The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-10-13
STATE ITEMS,

n thriving business III LIQUOR sellln
is done by parties living on the west CT
shore of Lake Champlain who take it
the Vermont side in skitls.
The thief who stole horse and bugg
wagon from the stables of Il. ID. Fullc
of st. Albans, n short time since, Ina
now commenced q ten years scntenc
i'll the state prison.
Sheriff Lampher closed the store {
Jones Bros, at Wolcott, Thursday, o
behalf of creditors. Liabilities abou
81 900; assets probably about equa
The firm will settle in the insolvcn
court.
During the absence of Rev. Il. /
Walker of Winooski, from home owe
Sunday with his family, the Methods
parsonage was broken into and som
silvcrwarc, clothing and other valua
bles taken.
The five-ycar. son of Sol. Estev O
st. Adams was burned to death on Fri
day by falling into a nail of hnt water
Mr.. Estcy is freight conductor on th,
Central and lost another child only
few weeks ago.
1t is reported that the mate of the Bar
nard panther killed in this vicinity, Tn,
other night, seven sheep. Mr.. liax
ham, the proprietor, offers 5000 for thi
fcrocious animal dead, or $1,000 alive. -
Bradford Opinion.
In the County court Mt Burlington
Edward Lawrence and George Painter
for burglary, and Edward Amcll ant
James Garrow for highway robbery
have each been sentenced to seyc,
years in the state prison.
The village fire engine house and en-
gine hall at Bellows Falls were injured
by fire on Thursday morning to the ex.
tent Of about $1,000. The fire was
caused probably by the careless disposal
of lighted cigar smoldering during
the night.
a boy by the name of Potter, late of
the reform school, and who for a short
time has been in the employ of frank
Weldon OF Bridgewater, skipped the
other day, in the absence of the family.
with suit of valuable clothing and all
the silver ware.
A bad case of absence of mind lately
occurred in East Burke. Arthur Jenk.
ins drove up to the post-oflice with his
wife and baby, went in, got his mail,
came out, got into wagon in which
was the wife of another man and drove
off. His wife's vigorous protests in
duced him to return.
Mr.. Erastus Bliss and daughter Mary
were driving a horse in Milton the other
day which was suddenly taken with the
blind staggers and became unmanage-
able. Both were thrown ont violently
from the carriage and were badly in
iured. Mir. Bliss is entirely helpless
from his injuries.
In the Rutland county court case of
William Mullin of Chittcndcn against
David II. Rowell, the Jury returned n
verdict of Sl7S for the plaintiff tor dam
ages for the poisoning of his cattle with
paris green, three of the cattle having
died. 1t is claimed that Rowell did it
in revenge because Mullin as lister in
1881 doubled Rowell's tax list.
Saturday evening Engineer Michael
Stack of the Vermont Valley railroad
sat on the front of his engine at Bellows
Falls eating supper. A misplaced
switch behind him let another train on
to the siding, striking his engine in the
rear and driving il into the cars in
front, breaking one of his legs, dis
locating a hip and otherwise injuring
him. lie may recover.
Mrs. Young, fancy goods dealer in
Sparrow's block at Springfield, was
on Monday, on suspicion of
causing the fire Sunday. 1t started in
four different places on two floors in the
premises occupied by her, and her stock
which was insured for $500 a few
months since, can not be worth 800.
Her household furniture in the store
was recently sent away.
Stewart Harvey, a somewhat notori-
Gus copperhead Democrat, died at the
Danville town farm recently. lie was
Il lawyer oil good abllity,but was rather
and aye lse e l53fP 1lo6sS.. Dur
ing The rebellion he was drafted. lie
failed to respond, was arrested aud inn
prisoncd in the state prison at Windsor
for some time. After the war he went
to the court with his grievances, but
never got either satisfaction or redress.
An attempt was made early Saturday
morning TO blow open the safe of the
Northlcld Savings Bank. The safe
door was drilled and filled with powder,
which was exploded, blowing out the
back of the safe door, but not giving
admission 10 the safe, in which there
was nothing, the deposit being kept al
The national bank. There is no clue to
the burglars, but the indications arc
that the work was done by professionals
Entrance TO the banking room was
made by forcing the rear door.
What is known as the "Wcst Station, ,
Swanton, on the Central Vermont road
was broken into Sunday night. Al
entrance was effected by the burglars
by removing one of the side-lights from
the door, and then springing the bolt
The ticket Office was also entered. bn
nothing of vdlnc was taken. The onl,
thing missing is four bottles of beer
from case that stood in the waiting
room. Only IA few weeks ago the sta
zion on the other side of the town WA!
entered in q similar manner.
Two Oh inc clght cases OF the widow
aud children of Peer Good vs.. Chas
w. Town, proprietor of Towns Hotel
of Bellows Falls, and Charles Sullivan
claiming damages under the civil dam.
age liquor law for causing the death o
Peter Good, have been TO the Windham
county court for pro forma judgment
on statement Of facts of both sides al
claimed, This is done in order that tn,
questions of law may go before tn,
supreme court as soon rs possible
One question to be submitted is whelh
or an Legitimate wife and her children
can recover under the "civil damag,
act"
A horrible accident occurred in Bur
lington last Monday morning. a hous,
is being moved through Adams stree
in fine uglIal mauuar Tho shaft d,