The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-15
STATE ITEMS.
A Carolina quail,was shot In the sub.

urbs OF Rutland on Thursday.
All the Episcopal church choirs IN
the stale Will meet al Bralllcboro' in
convention October u.
ii. f.. bonds dwelling house and
barn at Westminster we're burned Fri.
day night. Loss, Sl2O0; insured.
Ephraim Hatch, formerly of Chelsea,
has farm i'll California from which he
raises 10000 TO 10000 bushels of wheat
annually.
While wrestling at the town meeting
at Calais, George W. lIonahton injured
himself internally, and had to be carried
home on bed, Ills case is critical.
At picnic in Calais a young lady
passed around the pepper box, which
refused to shed pepper, when she dis
covered ii contained fish worms for bait
A Central Vermont freight brakeman
NAMED Phiuncy, of West Randolph, had
the misfortune TO break leg II bove
the knee AT Rousc's Point, on Thursday,
while coupling cars.
Typhoid fever is almost il not quite
epidemic at North Pownal. There have
been several fatal cases and many per-
sons are i'll. The disease is attributed
to the condition of the river consequent
on the low water.
1t is announced that Hon. Henry
Ballard, the Burlington lawyer, has
decided to remove permanently 10 the
Uest, whittier lie will soon go. Con-
siderations of health are said to have
h""..sh. ILL., a. si;- Ino;s;nn
The other day Geo. Thaycr of South
Royallon made an indecent assault up.
on Netty Ferry, II year-old step
daughter of $. W. Ranslow. Thayer
was arrested and put under 5000 bonds
to appear for trial when wanted.
The Fairhavcn Slate Company rcccG-
tly organized with a capital stock OF
200, divided in 500 shares OF ) 100
each. James Pottc was elected pres
ibcnt, 5. l.. Hazard secretary and trea-
surcr, James Pottle superintendent.
The Montreal, Portland and Boston
railway is now completed from west
Farnham, Que, to East Franklin, VT,
and an excursion train was run from
Last W anu
The road will soon be
TO Sheldon.
Tuesday kerosene oil lamp exploded
in the hands of Julius Lane, in the edge
Of Bethel, setting the house afire. The
neighbors worked hard and finally ex-
tlnguished the fire. Mr.. Lane inhaled
some of the poisoned gas of the oil and
was insane for several hours.
Tuesday night, at about II o'c lock,
he house OF Mrs. Lavina Hand, in
colchester Center, was broken int o by
wo roughs, and Mrs. Hand, some 40
iears of age, was tied and gagged and
I'll her money demanded. She had but
title in the house some six dollars -
which the rnflians secured
Ministerial-Rev. w ID Smith has
)cen engaged to preach for one year ut
south lioyalton and Royalton. Rev, l..
'. Wild of the Congregational Church,
Newport, has resigned on account
If ill-hcalth. Rev. l.. ID. Place, of the |
jrainlrec Hill Congregational Church,
Ias accepted a call to the church at
'iermont, N. III.
Mrs. d. n. Norlhrop, one ofthe Oldcs. |
md most esteemed residents of Castle |
on, committed suicide Thursday morn !
NJ, by hanging herself in the woodshcd |
hamber. Her daughter missed her
mi few minutes. she cut her down |
md ran for doctor, but lie was ex-
met. Her ago was about zS...5l
/ was noticed that she had been
Melancholy for few days past
III a. Vcr9oni ihere arc Isl govern
heht pensioners whose annual pensions |
gercgaic s4G3,3l2, and who received
asst year, with arrears, $3.50 ,432, divided |
'mong the Congressional districts as
First district, pensioners ,l99,
annual pensions SlG0,l79, last year,
1901 ,JOI; Second district, PENSIONERS
,3l2, annual pensions SIG ,036, last
ear, S271 ,4G3; Third district, pension.
RS ,4G7, animal pensions Sl29 800, last
car, $29S, 10.
Freddie Corbin, son of Charles Corbin
If Bennington. was accidentally shot Sat
friday i'll the woods. lie was with l.. 5
Frost and Henry Fisk hunting squire Is
As MIR. Frost fired at n squirrel com
ng down II tree, the boy, who stood in
'h'N pu'hN1 icAi ny uHuDSefNcu, was
at III The face by eight small shot, one
II which penetrated the lower cyclic
md buried itself in the lower eyeball.
The docto: thinks the eychall will have
q he removed. His other wounds are
Insignificant.
A shocking case of cruelty TO animals
s reported TO haye recently occurred in
bennington. a span OF horses was
overloaded and the wagon wheels sank
lceply into miry ground. After many
ruthless attempts, the horses were I'M
iblc TO stir the load. The driver be-
anne cXasperated and cudgeled one of
he horses so inhumanly that the animal
ell exhausted. The horse was further
'rutally tortured by being spearcd with
pitch-foik,
AS Charles Winters of IIighgate was
Irving across the railroad track his
wagon was struck by the engine of a
reight train, smashing the vehicle and
hrowing him in such manner as TO
all on the cOw-caichcr, which he held
m TO until they had gone quite Il dis
ancc, when the train was stopped. The
rain men took care of him. His grip
IN the cowcaiohcr was so strong that il
ook two men to loosen his hold. lie
vas taken home and a ply sican, called,