The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-07-25
STATE ITEMS.

Congressman Joyce, wife and daueh-
Ter are stopping at the Bardwell House,
Rutland. 'N"f-Y ~
a farm laborer al Stowe was thrown
from horse rake Sunday and his spine
was disocated.
George Nj. Fisk of Mortified. has
lost the trout in his pond by oyer-ieed-
ing them Oh liver. -a..-----'-.s. ....l-....-l
a young lady of Weathersfield has
performed the feet of swimming across
the Connecticut river.
Tho Congregational church in -Rut-
land received 1875 new members for the
year ending June 1, 1879.
DIR. Stokes, of st. Johnsbury. the al
legged abortionist, has been bailed by
live leading men of that town.
The Free viii Baptist Society al ST.
bloomsbury have. the full amount Of
their indebtedness SO, 200 pledged
III. A. Alden, formerly of the Pas
sumpsic railroad, has been appointed
superintendent of the Southeastern rail-
way.
Tho Burritt brothers of Manchester
brought in their 9th bear, Thursday. In
the town clerk, and received Sl5
bounty.
The annual muster of the First Reg
lment of the National Guard of Yer
mont will take place at Bradford, Sept.
2, ., 4, . and q.
ID. 5. Stoddard has been elected town
clerk OF Fayston in place of Willard b.
Porter, who has resigned, after SER
vice of 50 years. ~
August meeting of the Prospect Park
Driving Association will be held
August 10 and 20, on the state fair
grounds at Montpelier.
AZ l.. ID. Mute was Stacking cars Mt
Groton Pond, recently, no was caught
between the hunters, and had his right
arm jammcd, but not so rs TO take him
off duty.
Z. G. Gilman of Montpelier is collec-
ting list of all books relating in any
way TO tho State of Vermont. lie has
Already accumulated about 5000 differ
cnt publications.
Charles III. Vcaly, of Fort Edward,
n. Y, deaf and dumb man, was
struck and killed by the engine of the
train leaving Rutland at 1880 d. IN
Tuesday, in Castlcton.
Hon. Bradley Barlow, M. c., of st.
Adams, has purchased the interest of
the Foster brothers in the South East
ern railway, and now owns nearly all
the stock and bonds.
: Rodney Ives, of IIydepark, while
haying Monday, was Frustrated by sun
stroke. lie lay for several hours in a
critical condition, but at last accounts
was more comfortable.
, The appointment of Hon. Charles w.
!, Willard of Montpelier as commissioner
to revise the public laws of the state is
highly commended by the bar and APP
proved by the people. lie has eminent
qualifications for this important work.
The line of stages put on between
Morrisville and Cambridge by tho Bur-
lington and Lamoille railroad has
brought the Portland and Ogdensburg
to terms, and seasonable connections
are now made between the two roads
at Cambridge Junction.
u Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the result OF the annual meet.
ing of the stock holders of the Rutland
Railroad company, which takes place
at Rutland July 81, because of the re-
cent business complications of the pres
ident, Hon. John 3. Page.
| Sunday night tho post Office and store
of Geo. w. Foster, at Cuttingsyille,
were broken into and $40 in money
|
have been connected with the burglary
were arrested at Dandy and lodged in
Jail at Rntland, Tuesday evening.
Miss Emma Averill, of Marshaeld,
had tooth extracted July 6, and i'm
mcdiately went into an unconscious
state and has remained so most of the
time since. She took nothing previous
to having the tooth extracted that could
have caused her present condition.
A terrific thunder storm passed over
portions of Lamoille county, Tuesday
night. Isaac Manning of Johnson had a
barn with forty-eight tons of hay, six
cows and three hogs destroyed by light
ming. The Union Hotel in IIydepark
was struck and considerably injured.
The other day three girls, IA or Is
years old, daughters Of Hon. Henry
Ballard of this city, Judge Noyes and
A. &. Dixon, walked from Dixon's to
the Summit of Mt, Mansfield and re-
turn-an aggregate DISTANCE of seven
teen miles. A good days walk, that,
for young girls Free Press.
Yesterday afternoon Geo. f. Baker
of Patchogue, l.. l., who Is stopping
at tho Bates House in Rutland, was
shot by revolver which he carried in
his pocket, while in the water closet.
The bullet, % caliber, entered his right
side and penetrated the lung, making a
serious wound, He stated that he was
changing the revolver from ono pocket
to another when the accident occurred.
Mr.. ii. A. Mooney, of Burlington,
met with a painful accident ON Tues
day night of last week. He was sud-
denly aroused by noises which he sup.
posed were caused by burglars, and
jumping from his chamber window TO
the ground below, he alighted on a
picket fence. One of the pickets en-
tered his right thigh, causing an ugly
wound; and he also received serious
internal Injuries.
John Dolan of Castleton has met with
three severe accidents in the last six
months. The first was being thrown
headlong from horse upon the frozen
ground, from tho effects of which he
was laid up long time. After that
the limb OF a tree fell OH him in the
woods, from which he did not recover
in several weeks; and few days ago
he and his horse and wagon with load
of rubbish backed over an embankment
of thirty or forty feet into the abyss be-
low.
CIVIL DAMAGE LAVA verdict has
been rendered in the Essex count court,
N. y, court in favor of Margaret Nc
Enuorhli.a Iaaal. Eanulliu1r LA .ra-