The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-16
STATE ITEMS.

i st. Johnsbury is to have a fire alarm
system al cost of 81 900.
st. Johnsbury has s 1901 inhabitants-
the gain tor the last ten years beiny
l,l36. The village has population o
1861.
A misplaced switch threw a freigh
train of the track at Swanton, Saturday
The engine and two cars were smashed
but no persons injured.
Capt. Z. A. Curtis has resiene a,
president of Norwich university and
Hon. George Nichols of Northfleld has
been chosen his successor.
James N. Mead of Chester, was vic.
tim of the confidence game, on fremont
street, Bosten, Saturday, for $3.50, says
the Boston Herald.
A woman of Dover, il is reported,
lost the sight of one eye while asleep.
She went to bed in perfect health, and
awoke in the morning TO find that her
left eye was entirely blind.
A son of Dan Wilcomb of st. Johns
bury shot lot of tacks into his hand
the 3rd of July with toy pistol. A
surgeon drew the tacks, and If the boy
isn't as handsome as before, he knows
more Caledonian.
Two slight fires occurred in BurIing-
ton Friday night. In one instance an
overheated stove-pipe set fire to wood
box the other was caused by the ex-
plosion Of a lamp in Burnham's photo
graph parlors.
The Cavendish town debt is 1924 900;
last year 1t bore B per cent. rate of in
terest. Within two months the SOLICIT
men have taken mp every dollar of the
debt and given per cent bonds in pay
ment of the 1924 900, and say they could
nave sold $4,000 more of 4 per cent
bonds at par or for small premium.
A son of H. w. Barrows of Irasburo
snapped his knife for pistol; i'm the
evening his father asked him for il. and
ne went to his room to get it and tried
10 take out the cartridge, but the stroke
OF the hammer sent the ball through his
hand. lie snapped back during the
next day.
At Bellows Falls, Friday night, two
rapidly driven teams going in opposite
directions collided in the darkness on
Rockingham street, and valuable
horse owned by Mr.. Bidwell of Rock
ingham was instantly killed and the
four occupants of the carriages more or
less injured. The carriages were en-
tirely demolished. One horse landed
through store window near, causing
considerable damage. All had narrow
The gold claim at Plymouth is owned
Dy worcester, Boston, New York and
OF. Louis men. The gold washes out
IN grains varying from the size of a
mustard seed to that of a pea, and ay-
erages 80 day per laborer. The
stream from which it is taken rushes
down a .gulch. in WEIGH some prospec-
ting has been done for the quartz veins
and the company will probably putslp
stamping mill after some experiment.
al digging.
There is a remarkable Instance Of
family vitality in this town which has
Just been brought to our notice. There
10 an Old lady now living in st. Albans
92 years old the LIST of August who was
married when she was 10 and raised a
family of II children, all of whom were
alive when she was IS years old, and
all but three of them are alive now.
This iady's husband was soldier of the
war OF 1872, and she relates with vivid
interest the events ofthose days.-TAd-
vertiser.
A dastardly attempt was made IN
burn the junction house at one O'Clock
last Monday morning. The fire was set
with rags and shavings in the basement,
and was we'll under way when discoy.
cred and extinguishcd by the nigh,
clerk with but little damage. Tracks of
person in stocking feet leading to the
place showed plainly that an incepdiary
had been about, and he is supposed TO
have been some one either connected
with or staying in the house. Mr.. Bar
ron sold the property two weeks 400 IN
Mcssrs. Ballard & Andruss.
Capt. White with Engineer Luck and
ascorps OF men with dredging boats
nave arrived at the head of navigation
on Otter Creek, and will deepen the
channel and remove distractions, the
amount of the remaining appropriation
for this purpose being about IS. 900.
From Vergennes falls to the mouth of
the river, seven miles, it will then be
nayigable for large vessels. After COM
plotting this work they will build crib
at Burlington harbor, and otherwise
improve 1t at cost of $1,000
[Springfield Republican.
The city papers are publishing this
notice as having bsen put up in Ver-
mont town:
The democrats of the town of -
are here By Notified to Meet at - in
said Town at six o'clock on Fryday,
June 25 1880 to choose 8 Delegates TO
attend the County Convention to Be
held at Grover Hall at White River
Junction on saturday 81 at one O'clock
p. M. to put in nomination a list of can
didates for County officers and to an
point County Il Town Committys and
do emmy other business that may cum
Before the Convention.