The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
State and Vicinity.

Several hundred names are enrolled
upon the roll of the Rutland Blaine and
Logan club.
At Searsburg. Mrs. William Tudor
sustained fracture of her arm by
horse backing over "A steep cmbankment.
| Two freight trains colided at Brandon.
Wednesday. One flat car and a caboose
were smashed up and a locomotive some
what damaged.
In windsor county court Stephen G..
! Wyman, convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree, was sentenced to be confin-
ed in the State prison for life.
Two men were badly hurt by the ex-
plosion of a blast at Mallet's bav. Col
chester. One of them, Andrew Liberty,
will lose the sight of one eye and posi-
bly, of both.
Harley j. HuntoOn, a Bellows Falls
gunsmith, lost his right eye while target
shooting with a telescope rifle. The
gun recoiled, striking his spectacles and
grinding the glass into the eye.
The death of J.. Ii. Kellogg of Benson is
announced. 1t occurred the 10TH The
deceased had been prominent in Rutland
county politics, and also in the Metho-
dist church. His age was 81 years.
The Caledonia county temperance
mass convention, called to meet at st.
bloomsbury last Saturday. was complete
| filzle. Less than forty voters were
present, and no nominations were made.
Mrs. NJ. A. Livermore. Hon. Neal Dow.
ii. W. Bolton, ID. d.. and G.. ID. Hills. ID.
| d.. of Boston. are among the speakers
who have been positively secured for the
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held at MOrrisville August 10, 20 and 2I.
A new steamer. the Ticonderoga.
built by the Champlain Transportation
company, will begin running on Lake
George the Both; and, if her speed equals
expectations. she will take the place of
| the " lIoricon.''
Edwin Andrews of Essex Junction
was thrown from his wagon the other
day, while driving home from the cheese
factory. his horses taking fright at par
asol. His shoulders, one leg and three
ribs were broken.
The Rutland Bicycle club will open
their new rink for the first time July /
with bicycle tournament, to be attend
ed by the Troy Bicycle club in Il body.
The building is about l27 by $50 feet.
will cost about $4,000 and has skating
ilOOl vi dDOuJ w ny lou lceJ.
The house of Michael Collins in Rut-
land was struck by lightning, the 10Th
1t entered by the chimney, and leaving
that in the upper story of the house,
passed through into the kitchen. Mrs.
Collins was struck and very badly burn
ed about the feet and legs, her shoes be-
ing nearly torn from her feet.
At Bennington on recent Sunday
morning just after midnight. party of
Odd Fellows returning from lodge meet
ing surprised burglars at work on the
safe of the First national bank. The
burglars escaped and no damage. was
done except to the window where they
entered.
The talk of suspending the high school
is in the interest of those who would. if
they could, have the words of a former
resident come true. who prophesied that
the streets of Bennington would become
a COW pasture. Keep right on. gentle
men. abolish schools, churches. shut up
business. and all 90 West.-Benningto
Banner.
The Republicans of Franklin county
have made these nominations Senators.
G. c. Noble of St. Adams. l.. C.. Leavens
of Berkshire, w. II. Fairchlds of Fail
fields assistant judges, w. Ii. McAllis-
ter of Enosburgh Falls, O. G.. Start of
Bakersfield; judge of probate. NJ. W.
Bailey of St. Adams; States attorney,
X. o. Sturtevant of Swanton; sheriff, Il.
f. Kelley of st. Adams.
Five hundred Caledonia county Repub-
licans held IA mass convention at st.
Johnsbury Monday and made these nom
nations: Senators, ii. G. lde. X. c. II.
Branerd Judges, }. Smith jill. George
probate Judge, W. Il. Smith; attorney,
Nj. NJ. Montgomery; sheriff, j. l.. Smith
Col. Franklin Fairbanks presided and
made Blaine speech, while resolutions
were adopted lndorsing the Chicago
nominations and platform and the state
ticket and pledging $4,000 majority in
the fall.
Georgc'W. Richardson of Landgrove
committed suicide the night of the 18th
inst. by hanging. He left the house af-
ter the family had gone to bed, took the
clothes line down, went TO shed, fast
ened the line around a girt about six feet
from the floor and hung himself. He
was nearly in Il sitting position when
found and within reach were his crutches
leaning against the side of the shed.
Near by was Il candle, a box of matches
and small vial. lie had been a cripple
for many years from fever sore, one limb
being entirely useless,
At Brattleboro, Merit Curran, fireman
of the narrow gauge road, and Sadie
Mann had narrow escape from death. |
The girl ran on the track near the en-
CINE house. just in front of moving en-
CINE, which she did not see. Curran
called out to her. and she stopped and |
looked around, but evidently did not re-
allie her danger. He then ran and |
caught her from the track just as the
the train passed by, striking him in the
side and throwing them both down.
Neither was hurt.
A story went the rounds of the press
to the effect that the Howe Scale COM
pany of Rutland had failed. EX-Gov.
Page explained the matter to Il New York |
reporter the other day 1t seems the
company is fighting 500 claim in favor
of Beck q Co. of New York. and under