The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-05
State and Vicinity.

Fannie Russell, owned by Kent Wright
of Bridport, won the free-for-all race at
the Westport fair.
John Corison of Vergennes recently
had leg fractured which playing base
ball at Port Kent N. Y.
Mrs. f. ID. Barton of Waltham. who
has been dangerously ill for several
weeks, is reported to be improving.
A fire in the business portion of st.
Albans. Wednesday morning, did dam
age to the amount of 100000.
G.. w. Brown. Bennington veterinary
surgeon, died on Saturday from an over
dose of choral. 1t is said he had medi-
tated suicide.
Charles Webster shot himself at West
Randolph Sunday night, and died i'm
mediatcly. Disappointment in love is
the alleged cause.
+. III. Hallock of Panton has sold his
trotting mare Fannie Russell. also known
as Jennie. to Kent Wright of Bridport.
for Sl,400. Fannie Russell is nine years
| old. and has Il record of 2.35.
The second trial of George II. Willett.
a Burlington barber, accused of the muir
der of John b. Pair at Glens Falls, n. Y.
in December, 1880, resulted in verdict
of mot guilty"
Mrs. Theodore Goodwin of Castleton
who was jailed at Rutland on the charge
of killing her child. Sept. 10, has been
released from custody. the grand jury
failing to find bin against her.
The Washington county grand Jury has
indicted Eugene Town. for attempting
to outrage l5-year-old girl in Water
bury; and James Templeton. for the
murder of a Mrs. Hurlburt in Worcester
John p. Howard has bought the Gov
Underwood place in Burlington and will
fit it up for the use of the medical de
partment Of the university. The present
medical college he will fit up as gym
nasium.
| The State convention Of the Young
Mems Christian association will be held
this year at Rutland, October 10, 20 and
Il. Every association is expected to send
delegates and every church its pastor and
a corresponding member. Full particu-
lars may be obtained by addressing the
association at Rutland.
| Albert Taft. senior member of the firm
of Taft, Morgan Il Co.. Burlington, was
suffocated by gas at his home, Sunday
morning. He was born in Crown Point
n. Y, and went to Burlington in 1868 tc
enter the employ of DR.. b. S. Nichols
but went into business for himself three
years later. His age was 81 years.
The officers of the Champlain Valley
Agricultural society held a meeting al
Vergennes, Saturday. The receipts at
the recent fair were 81, 139-enough to
pay premiums, expenses and a note of
1928 and leave balance in the treasury.
President Sprague of Waltham, j. o.
Walker of Ferrisburgh and G.. w. Ward
of New Haven were made a committee
to select a permanent site for the fair.
The committee of the depositors have
made detailed statement of the result
of their investigation of the affairs of the
st. Adams Trust company. The total
assests amount to $709,5I5; worthless
paper, $4,000. The committee consider
$4,000 of the assets to be perfectly
good, and SOL .5l5 as doubtful. If ali
the doubtful assets could be collected,
the depositors could be paid i'm full, and
if one-half could be realized there would
be assets enough to pay rs cents on the
dollar. The committees report shows
l.. Brainerd to be responsible as princi-
pal surety for S10l OPS. Brainerd's prop
erty turned over for the benefit of the
creditors is valued at about SIOO. 900.