The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-04
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James Fisk of Brattleboro was
taken badly insane last week.
Andrew Race. injured at Rutland re-
Gently by falling wall, is dead.
Aunt Sally Stockwell of West Brat
tleboro was l0l years old on Monday.
The st. Adams Iron and Steel works
have filed petition in insolvency.
The State conference of Congrega-
tonal churches will meet in Newport,
June II.
A company has been organized at
West Rutland for the manufacture of
marble brick.
Col. j. j. Estey and family of Brat
tleboro will 60 to Earope coon for a
three months stay.
The annual meeting of the Central
Vermont railroad company will be held
at st. Albans, May lG.
A New York firm win probably start
large silk factory in Bennington this
year. So says the Troy Budget.
Gen. William w. Grout delivers the
Decoration-day address at Chester and
Col. George w. Hooker that at Arlington.
Elisha Smell. farmer past the middle
of life. residing in Caverndish. was re-
Gently found dead in his sugar orchard
The railroad woodshed at Jonesvile
was burned Saturday morning with $50
cords of wood and a saving machine
Loss about $500; insured.
Captain Thomas Chubb of Post Mills.
has been appointed as harbOr mas
ter at Galveston. Texas. He has
quite reputation as a manufacturer of
fishing rods.
Mrs. G. f. Stcarns of Poultncy, who
says she is the wife of a Baptist minister,
is in search of her husband, who is also
a carpenter. She has not seen him in
three months.
l.. w. Kenney of Rutland. long an
engineer on the Rutland division of the
Central Vermont, has been appointed
assistant master mechanic at White
River Junction.
Isreal Wood of West Brattleboro. who
has kept weather record for many
years. says that Brattleboro has had in
all eight feet and three inches of snow
the past winter.
The Congregational church at st. AL
bans has accepted the resignation of
Rev. Charles Van Norden. who breaches
his farewell sermon May and goes to
Springfield, Mass.
Harry Smith of st. Johnsbury went to
Jamestown. Dakota. to marry Il young
lady from his former home. She refused
to fulfill her promise and Smith blew his
brains out while taking a walk with her.
Elisha F. Berry of Wheelock. who
was injured by the collision on the
Southeastern road. Dec. 10. 1882. and has
not been able to leave his bed since the
time of the accident, has sued for S20,-
600.
The docket for the May term of
Windsor county court contains l27
cases. the smallest number yet. OF
these 10 are divorce and l3 State cases.
On the chancery docket there are %
eases.
There are to be two excursions of
cauoeists down the Connecticut this
season, one starting from the head
waters the last of May and the other the
last of June. The first of these will
comprise fleet of 20 birch canoes built
by the PenobscOt Indians on their reser-
walton in Maine.
Rutland Valley is the name given to
the freight station near the Baker quarry
where the Centre Rutland Marble com
pany are building a mill and finishing
shops. II is at the first side track of the
Central Vermont railroad north of
Centre Rutland heretofore known as
Bakers switch.
Ed. Stanley of Waterville, while try
ing, under the influence of too much
liquor, to drive Y team frem Georgia sta
tion to Fairfax, the Other evening, was
thrown from the wagon and run over.
His lower jaw was broken in two places,
and his head badly crushed. He was
taken to a hotel in the vicinity and cared
for. At last accounts it was not cer-
! tain whether he could recover.