The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16
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skating.
The State encampment of Odd Eel.
lows meets at Montpelier Tuesday,
February ), and the State grand lodge
the 4th.
The scarcity of hay in some sections
of Rutland county has induced many
farmers to purchase western corn as a
substitute.
Bennington is kicking against the
soldiers monument design selected by
the committee and will petition not to
have it adopted.
The department encampment of the
q. A. X will be held at Rutland Janu-
airy 1929. Past-Commander Wander
WORT will be present.
E. L. SAKE, who started bank in
st. Adams few months since, has
bought the banking-rooms of the de-
fnnct Vermont National.
G.. w. Sanderson, a Boston artist.
spent the holiday season in Vermont,
making out-of-door sketches of winter
scenery in Otter Creek valley.
The prospective assessment on &C.
count of the Vermont National bank of
st. Adams has induced the st. Johns.
bury banks to omit their regular Janu-
airy dividends.
Despite low rates and bad business,
the Central Vermont railroad earned
enough to pay its January coupons
promptly and pass something to the
surplus account.
Gold-mining amounts to something
in Vermont after all. The Rocks min
ing company of Plymouth report for
the month of December products to
the value of S7O5l.
The Jacksonian club of Rutland held
banquet Thursday night, the Sth inst.
The speakers were Hiram Atkins, G..
II. Davenport, A. Z. Childs, Lucius
Bigelow and others.
The Fletcher free library at Burling-
ton, which has been closed for some
months by reason of difference be-
tween the trustees and the aldermen,
will be re.opened the l9th.
The medical faculty of the University
Of Vermont have elected Ambrose l..
Ranney. A. NJ, of New York city to
succeed the distinguished DR.. Darling,
deceased, as professor of anatomy.
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panther to Colonel j. b. Mead, who
will take it to the New Orleans eXposi.
ton this winter and will place it in the
State cabinet at Montpelier in the
spring.
John Stephenson and Frank Per-
kins of Lowell, by the breaking of IA
neck yoke, were run over by a 37OO-
lbs. road-roller and severely injured.
1t is said they both looked like pan
cakes when found. --NOnitOr.
Henry Gillett of White River juno.
ton has curiosity in the shape of
Confederate newspaper, which is print
ed on Wallpaper and one side only.
The paper was brought from the South
by his brother-in-law, who was in the
war.
Quite scare was created in Bethel
by the discovery of what is supposed
to be the path of tiger or catamount
just back of the buildings on the upper
side of the street, and the report of
some PAL ties that they saw "A large ami
NAL the night before near the street.
Chittenden county has a thoroughly
temperate sheriff, but last week the
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Burlington, was found at the foot of
bank east of the Burlington postoffice,
to which place he had rolled while
drunk. In city court he was fined So
and costs.
AT Davis steam mill, in Bridgewater,
the Sd inst, Almon Davis OF Hartland,
one of the owners, was shoveling away
sawdust from under the saw while in
motion, when his left arm came in con-
tact with the saw, which cut and tore
it in trightful manner. The arm had
to be cut Oft.
The dwelling-house of George Smith
at Bridgewater village narrowly escap-
ed being burned recently. A small
child, who was playing with matches
in a sleeping room, set a stand and its
contents on fire, which were destroyed,
but the fire was discovered in season to
save the house.
Chelsea proposes to have railway
built there as soon as possible. A mar
row-gauge road running to South Roy
alton, ID miles away, is talked of, but
the majority of the people favor the
offer of some sum of money TO the
Central Vermont road TO build from
Barre to Chelsea.
AT recent meeting of the directors
of Fletcher Hospital, in Burlington,
Drs. Fassett of ST Adams, Holton of
Brattleboro and Atwaier of Burlington
were elected consulting physicians for
the ensuing year; and Drs. Little of
New York. James of Waterbury and
Allen of White River Junction, consult
ing surgeons.
The Central Vermont managers an
nounce the appointment of James Nj,
FOss as general superinl endent of that
road and its leased lines; and the APP
pointment also of William j. Rob
ertson as superintendent OF motive
power in place Mr.. Foss, promoted.
Mr.. Foss' connection with the Central
dates from 1868.
, On Tuesday afternoon of last week a
nine-year-old boy named Blondin,
while quarrelling with a fOurteen-year-
old play mate named BOusquet, i'll the
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