The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-24
STATE ITEMS.

Elihu b. Taft has been appointed reg
lister of probate for the Burlington dis
trict, In place of II. s. Taft, resigned.
General j. L. Chamberlain, of Maine,
will deliver his Grafton on the battle of
Gettysburgh at Wells River, Christmas
evening.
Tho business men of st. Albaus are
excited because local clergyman said
that.if he were business man he would
make 100000 year right there.
Some villain entered the barn of Will
bur Griswold, in Hydepark, the other
night, and cut several severe gashes In
both his work horses, with evident in
tention Of killing the same.
The Windham County Poultry and
Pet Stock association begin their an
nual four days exhibition Tuesday, Jan.
4, at the town hall in Brattleboro, The
entries close Saturday evening, Jan. 1.
The New London and Northern off,
Gals have decided to give Brattleboro
fine new passenger and freight depot,
as we'll as new engine and car-house,
woodshed and other appurtenances.
Miss Gertie Persons, of Felchville,
was severely scalded about the back and
arms, one day last week. She started
to shut the door, and in doing 80, hit the
tea-kettle and emptied the contents over
her person.
A fire In st. Adams, Tuesday morn
ing, burned the roof off from Darrow's
block and the lower floors were badly
| n Il I,
Damage to occupants of the building
about $1,000.
At Bethel, recently, Charlie Coy's lit
tie two years old daughter had the mis-
fortune to swallow q five cent nickel
which refuses thus far to be removed.
The child has since been unable to take
anything but liquid food.
/ w. N. Van Cor, who has practiced
law in Norwich village for several years
! past, has lett very suddenly for the west,
leaving his family and large amount
OF unsettled accounts. He has been
heard from in Indiana.
Governor Farnham has issued re-
prieve to Edwin G. Hayden until the
last Friday in February, 1881, in order
that his counsel may take advantage,
under the law of 1878, of claimed new.
ly discovered evidence.
Frank Clifford and Charles Vincent,
two tramps, have been arraigned at Bur
lington for robbing elothes-line, and
the former bound over in $500 and the
latter fined 1928, with an alternative sen
tence of 1875 days in the House of Cor
! rection.
, There was collision of freight trainl
at Richmond, Saturday night, one run
ming into the rear of another which wa
taking on wood. The engine and somt
cars were almost totally wrecked, blu
fortunately. none of the train hands
, werc injured.
The hill towns throughout Windhan
. county are experiencing a real old fash
: Toned severe winter. The recent snow
+ have boon promiscuously piled int
5 drifts, which together with the extrem,
cold for the past week, has made travel
ing decidedly unpleasant.
, A curious affair took place in Wor
, cester recently which was not to th,
credit of the parties engaged, or to th,
: community. Two persons, who shall
a W hohuOiSoo, ottChuCu a uccllDt
a few nights ago, got into dispute
when one stumped the other out doors
and knock down fight was the result
The victorious person returned to tn,
,, meeting and spoke as if nothing hae
happened.-(Vermont Farmer.
II For some time past, there have beer
rumors about extensive deposits of iror
ore on the farm of Judge Adds in st
Adams. Under the direction of Boston
parties, some 200 tons have already beer
mined, and the developments are en-
tirely satisfactory. 1t is supposed tha,
some of the owners of the Port Henry
. mine, who reside in Boston, are inter.
ested in this new enterprise; and they
have obtained long lease ofthe terri
. tory.
: q. W. Pratt's grocery store at New
port was broken into Wednesday night
the 18th inst, through a window. The
parties, French and strangers, bought
tickets on the morning train to Mon.
treal and Knowlton. A telegram was
sent to the conductor to look the train
over. A telegram was received from
Montreal that parties answering theil
description have been arrested and held
for identification, Sixty dollars ir
cash from the money drawer and ter
dollars in goods were taken; 5000 IL
the safe, easy to get, was untouched
They were new hands and bungling.