The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-02

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his reason and cut his throat fatally.
The new Park View hotel at Fairhaven
has recently been opened to the public.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Smith OF West
on the 10th ult.
The Grand Isle county court has jus.
held its February term of one days du-
ration. There were two trials by jury.
There are 50l postoflices in Vermont.
Only ~ of these are salared offices. the
postmaster being appointed by the Presi-
dent.
Henry Douglas, 30, fell from wall
into the wheel-pit at Newton Bros pulp
mill in Readsboro and broke his skull.
lie will not live.
IL is reported that n larLe bear is
prowling about in the vicinity of Sax
tons River, causing great CONSERVATION
among the farmers.
Bishop DeGoesbriand of this diocese
has written book, In the form of Il Sc
ries of lectures, on the Holy Land, and
it is now being printed.
The wife of Rev. A. Witherspoon, d.
D.. at one time pastor Of the Methodist
church in St. Albans, died In Kansas
February l6, aged u.
These postmasters have been appoint
ed: North Hero, Grand Isle county,
ROderick b. Hathaway; Peru, Benning-
ton county,O o. Z. Silnons.
A son of Peter Bourbon, between nine
and ten years of age, of WinOoski was
run over by the cars on Friday, having
one leg cut otfjust below the knee.
1t is now stated that the express COM
panles are willing to pay the taxes AS
sessed under the new law If based on
their business done within this State.
c. 5. Ward, son of Thomas Ward. left
st. Johnsbury on Tuesday for Lexing-
ton. Ky, to accept II position as general
secretary in the work of the Y. Nj. c. A.
Emeli Meeker, the Waterbury muir
deress. who is to be hung about month
hence, makes the State prison resound
with her yells. She still declares her
innocence.
The firm Of ID. NJ. Camp q Co., who
run store and print the Express and
Standard at Newport, dissolve April l.,
aud Mr.. Camp will become sole propre-
tor of the newspaper.
The charter of the First National
bank of Fair Haven expired on Satur-
day. February "a. new charter eX-
tending the life of the bank twenty years
longer has been granted.
William Moulton of Castleton is ven
cradle ofllce-holder, having been town
fro fnr mt | L..
a candidate for reelection. and has also
been postmaster since 1860.
The Windsor County Mutual Fire In
suraDce Co., owing to Il falling oft IN
susiness, has decided to close up It's af-
fairs by March 10. The company has
done business for forty-three years.
A house and barn. with some twenty
tons of hay. in West Bolton was burned
Sunday night. There was no one liv-
| ing in the house at the time, and il must
have been struck with lightning or set
atire.
Mrs. Clara NJ. Rouse of Bennington,
widow of the late John Rouse, died sud
denly Friday OF heart hisease. She was
born in Bennington August 2, 1899, and
was one OF 80 octOgenarlans now living
In that town.
The Burlington Republicans have
nominated George H. Morse for mayor,
Mayor Hatch, who has served sever
years, declining a reelection. Mr.
Morse is member OF the large lumber
firm of Shepard & Morse.
John Gale, the superintendent of the
water works in st. Johnsbury, recently
removed, is found to have been system
atically stealing money by entering or
the books les sums than received liz
settled for $3.50. His excuse was that hi
family were sick and under large eX
penses. He was eN-grand master of tn
Odd Fellows and a prominent churcl
| man.
i A l0-years-old boy belonging to Mrs
Q Maria Hill, while on the mountain. step
ped from the beaten track on to TIL
: crust, sliding to the foot of the hill, 2O
| feet, where he came In contact witt
some obstacle which tipped him ever
bringing his nose in contact with tn
crust. 1t was cut clean off from the en-,
y of the bone. DR.. Simpson stitched III
! end of his nose on again and he Is doinI
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