The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-26
STATE ITEMS.

White River Junction has haunted
bridge.
liver the Declaration sc5 GIf I'D Day address in
Stowe.
The house and barn of James Sullivan
of St. Adams were burned on Friday
morning.
a West Hartford man doesn't allow
MS boarders to be out on the streets
nights. Perhaps he's afraid they would
not come back.
A peddler's cart got stuck in a West
Topsham snowdriit last Friday, and it
required an hours shoveling and an ex-
ira horse to eXtricate it.
James Young of Springfield, Windsor
county, thrashed vicious horse on
Thursday, and was kicked so badly in
the stomach by the animal that it is
doubtful if he RECEIVERS.
An efiigy of Guiteau was suspended
over Central street IN Woodstock, one
night last week. The figure bore pa-
card with these words, "Guiteau must
hang" 1t was not taken down until
'''~ S'O"i". Or t,iO siSAe u.J.
Van II. Chase of Richmond, while
blowing recently with pair of young
horses, struck a stone in the ground.
causing the horses to Jump in such q
manner as to suddenly bring the plow
handles into his side and break his ribs.
The death is announced of Mr.. Sam-
uel ingalls,, president of the Caledonia
National bank at Danville. lie died at
his home at Greensboro, from nervous
prostration succeeding pneumonia. lie
was in his G3d year, and leaves a wife,
a daughter and son.
A Swanton man started for st. AL
bans, driving horse attached to a
light skeleton wagon. Soon after start
ing one OF the wheels came off, but the
kingDolt being strong the frame was
held up, and he drove along unconscious
OF his loss until nearly at St. Adams.
This is vouched for by the Swanton
Courier.
"A vermont girl corresponded with
nent 10 get, as she sup ppas ' yGGSSs
and wealthy husband. She found in
stead gray and ugly crank, whose
sole property was a leaky hut in lone.
ly canon. His neighbors offered to pay
her fare back home, but she declined il,
and has married him.
Henry Farwell, a cripple, lived alony
al johnson, having been for name
years separated from his wife. The
other day he went to see her, but she
was absent and the house locked up,
Farwell had fit and fell in the yard,
lying there from Friday until Tuesday.
when he was discovered by passer-by
Everything possible was done for the
unfortunate man, but he died til, next
day.
A. fire in Sutton, the other day, an
animal supposed TO be a cat rushed ont
from the burning building with hair
and tail afire. A humane wheelwright,
who was in attendance with his little
bucket, chased the suffering creature
several rods mp the hillside, to quench
its misery with liberal douse of water.
lie succeeded in his benevolent project,
but the shower-bath was returned with
interest, and he was obliged to go home
and change his clothes. lie will hence
forth coniine his libations TO fluid in.
steal of liquid flame, and look twice
before he prolounces any animal cat.
Last week VIM. johnson of Mendon
discovered the footprints of bear on
his premises, and with a neghbor,
James Hanger, started in pursuit. They
followed the animal all day, but were
unable to come up with him, as there
was about Two inches of snow on the
ground and travelling was difficult.
Later the bear was found dead on Bis
sell mountain, appearances indicating
that he became tired IN keeping out of
the way of the dogs and died from ex-
hauslion. lie was very large speci-
men, and is estimated TO have weighed
400 or 800 pounds, and measured II
inches across and Is inches from the tip
of the nose TO the base of the ear.
In London recently an inquest was
held on the body of man who had
suddenly died at the age of rs years.
Evidence was given that the deceased
had had parrot for % years TO which
he was deeply attached, and master and
bird were on speaking terms" A
fortnight ago the parrot looked at his
master and told him: "You won't live
long" and the bird died the same day.
The deceased, who suffered from heart
disease, was greatly shocked at the death
OF his favorite, and afterward kept his
room till he died. Tho coroner said the
word, OF the parrot were certainly
strange, but the affection existing be.
tween bird and man was only one case
out OF thousands of similar ones.