The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-26

IOSJ SennotC NO. IL. u. ~. H., has
been established at West Rutland.
The House of Correction at Rutland
now has 20 inmates. about the usual
number at this season of the year.
Mrs. Maria d. Wheeler. Hartland
widow. has fatally poisoned herself.
She had shown symptoms of insanity.
The President on Monday nominated Us
postmasters: Jas. L. Jewctt. Swanton
james S w. Edwards, Winooski.
Fines and costs to the amount of
nearly 100000 have been imposed on
Rutland rum -seNers since the 1th of last
August.
The West Rutland postoilice was last
week robbed of some so in stamps.
This is the second time the Office has
been entered within six months.
1t is hoped that the worst of the scar
let fever epidemic in the vicinity OF
Woodstock has passed. as there have been
but two deaths in the past week.
Charles Mumford. an employee of the
Vermont Marble company at West Rut-
land, was badly crushed by falling from
Il dump car, which ran over him.
The census of 1850 showed there were
in Norwich 50 persons seventy wears of
age and upwards. or about one in 1G of
theswhole population of the town. Twen-
ty-four of this number had reached the
age of 50.
Patrick Ready of Rutland, charge
with selling rum, has been convicted of
2lO third otfenses and sentenced to pay
S4.201 .O3 fines and cost and to serve six
months in the House of Correction.
Another new marble company has re-
Gently been orgarzed by New York
parties called the Esperance Marble
company. The company has opened Il
quarry of blue marble in West Rutland.
w. Z. Heath of Bethel has been COM
mitted to Woodstock Jail. charged with
EN- bezzling $500, the proceeds from sales
OF guano sent him by Boston parties to
be sold on commission.
Clarence Briggs, son of Scott Briggs
of Goshen. fell into tub of hot water
on the 10Th inst, and was so badly scald-
ed that lie lived only a few hours. The
boy was about two years old.
Mrs. Sally Young has presented the
town of Orwell with town clock that
has cost five hundred dollars in Boston.
to be placed in the stecplc of the Con-
grcgational church in the village.
The National Car company of st. Al
bans have served an Injunction upon the
town clerk. restraining the town, cor
poration and school district from collect
lug taxes ass essed on nonresident stock
holders.
Henry A. Hill. brakeman on the St.
Johnsbury and I.ake Champlain railroad.
was thrown from the bunters while u
coupling an engine mt lIydepark, Friday
night, and received injuries from which
he died.
\ large barn and shed on the Jonas
McGee place, Ilighgate Springs. near
Swanton. was destroyed by fire Friday
night about two o'clock. A horse barn
adjoining was saved after hard fight,
The buildings were evidently fired by
malicious persons.
At meeting of the directors of the
Bennington and Brattleboro railroad on
the 18th inst, Edward Crosby was chosen
president, o. +. ButtcIfield vice-presi-
dent, Edward Crosby, W. W. Iynde and
o. +. Buttertield executive committee.
i. w. Childs clerk.
Francis Williams. 30, a boss stone ma
son from Gill. Mass. was instantly killed
by Il derrick falling on him at Readsboro,
Friday. He leaves family ut Gill. An
Italian was badly burned few hours be-
fore by premature discharge of Il blast
in Il ledge. Both were employed in the
Newton paper mill works.
At the Boston meeting of the Woman's
board of missions the report of the Yer
mont tbranch was represented by Mrs.
Perkins of Burlington. This branch has
two new auXiliaries and five new mission
circles, making total of BOB organi-
Zations. The amount contributed was
Sl.GO2 go.
Ihe Burlington Trust company. char
tered by the last Legislature, was organ
lied by the choice of the following di-
rectors: : Messrs. Cyrus NJ. Spaulding, b.
b. Smalley. Edward Wells. Joel III.
Gates, NJ. D. Cook, William Wells. Dan
iel W. Robinson. At subsequent meet
ing of the directors c. NJ. Spaulding was
chosen president, b. b. Smalley vice
president and Curtis Wells treasurer.
A young son of Osborn Fisher of
Addison has been injured by the kick of
a horse. The horses hoof struck him in
the mouth, and the upper jaw, from the
eye-tooth on one side to the molars on
the opposite side, and back to the center
of the roof of the mouth, was torn from
the skull and hung suspended by the
flesh.
John O'Neil of Whitehall, n. V, who
sold rum to Rutland parties and was ar
rested.while on visit to this State.
had his trial at Rutland last week. Dur
ing the proceedings the express agents
at West Rutland and Sutherland Falls
were required to produce their books in
court. This they refused to do, and
they were placed in custody for CON
tempt.
The exploits of Waterbury horse are
thus narrated: On Wednesday c. c.
Warren hitched his four-year-old colt to
one of the iron posts front of Mr.. Knight ;
store, and when he went to put on II
blanket the colt jumped and broke oti