The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-29
STATE ITEMS.

The Lafayette statue at Burlington
will not be set up until May.
John Foley of Putney, who was injur-
cd by falling between cars at Keene, N
III. on the 10th inst, has since died.
The report of the mining expert from
Colorado who inspected the gold mine
in Sunderland on Tuesday is very favor
able.
An effort will be made at the coming
session of the Legislature for help to
build a bridge from North Hero to
Alburgh.
Mr.. George A. Sheldon of South Bur-
lington shows hens egg measuring
eight by seven inches and weighing
four ounces.
Mrs. Lois. Smith has given the trus
tees of the diocese of Vermont 81 900
the income to go TO Christ church,
| Bethel.
Preparations arc making for the re-
union of Co. ID, Sixth regiment Yer
mont volunteers, which takes place in
Richford October 3.
The Franklin County court adjourned
on Thursday, after short session, dur.
ing which little business of Importance
was done.
A barn belonging to Geo. Sanborr
at North Danvillc was struck by light.
ming on the 10Th, and with its contents
burned. Loss, $500; insurance, $500
Henry Il. Hutchinson of Woodstock
left by will 81 900, the income of which
is to be expended in purchasing cloth
A large grindstonc in the Ely hay
and fork works ut st. Johnsbury burst
on FRIDAY afternoon, throwing the grin.
der over into pit, breaking his left leg
and dislocating his hip.
Joel Bashaw of East berkshire,
Helped dissect a. A. Moore's bull thai
died some time ago, and now is in n
very bad condition from blood poison
ing, SO the doctor says.
The ram "Foriune," sold by Sias G..
Iiolyokc of st. Adams, to 20 to Ohio
last fall, took the swoepstakc prcmium
for himself and 10 lambs of his get at
the State fair Just held.
At West Concord. last Monday night.
some one broke into the depot and stole
some SO to 500 in silver. They got in
by breaking ont light from one of the
windows in front OF the ticket office.
Mrs. Arthur Person, widow of the
former station agent at East Montpelier,
has just received back pension of So
800 on behalf of her husband, who ap-
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died.
A red fox escaped from a geological
show which visited Springfield recent
ly, and the local sportsmcn got out their
hounds and had a jolly good chase after
Reynard, capturing him alive and all
right at last.
Sidney Piper of Chelsea, who has
kept a fish market and small grocery,
has left for parts unknown, leaving
debts 10 quite large amount unpaid.
lie has hitherto been considered q
straightforward and honest man.
The death is announced of Russell ID.
Munson of Williston, well known as
the maker of the famous Munscn clock.
MI. Muson had very remarkable talents
rs an inventor and mechanic.
The Grand Jury of Montpelier has in
dicted McCaflrey of Waterbury for MUIR
der. 1t will be Remembered that some
time in the spring McCaflry committed
an atrocious crime, numbering his wife
and her mother, and was claimed to be
insane.
and wagon stolen while attending the
fair at Bethel, Friday, by a man named
R6yanon' gSSf Track Of IT." team ri in the %,
evening, and found it and tic man
who stole it. He was arrested and
taken to Royalton, where he will have
an examination.
A young man named Dean OF Clar-
encevillc, who has been trying his hand
at smuggling butter for several weeks
past, came to grief on the 10Th, Officer
Green freezing to couple of tubs of
choice butter. The young man was
only too glad TO get of by paying fine
of S25 and FORGETTING Tuesdays seizure.
-[Swanton Courier.
Burlington is considerably cxcited
over the indictment by the grand Jury
OF ive OF the city's ten aldermen for
failure of duty in refusing to open the
city liquor agency. The agency has
been closed year, the county commits
sioners having appointed liquor agent
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fine.
About O'Clock Friday morning IRE
broke ont in the saw and grist mill own
cd by Nathan Gilbert at Fairfield Gen.
ter. Nothing could be done except to
remove wagons, tools and other prop
erty from Mr.. Gilbert's shop adjoining.
Both shops were destroyed, with a
quantity of lumber lying near. Loss
not estimated. Insured in stock COM
panies for $4,000, The mill will not
be rebuilt.
Mrs. Eliza Buckham of Island Pond
having died last week under suspicious
circumstances, an inquest was held,
which showed that shortly before she
died her husband came home drunk
and began breaking up the furniture.
The neiShbors heard the woman scream
and went into the house, but saw no
blows struck. An examination of the
body alter death showed bruises, how
ever, and the case was held for further
examination.
At Rutland, on Thursday. Horace
Todd pleaded guilty TO 100 oflenses of
selling as of the first conviction. The
total of fines ana costs imposed upon
him was S1,OO6.10. lie appealed and
gave bail in 81 POO. Ruel Carey own.
ell to 30 oilenses as of the second con-
vction. His fines and costs aggrcgat.
cd the same sum as Todd's with the adj
ditional penalty of one month in tho
House Of Correction. Carey took an
appeal and procured bail IN the sum of
$1,000.
Lewis c. Churchill of Leicester not
long since narrowly escaped being
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