The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-15
LvIII. MIDDLEBURY, W.. JUNE Is, 1888
Sfofe G1eps.

In the case of ID. A. Ward of Enos-
burgh Falls, who was found dead by the
LOadside. June 2, the coroner's verdict is
intoXication.
The catalogue Of St. Johnsbury aca-
DENY gives the following summary:
Graduates. 3; senior class. So; middle
class, 1903; junior class, 40: sub-junior
class. lO5; total. 4l4.
Henry Woodbury.. ffteen-years-old
boy. WAS drowned in the Missssquoi at
North Troy. friday evening, while float
ing logs. He was nephew of Judge
Thompson of Irasburgh.
The grand jury has indicted Will and
Frank Gallagher, John and Frank
McClnton. Ed Gaffney and George Field
for assault with intent to kill upon
Henry Darrell in Windsor about Janu-
AIRY /.
The Inhabitants on the lake shore
near Nergcnnes and further north com
plain .of fish poachers from the New
York shore. destroying thousands of fish
on the Vermont side of the lake by
means of dynamite.
stephen Rice. II Chesterfield farmer
who has been sick for some time, took Il
large nose Of paris green. Friday. with
suicidal intent. He was living Friday
night. but the doctors say he will die.
He has II wife and six children.
A crop report from Essex county says:
The season about the mountains he e is IA
very late one. but crops all promise well.
The usual acreage is put in and grain is
coming up and looking finely. Grass is
ALWAYS good here. The fruit prospect is
very flatt ring.
The plans prepared by Mr.. Ii. ii.
Richardson of Brookline. Mass. for the
library building to be erected for the
University of Vermont through the
liberalty of Hon. Frederick Billings,
have been accepted, and work upon the
building will be begun at once.
The State of Vermont has just been
the recipient. at the hands of DR..
Edward ii. Williams. of an oil portrait
of his father. the late Hon. Norman
Williams. who was the first secretary of
the Vermont Senate. The painting will
| be hung in the Senate chamber.
EX-Congrcssman Tyler. c. b. Eddy
and Judge w. Ii. Walker have been
named by the Supreme court as com
missiouers to settle the tariff on ra.es.
between the Central Vermont and Mont
pelicr Il Wells River roads. which are in
Il wrangle over their connection. They
are ordered to report by June 81.
For two years past. the little son of
Austin Blodgett of Lower Waterford.
has been playing wit the cap of II giant
powder cartridge which lie found. 1t
exploded recently. when he undertook
to drive nail into it, taking off one
thumb ut the frs joint, Il for, finger. and
wOunding the next. Nothing has been
found either of the cap or fingers since.
Efforts are being made to reopen the
Lyndon Literary Institute Baptist school.
suspended two years ago. ;. :. Thomp-
son. the owners of the buildings. will
give them if $4,000 for permanent
fund is raised. July l. ID. T.. Hall
pledges $4,000 of this sum. Rev. +.
Owens has received pledges for $1,000
more. The committee feel confident OF
raising the balance.
The annual cOnvocation of the order
of the Eastern Star of Vermont met at
West Randolph, last week. These
officers were chosen: +. }. McWain,
West Randolph, grand patron; f. n.
! Harris, Wolcott, assistant grand patron;
Mrs. 5. ). Bass. grand matron; Mrs. +.
T.. Ilaviland. Danvile. assistant grand
matron; Mrs. II. Nj. Whitney. Windsor,
grand treasurer; Mrs. l.. a. Cough,
grand cOnductress; Mrs. J.. G. White.
grand assistant conductress Mrs. j. \.
Gilman, grand warden; Mrs. 5. ). Bass.
grand lecturer; O. 5. Chamberlin. grand
sentinel; II. l.. Stillson. grand secretary;
L. X. Whitney, grand chaplain.
A Brattlrbolo dispatch of Friday last
saws: United States Marshal Henry
served writs of attachment to-day upon
the property of General w. W. Lynde of
Brat; lebor0. Dana ID. Dickinson and o.
l.. Sherman of Newtane and Richard Il.
Pratt of Dummerst0n, bondsmen for
Captain Morton Pratt, late Indian agent,
whom the Government claims is short in
his accounts some 100000 Pratt Is a
Windham county boy. lost an arm at Bull
Run, and was always held in the highest
esteem here. and it is conlidentially be-
lieved by his friends that he will yet be
able to satisfactorily explain the deticien-
cy and thus relieve his bOndsmen. who
are responsible in the sum of $4,000
each. and all of whom are of reputable
standing and abundantly wealthy. Pratt
is now RESTING in the West, and il is