The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
State and Vicinity.

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mansions. is building on the University
grounds, Burlington.
The village of Proctor has voted to
erect hall and school-house, the two
not to cost over $4,000.
The st. Adams foundry has Just shipped
to Smyrna in Asia Minor one of their
horsepower grain cleaners and threshcrs.
Geo. l.. Spear has been appointed col
lector of internal revenue for the district
of Vermont and will take possession the
9th inst
Roberts Post. G. A. r., of Rutland sent
resolutions of sympathy to Gen. Grant
and received an acknowledgment from
Col. Fred. Grant.
The Rutland County Sheep Breeders
union tried to have a shearing at Castle
ton Wednesday, but neither a man nor a
sheep appeared on the ground.
The Abraham Lincoln Post. Grand
Army of the Republic, No. s.. with
thirty-eight charter members was estab-
lished at White River Junction last week.
with S. W. Pingree as commander.
The largest story going the rounds is
A horse belonging to Harvey Cairns at
Middletown Springs fell through a hole
in the barn floor which measured Is by
"A inches, and escaped without scratch.
Through the Efforts of Governor Pin
gree. prominent officer in the old Yer
mont brigade. Abraham Lincoln Post
No. -. 6. A. r.. will be established at
Hartford. The post will start OIL with
10 members.
The friends Of young Farnsworth. who
was said to have committed suicide at
Brandon recently. say that thee is not
sufficient evidence to warrant that as
sumption. and express the belief that he
died of heart disease.
Asa Mcclellan, while going home on
the track from East Greensboro to Wal
den last week. with a gun on his shout
der. tell down and the gun discharged.
the charge entering his leg Just above the
instep. \ doctor took 81 shot from the
wound.
y young man eighteen years old stole
IA ride ON the train from Montpelier to
Essex. few DAYS ago. riding on the
platform Of the baggage car next to the
engine When the train slackened AT the
lamoillc crossing he jumped, and, it be-
ing dark. tell and dislocatcd his shoulder
The gulf just south of Essen Center
is charging its borders. a few days ago
Il large slide occurred. taking with it 4
part of the orchard belonging to the nj
Versalist parsonage. Fully an acre OF
land has gone down within the past year
The bed of the brook is quickSand and
clay.
The third annual encampment Of the
Sons of Veterans, Vermont division. was
/ in, pttfl an
GERS were chosen: {. +. K. JENNIE OF
BrattleborO, commander; George +. Ter.
rill of | nderhill. lieutenant commander
t. ). brennan of IIardwick, vice lieuten.
ant commander, and O. K. Leonard OF
Brattleboro. chaplain.
y State newspaper published this item
the editor would do well to buy n copy
of "Walton's Register" which will tel
him who the postmasters of the principa
towns in the State are: Mrs. NJ. j. Mar
tin has been pOstmistreSs at Burlington
for the past lG years. She has sent tC
/ the department at Washington the secOnC
best reports of pestOllices ever received
being almost perfect in accuracy anC
pennanship. The reports were so gooC
that the official at first doubted they were
made by lady"
The railroad case at Rutland will prob
ably be disposed of this week. Mr.. Bal
lard opened the arguments Monday after
noon and was followed Tuesday by Col
Walker for the defence. One of tn
criminal cases against }. NJ. Ha
ven has been set for trial and will
probably be taken up next week. Tn
evidence in the railroad case contain
100000 words. Hon. E. Il. Hard of Bur
lington has been engaged to assist Judg
Dunton as counsel for Mr.. Haven.
The Connecticut River and Passump
sic River railroad companies have enter
ed suit against the Southeastern road
the Vermont national bank of st. Alban
and Receiver Hendee, in the form of
bill of equity. The suit is brought in tn
United States circuit court by +. j
Phelps of Burlington and Messrs. Ed
wards. Dickernan u Young, the solicit
ors for the orator. The suit involves tn
question of the title to the ownership O
the bonds and stock of the Montreal
= Portland and Bosom road offered for sal
by Receiver Hendee. which the orato
: seeks to recover possession of on tn
ground that it is the legal owner
At the annual meeting of the stock
, holders of the Burlington and Lamoill
railroad at Burlington directors wer
: elected as follows Lawrence Barnes O
Burlington; w, Brigham of Hyde Park
l.. b. Howe of Jericho; G. W. lIende
of Morrisville; d. c. Linsley, G. l.. Lin,
ley, NJ. Noyes, b. b. Smalley, c. N
Spaulding of Burlington; l., f. Terri
OF nderhill. j. futile of Essex Centr,
II. Smiley of Cambridge; +. NJ. Va
Sicklen of Burlington, The old board
officers were reelected as follows Pre-
, ldent, ID. G. Linsley; vice-president, {
NJ. Spaulding clerk and treasurer, L. W
! Peck; general manager, q. |. Linsley.
Extra Fodder Paid for the Phosphate.
= THETFoRD W. Nov. 25, lss4
GENTS i used BOwkeT's Hill and Drill Il
. past season, and am more than snti fled with Il
. result. My ground had Light dressing OF sta b
manure, and the Phosphate was used in the hil
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