The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-20
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Mrs. Martha Danforth has been away
for weeks visit to her sister at Shrews-
bury.
d. w. Waterman had his pocket picked
of his wallet, containing a sum of money
and valuable papers, a few days ago.
G. l.. Fisher, VIM. Harrington, NJ. ii.
Hamilton and W. +. Cushman, ir., have
been on the war path and put their
houses in repair.
viii the REGISTER allow correction
in the statement as to young Varney's
eating feat? He ate 4 pounds of
cheese and drank quart of molasses at
one sitting, if one may believe those
present at the time.
A valuable OK belonging to Danforth
& Howard was recently found dead in
the field under suspicious circumstances.
A careful examination showed conclu
sively that poison had been administered.
The house and barn on the place sold
by Mrs. Nancy Platt have been destroyed
by fire under circumstances that lead
many to talk of foul play. The buildings
were lightly insured for the benefit OF
Mrs. Platt, mortgagee. n. +. Gonyea
occupied the premises and had considera-
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A new industry has just been discover
ed of which (tor the present) Mrs. IL. b
Ripley is the sole promoteress. In the
course of few days she will ship to
Chicago four milk-white kittens and, of
the four, three have mere feet than al
lowed by the statute in such case made
and provided, they havin on each fore
leg foot and half terms of sale strict
ly private.
The many friends of Gen. G.. S. Mich
OILS, late special examiner of the pension
office, will be pleased to learn that in the
recent election in New Y ork he was elect
ed county clerk of Greene county. For
the past thirty years the office has been
held by Democrat, but the gallant old
soldier has, as usual, won the fight,
through heaps of calummy and abuse
not often meted out to any candidate.
On Tuesday evening. the Sd inst. ID.
c. Bent was in c. 5. Albee's store and
called for some bitters To be used by him
as tonic. Mr.. A. handed him bottle of
Wheat bitters, but said he knew nothing
of the article, so the cork was removed.
and, after tasting, Bent said he would
take them and called on Mr.. Albee for Il
cork, the old one being spoiled. While
they were looking for one Albert Varney
caught up the bottle and said he was go
ing to drink it. Mr.. Bent and Others told
him to let it alone, but he persisted and
drank the contents within few minute,
and went home, worked the next two Ol
three days aud attended q dance Thurs
day night. On Saturday he called on
DR.. II. G. Powers at his residence anc
said he did not feel well and procured
medicine. The doctor was sent for sun
day and saw him and thought it might b.
typhoid fever. Monday night he CON
planned of sore throat, but this yielde,
partially to treatment, but on Tuesday
morning he died. Certain parties, wish
ing to injure others, made the statemen
that the bitters were drunk Friday nigh
and that Varney died from their effects
consequently Drs. +. o. Porter and b. F
Sutton of Middlebury We're summone,
and stated, after a careful post-mOrten
examination. that the subject died from
congestion of the lungs and nothing else
which quieted the little breeze that ha,