The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-09

IN. William Thibault of st. Adams
dropped dead with rheumatism of the
heart.
Vermont would receive $50 900 under
the national education bill which has Just
passed the Senate.
The telephone line from Burlington to
st. Adams is being constructed at the
rate of four miles day.
Col. Charles II. Joyce has sold his
house in Rutland and taken up his per
manent abode in Washington.
Daniel Roberts of Burlington has been
appointed receiver of the First national
bank at st. Adams. and has accepted,
1t is reported that ST. Adams men who
tried to organize new national bank
there could raise but Sl1.0OO toward cap
ital stock.
The State convention of the Green
hackers is to he held ut Waterbury on the
18th. to choose delegates to the national
convention of the party
At Rochester. Monday. Alonlo Wor-
cester. owner of the iron foundry, was
instantly killed by being caught in the
Shafting in the shop.
Bennington has the largest dealer III
average sales of this commodity reach
10000 pounds annually.
r. r.. Peabody. formerly of Caledonia
county, has been sentenced for forgery
| by the district court at Red Oak. Iowa, To
five years IN the pententIary.
Frank Howard who escaped from
Deputy l.. ). Marshal Fisk at New Ia-
ven, two weeks ago. is said to be con-
cealed in the woods in Fairhaven.
Abram Ploof, Ferrisburg fisherman
who was suspected of using Seines. has
been fined s. and costs for threatening to
shoot the fish warden Of hiS town.
Judge Royce sustained the indictments
against Lawrence Braiuerd at STA lbans
and decided that Brainerd could appear
at the preliminary hearing by attorney.
Charles Savage of StoCkbridge was
killed by the falling of a burning tree
while fighting "A forest fire, last Friday.
| He leaves wife and five children under
! six years old,
A venerable and highly esteeemed
| Windham county man Is said 10 have OF
tered young woman Sl0.OO0 to marry
! him and the same authority ha, it that
She has accepted.
Bishop DE Goesbriand is to have Il new
residence built in Burlington and proba-
bly, boarding school There are now
more than hoo children in the Catholic
schools in that city,
st. Adams has had five suspicious fires
since April II. None of them have been
large, but they have all been so placed as
to indicate strongly the presence of A
| band of incendiaries.
The slate interest of Vermont was never
more promising than this spring. There
| is a gradual increase in the capital in
vested, tie number of laholera employed
and the profits on the outlay.
Work upon the new French Catholic
church at Burlington is being pushed.
There are about forty workmen engaged
upon the building. 1t is expected that
| the work will require two years, and that
the church. will cost SlOO.OOO.
The voters of the Bennington graded
district are scared by Postmaster Tit
| fany's recent defalcdtiOn and have voted
to return the $50 900 given by a. Il. Val
entine on condition that the district
should become responsible for the money.
The Concord N, H. TrihHHe says that
! Col Hooker's candidacy for the position
of pension agent at that place rests Drln-
| cipllly upon the hope of such active COM
petition between the other two that the
! President will deem it best to make Il Sc
lection from some other State.
The Democrats hold their State cOnyen-
ton at Monlpelier.Jun >, to nominate l..
W. Redington of Rutland for governor,
I \. L. Bowman of st. ,IOhnsbury for lieu
tenant governor and IL. +. Brigham of
Bakersfield for treasurer, and Ia sepd
rilden delegates to Chicago
A Chittenden county law and order
league has been organized at Burlington
with these officers President, j. ). Gil
ley treasurer, Henry McNiel; secretary,
X. NJ. Clapp; Il yice-presdent from each
town, an executive committee with a
member in each town and in each Bur-
lington ward,