The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-08
STATE ITEMS.

have applied for a patent.
Mr.. Ltndcau, of Stowe, while split
ting wood with n sharp AK, missed hi
aim and split his right foot nearly Il
the instcp.
< ~ 49," n.-.~,-,.-, - a.
II. NewalI. OF NorlhGeld recently Kill
cd II three hundred pound bear, anc
an all day chase.
Chcasea has Just started new Gem
oiery, in which well has also bcpl
dug. a correspondent thinks it vii
be q "great convenience.
John White, a young mai from Eis
Haven, was drowned at Bradford
Sunday, in the Connecticut river. III,
went IN bathing and got beyond hi
depth and was unable to swim.
1t turms ont that John Holmes of Rnt
land was the real owner Of the saloon
which Michael Cain claimed to own
Holmes paid s 300 in fines aud wa
sent TO the honse of correction for on,
month. Cain was released
In West Hartford, the Other dn,
drnnhen man collected his wiir's cloth
Ing aud LET fire lo il, ana then jclt ia,
house, locking the doors behind HIM
fortunately, the fire was seen by TIC
ncishbors and cXiingu. he'd.
MIS-. Lucy Curtis, Of West Ran
dniph. attained he,. ....s l,una-e,I Li.tiI
day, Saturday, and her friends nnt
ncighbors gave her selcmade with III,
local band and held picnic in honor
"A In ,.aanci.,, Of In. al.
Constable Stone of Winooski recent.
ly arrested couple of Buriinato ion BOYS
IN writ for taking and driving a
horse Of the plaintiffs without leave
The bOss were allowed H. ga 10 Massa
chuscits for bait, and have not rcilrucd
The Gaze of the lowe scale clinpan,
IS. Nathan I. Spraguc with reference
10 the ownership OF the iIeig:,i depot AT
Blaii.un has cen settled in iavus ul ih,
Howe scale company, upon the lalicr's
pANiHg tic sum agreed ulru to III,
plainntl.
Suits have been brought hv General
and Mrs. J.. G.. Kingsley against II G
bennington and Rutland railroad com.
pany for Injuries ia Mrs. Kingsley al
the Sunil Wailingford accident in Nov.
cnber. 1850. Damages are claimed in
the sums OF $50 600 aud $4,000
e.n.i oh ,r,ui"i.'r rApiu,ir, al
Henry Newion's, in West Hinduluh.
flying into several pieces. Ii was on Il
table an'l 10 one touching il. Some
in,o ago, Willie >>"".n" !" tuwu wa
fry ing donghnnis, one flew into man,
pieces, burning her quite severely ia
the face.
STATE Fam. Tho Vermont Stale
Fair will be held in connection will
the Champlain Valley association, at
Howard Park, Burlington, Sept. II, Is,
II, 10, 10Th. The annual address viii
be delivered by eX-Gov. john Gregory
smith, ON Thursday, lilh iiXcnr-ioil
rates on all railroads. Address Henry
Clark, Rutland, Secretary, for premium,
lists, etc.
~ lew days ago, Mrs. Bridget Shir-
ley, ilvihg ~ Mallc.ts Biy. set ont /,
visit the h0nse ct Il nciglbcI, and
while on the way was suddenly attack
ed 10y II savage dog, which sprang from
the side of the road. cin.ht her by the
arm, and threw her to the ground.
She finally escaped, with the sleeve of
hnr- firass t"r" '.~"-i, IN aud her nrni
badly bitten Just above the elbow.
Wi'i, Lanes steam mill in Marsh
field, was burned about lWa u'c.nck
Saturday morning, August 26. The
mill, the machinery, "A large quantity
of dressed lumber and chair stock, tw q
four horse lumber wagons and many
tools were totally destroyed, Loss on
mill and machinery estimated at 81
oLO; on lumber aud other property,
81, 900. This is the third mill burnl on
this site during the past two years.
The 10th annual session OF the Yer
mont Univcrsalist convention was held
in Brattlcboro, August 20, 30 and 81.
There were sermons and addresses IN
on various topics connected with
church work. Besides large aticn-
dance from The Vermont churches
Maine, New Hampshire. Connecticut,
New York and the Province of Quebec
were represented in thc convention
The Attendance upon all the meet ngs
was large.
Josiah Ia Fountain, the missin.
Springfield lunaiic, has returned to hi.
home. lie claimed 10 have vi-itr,
Sherbrokc, Canada. lie became dan.
gerons, and the aulhmilies concluded
Ia take him in hand. Armed with ,
large knife he declared he would Iii
any man who approached him, ana i
was only after he had been ielled with
a club that the uni cd efforts Of ia,
sheriff and three helpers was sullicicn
To remove him Ia the lock mp.
The express Office at he Ludlow de
pot was broken into on recent hight
Daring The day and evening some lrt
ar d.2"n Jugs arrived NV express
and were sci into small room in III,
rear Of the building used Tor Storm!
express matter, where they GiiIacie,
the attention of some thirsty ones wh,
devised the burYlarluus scheme for grt
ting drink without paw ing Tor il
linl the jugs were all called for dniin
the evening, except "a lew that came a.
lhe last train aud were set into II,
ticket - hce, 50 all that rewarded ia
rosucs was IA dnzea ar sn bottles at n
ger that had been misscnt and ha
stood until sour.
On Sunday night, at Eiizaheihporl
New Jerseys shooiing a.lray oecurr"l
betweeH n party of excursionisIs land
ing from barge and The bar tender
of the boat. One at the first shot
struck Thomas MckeOn, an elderl
man, who had come down to SEQ tn
excnrsionlsts land and was sitting o
top of hummer pile. The ball siruc
him in the region Of The heart and i
fell forward and died almost ilnmed
aiely. Mr.. Mekeon was llfly-eigl
wears of aye, and had wife AN
daughter living at Brandon, W.. frol
which place he went TO Elizabclhpol
about three months ago, where he ",
employed rs mouldcr in Higgins
Morton's stove foundry.