The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01
State Glcps.

st. Adams has a tax of two hundred
and fourteen cents on dollar.
The grand list of Rutland contains
the names of over 4, 900 taxpayers.
Hon. Frederick Billings has given
$4,000 to Amherst college gymnasium.
The largest Congregational organiza-
ton in Vermont is at Rutland, with a
membership of over six hundred.
A. G. Richie of Barnet has Jersey
COW from which he has made 4S5
pounds of butter in the last II months
The State Spiritualist camp-meeting
at Queen City park, near Burlington,
will open August II and continue a
month.
The EStey Organ company of Brattle-
boro, now manufacturing about 400
organs week, have established a
house in London.
l.. O. Colburn, Rush Plumley and
Frank Plumley OF Shrewsbury have
caught eight bears on the mountains
east OF Rutland since last fall.
The Seventh Day Adventists of the
State will hold their annual camp
meeting on the lake shore, near the
city of Burlington, beginning August
2S.
The Rutland Trotting Park associa-
ton have voted to hold their races in
Rutland on the 10Th, goth and DIST of
August; 81, 800 in purses will be
given.
During the thunder storm of Satur-
day, Byron Jones of Bolton, who was
at work on the mountain, was struck
by lightning and his clothes burned
more or less.
BY the falling of pile of boards
upon which he was at work Mr..
Wheeler of Charleston was thrown
across the pole of a moving machine
and his back broken.
John Paro, Canadian Frenchman,
who was employed in the Barton chair
factory, was killed a Barton in attempt
ing TO step across the track in front OF
the approaching mail train.
The Democratic State committee met
at the residence of Hiram Atkins,
Montpelier, and organized by re-elect.
ing Hiram Atkins of Montpelier chair
man and John IL. Senter OF Warren
secretary.
Chaplain-in-C Chief Foster of the ma
tional encampment has been engaged
by Custer post, G.. A. r., of Benning
ton to deliver the Grafton on the ami
versary of the battle of Bennington
August 16.
Ebenezer Brigham, aged 60 years, OF
the village of Westminster, commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat and at
terward hanging himself to the bed
post. He was wealthy. Dependency
was the cause.
The Bennington Banner has been
presented "with a curiosity in the torn
of an appletree branch two feet long
on the end of which is a full.sized ap
pie and along its sides are nearly {
dozen blossoms"
IL. Il. Cushman of Bennington ha
recently been granted patent on i'm
provements in erasive rubber, consist
ing in fluting blocks of rubber so tina
it is tile-like in its effect, greatly facil-
itating the erasure of ink or pencil
marks.
On July 10, a cloud burst over tn,
village of Bennington and for half al
hour there was such deluge of rain a
was never seen there before. 1t is es
timated that a hundred loads of grave
were washed from the streets during
the half hour.
By the REIMBURSEMENT of postmasters
salaries the following offices in Yer
mont are cut down 500: Below
Falls, Bennington, b arlington, Ludlow
Montpelier, Northtield, Rutland, st
Adams, Waterbury, and Wildsor
Bradford is the only office increased
800. Bethel is set back 10 the fourtl
class.
J An accident occurred at Ludlow OF
J Thursday afternoon which resulted il
the death of Mrs. j. g. Chandler. A
about six O'Clock she was found lyin!
: in an unconscious condition at the foo
of the stairs leading to the tenemen
= occupied by them in the second stor
: of the marbe-shop building. Th
neighbors were led to the spot by th'
, cries of her little boy, who, when ask
, ed what the matter was, reptile,
{ Mamma is vomiting" The unfol
tunate woman was found lying on he
| face, in pool of blood that had issue
from wound back of the ear, evident
ly caused by striking against the edg
: of the open door. She died few Inc
; ments after assistance arrived.