The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-11-24
STATE NEWS.

The Brattleboro Phoenix will cele-
brste its fiftieih birthday by an enlarge
ment Of form and other improvements.
Wednesday morning Brakeman Elm.
monds OF Barnard had his arm cut off
near the elbow by the cars while coup.
ling cars at West Randolph.
Silver quartz has been discovered in
the mountains of South Starksboro,
which is pronounced similar to that
found in Colorado mines.
Three and one fourth inches of snow
fell in West Randolph, Friday. tire.
manned on the ground, and few sleiebs
are seen OF the streets.
j. B. Parker, formerly of Woodstock,
has given the public library of that
place q set of "rurner's Art Gallery"
containing 100 beautiful plates and
descriptive notes.
The will of the late Emery Dundee
OF Newfane, by which several Brattle-
boro churches we're given 5000 each,
has been set aside on the ground Of
the testator's insanity.
Mrs. James Barrett of Rutland was
thrown from her carriage last Monday
afternoon, and is seriously i'll from the
effects of the fall. She had only parti-
ally recovered from long illness, and
the nervous shock of the accident had
aggravated The injuries received.
AT FelchvHle, the other night, Emma
Fletcher climbed out of window, went
into barn and hung herself with a
scarf. On going to the barn the next
morning her father found her lifeless
body. III health is said to have led TO
suicide.
Mrs. Hennsssy, all old lady nearly
ninety yen'o Of age, was struck and al
most instantly b;llnd of CT Alhane
Tuesday, by switching engine i'm the
railroad yard. She failed to see the ap-
proach of the engine, which was slow
ly backing on her.
Dearborn Woodun of Stowe, while
choppink in the woods in Underhill,
was knocked senseless by falling tree
and taken up for dead, but is still liv-
ing. Ele had three ribs broken and
his scalp taken off. lie has a wife and
two children.
Moufon Brothers of West Randolph
boughtsix more Jerseys, paying about
$4,000 for them. This makes nearly
| fifty registered Jersey stock ut the
Green Mountain stock farm. Last year
the Mohlton Brothers sold about $1,000
worth of butter month from fort Y
cows.
Hank White, the minstrel, has re-
turned from Keene, N. H., where he
had his broken limb examined. The
doctor reported that one bone had
joined together in good shape, but the
other had not yet joined. lie ordered
his leg pnt in plaster Paris mould,
ana worn four weeks
Mr.. Alden Chamberline, a former
resident of Chelsea and later landlord
of the Royalton House at Rovalton,
died at his residence at South Royal.
ton, Friday. For the last twelve years
he has been resident of the last-nam-
ed place, most of the time in feeble
health, brought on by severe hard
work in his early lite.
Three men went into the Methodist
church at st. Adams on Sunday even.
ing, and created such a disturbance
as to warrant their being put out. II
was necessary to secure the services of
the sheriff before they would leave.
Two of them were in Jail, and one OF
these, d. Fannuf, who seemed to be
tho greatest offender,'was fined S23.17
for intoxication and Sl3.46 for disturb
ing the meeting.
On "Wednesday laet no IN ;neo,,
p@sp& tr9o@ e.-! the g. northern part Of the
Falls on the cars, he managed to escape
just before the train entereda tunnel,
and, running up the bank of tie river,
was out Of sight in few minutes,
The person having him in charge could
not, or did not, leave the cars until ar
irving at West minister, and when he
telephoned back the man was beyond
pursuit. He has not yet been discov-
cred.