The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02

| rev. =. l.. Is. Speare. Geo. l.. Porter,
l.. Hanaford, A. j. Marshall. Chas. f..
Pinney and G. NJ. Wilds were the Middle
bury delegates who attended the State
convention mt Montpelier, Wednesday.
Rev. {. c. Frost had late lecture ut
Brldport. Wednesday evening. He went
to Burlington on the morning train, in
tending to return here on the mixed at
l :57 and drive out. But that train was
held at Burlington to await the arrival of
one from Montpelier with the delegates,
and did not reach here till 7:l5. Word
had been sent to Bridport and the audi
ence waited for the lecturer, who got
there about :l5.
III. f.. Taylor of West Cornwall was
quite severely injured here, Monday
morning. lie drove into town in COM
pany with b. f. Haskell, who was lead
ing Il horse behind the carriage. When
they had arrived in front of Sheldon q
Coz store the led horse stepped over the
hind axle of the carriage and then made
another jump. coming down between the
wheels and body of the carriage. Mr..
Haskell escaped harm. Mr.. Taylor was
not so fortunate. He was thrown out
and struck upon his back on the stone
cross-walk. lie was taken into Sheldon
x Co. 5 and reStoratives were applied and
was afterwards conveyed to the Addison
House, where DR.. Eddy was called. No
! bones were broken. but the shock was
great. Mr.. Taylor was able to ride home
in the afternoon. The carriage was bad
! ly broken up.
The series of temperance meetings con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr. Frost closed on Tues
day evening. 1t is believed they resulted
in much good. Many signed the pledge
the signers including number of the in
temperate. Mr.. Frost is thoroughly
earnest worker in the cause, and a can
| did. straightforward speaker. The sec
Rotary of the W. c. 7. L. hands us the
! following for publication in this connec-
ton The members of the W. G. r. L.
wish to extend thanks to the gentlemen
who ofiicated As janitors and made the
hall so comfortable to the ushers who
so cOurteously and untiringly found the
best seat for each individual; to the pat
ron who so generously paid for the en-
| tertainment of the speaker; to the clergy
who were so constant in attendance: to
the choir who told Us our duty so beauti-
! fully in song to those who have assisted
in paying the rent of the hall to our edi-
tor who has freely advertised our meet
ings to those who have solicited collec-
| tions and have thus identified themselves
with us, and, lastly, to those who signed
the pledge. They are the fruit of this
effort, and we extend to them our earn
est support
The Burlington Free Press of Friday
last contained the following " Henry
Nichols was the victim of shocking and
probably fatal accident, Yesterday. With
two other men, he was at work on new
house, at the corner of Battery Place and
North Bend Street, when the staging upon
which they were standing gave way.
The Others succeeded in saving them
selves, but Mr.. Nichols was thrown head
long upon pile of slate under the seat
fold. He was taken up Unconscious, and
removed at once to the Mary Fletcher
Hospital. There it was found that there
was cut six inches long upon his head.
his wrist was dislocatcd, and he was
bleeding from the right ear The hospital
physicians are of the opinion that there
is fracture of the skull. and that recov-
cry is doubtful. Mr.. Nichols is Young
unmarried man, and his only relative in
the city, we believe, is a widowed moth
er. At last accounts Mr.. Nichols had
not recovered consciousness and his
death was momentarily expected. lie is
son of the late Draper Nichols of Mid
dlebury and is known to many of the
toWnspeople.
Tuesday morning Il. kdder, the har-
nessmaker, began the erection of low
shed, for use as carriage repository. i'm
the space between his shop and the Bap-
list church. The work went on rapidly
and by two O'Clock in the afternoon the
roofers began operations. But on the
arrival of the mail train, at %. Consta-
Bile Muuroe served an Injunction upon
Mr.. kiddcr, restraining him from pro-
ceeding with the structure, The work
men were thereupon dismissed and the
shed stands unfinished. The Injunction
was obtained by members of the Baptist
society and recites that the shed cuts on
the light from the church windows and
that it is to be used as Il horse shed. 1t
is signed by Judge Neazey of Rutland.
But the real cause of the difficulty, as we
understand it. is IA misunderstanding AS
to the ownership of the land upon which
the shed is located. The Baptist people
bought the site for their church of Beck
with Co., who supposed CAS- had been
the case with former owners of the prop
erty) that the west line of the lot was
the east side of Mr.. kidder's shop. and
gave deed accordingly. On the other
hand, Mr.. kidder, who purchased his
lot from the Rutland Railroad company.
claims to own not only the ground be-
tween his shop and the church. but also
that the rear end of the church is three
feet over his line. A suit at law will
probably be necessary to determine the
question of boundaries. A hearing on
the Injunction was to have been had at
Rutland yesterday,