The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-08
STA,"E ITEMS.

CanLcr rash pr eyails in Wolcott.
Tons of raspbcrries are being ship
ded from Barton station every week.
Over $4,000 worth Of pitchfork hsp
dies are what w. $. Noyes OF Wolcott
has sold this season. - ~
The Central Vermont railroad has in
its employ cog conductors, station
agents and baggage masters.
A four ycar.old son of Jonas Shep-
ard, of Monkton, was seriously scalded
by sitting in pail of hot water.
Royal Briggs, a Fairhaven barber,
drank one and half pints of proof
9, Nirits recently. Mr.. Briggs died there
Of.
Tho lumber of scholars enrolled in
the Sunda, schools connected with the
Congregation. al churches in Vermont is
22,6S0.
Tho bears ore exported TO be very
thick in The region n, the "Warren lot'
on Sterling mountain, Johnson 'n's
summer.
Frank Newton, of SPRING., eld, was
fatally hurt by falling from L, 'huoh-
derry bridge the other day.
Mr.. Enos Bin ofBurlington, 50 years
old, fell down the cellar stairs at his
residence, Tuesday, and died in few
hours from his injuries.
Hon. j. Gregory Smith, of st Albans,
will deliver the address at the next fair
of the White River Agricultural Society,
at Bethel, in September.
Tho expenses of the town of STAN
nard, in Caledonia county, last year,
were only 1928, which included the
support Of an paupcr, which cost S43.i
The late Mrs. William f. Chamberlain
left 81 5000 for a reading room at
Northfield, on condition that the
citizens of the place subscribe an equal
sum.
Roger l.. Chase, one of the project
ors of the late Sunday Crucible of Bur-
lington, has dccamped, taking his avail
liable funds and leaving his affairs in
confusion.
A sixtcen-year-old boy, named Rog-
ors, stolo silver watch from w. j.
Jarvis, at St. Adams, Monday. lie ac-
knowledged the theft and delivered up
the watch on his arrest.
Rev. q. G.. Wheeler of Grand Isle,
for the past twenty years prominent
man both in church and state of Yer
mont, who has been seriously ill for
some months, is improving.
Edward T. Paige, for some years
chief clerk at the freight office in Durl-
ington, has been arrested OH the charge
of having cmbczzlcd about S17 900 from
the Central Vermont railroad com.
pany,
In the nine and half million dollars
appropriated by Congress for river and
harbor improvements in the New Eng.
land states arc the following items
Burlington harbor, $4,000; Swanton
harbor, $4,000; Otter Creek, $4,000.
Clark French, employed by Mrs
Daniel Taft at Barre, was seriously
kicked by colt which he was beating
the other day. Ills nose was broken
an eye knocked out, and his forehead
crushed i'll, SO that eleven pieces of bone
have been removed.
The Vermont Emery Wheel company
at West Charleston, Orleans county, re-
Gently shipped two wheels to New
York, each three feet in diameter anC
four inches thick. They were tho larg
est wheels ever manufactured by the
company and cost $3.50 each.
Savings banks, trust companies ani
savings institutions in Vermont pay tC
the state treasurer tax of one-half o.
one per cent per annum on the amount
OF its deposits and accumulations, after
dcducting the amount of its assets in
vested in real estate owned by the COR
lporation.
The special commission on railroad
taxes have released from payment OF
taxes the city of Burlington and the
towns of DuXbury, Waterbury, Essex
Bolton, Richmond, Jericho, Williston
and Colchester, because of the proyis.
ion of the Central Vermont charter ex.
empting that railroad from taxation.
A relative of Mr.. Roger f. Chase late
editor of the defunct Crucible, writes
to the Free Press to correct the state
ment that he had absconded. The rel
alive says his departure, though taken
in his usual peculiar manner, was moi
surprise to his many friends, and that
he will return to his duty and the es-
tablishment Of his honor.
A CHARITABLE ENTERPRIsE.-Dr
Middleton Goldsmith has commenced
the erection of building on thellot at
the intersection OF Wales street and
Strong's avenue, which is intended to
be free dispensary for the benefit of
the poor of the town and state. DR..
Goldsmith's library will also be kept
here and be free to the members of the
medical profession, The building will
be two stories high and contain six
rooms-thrce below and three above.
1t will be completed about the middle
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