The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
-Sfofe 21eps.

Vermont.
The house and barns of Samuel |
Davis of Bradford were burned Sun
day, together with q horse, two cows
and a lot of hay and grain. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Burglars entered the postofiice at
Chester depot, Sunday night of last
week and attempted to crack the safe,
but without success, This is the fourth
burglary in town within eight weeks.
Brattleboro voted 5G2 to 5O4 in
special town meeting not to aid the
proposed Brattleboro and Wilmington
railroad. Wilmington also voted not
to rescind its former vote in aid of this
railroad.
The Vermont ~ Canada railroad has
elected these directors: John l.. Ma
son of Richmond, Jed p. Clark of Mil
ton, Alfred 5. Hall, Chas. f.. Billings,
Henry d. Hyde, Thomas II. Perkins
and Augustus Russ of Boston.
A mixed train east on the st. Johns
bury and Lake Chalnplain railroad was
wrecked near Johnson on Friday night.
caused by new wheels falling from a
loaded flat car. Six cars were thrown
from the track and badly demolished.
No one was injured.
The body of man was found float
ing in the river opposite the Colchcs-
ter poor farm, last week. From papers
upon the body it is supposed to be that
of one Tracy of Jericho, famiiarly
known as "Fiddler" Tracy. The body
had been in the water some time.
The Valley cheese factory has made
2417 Cheeses this seasOn-more by five
hundred than made in any one season
before. The prices have been very sat
isiactorv for the whole lot. The Union
factory has sold out its cheese, about
POO, for y ii cents. UiHerbHUh Gar.
The monument which Brandon will
erect to commemorate the valor of her
sons in the war of the rebellion will be
a structure notable for its massive,
plain, but imposing feature. 1t will be
of Barre granite, after pattern design
ed by Richard Welch of this town. The
first base stone will be eight feet square
on the ground. two feet thick, and esii-
mated to weigh eleven tons. There
will be three bases. On the second, in
large raised letters, will be the inscrip-
ton, "Brandon to her Fallen Heroes,
lS61-G5, 1885" On the bases will rest
heavy die, for the inscripti N of
names. On the sides of the second and
smaller die will be four different en-
blems-the State coat of arms for one,
the rest military. Both dies will be
polished and the emDlems cut SO that
they will stand in relief against the
backgro md. Above there is plinth
with projecting beading, then the cap,
on which stands the figure of a. soldier
seven feet, ten inches high. The entire
height of the monument, including fig
ure, is "a feet, 10 inches, and it is esti-
mated to weigh between 30 and 10 tons.
-Brdndon LmOn
Four years since, Geo. Saverv, now
a resident of Walling ford, lived in Beu-
nington. One day, while engaged IN
labor in the hay field, he was overcome
by sunstroke. Shortly after, not by
reason of age, for he was only about 30
years old, the hair commenced falling
in patches from his head. Within a
short time his head was devoid of ma
lures covering. His beard began also
to disappear in the same mysterious
manner and soon was wanting. As no
dyestufl was put upon the hair, this
loss caunot be charged to such prepar-
atoms. BY Mr.. Slavery, who from his
youth has entertained great dislike
for bald heads, this was considered II
great misfortune. Later,as no signs of
new growth appeared, he consulted
| physician after physician until nearly
| fifty had been interviewed. They were
unanimous in saying that they had new
err before seen the like, nor in all their
reading had they found an account of
such an occurrence. All the tonics
prescribed were of no service. OF the
many patent preparations he used,
none prompted the desired growth OF
hair. AT length, save to battle the head
freely in cold water, he did nothing to
! his head. One year ago the hair began
! growing in patches on his head and has
continued filling in until now the scalp
is well covered. His beard is growing in
the same manner. Mr.. Slavery believes,
as do the people who are acquainted
with the circumstances, that falling of
of the hair was caused by sunstroke.
Whatever was the cause, the strange
ness of the occurrence remains. Cor.
A Brandon correspondent sends us
the following: GA most Iiendish out
rage was perpetrated last Sabb tn at.
ternoon on the person of beautiful
girl of sixteen or more years, willie she
was returning from the Sabbath school
of one of our churches, by beast in
human form by the name of William
Smith. When the young lady neared
the bridge on the river road, just out
side of our village, she was seized and
dragged into the bushes and chokcd
until the blood ran from her nostrils
So desperately did she resist the infa.
nous wretch that he failed to accom-
plish his purpose. On Tuesday thi,
same fiend was arrested in the very acl
of outraging another young girl, some
three miles north of here, in place
called Sugar Hollow. The girl was
severely injured that physician had tc
be called Immediately, who pronounced
her in very critical state. Smith is q
years of age and has been working
| around here for some months lie no