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

The next National Guard muster will
probably be held in st. Johnsbury.
Post Henry G.. A. II. has been organ
ized at Chester. with Hon. Hugh Henry
as commander.
The Rutland County Court opened on
Tuesday of this week. The term is like
" to be short.
Capt. Nj. B. Carpenter. formerly of st.
Albans. has been elected city attorney of
Denver, Colorado.
A new postoflice has been established
at Branch. Orleans county, with George
Merrill as postmaster.
Henry Brewster. who had been con-
stable in Huntington thirty-ive years,
declined another election.
Col. George II. Childs of st. Albans.
who is an eloquent speaker. delivers the
Memorial day address at Rutland.
A very energetic disease. called winter
cholera. is engaging the attention of
about fifty persons in North Bennington.
A Swanton couple, James NJ. Tabor
and wife, have thirty-six living grand
children, and have just celebrated their
golden wedding.
Winooski's main street is said to have
only ten rum-shops between the hotel
and the Congregational church, a dis
tance of some 400 feet.
Pension. with arrears amounting to
$1,000. has been allowed Rufus TOwsley
of North Bennington, who lost son in
the early part of the war.
John c. Clark. cashier of the First Ma
tiOnal bank of Chelsea since its organiza-
tion in 1878, has accepted the position of
assistant cashier i'm the First National ut
st. Johnsbury.
Rochester, in Windsor county, has a
population of 1862. Last year it paid
out 81 800 to support its poor or a sum
equal to about 81. 10 for each man, wo-
man and child of population.
A project is on foot to erect an opera
house in st. Albans. to cost not less than
Sl5. 200. A gentleman of means offers to
contribute 81 900 for this purpose provid-
ing the citizens subscribe the balance.
About 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon the
slate mill of Williams Bros. d Co.. situ-
ated mile and half south of Poutney
village. was destroyed by fire. The fire
originated near the engine room. Part
ly insured.
AT Montpelier, Saturday afternoon,
Archie, a seven-years-o son of Charles
Seguin. while at play in the lumber yard
of the Lane Manufacturing company
was killed by lumber falling on him,
crushing his skull.
The following patents have recently
been issued to Nermonters: Amos ii.
Brainerd, Hyde Park. gear cutting ma
chine; NJ. Clark. Poultney, coin tester
j. G. Ward and G.. W. Hooker, Brattle-
boro, shingle machine.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Vermont State Dental society will be
held in the parlors of the Bates House,
Rutland, commencing Wednesday even
ing, March 2l, and continuing through
Thursday and Friday.
Levi Huntley, sixty years of age, EN-.
| ployed TO examine the trucks and wheels
OF passing trains at Bellows Falls, was
instantly killed on Monday. He was
busy at work inspecting a train, when
he was struck by a train backing up on
another track.
The failure of Congress to pass the
river and harbcr bill will not interrupt
work on the Burlington breakwater for
the present, as this years work is being
done on last years appropriation. The
foundation for new crib fifty feet in
length is being laid.
Ex-Sheriff Drew of Chittenden county
has sued Rev. Thaddeus f. Stewart oi
South Burlington for $1,000, for the al
| laua1 Sfatamnnt hy him that Mr. Draw
having papers in criminal proceeding
notified the party proceeded against be
fore attempting 10 serve them.
Loren Tomlinson of Westford wa'
awakened about midnight, the 9TH inst.
by the barking of his dog. Arising, h'
found the corn barn and hog house 0I
fire. The neighbors We're al lrmed. ant
by hard work saved the dwelling house
the wind blowing the fire away from it
Rev. Eli Ballou, d. D., died at Royal
ton on Monday morning, aged "A years
Rev. DR.. BallOu was the oldest univer
salist clergyman in the State and had
very wide acquaintance in all parts of il
For great many years he edited tn
Repository, the Universalist State organ
published at Montpelier.
The death is announced of Roswell
r Dewey of Northfield, aged 81 years, 81,
months and three days. MIR. Dewe
!. was born in Royalton in 1901, and Mare
/ 10, 1928, moved to NorthAeld. lie wa
r for many years prominent man in til
: c affairs of the town, being surveyor, col
: stable, justice of the peace. teacher G
y music, and for six years, under the a,
: ministration of President Lincoln, hel