The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-08-03
Late Stale and Vicinity.

The Spiritualists hold their camp-mect-
ing at Queen City park near Burlington
from August ID to September IL.
The barns of Lucius Smith of West
Fairlce were struck and burned by
lightning, with % tons of hay. during Il
heavy shower, Saturday.
Hiram G. Fay of Rutland has sued
Hiram Atkins of the Montpelier Argus
for $1,000 for libel. for articles rejecting
on Fay's financial standing.
Peter Blrlncll of Milton and John
Shortsleeves. while intoxicated, had
fight at Milton, and Brunette was so scri-
ously injured that he died. Shortsleevcs
has fled.
Harlow Sears of Richford. who saved
Gov. Smiths special train from smash
upa while since. has been given $50 and
annual passes over the Central and Mis-
sissquoi roads and cyclopeda.
A letter addressed to widow Smith,
Richford, VT" was great wonder to
the postmaster as to which one it should
be delivered to. There are eleven widows
of that name in the town of Richford.
st. Pau's church at Burlington has the
first surpliced choir of men and boys
ever organized in the State, with ~
voices. They propose to make the
service 'churchly'' and to sing classical
church music.
At Essex Centre, Wednesday evening,
Simon Cunningham, farmer, in way
on. with his wife and child. attempted to
cross the railroad and was struck by the
locomotive. Cunningham was killed.
his wife fatally injured and the child's
leg broken.
DR.. l.. A. Harrington, superintendent
of the quarries at Florence. near Pit@ford,
was instantly killed. Wednesday. by Il
derrick falling upon him. lie was a re-
cent graduate of the medical department
of the University of Vermont and was
married about two years ago.
These patents have just been issued to
citizens of this State: FOrdyce NJ.
Moulton, assignor to s. b. Ives, Yer
gennes, and ii. Norton, Addison, road
making machine; Edwin III. Gilman.
Montpelier, driving bit; Ilawley G.
White, North Bennington, stereoscope.
Albert Potter, aged 81. son of Major
| William Potter of Pownal, was killed by
freight train on the Troy and Boston
lay on the track with his head on his
|
He leaves widow and two children, and
was well to do. He is said to have been
drunk.
The steam yacht Rosamond reached
Burlington Tuesday from Belleville,
Ont, with party of II persons, men
and women, who are taking trip through
the lakes and Hudson to New York re-
turning the same way OF by Erie canal.
They are travelling leisurely, living on
the boat and will take seven or eight
weeks for the journey.
A terrible accident occurred on the
Troy q Boston railroad near Pownal,
VT, about s o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. Through the carelessness of a tel
egraph operator two trains collided,
causing the death of six of the employees
of the company. About twelve cars
were wrecked and caught fire. Both To-
comotives were badly damaged. The
loss by the collision and by fire will be
very large.
The sleeping train due to leave Rut-
land at 2 20 "a. III. met with serious ac-
cident Saturday morning at Colchester.
A freight train was going upon siding
and had gotten off the main line with the
exception of two cars, which the express
struck. The sleeping train consisted of
three cars, Samuel Bowtell conductor,
Moses Pratt engineer and Frank j.
Farmer fireman. MIR. Pratt and his fire
! man Jumped before the shock came and
both were injured. Mr. Pratt received a
fracture of the leg at the ankle, bad
| break of bones in the hand and an ugly
cut over one eye. Mr.. Farmer had no
bones broken, but was badly bruised and