The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-03-12
STATE ITEMS.

Burlington wiz have thu .roxt sto,o
noA' ''"'c
"A Mrs. Nancy Mcmahon, of Stowe. aged
W years, was buried r riday.
The rainfall al Rv Iington during the
ear 1879 was only 24.27 inches.
1t waterford D j pC olhor 0 doY was Filled
The losses by fire in Vermont during
me month CT January were S31, 900.
The reuuiting of the townships of
windsor. and West Windsor is under
contemplation.
Col. LeGrand B. Cannon has COW
on his dairy farm near Burlington val
ued at $4,000.
In Brandon, during the year 1879
there were 81 births, 81 deaths and 25
marriages, 30 they say.
In Burlington during February there
were five marriages, q births and 20
deaths.
The Senate on Saturday canfirmed the
nomination of Gen. William Wells as
collector of customs for the district OF
Vermont.
II is rumorcd that Catholic lady
just deceased at Brattleboro has be-
queathcd enough 10 finish the church
there.
Mrs. Ak IA Hescock of West Brattle.
boro, is said to have fallen heir to
50 1000, 900, a portion of New York
estate.
st. Johnsbury, where they have had
so much liquor trouble, has voted tc
continue the liquor agency, but under
greater restrictions
A post office has been established at
Brookline, with V. w. Eamney as post
master. W. ID. Sturievaut has been ap.
pointed postmaster ut Hartland.
Wareha,n Morse, of West Brattleboro
died Monday afternoon from the effect!
of an overdose of choral which he haC
taken Oh Saturday afternoon TO produc,
sleep.
Among the members of the senior
class in Dartmouth selected to deliver
orations on constitutional law befor,
the trustees of the college at commence
| ment are David j. Foster, Passumpsic
Lyndon A. Smith, Norwich, and Johr
B. Stacy, Vershire.
Charles r. New, residing mile north
east of Poultney ,sustaineda fractured lie:
while cbopping in the woods the othe
| doxv In nj 1nl II
half mile before aid was rendered
him. He was almost frozen when fond
but his vitality was speedily restored.
Frank Thornton and William Field
ing, arrested several days since, fol
breaking into and robbing the Mt. Hol
ly ticket and express Office, the night o
Monday, Feb. 20, were tried on Monday
Of last week. They pleaded guilty and
were sentenced to two years each al
hard labor in the House of Correction
1t is probable that Brattleboro may
yet have another southern railroad
outlet. The Connecticut River officials
are expecting to decide next week as
to building their long contemplated
road on the east side of the Connecti
Cut liOni lllllbudlCs IL Ia LuOu2Hl llldl
the new road would strike the valley
not far from the rear of the Episco
pal church.
Col. L. X. Fuller of the Estey organ
firm, Brattleboro, has gone to New
York to attend the hearing before
Judges Blatchford and Wheeler of the
United States circuit court, OH the re-
port of Ex-Governor Stewart of Yer
mont, the appointed master for hear
ing inIthe patent infringement suit, nom
inally of Burdett against the Esteys
but really of S. M. Wait against thu
Esteys.
Mr.. Alfred Townshend, living il
the edge of Royalton, was severely
hurt recently. lie went into the wood,
to cut a tree, and not long after he
was heard by one of the neighbors who
went to his assistance. On reaching
him he was found insensible. 1t ap
pears that as he was cutting down
tree a dead limb fell and struck hin
on the head. He was carried TO In,
house aud found to be paralyzed upoI
one Side. lie died soon after the acct
dent, and on examination it was fount
that a portion of his skull had beer
crushed in upon the brain.
Last week the Brattleboro ano
Whitehall narrow gauge railroad com
pany leased their uncompleted line tC
South Londonderry to the New Londor
Northern road, together with all the
rights and privileges controlled by the
former company, the company convey.
ing the right of way over the Valley
road bed from Brattlcboro depot to the
West River bridge, about mile. The
Valley company, now operated by the
Connecticut River road, object to the
transfer of said right of way, and on
Monday last moved their track several
feet westward, thus monopolizing the
already graded narrow gauge road bed
and compelling the New London
Norther" 10 seek redress, or possibly a
compromise.