The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-09-19
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four wings, the extra ones being on its
legs.
The fall term of Lewis college OPEN
ed at Northfield last week with an at
tendance of about %.
A Barnard man broke his foot last
week by kicking what he supposed to
be cat, but which proved to be the
bed-post.
Judge IIoyt II. Wheeler of Jamaica
has bought the Frank Harris house on
Western avenue, Brattleboro, where he
will reside.
1t is predicted that William W. Stick
ney of Ludlow will be reelected clerk
of the House in the next Legislature.
He began service as assistant 10 years
ago.
The annual Universalist State con-
vention held its three-davs' session at
Mortified, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of last week, A. L. Foster of
Derby Line presiding. The reports of
officers show that there are so parishes
in the State.
The body of William Wentworth, a
negro barber at Woodstock, who disap-
peared year ago while insane, was
found in the woods about two miles
from White RIVER Junction. There
were no marks of violence, and some
money and jewelry were found in a
vest pocket. The body had lain out
all winter.
The total taxes paid by corporations
under the new law for the six months
ending June SO are nearly SS7 900.
OF this the railroads pay $50, $40, trust
S14,413, savings banks S27 1863, land the
National Car company, $4,000. Those
companies that have not paid up will
soon do so. The receipts from this
source are Sl0,O 200 larger than last year
There was a reunion of the White
family at the home of IL. S. White in
Burlington, on the Sth inst. There
were present four brothers and one
sister-ll. A. White of Panton, aged
80, Adeline, IS, ARENAS of Keeseville,
76, II. G.. of Buffalo, 20 and II. S. of
Burlington, 6S. The combined age Of
the party was 374 years, or an average
of nearly 20.
"Didn't know ii was loaded" came
very near adding another victim to the
list of horrors caused by children play
ing with firearms. A little son of j..
p. Lewis of Bridgewater has had an
old gun to play with lately, and on the
25th ult dropped coal of fire into the
muzzle Gas he says) to burn out some
beans he put in, when an explosion
followed, resulting in his face being
burned in a terrible manner.
The Plymouth gold mines are now
regularly worked and seem to be "pan-
ming out" pretty well. We give the
figures for the monthly product
for the past ten months: October,
1888, Sl,01G.70; November, Sl795
December, S22l4 SO; January, 1854,
S24S0.1S; February, S2555.62; March,
S2SS774; April, S3442.G6; May, S4-
G92 03; June, $G2G5.23; July, S9322
This shows very gratifying increase
in results.
The Rutland county court began its
September term at Rutland, Tuesday
the 9th. The prospects are that it will
be long one, as more cases than usual
are set for trial by jury, and it is ex,
pected that large number of indict-
ments will be returned by the grand
jury. The number of new cases en-
tered this term is JOG, of which 26 are
petitions for divorce. This is nearly
double the average number of divorce
cases.
All the people of the State will loir
with us in the regret we feel in being
obliged to announce the retirement O
Judge limo. u. Redfield at the closC
his present term. After fourteen
years of faithful and excellent service
and having arrived at the ripe age O
three score and ten, Judge Redfel(
feels that his closing days may well be
passed in the happy enjoyment of pri
vate life. No citizen will begrudg,
him his well-earned rest, though al
will be sorry that the necessity exists
Judge Redtield has been power OF
the bench and always for good. Iii
ripe learning and keen intellect hav,
been bestowed ungrudgingly in tn,
public service, and his impaired healtl
is sorrowful testimony to the bur
dens he has sustained. Argus and Pa
riot
During the night of the md inst
J entrance was made into the Bartol
depot, through the freight room AM
thence through a small window t.
, the ticket room where the expires
safe was kept, and the safe opene,
without injury, the door being foun
open in the morning. The presumI
! ton is that somebody in some mysteri
= Gus way discovered the combination O
the lock and opened the safe. Their
1 was, as near as can be ascertained
A 81 900 in the safe in national currency
t also a small amount of small currano
! and one gold piece which was not tai
en-. There was no damage done to any
= thing about the building or in the o
flee. Mr.. A. o. Clement, who is bot
3 eXnress AGENT and lenOt master. left ID