The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-31
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The Russell Paper company of Bellows
Falls are making extensive repairs on
their dam.
The State Sunday school association
will hold its annual convention at Bur-
lington September % and 30.
H. f. Brigham of Bakersfield has
been appointed United States consul at
Stanbridge, P. @.
The Salvation Army has begun work
III Burlington with so hopeful an outlook
that reinforcenents have been ordered
from abroad.
Rev. G. NJ. Lamson of Worcester,
Mass, has accepted call to the pastor
ate of the North Congregational church
at st. Johnsbury
William Menitts cf Swanton, aged 80.
was killed by freight train on bridge
at East Swanton Friday, being knocked
into the river.
VIM Reyes of Cattingsville shot him
self last week with IN old pistol and died
soon after He was subject to fits of
dependency.
Mrs. S. NJ. Sherman of East Dover
had her feet seriously scalded by tipping
over II kettle of hot suds which she was
lifting from the stove.
The West River National bank of ia
maica proposes to close its affairs at the
expiration of its charter August II, owing
to an Improbable business.
Burglars stole 800 from Pcase's hotel
at Hartford, Friday night, $500 of it
coming from the pockets of the sleeping
clerk. They tried to get into Gov. Pin
gree's house, but failed.
The st. Johnsbury Granite company
has received a contract for soldiers
monument to be set up on the field of
Gettysburg for the i27th regiment Con-
necticut volunteers. The monument is
to cost $1,000.
Ex-Gov. Hall celebrated his Goth birth
day at North Bennington last week, and
80 children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren were present from all
over the country. The greatest differ
ence in the age of any two present was
SO years.
Burlington has a new institution, the
Improvement company, the object of
which is to sprinkle the streets and see
that improvements are made. 1t is to
be n stock company, and the stock will
consist of 200 shares at ten dollars each,
all of which have been subscribed for,
principally by business men.
Brattleboro entertains 50 children
from the heated quarters of New York
city. Fifty of these are Quartered III a
handsome cottage III Highland park and
are cared for by Mrs. j. j. Estey and
Mrs. George E. Crowell. They have an
abundance of food and romp about the
park from morning till night. At each
evening they gather in the cottage for
service of song which is attended by the
village people.
An immense "scale" fell from the I'M
der side of the overhangiug ledge near
the south end of the old Ripley quarry,
belonging to the Vermont Marble com
pany mt West Rutland. The shock was
felt in many of the houses in the vicinity,
windows ratified, people We're awakened
from sleep and some thought it was an
earthquake. The mass that fell covered
space on the ledge DOB feet long and
20 to 70 feet wide. Some of the blocks
III the ruins are II to - feet thick and it
is estimated that all together would weigh
from $500 to 1000 tons,
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| old, of North llinsdale, n. III . was found
dead il the road between that place and
Brattleboro Saturday night Just before
10 O'Clock by neigbor, who did not dis
cover the body until he had run over it
with his team. Hastings left Brattle-
boro about o clock Saturday night and
it is supposed that he fell between his
horses and was kicked to death. The
team was found considerable distance
from the body.
The State swarms with hints and re-
ports about mamouth project the Bos-
ton and Lowell railroad magnates are
scheming for. 1t is said they have ar
ranged to buy up the Rutland road mt
the expiration of its lease to the Central
Vermont, and then connect the Manches-
ter, Keene and Rutland roads by tun-
neling the grade between Keene and
Westm oreand. Another scheme that
these magnates have is said to he the
annexation of the Passumpsic and Val
ley roads to their system.
Edwin H. Bullard, who is charged
with various crimes from burglary to
forgery, escaped from Hyde Park Jail
last week. He cut Il hole about Is inches
square through two-inch hardwood
plank in the northeast corner of the cell
ing and then going through the attic to
the west end of the building bored few
holes in small door and opening it
gained access to an adjoining roof and
then let himself down to the ground
with the aid of rope. The tools used
We're bit and saw. He also had
rope and Il candle, all of which were
handed in to him by his friends,