The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-08
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leased by Messrs. Bave ~ Morey of
New York.
Porter Howe, the oldest male citizen
of Rutland, died July %, aged ninety
tour years. For half century he was
a justice of the peace.
1t has Just been discov cred that q
family at Ascutncyvile, which has for
several years been assisted by the town,
has 81 600 at interest.
William Rhodes, Waterbury
Frenchman 20 years old, has been sent
TO the work-house for rape on Celia
Benway, an 1S-year-old girl, while in
the raspberry field.
W. E. Chessman, travelling salesman
for A. l.. Bailey, dealer in musical in
strumcnts, ST. Johnsbury, was arrested
at Woodsville, July 21. charged with
embezzling $500 of his employers
money.
DIR. Dyer of Brandon has a Flemish
Beauty pear tree in his garden bearing
seventeen different varieties of pears
The tree is large and healthy land cares
for its numerous family without any
apparent overdraft upon its vital force
AS Minnie, daughter of John Rich
ardson of Ru tland, was petting a dog
which had followed Mr.. Richardson's
son home and allowed to remain, the
animal siezed one of her hands and
bit it in terrible manner, his teeth
passing through the hand in several
places.
Parties from Springfield, Mass, act
ing in the interest of the Agawam bank
of that city, have attached the property
of A. o. Brainerd as endorser on Brad
| ley Barlow's paper, and Friday his
homestead Cat S6500) and his store Cat
S350O) were appraised and set out to
satisfy an execution in favor of the said
bank. 81. Iib0HS Messenger.
The Washington county Republicans
met in convention Saturday and nom
mated this ticket: For senators, f.. X.
Jones of Mortified and William Cha
pin of Middlcsex; assistant Judges,
! William Fisher of Cabot and Ied. 5.
Stanton of RoXbury; probate Judge,
Hiram Carlton of Montpelier; sheriff,
f. II. Anterior of DuXbury; high ba-
| lift, G.. b. Gale of Plaintield. Blaine
resolutions were adopted, the State and
national platforms Endorsed and it was
voted that the next county convention
shall be delegate instead of mass
convention.
The grasshopper plague is becoming
vital question with Vermont farmers
in many sections, and already they are
asking themselves what can be done to
prevent their attacks, or remedy the
evil. AT the present rate of increase
the hoppcrs will devour the grass and
grain crops. Many farmers have been
obliged to NOV their grain, not only
oats, but wheat and barley, before it
was filled, thus saving the straw for
fodder. The hay crop alone in some
towns will be 100 tons less on ac-
count of the invasion of this army of
ravenous insects.-Erchange.
The snide circus which visited Mid
dlebury and other towns in the State
has been heard from again. A Ports
mouth On. H. dispatch of Saturday
says; Last night after the performance
by O'Brien's circus the employees or
dered all persons of the grounds, en-
forcing their commands with tent
stakes and stones, although no resist.
ance was offered. One lady was struck
in the stomach with u stone and severe
ly injured; man had an arm broken
ana several others were injured. Shoot.
ing was then resorted to, but the police
broke up the row and arrested four cir
Gus men.
Governor Smith his issued circular
taking possession of the consolidated
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Central Vermont Railroad company.
This is the result of the reorganization
of the Vermont Central and the Ver-
mont ~ Canada. BY it the Central
Vermont becomes the virtual owner
(tor the consolidated Vermont was only
an intermediary organized for the pur-
pose) of line from Windsor 10
Rouse's Point, with short spurs from
Essex junction to Burlington and from
Swanton Junction to Canada line in
all 100 miles, all of which is tirst-class,
with ample and excellent equipment
and with extensive shops. The indebt-
edness is 81 100000 of first mortgage
bonds, together with few thousand
dollars reorganization expenses and
I floating debt. There are 800 shares
(par value 800 each)of preferred CAPT
tai stock most or all of which isbelieved
to be held in three blocks of equal size
one by President Smith and near
friends, one by James Il. Langdon and
Is. Cheney, and the remaining one by
Joseph dickson or the Grand Trunk
Railroad company. This stock is en-
titled to per cent dividends, if earned
but not cumulative, in preference to
the common stock. 1t cannot be learn
ed that any common stock has been is
sued. 1t should be stated, however,
that while most of the old security
holders reluctantly assented to the re-
organization, few did not. Mr.. Row
land &. Hazard of Rhode Island, as a
stakeholder in the Vermont ~ Canada,
one of the roads in the consolidation,
protested, and, failing to get the di.
rectors of his company to act as he de-
sired, he brought "a bill in equity in the
United States circuit court int Vermont
to invalidate the scheme, and that is
still pending. The merits of the case