The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-07-25
State and Vicinity.


State are bitterly complaining of dam
age to crops by grasshoppers.
A Blaine and Logan flag was raised at
Hancock on a recent Friday afternoon,
amid great enthusiasm and large
crowd.
VIM. ii. Shaw, late of the Wallingford
and Rutland graded schools, has been
secured as principal of the Nergennes
school.
Prof. Dana of Yale college has been
examining the stone about Bennington
to see if it is proper material to build the
battle monument from.
Capt. George Rushlow has been appoint
ed assistant general superintendent of
the Champlain Transportation company,
with headquarters at Lake George.
George w. Wing has been nominated
by the President and confirmed by the
senate to be postmaster at Montpelier, to
succeed Gen. James 5. Peck, deceased.
Forty years ago this summer the first
marble quarry in Rutland was opened.
Today the quarries in Rutland furnish
about onc-half of the marble quarried in
Vermont.
The postoflice at Swanton was entered
last week Wednesday night and the safe
blown open, evidently by experts; $500
in cash and stamps, and $1,000 in notes
were taken.
Bert" Wilcox of Essex shot an eagle
a few days since which measured seven
feet, two and half inches from tip to
tip of wings and two feet ten inches
from beak TO tail.
During the heavy shower Saturday af-
tnrnnnn of
in Randolph, was struck by lightning
and burned, together with considerable
personal property. Loss, $1,000; insured.
On Sunday, during the session of the
Sunday-school, the Congregational
struck by lightning. One spire was torn
from its position and other damage was
done. No person was injured.
If one may judge from the talk on the
street, not all the boilers belong to the
Republican party. 1t is quite common to
hear men who have Away voted the DEM
ocratic ticket declare they will not vote
for Cleveland Rutland Herald.
A large and enthusiastic Republican
ratification meeting was held at ST.
Johnsbury. Tuesday evening of las.
week. Hon. Luke u. Poland, Gent
Grout, Gov. Fairbanks and others made
speeches. Col. Franklin Fairbanks pre-
sided over the meeting.
There seems to be Il very peculiar dis
ease among the cattle in this vicinity /:
they are taken first with a swelling of the
foot, then it cracks up between the hoofs
and matterates. and Il piece sloughs out !;
then by iudicious treatment most of them
heal up.-1ibdRy Cor. Of Barton Monitor.
About 80 New York fresh-air-fnnd
children reached st. Johnsbury last Fri
day for distribution among towns in
that vicinity. Some of them were there
last year. They were cordially receiv-
ed. a number were also sent to Burl-
ington and distributed among the towns
of Chittenden county.
While Carlos Martin of North Ferris
burgh was repairing a shed. recently
the upper floor suddenly gave way,
catching Frank German, an en-
ploye. and So crushing him that he only
live three hours. Mr.. Martin narrowly
escaped. Mr.German was 80 years of age
and resident of that place for number
of years.
John Murray of Morctown. whose
wife was found dead last Monday morn
! ing under suspicious circumstances. has
been been arrested and lodged in Jail at
Montpelier for causing her death. An
autopsy was held on the body and por-
tions sent to Boston for analysis. The
| reports from the experts were such as to
warrant Nun rays arrest
A terrific storm of wind and rain pass
ed over portions of Lexington, Essex
county. Saturday evening, the 9TH. The
buildings of Ahra MoultOn were almost
entirely destroyed. His barn was utterly
destroyed, and the boards and timbers
were scattered over the ground for long
distance; the pig-pen, with piggy in it,
was carried away bodily several rods
and landed against stone wall the roof
OF the dwelling house occupied by MOul-
ton and family was carried away, and
the rain, which fell in torrents, complete
ly saturated the bedding. clothing. etc,
leaving the folks in forlorn condition.
During the thunder shower on a re-
cent afternoon there was an appearance
as of ball of fire striking the ground
and exploding near William Colds
house, about two miles south of North
field village. a young woman named
Agnes Hutchinson, sitting by an open
door near which the ball appeared to
strike, was rendered unconscious, but
was finally revived. and the physicians
think she will fully recover in time. No
marks of any kind can be found on her
body. Mrs. Gold, who sat near her, was
entirely uniniured. Several of the fam
lily saw the fire ball, but there is nothing
to show that it was composed of any
material substance.
Some of our exchanges have of late
told about the finding of sundry reptiles
and big bugs in banana punches, and
this morning the truth of such stories
was demonstrated in st. Adams. Miss
Maggie Callan, of the Kingman stret
confectionery store, was cutting Off ba-
nanas for customer, when poisonou.
bug of the tarantula species, over an incl
long and about half an inch broad across
the body, crawled out of the bunch and
ran up her arm. thence back again to the
bananas. TO say that she dropped hel
, knife and got out of the way in hurry
is putting it mild and she had reason to