The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-06-11
STATE ITEMS

Nj HoiuhB lOaling on the corners.
SOld boatman say the water in Lake
Champlain is lower than ever before
at this time of year.
Il Mrs A. +. Richardson, of Waitsfeld,
4 broke one of her legs by jumping from
a wagon few days ago.
i The only son of Edward Chamberlain
OF Barnard, years old, was drowned
on Monday, the SIT ult.
The Green Mountain Association of
Universaisis will hold Its annual session
In Hartland, June 9th and 10th.
Boxer engine company of Burlington.
will celebrate its both anniversary near
the middle of next month, with an his
torical address by the Hon. Russell s.
Taft, supper, etc.
Fred Webb, incarcerated in the YER
mont state prison on charge of bigamy,
was pardoned on the goth ult. lie was
from Lunenburg and had served about
three years of his sentence.
The American tool company, which
has working capital of 100000,
wishes to build works at st. Johnsbury,
provided enough subscriptions to stock
are made there to give a local majority
of the directors.
In tho collar-and-clbow wrestling
match at Music hall, st. Adams, Friday
neght, between Callan of Fairfield, and
Downing of that place, for $40 a side,
the former got the two first falls and
was declared the victor.
The Montpelier court house, recently
injured by fire, is to be IN once rebuilt.
Ii is probable that the cost of restoring
the building will be somewhere in the
neighborhood of$12 900, or about 81 900
above the insurance.
Two tons of census mail matter re-
Gently came TO General Butterfield at
SaXton's River, and Friday about 800
pounds were delivered between that
place and st. Albans to the census emu
merators.
The Advertiser says that in q fracas at
Woodstock on Wednesday morning, A.
ID. Washburn fired two shots from a re-
volver at Charles Colby, his son-in-law.
No damage except hole through one
trousers leg.
hO SCNCntN -siAtu u
the University of the Vermont and
State Agricultural College begins with
the baccalaureate discourse by the pres
'dent, Sunday, June %. Wednesday,
Jdnc 80, is commencement day,
Mr.. James II. Langdon has presented |
an illuminated clock to the Vermont
Central railroad, 10 be placed in the |
tower OF the new depot at Montpelier. |
The town clock was DESTROYED at the |
time the court honse burned, and this |
generous gift is timely.
Hon. Asa Keycs, one of the oldest and |
most esteemed residents of Brattleboro, |
80 years of age, died there Friday after
noon. lie was member of the Wind !
ham county bar for over 60 years, and |
register of probate, and had held other |
important offices.
Mrs. w. Il. S. Higgins, formerly Lu-
Gina WOrden of Brattleboro and Ber- |
nardston, has been murdered by In
dams at Etchctah, Mont, near the |
scene of the Custer disaster. The mo-
tive for the crime was a chiefs wish to |
marry Mrs. Iliggins's 15-years old
daughter.
An exchange says: Some one depos-
tied letter in the Bennington. post of
flee last week bearing the inscription:
"Mr. Abraham, Kingdom of Heaven,
Heaven" 1t was forwarded to the |
dead-lctter Office with the endorsement: |
"No line established between Bcnning-
ton and that place."
Mr.. joel II. Gates of Burlington some
eli, Il tn1 10 l..
tensive furniture factory into cotton |
mill, and the change is now being made, |
the woodworking machinery being in
process of removal. When in full work |
ing order about $4,000 spindles will be |
run.
James Fisk, sem, started on the LIST
inst. from BrattleborO for Detroit, to
begin the round OF the great fairs with
his show, unique affair, combining a
golden chariot and tent for holding relig-
ious meetings and for exhibiting his
harness.
The Commencement exercises of the
medical department of the University of
Vermont will he held at the Howard
Opera House, Burlington, on Tuesday
evening, July l.. The address will be
delivered by DIR. S. w. Thaycr, presi-
dent of the state medical society. MI
sic will be furnished by the Sherman
military band.
OF 100000 feet of logs constituting
the Connecticut rixer drive this season,
20 100000 have arrived at McIndoes
Falls. The rear drive, 5000, 900 feet,
has arrived at the fall seven miles above
OF mi loft
at the head waters and will not be
moved this season.
In anticipation Of the coming
army gathering, the Burlington city
hall is being reprinted and renovated,
and already presents greatly improv-
ed appearance. The ceiling and walls
have been painted and tinted in hand
some style; level floor is to be laid,
partitions removed, ETC., and altogether
the room is TO be put in very creditable
shape. The camp of the six companies
of the National guard is to be located on
tho tunnel, and will be known as Camp
John Segwick.
A collision between a locomotive
and canal boat happened at Larabee's
Point opposite this village, Monday
pight, May 81, under the following cir
cumslances: the former was attached
to a train of the Vermont Central, and
it jumped the rail as il nearcd the west
end of the lake bridge and struck the
stern Of Burleigh Brothers new canal
brst, crushing it badly and driving 1t
forward of the stocks. The boat was
damaged to the extent of 81 900, it hay
ing been ready tor neutrality-suspicious.
deroga Sentinel.
Montpelier has seventeen taxpayers
whose taxes amount to 800 and over,
as follows: James II. Langdon, $500 ;
Homer w. lIeaton, $3.50; r. p. Jewett,
I $l85; j. G. French's estate, $l76 ;
Erastus Hubbard, $173; Carlos Ban
croft's estate, Sl66; II. j. Hubbard,
Sl65; Theron o. Bailey, 1882; Mrs
George Langdon, Sll5;C. w. Willard
: $40; q. w. Bailey's estate. si0G
Lane Manufacturing cOmpanY. Sl03