The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-13
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The saw mill at Lilliesvile, in the
west part of the town of Bethel, owned
by G.. l.. Booth, was burned the 9th inst.
Frank Chamberlin of McIndoe's Falls
was seriously injured in the head by the
fall of an overloaded floor, on Saturday.
Marshall Carpenter of Derby died on
Sunday, aged II years. He was prom
inent in town and county affairs, and
Judge of probate from 1855 to 1868.
The first week in April last year some
of the steameSn~Were running on Lake
ChamHlin; 6year there is about two
feet of solautjce in the broad lake.
The couiNVf votes on the constitution
al amendment shows this result in the
State: For the first amendment, 11.135 ;
against, 556; for the second, IL ,059 !;
against. 557.
Two boys in Braintree. aged 10 and II
years went into the barn yard of Earl
Cushman. while no one was about the
place, and killed one sheep with num-
ber of fowls.
The little daughter of Thomas Marion
of Waterbury. who was crushed by a
falling tree, suffered the fracture of an
arm and a leg and received Il severe cut
over one eye.
Mrs +. G. Greene, president of the Yer
mont w. c. Il. T., suggests that each
union in the State observe April 20 as
a day of special prayer for guidance in
| temperance work.
A young farmer from Brandon took a
room at the Bates House, Rutland the
other night, and blew out the gas on re-
tiring. His mistake was discovered just
in time to save his life.
A family in Hinesburgh were horror
stricken by finding a large snake, com
monty know as a spotted adder, in bar
rel from which they had been using ci-
der during the winter.
A baby born in Brattleboro few
days ago weighed only l-2 lbs, and a
common finger ring could be Slipped
over its hand and up to the elbow. The
child is alive and smart.
A prospective marriage at Chester, be-
tween Il man of 80 and woman of Il
years, is suddenly broken of by the son
of the bridegroom appearing on the day
set for the wedding and putting stop to
the preparations.
Henry Crowningshield,a West Brattle-
boro farmer, was arrested, the other day
for sending indecent and unlawful arti-
cles through the mail to neighboring
families. lie waived examination and
furnished $500 bail.
In wrestling match at East Saginaw
Mich. Friday night between AdoI
Butler of that city and w. W. Montgom
cry of Fairfield. this State. for $500 side
and the championship of the Western
and New England States, Montgomery
won.
A current item says The Vermonter:
take kindly to their imported German
girls. finding them models of economy
and cleanliness. 1t is said one of the
girls at st. Albans even wipes the wood
en- toothpicks and saves them for the
next meal.
Capt. WHY'S Lyman. 9TH United
States infantry, has entered upon his du
ties at Washington, with Col. X. n
Scott, L. 5. A., in charge of the publica-
ton of the records of the rebellion
Capt. LYMAN is the brother of Senator
Edmunds' wife.
5. l.. Doying of st. JOhnsbury having
resigned his position as superintendent
OF the Vermont International Telegraph
company and manager of the office il
that place, +. A. Silsby, operator at Bel
lows Falls, has been appointed to fill
both positions.
While Peter Rock was driving from
Stamford, Bennington county. to Nortl
Adams, Mass, he was stopped by mar
who demanded his valuables. Rock re
fused and the robber throttled him. liz
obtained his geld watch and some none,
and made his escape. The supposed
robber has been arrested.
The Wdtchman has compiled from au
thentic sources list of the towns in thi,
State in which liquor is sold under a Ii
eense from the United States, and tn,
number of licenses granted in each town
The total number of towns is ll3, ant
OF individual cases 446 against 426 of tn,
latter in 1882, and 400 in 1881. Burling
ton leads with 49 such licenses, Benning
ton follows with 80, Rutland has "a, st
Albans -, Montpelier "A, Middlebury IL
Rockingham 8, Brattleboro 8, St. Johns
bury 5.