The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-27


A deer was seen in Williston on Satur-
day quietly feeding with some cattle in a
pasture.
The unique village of Slab Hollow,
near Dummerston, wants pOstoflice and
the more digntied name of East Dumer-
ston.
Capt. John c. Stearns of Bradford has
been appointed assistant Inspector gen
eral for Vermont on the staff of Com
mander-in-Chief Burdett, &. A. Il.
S. w. Cummings, general passenger
agent of the Central Vermont road, has
also been appointed to the same position
on the Ogdensburgh and Lake Champlain
road.
The 2G-hOurs' walking-match at Bel
lows Falls closed Saturday night and was
won by Fitzgerald, the State champion,
who covered % ii miles to Cadigan's
81 ID.
Zcla Shedd's farmhouse, barns and
sheds at Rockingham were licked up by
fire Saturday night. Wagons, a horse.
COW, hog and other stock were also
burned; no insurance.
Judges Ross, Rowell, Taft, Veazey and
Walker of the Supreme court at Mont
peler have begun to take evidence in the
appealed case of the State against Editor
NJ. j. Maloney of the Richford Gazette,
charged with libeling Judge II. E.ROyce.
A new commodity transported over
the Vermont Central and New London
Northern roads is sea sand from Long
Island Sound, that goes to the Rutland
marble quarries for saving and surfacing
the stone. 1t is more silicious than other
kinds and cuts faster under pressure.
A current item says: The Grand
Trunk railroad is now an equal owner
with Gov. Smith and his friends of Ner-
mont Central stock A recent agree
ment between the roads provided for the
| transfer of 1870 shares to the Grand
Trunk company Besides President
Smith. who still Is much the larger hold
er of consolidated bonds, b. p. Cheney of
Boston and j. X. LangdOn of Montpelier
are the chief owners of Vermont Central
stock.
A Rutland paper tells this story: "a
farmer in that county, who was widow
er, wrote to a lady in an adjoining town,
whom he had never seen, describing his
circumstances fully. and saying to her
that if agreeable to her he would call at
her home in two weeks with his minister
and make her his wife, at the same time
giving her numerous references as to his
character, etc. He also informed her
that if she consented to this arrangement
she need not answer his letter at all.
Hearing nothing from her at the appoint
ed time he went to her home, found her
all ready and they were made man and
wife in few moments after their first
meeting"
A young woman named Kate Whalen
died ut st. Johnsbury recently at the
home of her brother-in-law, Mark G.
Powers. Mr.. Powers telegraphed to her
brother in Springfield, Mass, Thomas
Whalcn, to come to her funeral. Whal-
en- telegraphed back to send the remains
to him for burial, but received in return
refusal. He then telegraphed that lie
would attend the funeral. On arriving
at their destination they sought out Pow
ers and amid tears asked about Hates
death. When Mr.. Powers recovered
from the surprise of being accosted by
strangers, an explanation followed, from
which it turned out that the Springfield
man was another Thomas Whalen who
also had sister Kate who worked out
and from whom they had not heard fol
several weeks. 1t seems that the father
of each family was named Patrick, botl
came from the same place in Ireland anC
both families have Thomas, Kate anC
Maggie.