The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29
Late Stale and Vicinity.

Post Tracy, G. A. r., has been formed
at Windsor.
The wooden mills at Proctorsvile have
shut down for three months. from lack
of business.
Chester proposes to have an old-fash-
toned celebration on the Fourth, for
which quite sum has been raised.
In the Burlington city court. George
Buck, 4or stealing gold watch. was
sentenced to two years in State prison.
Work will be begun at once on tile re-
building of the First Baptist church at
st. Adams, which was burned last spring.
George Alben, 20, of Pownal, fell from
a scatfolding on Monday. and struck a
cry is doubtful.
Several persons in one family and one
in another in Wilmington were seriously
but not fatally poisoned the other day
by eating homemade canned succotash.
Mr.. Elisha Cotton of Sherburne, it
would seem, is fairly entitled to the
championship in bear hunting. having
caught five last year and two this year.
Mr.. Cotton is nearly 20 years old.
The rear of the Connecticut River
Lumber Company's big drive of 1000
600 feet of lumber left McIndoe's Falls,
Monday morning. With the present
pitch of water it will require some 80 or
60 days to reach the company's mills at
Holyoke and Hartford.
Swanton is excited over the finding of
the body of a man. supposed to be that
of Cyrell ROunselle. Frenchman who
disappeared mysteriously about two
years ago. and is supposed to have been
foully dealt with.
Peter Loiselle, who was injured by the
cars near Rutland Valley station, Thurs
day, died Friday evening of his injuries.
The manner of the accident is a mystery
and probably will remain one; but
it is thought he fell head foremost into
the train as it was passing him.
Timothy Seymour. n French black
smith at Swanton Junction. was instantly
killed Monday morning in trying to board
the train from Rousc's Point. which does
not stop at the Junction. He fell under
the wheels of the passenger car, and hi:
body was cut in two and the right arm
, taken off.
, A few days ago picnic party from
. White Creek visited the Bennington bat
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; for building fire and hanging kettl,
there was brought to the SUI face cop
' per penny of the year 1913. This coli
$ was about inches below the surface an,
its date stamps it as having been los
$ during the memorable battle which tool
: place ON the picnic grounds of the party
! Those convicted in the county cour
: at st. Johnsbury received the follOwin,
!, sentences: Mrs. Woodreau, who pleade,
guilty to adultery, two years in tn
House of Correction; Alice Day, for iaI
!. ceny of team. three years in the Hous
y of Correction; ii. keyser, for burglary
. five years in States prison; Eugen
Heath, for attempted poisoning, wa
:, ;, sent to the Reform school till II year
u old.
Il Commencement at the University O
Il Vermont, Burlington, took place thi
= week. The most notable feature of tn
q occasion was the unwilling of the st atu
! of Lafayette on the college park and tn
!. re-laying OF the cornerstone of the Uni
n versity building Tuesday. The latte
% ceremony was performed by the gran
# lodge f. d A. NJ. The statue, by j. {
# A. Ward, the celebrated sculptor, is col
} sidered by competent judges very sati
factor piece of work
Vermont boys have taken honors {
Dartmouth college as follows: Crime
prize of $50, offered to the member {
the senior class who in the judgment ,
the faculty has made the most satisfa,
tory progress during his college cours
X taking into consideration his preparatio
" when he entered" was given to John
re Gordon of West Bolton. The followin
r. received honorable mention: For exec
ly lence in Greek. A. l.. Fuller of Vershir
n In Latin, ii. ID. Foster. In mathematic
IL. A. Bayley of Newbury,> e