The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-08-07
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Foxes killed 81 turkies, owned by
two Bethel men, on recent night.
Judge Powers has the foundation
laid Of a new residence at Morrisville.
A Greensboro man aud his son were
fined two dollars and costs recently for
fishing on Sunday.
The recent hurricane in Burlington
blew down 19l trees in Queen City
park, l5l being full-grown.
Receiver IIendee of the Vermont
national bank thinks he can pay divi-
denG of at least ten per cent about
August.
EX-Gov. Paul Dillingham;, aged Sc
years, fell from steps at the bank, and
broke one of the bones of his leg Just
above the ankle last week Thursday.
Paul Van Der WORT, past command
er-in-chief, of Omaha, will deliver the
Grafton at the coming G.. A. Il. celebra-
ton in Bennington, August 10.
a passenger in attempting to board
a train at South Ryegate station on the
Passumpsic road Saturday night fell
under the cars and had both legs cut
of.
East Berkshire parties last week
shipped carload of spruce lumber
which will go to South Africa and be
used in the construction of a school
house.
Burlington has yacht club, which
will soon hold a regatta. These are
the officers; Commodore, ii. NJ. Phelps;
vice commodore, II. w. Hall; secretary
and treasurer, 5. c. Pease.
Franklin Griswold has sung in the
choir and social meetings of the Con
gregational church at Castleton since
1880, and b. W. Burt has sung in the
church 1000 Sundays since 1910.
The Sth Vermont regiment expects to
send 40 veterans along with the 3Sth
Massachusetts, to the Shenandoah valley
in September to dedicate the monu-
ments at Opequan. Nine regiments of
Vermont troops were Sheridan's SOL
diers.
Chas. Davis, Ludlow laborer, 81
years old, fell in love with 15-year-
old girl. She did not reciprocate and
so he cut cash - inches long in
his throat the other night. The doctor
sewed up the wound and Davis will
recover.
The people of Brandon held an ex-
citing town meeting Saturday to see
about the location of the soldiers mon
ument. After two-hour5' discussion
it was voted, 81 to 81, that the triangle,
previously agreed upon, be the site of
the structure.
n Methodist camp-meeting is to be
held at Pawlet, Rutland county, Sept.
IL, over which Presiding Elder Ben
nett will have charge. Granville, N.
Y, on the Rutland and Washington
railroad, is the nearest railway station
and stages will run thence to the
grounds.
Dolly White of Newbury is one of
the few centenarians in Vermont.
Her 102d birthday was celebrated on
July %. She has recently lost her eye
sight, but her mind is still clear and her
memory very fresh. She repeats poet
ry and scripture with the same preci-
sion and dignity as she was wont to 20
years ago.
The Sunday schools of Vermont re-
sponded so cheerfully and generously
last year to the call of the secretary of
the Vermont Bible society, Rev. l.. II.
Elliot of Waterbury, that he asks tor
another offering this year on the first
Sunday of September. He suggests
that the children earn the money, and
give as many pennies as years old.
A test case in assessment insurance
has arisen at Bennington. The Ameri-
can mutual life and accident association
of South Bend, Ind, has been receiv-
ing applications from Vermont and
Secretary of State Porter has begun
action by serving papers on IL. l..
Hover, under the statute. The officers
of the company propose to make this a
test case and claim that Hover was act
ing as the agent of the assured and not
! for tho oomnanu