The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-24
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NJ. j. Francisco the Rutland insur-
ance agent, was thrown from buggy
Oh Friday evening and sustained a
fracture of the hip. The accident was
caused by his running into a wagon,
which somebody had left alongside the
road.
Frank Howard of Fairhaven in the
United States court at Rutland pleaded
guilty to robbing the postoffice at Chip
mans Point of nearly 1000 postage
stamps and other property. lie was
sentenced to the house of correction for
two years and half.
According to the annual report of the
State railroad commissioner, Vermont
has 1850 miles of railroad, which cost
81 ,02S,015. The roads have capital of
S22 ,4jS 800 and funded debt of 3d.
2oO, 900. During the two years ended
July 81, 1884. IS persons were killed
by the cars, all employees of the roads ;
60 persons were injured, of whom 3
were passengers.
a young son of Frank O'Neil of
Mortified met with q peculiar accident
Saturday afternoon. lie was crawl.
ing under freight train which stood
in the yard, when the brake was loosen
ed and the car moved forward just
enough 10 catch his foot under wheel.
The train had to be backed to eXtricate
him. but he was found to be not much
hurt.
Clark W. Sanders will not be tried
at this term of Washington county
court. lie was indicted for the muir
der of Daniel Carr and desired his trial
at this time, but his counsel desire more
time to work mp the defence, which
will be hereditary insanity, and consid-
cradle time will necessarily be consum-
ed in looking up the history of his an
cestors. Consequently the case has
been continued until the March term.
The annual States prison report
shows that for the two years ended
July 81 last the expenses exceeded the
income by Sl7, 4Gl. The average num-
Der of prisoners was SO, as against l20
for the preceding two years, and the
present number is 80. The House of
Correction cost the State about $4,000
for the two years. During that time
it received 1927 prisoners and now con-
tains 81. The Reform School has cost
the State S22 ,jS9. 1t contained on July
last G7 boys and II girls.
State Tax Commissioner Dilling.
hams report for 1888 shows that the
corporation taxes assessed and p aid
were Sl99, 1851, of which 500, 300 was
paid under protest. The commission.
er suggests that the law be amended SC
as to require the corporations to make
their returns to him at least fifteen days
before the tax is made payable to the
treasurer. lie calls attention to the
manner in which the purpose of the
Legislature in assessing tax on rail
ways, graduated upon the returns tol
the year, was defeated by section - OF
the law, making the tax payable semi.
annually and basing it upon the earn
ings for each half-yearly period. Thi:
blunder cost the State S25 600 last year
At the annual meeting OF the Yer
mont Historical society, held in Mont
pelier, last week, the following officer,
were elected President, E. p. Walton
of Montpelier; presidents, James
Barrett of Rutland, Daniel Roberts O.
Burlington and W. :. llazen of North
field; recording secretary, &. W. Por
ter of Montpelier; corresponding secre
taries, G.. G. Benedict of Burlington
and H. 5. Stanton of Roxbury; treasur
err, Hiram CARLETON of Montpelier; Ii
brarian, III. A. Huse of Montpelie; Gu
ratios, Il. 5. Taft of Williston
INF nf n a m I1r In
Gilbert A. Davis of Windsor, FREQ
butcher of St. Adams, Edward Conan
of Randolph, Horace Fairbanks of ST
,Iohnsbury.
The 26th report relating to the regis
try and returns of births, marriages anC
deaths in the State for the year ending
December 81. 1882, prepared by Score
tary OF State Nichols, contains the fol
lowing interesting information and vi
tai statistics: The number of birth
recorded in the State was 633l of which
3239 were males and 307S were females
During the year 1888 couples wer,
married. The number of deaths fo
the same period was 54S1, of which
2671 were of males and 27Gl were o
females. There was, during the year
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ton. One person to every 81. wa
, married, and there was one death t
every G0.6 of the population. From
1851 to 1882 there were 1887 births
? G6, S47 marriages, and ID, S6S deaths
: During the 26 years named the birth
; exceeded the number of deaths by 80,
! 449. Secretary Nichols says that emf
l grafton has depleted Vermont NOR
, rapidly than the natural increase o
| population has supplied the deficienc
1 during this quarter of a century. O
3 the persons married, 1920 were o
( American parentsge and $40 of foreigl
. parentage. 1t appears that 139 bache
' lors married widows, 3l2 widower
r. married maids, and in 223 instance
l both parties were married for the sec
, ond time. During the year 1882 Their
| were 1862 divorces granted by tn
{ courts, the rate of divorces to maj
: riages being one to every l6. OF tn