The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-31
Sfofe gleps.
The Montpelieritcs call their new skat
ing rink The Golden Fleece"

hit him i'm the breast and broke his col
lar bone.
At Bartonsville, Tuesday. Oscar Far
rar's hand was blown off by the prema-
ture discharge of a blast.
Rutland has a minister who breaches
on such subjects rs these: My New
Bonnet and the Style" and "TIow to
Marry and Stay Married.
The docket of December term, Wind
sor county court, contains l07 cases. of
which & are divorces and 10 State cases.
On the chancery docket there are %
cases.
The steamer Maquam ran upon rock
near Grand Isle. Saturday, and stove a
hole in her bow. The water had reached
the lower deck when she reached Tobias
dock.
Some Rutlanders have formed what
they call The National Prohibition and
Home Protection Club Their creed is
the platform of the National Prohibit
tiOniStS.
William Guyette of Winooski, while
hunting on Friday had the misfortune to
shoot himself in the arm, so terribly
decorating it that amputation, Just below
the elbow, was necessary.
reward for the detection and conviction
of the incendiaries who haye caused fires
within the past year in the west parish.
the losses from which aggre gated
$50 900.
At STAFFORD. recently. the man who
had a mortgage on VIM. McMasters
farm called and wanted to settle. when
McMaster went out to the barn and hung
himself. James Parker. neighbor. put
an end to himself in the same fashion
last Friday.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. chose these officers last week: Prcsi-
dent. w. II. II. Bingham; vice-president,
Fred f. Smith; secretary. James II. Sa-
bin; auditor, Charles Dewey; finance
committee, w. ii. IL. Bingham. John
a. Child of Weybridge is the Addison
county director.
James Blair, aged eleven years, a son
of Andrew Blair of Tyson Furnace, got
his clothes caught on shaft in A. +.
llubbard's mill, and was whirled around
the shaft probably several hundred times
before he was discovered, his heels strik-
ing the floor at every revolution. His
legs were both broken, one of them
twice. He was bruised some about the
body. and his heels were beaten almost
to pulp. At last accounts he was more
comfortable and it is thought there is
fair chance for his recovery.
At the annual meeting of the Addison
railroad company, held in Rutland. Tues
dav. these directors were chosen: PEREZ
val w. Clement, Rutland. VT; Gen.
John Hammond, Crown IPoint. n. Y;
Wallace C. Clement. Rutland. Vt. ; John
a. Mead, Rutland, VT; Frank S. With
erbee, Port Henry. n. Y. being the
same board elected in October, 1888. On
| the adjournment of the stockholders
meeting directors meeting was called
and the board was organized by the cleo
ton of Percival w. Clement as president
and John a. Mead as clerk and treasurer.
During the past three years sixteen
persons have died in this State exceeding
a century in age, as follows: Peter
Trainor of Lunenburgh, died September
u, 1881, aged lO5 years. months and -
days: Charles Stcbbins of Rutland. aged
| l03 years; Isaac Farewell of Dorset,
aged l0l years, 10 months and 10 days;
Zeruiah Eaton of Danvlle. aged l0l
years,3 months and 20 days; Phoebe Jane
Goodwin of Newbury, aged l0l years
and | month; Betsey Ross of Ferris
burgh, aged 100 years. The following
named persons died in 1882: Orvia Scott
of Pownal, 10Y years and months; Ann
Leonard Plaistcd of Royalton, aged 100
years: Madam Francis of Milton, aged
10 years; Mary Il. Stewart of Benning-
ton, aged 100 years. The following
named persons died in 1888: William
Masters of Maidstone, aged | | | years and
, months Sally Stockwell of Brattle-
boro, aged l0i years and ) months
Sarah Whipple of Burlington, aged lob
years. S months and II days; Joseph Sa-
vile of Colchester, aged l02 years Mar
garet GROWER of Colchester, aged l0l
years; Joseph Graves of Swanton, aged
l0l years. During the three years $40
have died at over so years of age. show
ing percentage of old people seldom, if
ever. equaled.
There was a wedding down at Cut
tingsville, the other day, the bride being
a Miss Bowman of st. Adams, cousin of
the man at whose house the event oc-
CURED. The best man. wrote up the
affair for the Herdld. Here is part of
his production: The morning was
bright and beautiful, the air soft and
balmy, and the entire party seemed to
gather inspiration from the ambient
floods of mellow light that streamed into
the several apartments through the ever
varying, many-hued windows of calhe-
dral glass. The Hon. Mr.. Bowman SEEM
ed rejuvenated at least twenty-five years
by the bright happy faces about him
with hearts beating high with anticipa-
ton of joys to be; and once again his
manly feet made young again in sweet
imagination's realms. walked down en-
chanted memories hall to green spot in
life's desert and saw himself in day
dream once again happy youthful
groom as he who stood before HIM then.
Strains of sweet music fOated through
; the halls and spacious rooms and grace
full figures glided in the waltz awhile
| and then sumptuOus wedding breakfast
/ was served, consisting of six courses of
, New York's choicest delicaces and rare
wines, the service absorbing two and
half hours. BETTING toasts were drank
to the happy pair, elcting like responses
and the same spell that seemed to hold
enthralled the bride and groom, seemed
cen to touch all present with kindred