The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-16

The war between II. X. Wakefield of
st. Johnsbury and the local Presbyte-
rians has scored another battle, Wake
field victor. On his high fence next the
church painters had erected their staging.
He tore down his fence suddenly the
other day and brought painters and
pant-pots to the ground with consldera-
BILE damage. The society has brought suit
against him.
Capt. Montgomery of Isle La Motto
cut down an ancient maple one day re-
Gently and in splitting it open at the
crotch he found piece of brass about
inches long by l-2 inches wide which
was ornamented with an eagle and in
scribed "E Pluribus Unum." and "l716.'
The plate was so firmly imbedded in the
wood that the lettering was embossed
on the maple.
The Vermont Stakeholder company
of Vergennes has been converted into 4
stock company. The stock is limited to
$50. 900. The company held their first
meeting Saturday. Willard Crane Of
Burlington was elected president; ii. f.
Foss. superintendent Arthur Crane,
secretary and treasurer. Prominent
lumber dealers in Burlington have taken
stock in the company.
Department Commander Valentine, O..
A. r.. announces the following addi-
tional appointment upon his department
staff Kittredge Hasbins, judge advocate
general. Brattleboro; Ii. +. Taylor,
chief mastering officer. Brattleboro ;
aids-de-camp, II. w. Kingsley. Rutland
y. NJ. Puffer. Bennington; q. X. Rus
sell. Bellows Falls; j. NJ. Tarbell, Wes-
ton: A. j. Noyes. Bennington; K. j.
Cotiey, Windsor; c. w. Carr, Brandon.
While A. n. Barber of Charlotte was
recently dipping water from shallow
well for stock. he losthis balance by rea-
son of ice and pitched head first into the
well. but succeeded in catching hold of
the stones sufficient to stop himself with
head and shoulders under water. The
well was small and it became a question
of backing up and out OF turning around.
He succeeded in doing the latter, and
came out of that well with the sincerest
pleasure.
Emerson Goss of Waterford, while
saving wood with horse power. fell in
some way and was drawn feet first into
a space four and one-half inches wide
between the lags and the arbor and be-
fore the machine could be stopped he
was In almost up to his arms. The only
way to rescue him was to unscrew and
take Off the lags. which was done. 1t was
supposed that the injuries would neces-
sarily prove fatal, but upon examination
no bones were broken or dislocated,
neither could there be discovered any
serious internal injury.
Jeremiah Frost. Canadian desperate,
has been arrested at Peacham and taken
back to St. Albans. Frost was first ar
rested at st. Albans. in April last. at the
instance of Canadian officers. He was
then fugitive from justice and was
tracked there by Sheriff Pickel of Sweets
burgh. He is wanted in Canada for a
murdcrOus assault and highway robbery
committed on Fred Newton at Stuckely.
Frost was held for eXtradition last spring
by order of United States commissioner
to await the arrival of necessary requisi-
tion papers from the Canadian authori-
ties. but before they came to hand he tun-
neled out under the st. Adams jail and cs-
capped.
On Friday last. at Bellows Falls. fire
originating in the four-story building
occupied by the Vermont Farm Machine
company for manufacturing farming in-
plements, and Osgood & Barber. ma
chinists, entirely destroyed the building
and its contents. The fire was got under
control without extending to other
buildings. The losses are as fellows
On building, owned by the Bellows Falls
Canal company, $1,000; Osgood &
Barker's loss, $4,000. The Vermont
Farm Machine company's loss is about
S45 900. The cause of the fire Is un.
known.
Large quantities of cedar poles are be-
ing shipped this winter from railroad
stations at New Haven, Salisbury
Leicester junction. Vergennes and North
Ferrsburgh. The poles are for use in
growing hops. Hop-growers are max
ing extensive preparations for an in
creased production. 1t is claimed that
hops can be grown at fifteen cents 8
pound with profit. The poles bring at
the various railway stations So per 900
Large quantities of "story poles," USED
so being bought. They are not less thar
twenty-five feet long and from three to
five inches at the butt. and sell at Sl0(
per 200. Several millions of these
poles have been shipped from Vermont
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York and Massachusetts during the
present winter, and a large force of men
and teams are still busily engaged il
cutting and hauling from the swamps.
A very sad affair is reported from
Fletcher. Carlos Ii. Farnsworth oi
Fairfax. deputy sheriff. started early
Thursday morning for Binghamville, il
Fletcher, to summons witness, after
which he started back home, going some
what out of direct course to summons
another witness. About o'clock ht
was found in the road, dead, with Gu
across one eye. From appearance, it Ii
supposed that his horse had got out of thu
road, into the deep snow, breaking on,
of the shafts of the sleigh; Farnswortl
had unhitched the horse for the purpos,
of getting out of the difficulty more cas-
lily; in his efforts to do so he had beer
struck in some way, and the effects o
the blow, with the singing cold weather
rendered him helpless and he perished
When found he was only about tift,
rods from a house, and had been deaf
but short time, as only portions of tn
body were much frozen. Mr.. Farms
worth, besides being deputy sheriff, wa
, engaged to some extent In insuranc