The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-05-02
STATE ITEMS.

The Amy Stone Troupe, whose fail
ure was recently reported, is travelling
Chas. S. Prouty, a jeweler of Brattle-
boro, has "gone up" financially, to the
tune OF about $4,000.
The Fall Mountain Paper Mill at Bel
lows Falls is to be lighted by the cleo
trio light.
The North Danville Free Baptists
have called Rev. Mr.. Lockhart, of Lis
bon, Me.
Those inhabitants of Ely who opposed
changing its name from Vershire have
brought a suit of quo warranto, claim
ing that the meeting, at which the naIne
was changed, was illegal.
Two rods of the roadbed OH tho
Southeastern railway, at Troy, Vt, are
washed away. Trains since Friday
were delayed. The Missisquoi river is
rising rapidly.
While Justice John w. Lewis was
driving a spirited horse near the village
of st. Johnsbury, SATURDAY afternoon,
the whifietree broke, the horse ran,
and Mr.. Lewis was thrown out, break
ing both bones of his left leg below the
knee.
Wolcott has All old woman who
boasts of having thirty-eight grandchil-
drcn and eight Observation-Disclosures; a
boy who has q living mother, grand
mother, great-grandmother and great
great-grandmother; and five parents
| NH haxa rrnai- rra n1nI,slJr
Burke depot, on the Ogdensburg and
Lake %Champlain railroad, was entered
Friday night and the company safe
robbed of the contents. Several tickets
for New York were also taken. The
robbery is supposed TO have been com
mitted by tramps.
Geo. G. Lawrence has the following
memorandum of the weight of some O
the leading revolutionary fathers, taken
from records at West Point: Gen.
Washington, 209 lbs; Gen. Lincoln,
PA lbs.,; Gen. Knox, $50 lbs: Gen
Huntington, 1872 lbs. Gen. Creation,
166 lbs; Col. Swift, 219 lbs; Col
Michael Jackson, 252 lbs. Col. Henry,
238 lbs; Lt.-Col. Huntington, 232 lbs.
Lt.-Col. Cobb, 1872 lbs; Lt.-Col. Hum.
phreys, 221 lbs .-[Brattleboro Reform.
err.
FIRE IN RUTLAND.-Last Saturday
morning, about four o'clock the store
of j. & Il. Caden was seen to be or
fire. In spite ofthe vigorous efforts Of
the firemen, who were soon on the spot
the building and most of the content.
were destroyed. During the progress
of the fire an explosion, said to be caus.
ed by kerosene, caused the fire to flasf
out among the fremen and workmer
and several of them were severely burn
ed. An l., connecting the store witt
a neighboring building was burned ant
the building considerably damaged
Loss OH the buildings and stock in the
store was about $50, 1000; insurance
about $4,000. The l. was occupied by
two parties, who saved most of theil
goods.
MAN AND Horse DRowNED.-Oscal
Remington and his brother George
both residing in Wallingford, started
10 return home from Rutland about I
O'Clock Monday night, driving in a bug.
gy along the Billings road. At a point
where the road was o%verflowed will
water from Otter creek, the horse mis-
sed the track and entered the stream
George Remington states that the buggy
was instantly overturned, and the oc.
cupants thrown out. His brother wa.
unable to swim, but he could and he
caught him, holding on to Oscar as long
as he was able. Finding himself strang,
ling he finally released his hold and
swan ashore. Assistance was speedily
procured, but no trace of Oscar or the
horse and wagon has yet been found.