The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-15
State and Vicinity.

The Vermont Baptist Sunday school
convention will be held June Sd and 18th
az Poutney.
+. f.. Aiken of Rutland. a senior in the
Yale theological school, will 20 into mis-
sion work in China soon after graduation
The veterans of Windsor county are
trying to secure Senator VIM. NJ. Evarts
to deliver the address at their coming re-
union in Windsor.
The comptroller of currency has de-
clared "A first dividend of IL ID per cent
in favor of the creditors of the First Ma
tional bank of ST. Adams.
1t is reported that the debts of Chaplin
81 Squier, the New Haven merchants, are
about $4,000. Their stock in trade in
vcntories at $1,000 and they have what
they consider good accounts to the
amount of $4,000.
While Mrs. Jay Pierce of Starksboro
was washing her dishes Saturday morn
ing she said to her children that she
thought she was dying, and lying down
on her bed she expired almost immedi-
ately. She was aged about 30 and leaves
five small children.
Rev. Thaddeus Stewart of South Bur-
lington pays the counsel of eX-Sheriti'
Drew $40 and writes a letter of apology
to Mr.. Drew. who. he alleged, had sent
word in advance of the service of a search
warrant which the reverend gentleman
had placed in his hands.
Mrs. Miranda A. Kellogg, widow of the
late Judge Daniel Kellogg and daughter
of the late Judge Asa Adds of st. Adams
died at her home in Brattleboro, aged 81.
Monday-and exactly ten years after the
death of her husband. She left her large
estate to her brother Judge Adds of the
southern claims commission.
The somewhat unusual spectacle of an
action for criminal assault being settled
by the agreement of the parties concerned
to unite in marriage, was witnessed in
City court Saturday. An officer accom-
panied the pair to the clergyman's to see
that the reluctant groom performed his
part of the -BurliHgtoB Free
Press.
The jury in the acknowledges case.
which has been on trial in the Rutland
county court for the past eight weeks,
was charged on Monday afternoon by
Judge NcaIcy. They were still out
yesterday morning. There is much spec
ulation regarding the verdict. but those
best informed expect a disagreement.
The criminal cases against eX-Treasurer
Haven have been continued.
Among the cases marked for trial at
the term of the nitcd States court to be
held at Windsor the 10Th is that of the
Bradley Fertilizer company of Boston
against DR.. Hiram A. Cutting, secretary
of the State board of agriculture. This
is Il suit to recover $4,000 damages for
libelous statements made against the
plaintiff by the defendant in one of his
courses of lectures in the winter of 1851
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The rates adopted by the railroads
from the principal places in Vermont to
the national encampmcnt, O.. A. r.. at
Portland, and return. are as follows
From Bennington and the line of the
Bennington and Rutland road. $50:
from Bellows Falls and points south of
Rutland. So; from Rutland and points to
Nergennes, inclusive. Sc. 1t is proposed
to have special train leaving Bel
lows Falls about a. IN. Thursday,
June %. to accommodate those on
the southern end of the Rutland divi-
sion to reach Rutland in time to start
from that place on the special train. June
%, about 6 80 a. m. at which time the
the special train. This train will stop at
the principal points between Rutland and
Burlington, leave Burlington about 9 a.
M; stop at principal points between
Burlington and Montpelier; leave Mont
pelier about 10 80 a. m, and reach Port
land between and & p. IN.