The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-19
STATE ITEMS.

i've foxes the past season.
~ pig which is half monkey Is nmnnc
me attractions st Brattleboro'.
Ihelford merchants send out their
bills in mourning envelopes.
Hon. Trenor W. Park lpft New
York, on Monday, for Tip to Califor-
MIA,
Elizabeth Taylor. n Waitsfcld pau
per who lost n son in the war, has lust
got pension aud $1,000 arrears.
An Orleans county rooster tried to
alight on circular saw in motion, the
other day. lie did not sit there very
long.
MIR. Emerson Is said TO have left an
estate valued at two hundred thousand
dollars, largely through the thrift OF an
admirable wife.
Senator Edmunds and family intend,
1t is reported. TO take cottage for the
summer, in some quiet spot in the
White Mountains.
The personal list of Brandon this
year is $500, 100; last year it amounted
to 1882 ,3O9. The total grand list for
1882 is $4,000 80, against S20,G90 in
1881.
A young married man in East Bridge
water, Chal les Dow by name, commit
tea suicide IastS wednesday Ny taNIns
opium. Supposed cause, jealousy OF
his wiie's affections.
Brandon has secured from the gov
eminent four pieces of condemned iron
cannon, TO be placed in the public
square, beside the soldiers WUnument
soon TO be erected there.
Philip Dodge of Cuttingsviile, while
working upon the celler of house be-
ing built for Mr., John z. Bowman,
did not retire to a safe distance when
a blast was touched of, and was fatally
injured by flying piece of stone.
st. Johnsbury has plucky hack
driver. His horse became frightened
at the approach OF q train, and broke
loose from the hack, but our rural Jehr
held on to the reins, followed them over
the dashboard, and allowed himself to
be dragged along on the ground till the
horses were stopped. He is the sort OF
man to run for Office,
. | Joseph Greene, q French citizen OF
Swanton, is 101 years of age, and hi.
wife is 80 years old. They have lived
together as man and wife IS years
, have had IL children, all of whom are
/ now living, the oldest being 20 years
old. They have had 81 grandchildren
The old gentleman is crippled, but hi:
memory is not impaired.
The Pavilion building at Misssquo
, Park was burned. Oh Sunday night
The fire is thought to have been caugh
by burning leaves blown against The
building by high wind. The parl
!, had just been cleaned and the rubbish
burned. Probably sparks enough re
, manned in the ashes to do the mischief
,, Loss, $500. Building insured.
! An Irasburgh man got considerable,
l mixed up the other night. He was {
s trifle tipsy, and installing neighbor'
3 house for his own, walked in. Tit
D folks had all gone to bed, ard wer,
s considerable surprised to herr som,
, one walking about in the rooms below
t Upon investigation, tie bewildered in
truder was discovered just getting int
bed in one of the large square milk pan
. 49, So.
AS Mr.. Joseph Clark OF Stannard wa
shoveling manure into cart, his it'll,
, son ran between him and the cart ant
: was struck by the fork on he forehead
! two tines penetrating the bone jus
above the eye. The force of the blow
: threw him under the cart. His frs
o words were: "Why, papa! what die
:, you do that for?" Mr.. Clark nearl,
! tainted away in his anguish. 1t is hop
;. ed that the boy will recover.
@ Eugene Lalime, so years old, marie,
y and having vile and infant daughter
was drowned in Lake Champlain, O.
Burlington, Sunday afternoon. LII
was out in a sail boat with Georg,
s Walker, when the boat was overturned
c by squall. The men olung to the boa
and rescuing party got within a few
s rods, when Lalimc's strength gave out
4 and he loosed his hold and sank at ono,
|, TO the bottom. Walker was almost ex
n haustcd, but will recover. Lalime'
| body has not yet been recovered. Ii
q was nronrietor of the BURLINGTON Rnl
Q man.
y Ye old time pastor lives in Sutton
Elder Jonathan Woodman spends hi
y week days as follows: Rising early i
the morning, and taking light break
!, fast, he starts upon his round of parish
y ional calls. Before he gets home Il
!, usually makes from ten 10 twenty calls
). conducting family prayers at each place
n and footing it all the way. lie seldom
a gets home until supper time. This
q IN addition to his regular parish servi
: ces, and when The fact is taken int
consideration that he has bcen in III
y harness for CT years, his faithfulnes
. . and endurance seem wonderful. An
!, in addition to this, lie has never struc
n for higher salary.
Mrs. Edith Stevens, widow of z
!, years, who had been insane by turns
committed suicide by hanging at Belhe
! on Tuesday morning. She was mothe
= of T.. g. Stevens, the station agent
! who took his life in the same name
last September, and it is supposed tina
= grief at the loss of an only son brough
on one of her insane turns.
Q depot, happened to look ont the win
J. dow in the direction of Chester Falls
4 the other night, was hort flied TO sc
5 what he supposed was terrible conllo
Il ton lighting up the heavens. lie i'm
+ mediately sent n despatch to the Falls
r asking where the fire was. The al
swer flashed back, "DOn't know O
any" Upon this the operator rushe,
to the window and behcld fai. Lun
= wading up The sky, with her skirt
!, tucked into her stockings, aud gril
, on her face as broad as the bottom O