried home almost life
less, still there is some hope OF his re
coyery.
Royal S. Carr, OH trial for the murder
of William Murcommock, half breed
Indian, year ago, was convicted o
murder at Montpelier, Tuesday. Elk
ccptions were taken and the case vii
: probably go TO the supreme court
: Carr has already served a long term il
) prison for murder,
According to the Record and Farmer
wild game is getting quite plenty il
Jamaica. Last week Tuesday there wa
deer seen near the residence of f. b
Pier, which seemed quite tame, coming
within easy gun-shot ofthe buildings
crossing the open fields on TO the noun
tain; he was very large ard fat. Tn,
next day Ii. Il. Rowson shot on brool
near his house, wild goose tina
weighed thirteen and one-half pounds
The second postal card sent out for
tour around the world, by DR.. f. w
Carpenter, of West Rupert, was receiv
ed by the sender on Wednesday. Th
started eastward Aug. 10, with anothe
: which was sent west, and the forme
arrived Dec. 6, beating the other by
= days. 1t bore the following postmarks
= New York; Liverpool, Eng; Mcssina
Sicily; Alexandria, Egypt; Suez Canal
Singapore, Siam; Hong Kong, China
Okohama, Japan, ana san francisco.
Jack Frost put in an unexpected ap
pearance Sunday morning. The wealth
er Oh Saturday and Saturday evenin,
was so mild that few were prepare,
for the sudden fall in the Temperature
which occurred between midnight an,
, daylight. The glass indicated degree
at 8 a. m. and at 9 o'clock that evenin,
, 3; between that hour and midnight i
! rose TO 3 and snow commenced to fal
> very lightly soon after l. o'clock A
midnight Albany reported 2 below
Burlington, VT, 8 below; Eastport
, Me-, II below; Buffalo, 8 above; Chi
cago, 81; Cleveland, 80; Detroit, %
Toledo, 30; Erie, %; Washington, PC
New York and New London, IS; Os
wego. II; Philadelphia, l6; st. Louis
10; Portland 2. 1t was showing in Bos
ION Rnfialo Now York aud Rochasfor