The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-27
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st. John5bury's skating rink is to be
made into theatre.
The Catholics of Richmond realized
Sl00O from fair which they recently
held.
Rev. Father Caissey of st. Albans
sailed for France this week on an eight
weeks vacation trip.
Burlington has toboggan factory
Just started, probably against he day of
the proposed carnival.
First Lieut.. w. II. Coffin succeeds
Lieut.. Crosby Miller as instructor in mil
itary tactics at the university, Burlington.
The Salvation Army is to begin work
in Rutland soon, and will make that
place their head uarters during the State
campaign.
Frank Wright was arrested and put in
Jail at st. Johnsbury last week for felon-
ious assault on a 1l-years-old girl in
West Concord.
A local paper says that during the
month of September there were taken
into Bennington $50 barrels of ale and $50
barrels of flour
Frank Libby has been arrested at st.
Johnsbury by United States Marshal
Henry for making false affidayit to
| PcuoloH PAPERS
The Berean Baptist church was dedi-
Gated in Burlington Friday evening" Rev.
Z. b. Crane of Concord, n. H., preach
ing the sermon.
Henry Sawyer of Morgan Centre tried
to draw the charge from shot gun,
when it exploded. and the charge went
through his hand.
Rev. DR.. c. B. Hubert of Lyndons
vile opened the course of lectures at
Barnet Tuesday with an address upon
the life and services of General Grant.
Enoch Watson, a Braintree youth of
Il, killed himself Friday. He attached
his gun to tree. aimed it at his throat
and touched the trigger with his toe. The
cause of the act is not stated.
The small boys were in their elements
yesterday, running after the street cars
and offering great variety of valuable
suggestions when the cars left the track
as to how to replace them Burlington
Free Press.
Wells Goodwin and his wife of New
bury recently celebrated the 66th ami
yersary of their marriage. Mrs. Good
win was 81 years old last Sunday and
the next day was Mr.. Goodwins 9lst
birthday.
Harmon n. Tracy, who lived near
Essex Junction, was gored to death by a
bull Saturday. He went into the enclos-
use where the brute was kept, and, being
deaf, did not hear it approaching him
from behind He was terribly torn.
The late Gov. Page of Rutland had
over 100000 insurance on his life, chief
ly in cooperative companies. Forty
five thousand dollars of it was hypothe-
Gated to secure his debts; of the rest 500
600 was taken out in July and August
last.
Shrewsbury pond, mile long and half
a mile wide, fed by springs, free from
swamp and shut in by woods, has been
stocked in the last six years with 100000
trout and 10000 land-locked salmon.
Salmon weighing over six pounds and
trout weighing five pounds were taken
out this last season. DR.. G. HI. Barbour
of Rutland is the owner.
Martin Scully, 45 years old, employed
on the new Clarendon Il Pttsford rail-
road, was killed Thursday. He was
standing on platform car, when it start
ed down 4 steep grade; and, before he
could put on the brake, ran off switch
and over high embankment. His head
was crushed, and he died within an hour
of the accident
1t is reported from Dandy that Post
master Adams, whose character was
lately looked into by postotfice inspect
ors, has been notified by Messrs. Atkins
and Smalley that he must resign or be
removed, and that he sent in his resigna-
tion to the department Saturday, while
Capt. Bond has received notice from
Washington of his appointment as post
master in Adams place.
The State board of agriculture held
meeting at Burlington on Friday of last
week. 1t was decided to hold one meet
ing of two days in each of the counties
during the winter. The first will be at
Bakersfield December s and 8. All the
members of the board-GOv. Pingree,
DR.. IL. A. Cutting of Lunenburg, Henry
Lane of Cornwall, NJ. w. Davis of Bel
lows Falls, +. r. Towle of Franklin, A.
K. Perkins of POmfret and F. ID. Doug
las of Whiting-were present at the Bur-
lingtOn meeting and also President Buck
ham of the University and State Agricul-
tural college.