The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-17
State and Vicinity.
Bristol has a new town clock.


A Cambridge man has calf with four
well developed hind legs.
Lincoln has a Lew skating rink, of
which W. f. q G. +. Hanks are the pro-
prietors.
In Windsor county the apple crop is
reported large and the ruling price 81
a barrel.
The railroad station at Milton was
broken into Saturday night, but nothing
of value was taken.
The railroad station at Fair Haven was
broken into on a recent night and $50
in currency taken.
There are 60 cases on the docket of the
general term of the supreme court, which
meets at Montpelier on the 18th.
The Brandon committee on soldiers,
monument have made a contract for its
erection with Barre granite firm.
The State Teachers association is to
hold meeting at Montpelier to-day,
President Buckham is to speak in the
evening.
While cutting corn, Jerry Crowley of
Poultney stumbled and fell upon a corn
cutter, cutting II severe cash in his arm
above the wrist.
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county court but one case was tried. OF
three divorces granted, one was for
cruelty and two for adultery.
J. b. Mussey of Rutland raised the
present season on 30 square rods of land
80 bushels of potatoes, being at the rate
of 420 bushels to the acre,
The horse of Lyman Parker of Cam
bridge became frightened while he was
out riding in Westford, Sunday, turned
quickly and threw him out. He struck
on his head and died instantly.
The Vermont Bible society held its
annual meeting at Montpelier, Wednes-
day. Joseph Poland of Montpelier was
elected president and Rev. :. III. Elliot
of Waterbury, corresponding secretary.
The directors were reelected.
The Edison electric lighting company
of New York has $50 lamps in the Bel
lows Falls paper mills and another sys-
TEN is to be introduced in the remainder
of the village by a local company having
| $4,000 capital.
The Mary Fletcher Hospital at Buring-
ton received 10 patients during the year
ended August | last, of whom 76 were
paying The hospital cost $4,000 and
1t will be reopened Nov. 3.
The twenty-irst annual reunion of Ver-
mont officers will be held at Montpelier
on Wednesday. October 20. Colonel
Aldace f. Walker of Rutland will deliv.
er the Grafton in the evening in the hall
of the House of Representatives.
Bakersfield is excited over the elope.
ment of William IillOtson, a well-to-dc
farmer, y years old, having a wife and
two children, with a l5-year-old French
girl, Malvena Bunour, who had worked
for his family. 1t is believed the pail
have gone to Canada.
Mr.. Bailey of Ticonderoga recently
sold the trOtting horse, IT. +. b." that
trotted at Rutland during the August
races, to a gentleman in Springfield
Mass. for $500. ~. f. B." was stree
by Ethan Allen" owned by Ii. j. De
long of West Cornwall.
About $50 persons attended the Stat,
Prohibition mass convention at Montpel
Ter, Wednesday. These electors wer,
chosen: AT large, DR.. Charles Wood
house of Rutland and c. W. Wyman O
Bratteboro; first district, c. s. Parke
of Gilmore; second district, j. b. Socket
of Bradford.
The Grand Army posts are crclatin!
petitions to be presented to the Genera
Assembly, asking for some law by whicl
any and all soldiers, sailors and marines
who haye served in the army or navy o
the United States and have been honOra
bly, discharged, and who by the laws o
the general government are entitled t,
all privileges of.honorably discharged sol
diers, and are at the time of their deceas
residents of this tate, shall at their de
cease be furnished decent Christian
burial at the expense of the State.
Mrs. Young, who died in Orwell, re
Gently, aged one hundred and one years
} was native of Athol, Mass, and befor
her marriage was school teacher. Pos
sessing ample means, she has of lat
! been generous giver, donating freel,
: to any cause WHICH to her seemed for tn
best interest of the church or the town
Among her gifts We're $3.50 toward
building the sidewalk through the mali
, street of the village, to the church
valuable bell, to the town a clock an,
$4,000 to the Congregational church, tn
income of which is to support the preach
Ter.