The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-16
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f. j. Collamer. formerly of Shelburn,
has been discharged from the registers
office. treasury department. Washington,
after holding the office twenty-six years.
Simeon j. Foster. a Central Vermont
brakeman, had his hand caught between
cars while coupling at Milton Friday
morning, but will probably not lose any
part of it,.
Mrs. f. L. Housh and Mrs. Henry
Tucker of Brattleboro. state secretary
and assistant secretary, are delegates to
the coming national W. c. r. L. con-
vention at Philadelphia.
Miles Comstock. convicted of Illicit
distilling and confined in The Grand Isle
county Jail, has regained his liberty, hav-
ing appeared before United States Com
missioner George f. johnson and taken
the poor convict's oath.
The Jury in the case of State VS.. J. NJ.
| Haven. eX-treasurer of the Rutland rail-
road company. indicted for over-issuing
the stock of the corporation. returned II
verdict of not guilty in the Rutland coun-
ty court last week.
Woodstock people. recent recipients of
a fine library from DR.. Edward II. Will
liams of Philadelphia. formally thanked
has been in town since its completion.
Frederick Billings made a speech in be-
half of the towns-people.
Ralph Waldo. the l7-years-old son of
William Waldo of Bethel. stepped upon
"A rusty nail about three weeks ago, which
penetrated his foot. The wound caused
him no serious trouble at first and a week
later he was suddenly seized with lock-
jaw and died.
The decomposed body of man found
in the Black river at Springfield last week
was identified as that of Mr.. Spencer. a
town pauper from Rockingham. He was
supposed to have fallen from ledge up
the river and been in the water nearly
10 days.
Two hundred delegates from State So
cieties of the woman's board of missions
met at Windsor the 7th inst These
officers were chosen: President. Mrs.
| A. w. Wild; secretaries. Mrs. Henry
Fairbanks, Mrs. C. NJ. Stone, Miss Mary
G. Torrey and Mrs. j. G.. Peck. The
amount collected for the year was S450S.
Senator Evarts of New York has paid
$1,000 for a matched pair of seal-brown
horses which he bought of w. c. Gilman
of Nershire. Mr.. Evarts has another
pair of the same size and color, for
which he paid $500. The four together
make one of the finest turn-outs to be
seen in Washington, D. c,
The precautions enforced by Collector
Smalley to prevent the smallpox reach
ing the United States are thorough. both
on land and water. Now all canal boats
are carefully inspected by DR.. Newton
before passing through the bridge at
Rouses Point and all sanitary regulations
as thoroughly enforced on them as on
the trains.
Landlord Faulkner of Rochester, Wind
sor county. has issued circular warn
ing hotel-keepers and others against har-
boring or trusting one Robert Galispie,
who he claims is a hotel jumper and a
dead beat. lie describes him as a young
man about "A years of age, weighing
shout lG0 lbs; five feet. 9 inches in
height. dark complexion and dark eyes,
and has a state prison countenance."
Officer Lowell of Bellows Falls arrested
young man last week on warrant
from North Hartland, where he had
stolen a suit of clothes and other wearing
apparel from Thomas Cabe. He was
taken from the lookup for dinner, and
while eating suddenly jumped from the
room to the roof of the piazza and from
there TO the ground. a distance of 30 feet.
Officer Lord succeeded in capturing him
on the island at the Falls.
: Peter Reynolds of Barre. workman
| in the shops there. aged - years. recent
ly went to Bellows Falls TO visit his
! brother Louis, who keeps a restaurant.
, Saturday night, in the absence of his
brother, Peter was left in charge of the
restaurant, and some time during the
,.I, I,f.
self in the right temple. He was found
in the restaurant Sunday afternoon by
: Louis, lying face downward, with re-
volver in his right hand. and on the table
a note, saving he was tired of life and
asking the forgiveness of LOUIS, and that
word of his death be sent to Miss Fanny
Bates of Barre.
Burlington hopes to capture Montreal s
winter carnival this season through the
smallpox fright. To accomplish this
:, result an association has been formed
under the title of the Burlington Carni-
s val association, and DR.. Seward Webb
:. has been appointed its president. All
- kinds of amusements are PLACED. One
y of the principal festivities will be coast
ing on bob-sleighs, which will be made
to accommodate from II to 20 persons
u each. The mayor of the city has given
l. the association the privilege of using one
of the principal streets during the 'carni-
IS val season for this purpose. 1t is pro-
b posed by the association to divide this
steep thoroughfare into six compartments
d to prevent the bob-sleighs from coming
into collision. 1t is thought that coast
# ing on bob-sleighs will be more exciting
fun than tobogganing.
Is 81 cheerfully commend