The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01

field is the State manager for Vermont.
and will announce rates and details as
soon as they are determined.
The farm dwelling house and two
barns belonging to Albert Sowles, near
ST. Adams. were destroyed by fire Tues
day morning. The loss is estimated at
S2j0O; insurance $1,000 on the house and
500 on each of the barns.
Wooster Flood, who has been in Jail at
st. Albans for some time past for at
tempted burglary ut Enosburgh Falls in
lrObbng wooden mill. was sentenced in
''Erankln county court, Wednesday, to
States prison for eighteen months.
If the troubles in the Saskatchewan
county continue. there will be no lack of
farm help in the State this season. The
French are coming over the border in
great Numbers, fearing that they will be
called upon to enter the army if they re-
main at home.
Three 20-fect spans of the $50 feet
trcstle on the st. JohnSbury and Lake
Champlain road near Morris lille were
wrecked Sunday afternoon by the dcrail
ing of four cars on stock train. The
cars were smashed and their freight
of corn, oats and butter and eggs
spoiled.
A Benson correspondent of the Rut-
land Herdid says that in a pasture in that
town last month strip of sod
measuring two or three by ten feet was
thrown up as if by Il volcano, and water
spurted up from the place to the height
of go feet. Many people have visited the
place. but nobody can explain the
thing.
james Harmon and Thomas Bliss
night WOrkmcn in the covered quarry of
Sheldon 4 Sons. mt West Rutland were
nearly sullocated by foul air or gas the
other morning. The next day Is men of
the force IN the quarry were Frustrated
andthc working of it has been abandoned.
1t is one OF the most valuable quam'ies in
the State.
The trial of Edwin Ellis for wrccking
train on the Missippi road ended at St.
\ lbanS Tuesday with "A verdict of acqut-
tai. The verdict was not favorably re-
ceived by the people of that -cction rs it
was believed that Ellis really mcrited Sc
we're punishment for misplacing the
switch, an act which resulted fatally to
two train men.
Following is a list of some of the
speakers announced for Memorial day:
Glover. Rev. NJ. V. b. Knox of Lebanon.
y. H.. Barre. Editor Blake OF the Bar
ton NrHior; North Troy. Judge IL. Ii.
Powers of Morrisvillc: Hartford. GOV.
Pingree; Montpelier, Gen. w. W. CIRCUIT
Of barton; st. Adams, f. w. McGcttrick
of st. Adams; St. JOhnsbury, Judge W.
G.. NcaZey Of Rutland; Royalton. Lieut.
COY. Ormsbee of Brandon; Lincoln
Judge W. G. Dunton of Rutland; North
field, Frank Pumley of Mortified,
Somebody writes about crazy or
cranky woman up to the northward thus i:
About -four years ago a queer acting
woman came to MiddleseX. Vt. and
bought Il few crackers one afternoon in
summer time. 1t was soon learned that
she earned Il few dollars picking berries
but no one could find out her abiding
place. Late in the fall, however, she
was observed carrying pieces of boards
to large stump in pasture near the
railroad. In the course of a week She
had constructed her shelter for the win
ter and it is "A peculiar device. She had
| placed the boards against the stump.
resting one end on the ground. She
! then hung quilt at one side of the hut
leaving the other side open and exposed
TO wind and rain. She had thus covered
| a space of ground five feet wide and six
! feet long. The height of the shanty was
not sufficient to allow her to stand in it.
| but she always sat or at night laid down.
This worse than hovel She has occupied
all this winter. during the SCvcrcSt cold,
and when another would certainly have
| frozen. Her bed consists of evergreen
boughs covered with rags; her stove is
an old tin pan. in which she builds fire
| to make her tea. This bed. stove and "a
teapot are the only articles of household
| furniture She has: and the stove is al
| ways sci outside the ~hanty. This &C.
/ centric being ahhOis man, and will
',sWear like a trooper if disturbed. even
/ by the sight of one. She has refused re-
/ peated oilers made by the selcctmcn of
| MiddleseN to furnish her with 4 house,
| fuel. and food if need be. and threatens
violence if they attempt to enforce their
kindness. She will not beg. but will ac-
cept food or clothing as a gift from the
ladies of the village. one kind lady
tried to keep this crazy woman at her
house. but could not on account of the
ugly disposition OF the creature. They
call her crazy" said Il section man at
MiddlescN. but I've heard her talk rs
rational rs any woman" No one knows
her name, whence she came. or any of
her previous history. She is tail, well
formed and was once handsome. She
has dark complexion, and is a power
full woman. She wears IA ragged calico
dress, an old bran sack for a cape anG
such shoes as are given her. The only
seeming purpose of her life is to wander
over the pastures and hills OF through
the streets by day. and TO sit mutterins
alone or singing weird airs at night tn,
secret of her life is safe. for She cannot
be approached; and so long as She keep:
her story To herself she will be the mos
eccentric being in Vermont.
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