The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-24
STATE ITEMS.


the recent election were in the last Sen-
ate.
The September term of the Chiffon
den county court opened at Burlington.
Tuesday.
Seventeen petitions for divorce were
entered at the September term of the
Rutland county court.
The rains thus far have failed TO affect
the springs or perceptibly swell the
streams in the northern part of the
State.
Tho Burlington wooden company, at
Winooski Falls, are putting In the
Brush electric light in their three facto-
RIGS.
The water in the lake is so low be-
tween Rouses Point and st. Johns that
large vessels experience much difficult
ty in navigating.
The prospects now arc that work will
be commenced on the extension of the
burlington and Lamoille railroad to
johnson Mt an early day.
Water in tho Passumpsic river was
never lower. Much Inconvenience IL
suffered at the Manufactures In 81.
Johnsbury for the want ofwatcr.
Forest fires compelled tho inmates OF
the West Fcrrisburgh poorhouse and
nolghborlng farms TO remove their
goods. John Bonycau and j. Gregory
lost forty-two cords or wood.
AT Huntington, son of l.. II. Collins
got very warm playing ball, and went
into the water with other boys, from
the effects of which he died on tho 10th
instant. lie was fifteen years old.
The house of Captain s. X. Berry at
North Thctford was entered Saturday
night by burglars, and some cloathing,
$3.50 in money and rifle were taken.
Officers are in pursuit of tho thieves.
Tho oldest voter of this year, SO far
heard OF, is Isaac Farwcll of Dorset.
who is ono hundred and one years old,
this being the cighticth year he has vo-
ted in that town. lie is Republican
Some two months since, Silas IIurl-
bert, an aged aud infrm citizen of Man
chester, N. H., left his home on foot to
visit some of his friends in Glover.
Since that time nothing has been heard
from him
Senator Edmons says the "Democrts
ill Congress have tried time after time
tn repeal the only obstacle to the paw
ment of unlimited Southerncl aims-the
loyalty ofthc claimants. This is why the
Democrats call the claim question a
"bugaboo," probably.-[N. Y. Tri-
bune.
Bellows Falls is so agitated over pros.
ccutiOns for violations of the liuuor
law that lately when a stranger entered
one of its mills and drew document
from his pocket, there was a perfect
satmpcdc. Some even crossed the riy-
or into New Hampshire TO escape the
sheriff.
While the help were at dinner Tues
day, fire caught in the tub factory be-
longing to j. &. ITutchins, Montgome-
ry, and the mill. with all machinery, the
dry house and one tenement house,
together with large stock of lumber,
tubs and slaves, was consumed. Loss,
$4,000 and no insurance.
Hon. Edgar II. Lane of Jericho, one
OF the assistant judges of the Chitten-
den county court, has become so far
impaired in mind that his family have
been compelled to take him to an in
sane asylum, that at Concord, M. H.,
being selected. His malady is soften
ing of the brain, and there are but small
hopes of his recovery.
AT Burlington, Thursday last, George
Storrs, fifteen years of age, fell from
the fourth-story window of the ware
house in the rear of Peck's Block. lie
grasped the chain, intending to lower
himself to the ground, when after des-
ccnding few feet, the chain stopped
with such suddenncss that the lad lost
his hold and fell to the ground. One
arm was broken in two places and other
external hurts inflicted, and it is feared
that he was also injured internally.
While Windsor county is entitled to
the banner for the handsomcst increase
of Republican vote and majority in the
late election, Addison county, as here
toiore, is the banner county, for the
largest percentage Of Republican votes.
Windsor's aggregate vote is S,127, and
her Republican vote is 6167; Addison's
aggregate vote is 5,052 and her Repub-
lican vote is 1888. That is to say, the
Republican vote of Addison county is
eighty per cent. of the total, while that
Windsor is seventy-iive per cent. There
are probably no two counties in the
United State that can equal either of
these percentages.