The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-05-13
STATE ITEMS.


Fairhaven has o grand list OF $4,000
against $4,000 last year.
The new grand list of Bethel is s7017,-
o., against 50, 100 last year.
Ira A. Perkins has been appointed
postmaster at Waits River.
A Rutland firm sent $500 pounds of
maple sugar to New York on Friday.
A Morrisville lamb was born with his
heart on the outside of his bresst, and
lived several hours.
. Col. N. T. Sprague Of Brandon has
been elected president of the Brooklyn
Elevated Railway.
The Richford personal list has in
creased from $2O,805 last year to $685.
1926, over 400 per cent.
A man IN Holland has just had pea
taken from one of his ears that had been
there at least five years.
The Grand lodge of Vermont, F. and
A. NJ, will hold Its annual meeting In
Burlington on Wednesday, June Is.
Thomas Gainor, reported into xicated,
was drowned at Alburgh by the cap
sizing of boat Wednesday morning.
Rev. A. Heath, of Pittsford, who was
injured by a stray shot some weeks ago,
is rapidly recovering from his injuries.
A Springfield sexton, while digging
a grave recently, came to the remains
of a man who was buried with bis hat
on.
In Poultney the personal list Of 1880
was in round numbers $105, 900. The
personal list of 1881 will reach nearly
$340, 900.
Franklin's personal list this year is
Sl13,10S, against 1927 GIG in 1880. The
real estate appraisal is $464 $50, COM
pared with 1887 ,750.51.
During service in church at Sutton,
Q sewing machine agent called the pas
tor liar, and was unceremoniously
hustled out of church by four men.
j. w. Buck, a hotel keeper at Shell
don, has been sentenced to fine Of
$3.50 and SCI days In the workhouse ut
Rutland for violations of the liquor
law.
A woman who is too particular to
live comfortably complains of the Bel
lows Falls Times because recently its
market reports stated that cheese was
"hvely."
John Denham, master mechanic of
the Chsmplain transportation company
at Shelburn Harbor, has received the
appointment of United States steam
boat inspector for Lake Champlain.
Salmon and muscalonge are speared
in large numbers in the Missisquoi riv-
err above Highgate Falls. One night
recently three men took out over 800,
weighing from two to twenty pounds.
This method of taking them is contrary
to law.
The grand list of the town of Wells
is over $49, 600 more than in 1880, per-
sonal property $4,000 more. The
increase Is not 90 much to be attributed
10 the new tax law, as to the fact that
much property has been overlooked by
the listers.
Isaac Lefevre, one of the seven pri-
soners who escaped from the Burling-
ton Jail last January, was recaptured
on Sunday near Burlington, where he
had returned to visit his family. Hers
the sixth to be recaptnred OF the seven
prisoners who escaped at the time men,
toned.
w. Ii. Dubois heads the list of RAN
dolph taxpayers, with an assessed pro-
Griswold pays on $4,000, James
Hutchinson, Jr., on $15, 900, John w.
Rowell on $18, 600, Tewksbury & Sons,
$1S,5 27; Col. John B. Mead, $5,525
Ephraim Thayer (doubled), $50, 900.
The following is list of some of the
heavy taxpayers OF Morristown: E. B.
Merriam, 1922 500; P. X. Gleed, 49,.
43O; c. s. Noyes, 81 ,80S; II. H. Pow
ers, $6,494; G. w. Hendee, $3, Ago.
But three persons were doubled by the
listers for being contumaceous and re-
fusing to give their list. Personal pro.
perry, 1927 $3.50; polls, $3.50.
Albert MERCER, charged with the
murder of Frank Mccullough In Bur-
lington by stabbing, on Saturday night,
April 30, was arralgned In the Burling.
ton city court on Tuesday, the examin-
alton being concluded on Wednesday.
AS result of the hearing Mercier was
held for trial at the September term OF
the Chittenden county court.
Louis Burgoyne, q Second Advent
preacher, who recently started reyi.
val in Walden, was on Friday arraign-
cd before Justice w. p. Smith on the
charge of adultery with the daughter of
the person at whose house the elder had
been stopping during the revival. He
gave bail for his appearance next FRI
day afternoon, and was released.
Another brute has been placed be-
hind CRATES In the person of George
Woodland of Peacham, who was arrairn.
ed before Justice w. p. Smith for an
attempted rape, and was held 10 bail In
the sum of 81 900, in default of which
ne was committed to Jail. Woodland Is
~ years years of age and married. His
victim is little girl six years old.
William Boynton was instantly killed
ON the 9th inst. by falling tree in the
woods near A. M. Buffers, Jamaica.
When removed II was found that his
neck was broken and chest completely
crushed, so that his ribs were discerni.
bic on the outside, and both his legs
were found broken. His death was
instantaneous, as not even q sigh escap-
ed his lips. He leaves wife, child and
mother.
Frank II. Bascom, proprietor of the
popular drug store at Montpelier, has
purchased the Bethel hotel, formerly
kept by Mr.. Archer, and Is thoroughly
repairing and remodeling 1t and putting
In modern bath rooms, water closets,
etc. When completed 1t will be one Of
The best hotels on the line. The name