The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-31
Late State News.

Mrs. Iadock Thompson, widow of the
author of " ThompsOn's Vermont" died
at Northtield last week, aged Sc.
Putney has new Grand Army post
with % members, and new one. Judd
NJ. Mott Post, No. SS," was mustered in
at Alburgh last week.
A man named Billiard of Stanstcad
Junction, p. O., was drowned in Lake
Memphremagog, near Derby Line. Sun
day, by the capsizing of boat.
The fight at Brandon over the location
of the soldiers monument is still going
on, and special town meeting will be
held tomorrow to see about it.
Poultney village wants water supply
and the question of bringing it from Mud
pond is being agitated. A surveyor has
been employed for some days fixing Il
line for the pipe.
Dudley G. Brown has been appointed
postmaster at Brandon, vice Knight. sus-
pended, and w. l.. Howard at Fairhavcn.
vice Whipple, suspended. Whipple had
held the office over 20 years.
Henry A. Bowers, who was sentenced
in 1882 from Montpelier to the house of
correction for four years for robbing the
day by the President.
As Ellery Potter of East St. Johnsburv
was building a fence one day recently
the head of spike which he was driving
flew and struck him in the eye, destroy
ing the sight of that member.
John j. Thomson and John McGreavy
have been bound up in 5000 at Winooski
for appearance at the county court, on the
charge of aiding and abetting a prize
fight which came OIL on the shore of NAL
let's bay on recent Sunday.
. George Johnson, for the past eight
years deputy clerk of the United States
district court, will. it is believed. succeed
b. b. Smallcy, who has been appointed
collector of customs. Smalley has held
the Office of clerk many years in spite of
his offensive Democracy"
There is to be a reunion at Montpelier
in October next of as many of the old
members of the legislature and of the
present senate and house rs can be got
ten together. The proceedings will prob
ably last several days. The committee
having the matter in charge meet ut Rut-
land to-day to consider plans.
The Rutland Horse Railroad company
has chosen these directors +. Pierpoint
Redfield Proctor, lockwood Barrett. G..
Ii. Cheney, J. n. Woodfin, j. G.. Dunn
and j. A. Sheldon. +. Pierpoint was
made president pro tenn of the board, and
r j. n. Woodtin, secretary of the board
and clerk of the CORPORATION.
Cyrus G.. Pringlc. the Charlotte botan-
ist, started last Monday on second trip
to Mexico. the flora of which he has been
examining during the last year. Mr..
Pringle's reputation as bOtanist is so
well established that he was selected by
the government some three years ago to
examine and make report on the flora
of Arizona. Northern California and Ore
gon. Although entirely self-taught. Mr.
Pringle is recognized by the Harvard bo-
tanical school as authority on the flora OF
Northern New England and Canada.
A West Halifax man has Vermont bill
On the face side at the top is the mum
Der "2SS9;" under that are the word,
: "Vermont Currency" beneath that
Twenty Shillings. The potleiler of thi.
bill fhall be paid by the Trcafurer of the
ftate of Vermont, Twenty Shillings il
} Spanifh milled Dollars of Six Shilling,
each, or Gold or Silver coins equivalent
by the tirft Day of June A, ID. 1882. BY
order of af1embly Windfor. February
1881" 1t is signed by 7. Porter and
one more name not plainly written. The
seal reads, vermont calls for Justice,
and contains the scales and thirteen
rings On the back it reads con,
Pound Death to Counterfeit - West
, minister-Printed by Spooner ~ Greer
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