The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-08

were l.. II. and f. L. Stowe. Peter Good
rich, DR.. Russell. Geo. Bell. VIII Duncan.
Samuel Brooks. Perry Il. Fletcher and
DR.. Day of West Cornwall.
Rev. Mr.. Spcare and family go today
to Morris Cove. on the east side of New
Haven Conn harbor, where they will
remain till about the first of September.
During Mr.. Speare's absence Rev. Eras-
| tus Blakesley of Fair Haven, Conn.,,
will be the acting pastor.
Hon. j. w. Stewart was at Castleton
two days last week. He is commissions
err in the case of Langdon and Others
against Jennings and johnson, admrs.,
involving the building of the Johnson
bridge across Lake Bomoseen, which was
tried before him at that time.
A member of the firm of Richardson
Bros, publishers of the Davenport Ga. }
Democrat. was in town the other day,
visiting his cousin. o. +. Comstocl1. The
two members of the firm originated in
the town of Orange, Orange county,
went West when quite young. bought a
newspaper and are now very wealthy.
| They have large herd of Jerseys, which
they are constantly improving by pur-
chaSes in this State.
ecutive committee of the Rural Improve
ment association. at its meeting at the
Addison House last Friday night. was to
authorize Mr.. Nallcttc to hire a man and
set him to work cutting and digging up
the weeds along the sides of the village
streets. The hope was expressed that
owners of the abutting property would
cooperate with the association so far as
to remove the weeds when they had been
cut
Mrs. Homer Sheldon. who lives in the
north part of the village. was aroused
between two and three o'clock Wednes-
day morning by man climbing into one
of the windows of her house. He had
opened the blinds and raised the sash.
Her screams aroused George Lang
worthy, jr.. who came to the rescue. On
his arrival he saw the man running away.
SO far as we are aware no clue to the
burglar has been obtained
A Davenport Uowa) subscriber. writ
ing to renew his subscription. says of the
political situation: "In Iowa we mean
to support the nominees of the party.
The Democrats will to a man support
their ticket. All the Republicans who
bolt their ticket are helping to give the
whose principles are opposed to their own.
| fully believe that under the administra-
ton of Blaine the principles of the party
will be,sustaincd and the country enjoy an
unusual degree of prosperity"
The Democrats of Middleburv rot to-
gethcr last Friday night and formed Il
Cleveland and Hendricks club. They
chose these officers: Henry l.. Shell
don, president; Gasca Rich, $. l.. Bisscll.
Frank Phelps and j. f. Staplcton. vice
presidents; A. Il. Stapleton. secretary
Charles G.. Peck. treasurer; Peter Cham
payne, W. II. Ellis, Martin O'Connor and
A. b. Colby. executive and financial COM
mittee. A Cleveland aud Hendricks flag
has been suspended over Main street
from the Dyer block to j. +. Negus'
building.
On Friday last Nelson Marscilles and
John Mayhem of Salisbury were arrested
in this village. They were arraigned be-
fore Judge Knapp the same evening,
Grand Juror Justus Cobb appearing for
the prosecution. 1t turned out that May
hew only was drunk and Marseilles was
discharged. Mavhew was fined in the
usual sum for intoXication and paid lie
disclosed on John ii. Sargent, who was
brought into court and was fined $50 and
costs. lie appealed. Chas. Nj. Wilds,
James NJ. Slade and j. +. Staplcton APP
pcared for Sargent.
1t has been reported in some of the
papers that Levi GOodrow of East Mid
dlebury tried to commit suicide the 9TH
or day. The facts of the case. we are in
formed. are about as follows: One day
last week GOodrow came to this village
and procured bottle of rum. Going
home, he .imbibed rather freely. Then
he went to the barn. got trace chain
and strap and climbed tree not far
from the house and near the road. He
sat down on one limb, fastened the chain
to limb above and arranged the strap
about his neck. Then he leaned up
against the trunk of the tree and fell
asleep. In that position the neighbors
discovered him. They thought he had
hung himself, and held a council of war
to debate whether it was best to cut the
tree down. The conclusion was reached
that such procedure would be sure
death to the occupant, if he were not dead
already, and that they had better yell at
him first. This was done. whereupon
the suicide awoke and expressed desire
for help to reach the ground, which was
given him.