The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-09-07
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a son of l.. n. Woods of Danvile was
bitten on the nose by poisonous insect,
and died three days afterward.
II. II. Scott, formerly of Swanton, but
now of Alburgh, has filed petition in
insolvency. Liabilities from S25, 900 to
$50, 900.
The propeller Mariquita. owned by the
Champlain transportation company. was
burned at Shelburn harbor, last week;
loss, about $4,000, partly insured.
William Deal, aged 90, a master-build-
er, was buried three feet under sand
bank at Waterbury. He was dug out
alive, and there are hopes of his recovery.
The docket for the September term of
Chittcndcn county court contains one
hundred and twenty-scven law and sew
enteen equity cases. The term will be-
| gin Tuesday, September Is.
The annual State meeting of the w. C.
| II. u. of Vermont will be held in West
Randolph, Sept. 90 and 81. Miss Fran
ces L. Willard, president w. c. Il. u,
| gives her annual address, and numerous
other speakers will take part.
The latest news from the St. Albans
failures is not reassuring. Receiver Rich
of the Trust company thinks there are
good assets enough to pay depositors
thirty per cent; how much more they
will get cannot now be predicted.
The grand list of Vermont for the pres
ent year is Sl69.022, ,7S4, against Sl67,-
133.O32 last year; a gain over last year
of l,2S9, 1872. The figures for Addison
county are as follows: Polls, l0,244
acres, 432 ,Ol4; real estate appraisals, S.
6l5,9OO; personal estate, Sl,0iS,S2 list
for taxes, Sl37, 1922.
| A Bristol correspondent says: The
honey crop is quite good in this vicinity.
Mr.. Nahum has about II tons; Frank
Sumner has 3200 pounds, and Chas. Nc
Gee has about $1,000 pounds, and there
are several parties that have smaller
quantities. The market price is from II
to 20 cents per pound.
| The annual meeting of the State teach
ers' association will be held at Montpelier
in October. Prof. Goodrich will read
paper on Latin pronunciation, and prin-
cipal Landon and eX-superintendent AL
ger will discuss the question Ought the
State to support through its high schools
a college preparatory course.
The Howe Scale company of Rutland
has elected these directors: George A.
| ! w VI
:. Studwell, lockwood Barrett, ". Il.
Page and +. ID. Page. The net sales for
the year ending July were S45l, ,474.50.
The number of scales made were 43, 1863.
The company is said to be in II prosperous
condition.
James Ennis. who resides on Little
River in Stowe, while out numbering on
his farm, undertook to fell large tree.
| ran ahA m fnI1 it
round in such a way that the top hit an
other tree near by, which caused the
butt of the one he was cutting to hit Mr..
| Ennis in the head, iamming him between
the tree cut and one standing, which
caused him to bleed profusely ut the
mouth, nose and ears. His head is badly
mashed. Medical aid was call, but it is
thought Mr.. Ennis cannot recover.
There was another collision of rail-
road trains at Colchester, Saturday even
ing, between the Chicago sleeper. bound
north and the New York express, going
south. Colchester is the regular meet
ing place. Saturday night the sleeper,
conductor Clifford and engineer Brown,
arrived at Colchester station on time. A
brakeman was sent forward to throw a
switch to allow the train to run on the
siding for the Chicago express to pass,
and at that moment the express came
around the curve just south of the station
at high rate of speed. The trainmen
on the sleeper jumped, although Mr..
Brown tried to back his engine before he
jumped, but it was an impossibility to do
it before the collision occurred. The eX-
press struck the sleeper with terrible
crash and scene lof excitement at once
occurred. Both engines were totally
wrecked, the tender of the engine of the
sleeper being driven into the baggage
car. A number of cars were thrown
from the track and the passengers badly
frightened and shaken up. Several train
men were hurt, but none fatally. The
trakes of the Chicago train failing to
work caused the accident.