The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-10-20
STATE ITEMS.

The ladies of ST. Johnsbury village
have contributed, this year, $l21 to thu
Home for Destitute Children.
Bears are getting troublesome il
Stratton; they have killed good many
sheep and are frequently seen.
Mr.. James Harrington of South Lon.
donderry died last week, from injuries
received from falling from an apple
tree.
a load of hay was lately set on fire
in Charlotte by the friction of the tire
of the wagon in the guard irons of the
rack.
The Estcy Organ company, at Brattlc
bOro, is now turning out one organ
every eight minutes during the twcn
ty.four hours.
There were eight marriages, 81 births
and 16 deaths in Burlington during Sep
TENDER; deaths in September, 1881
81; births, IS.
John Pocket of Fairhaven, has boy
who in his fourteenth year measures
only thirty -four inches in height. lie
was the same height last year.
The dwelling-house of Horace w.
Smith near Winooski village was burn
ed to the ground last Friday morning
and most of its contents destroyed.
A new corporation has been organ
lied at Brandon and now proposes TO
develop some of the underground
wealth in Brandon, Pittsford and Or
we'll.
Owing 10 some misunderstanding be-
tween the workmcn and the overseer,
work has been temporarily suspended
upon Tie new railway station at ST..
Johusbury.
The repairs upon the State Prison at
Windsor and the house for the super
intendent are completed and the whole
makes most suitable and substantial
set of buildings.
A small son of |. b. Gustin of St.
fell from tecter-board and
broke the small bone in one arm. His
fall was caused by the boy Oh the other
end jumping of.
ii. NJ. Mott, formerly of the Brandon
Union, but later of the Champlain, n.
y, Interview, goes TO Plattsburg to
take position on the Pittsburgh Tele-
gram company.
David Murphy and Theophile Dolby,
arrested for, breaking into Campbell's
saloon III 81. Adams, pleaded guilty,
and each was sentenced to sixty days in
the house of Correction.
At Rutland, Thursday, Helen M.
Lincoln was fined 81 ,120 for 205 second
oflenscs of selling liquor equivalent
to sentence of ncarly thirty-fve years
in the house of correction.
Mrs. L. Z. Young has been bound
over to the next term of Windham
county court in the sum of $500 on a
charge of setting on fire Sparrow s
block in Springfield, lately.
During the first seven years of the
running of the Woodstock railway no
injury to life and limb occurred. The
eighth opened with the sad manning
for life of Frank Barnes, brakeman.
While Jerome Wheeler was on the
mountain in Sandgate getting out logs
last week, his little son, ten years OF
age, became frightened and ran under
n falling tree and was instantly killed.
William Kimball of Barton attempt.
oh snicide recrnilv by cutting his throat
bad wound, but not serious. Family
trouble is supposed to be the cause Of
the deed.
An ugly looking tramp chased some
school children in West Randolph Mon.
day. lie probably belongs to the band
that has been committing depredations
and lcwdncss in that vicinity for some
time. No arrests have been made.
The boodhonnds belonging to STRAIT
tons ~ Seymore's Standard Theatre
company escaped from their keeper
Saturday night and killed "a sheep be-
longing to Mrs. A. Mcdonald of Shar-
on, costing them fifty dollars to settle.
Tuesday evening, while descending
the stairs in Walton Block, Mrs. Lydia
Bullard, an aged lady, fell from the
top TO The bottom of the stairs. She
was picked up senseless and lies in a
critical condition, fracture of the skull
being feared.
St. Johnsbury Index; "Rex...E, III
mo4kiA' lew days and seems to be in
fair health and spirits. Mr.. Hopkins
is the only St. Johnsbury man who was
ever suspected of having sinned, and is
therefore the object of some curiosity"
Rev. David ShurtleiI of Massachu.
sets, plaintiff in the SANDER suit OF
Shurtlefl VS.. Rev. DR.. Alfred Stevens,
which was decided in the Iatter's favor
last May, was arrested at Brattleboro,
the other day, for refusing to pay his
lawyers. He paid them after short
confinement.
1t is yet a little carly for seal-skin
sacqnes-- especially if they are bought
in Montreal and worn across the border.
Two ladies were compelled to pay
duty on cloaks by the customs officials
at ST. Adams last week, despite the
fact that they wore them on their per-
sons.
Bethel, Vt, Oct, lin the wrestling
tournament when closed to-day GcUrgo
w. Flagg, of Braintree, VI, won the
belt, the heavyweight championship
and the purse of 5000 in gold. w. w.
Montgomery of Fairfield, w., won the
belt, the lightweight championship and
the purse of $3.50 il gold. The matches
were holly contested.
a Chester man has been making cid
or from which he manufactures two
grades of apple Jelly. Last year, he
made five and onc-half tons and this
year intends to make more. This bust.
ness forms quite I'm industry, employ
ing from six to ten men for about two
months in the Fall. The jelly sells al
from 10 to II cents a pound and finds
n ready market.
j. A. Brown of SOnth Hero has sold
his pair of gentlemcn's driving horses
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