The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-09-26
State and Vicinity.

A case of faith cure is reported at
West Brattleboro, the subject being Mrs.
Weatherhead.
The gross receipts of the late State fair
were $4,000. Expenses, premiums, etc,
| about $1,000
Communication by telephone has been
established between Rutland and Bellows
Falls, via Ludlow.
Elmer Hyer of Vergennes rescued a
child from drowning in Otter Creek last
week Tuesday forenoon.
An inmate of the workhouse at Rut-
and, Plankiield by name, attempted sui
eide by hanging. but was cut down and
restored.
The Jews of Burlington, consisting of
eight or nine families and a proportion
ate number of single persons. have erect
ed synagogue. Its dimensions are
twenty-four by thirty feet.
Clarence NJ. Packard, brakeman on
the Central Vermont road, slipped be-
tween the cars while setting brake at
Swanton Junction, Friday, and died in
two hours from his injuries.
The report of the State prison, recent
" issued, shows that there are now con-
fined at that place ninety four prisoners,
seven of whom are serving life sentences.
Thirteen of the whole number were sem
fenced from Rutland county.
Windsor county, particularly in the vi
entity of Royalton. is seriously affected
by the continued drought Pastures are
too dry to afford any sustenance to stock,
wells and springs are dry. and water for
drinking and culinary purposes is drawn
from distance.
This item appears in an exchange; of
its truth we know nothing J. II. Squires,
a native of New Haven. this State. and
for many years banker in Washington.
ID. c.. recently found himself short. and
committed suicide by cutting his throat.
The tifty-ninth annual State conven-
ton of the Baptist churches in Vermont
was held in Bennington on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. The conven-
ton chose Rev. DR.. Archibald of Addi-
son, chairman and Rev. j. NJ. Hull of
Windsor, scribe.
The Orleans county court met in
special session at Richford, Tuesday.
Judge Powers presiding, to try the case
State VS.. NJ. J. Maloney. The respond
ent, who publishes the Rchford Gdzette.
was recently indicted by the grand jury
of Orleans county for defaming the char
acter of Chief Justice Royce. A large
number of prominent persons have been
summoned as witnesses.
n. ii. Dodge, blacksmith at South
Calais, met with an accident that came
near proving fatal. While fitting tire
to wagon wheel he found it necessary
to cut out piece. AS there was no one
present to help hold it. he held it well up
with one hand and cut it with the other.
when the opposite end flew past the
swedgc, striking him obliquely in the
abdomen, burning a hole more than two
inches long and one and a half inches
deep.
The Rutland county grand Jury found
IL true bills. Among them was one
against eX-Gov. John b. Page for en-
bezzling $4,000 of Rutland railroad
funds; also a similar indictment against
Joel Nj. Haven, eX-treasurer of the COM
pany; also similar indictment against
Page and Haven jointly. Several indict-
ments for over-issuing railroad stock
were also found against Haven. The
grand jury did not find true bill against
Mrs. Quinn, the West Rutland woman
accused of poisoning her husband.
In an accident, Tuesday, near Brattle-
boro. on the Brattleboro and Whitehall
narrow-guage railroad, George F. Rich
mond of Jamaica received fracture of
his skull; his wife and daughter were
quite seriously injured. the latter about
the spine and hips; Mrs. George Hast
ings and Miss Donnelly of Dum,nerston
were badly bruised and received internal
injuries; James Underwood of Newfane
had his face bruised, and Milan David
son received severe cash on the fore
head: while some fifteen other passen-
gers received slight injuries. The acct
dent was caused by the front truck of
freight car leaving the track. Richmond
is dead, but the Others will recover.