Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-02


Col. G.. w. Hooker of Bratteboro will
make the Internationally address at st.
Johnsbury.
The ownership of a goose over 60 years
of age is claimed by Nelson Hoyt of
Craftsbury.
The laborers of Island Pond have for
med an assembly of Knights of Labor
with so members.
During the first year of the Democratic
administration Us fourth-cass postmas-
tiers were removed in this State.
George A. Ballard of Fairfax has been
appointed States attorneys to succeed
George W. Burleson for Franklin coun-
ty.
Plymouth has progressive youth in
Orson Butler, who grows at the rate of
about 90 pounds a year. He is now II
years old and weighs 304 pounds.
Smallpox has again broken out Just
over the border from Richford. There
are several persons sick from the disease
at Mansonville. Z. O., and one has died.
The Baptists' of ST. Adams last week
dedicated new church built on the site
of the one burned in 1888. The house.
complete and furnished. cost about ST.
600.
The marble business in Rutland is
said to be beginning to improve material
| ly, and the volume of orders received by
the several firms in town is increasing
daily.
Amasa Newell of East Burke, while
chOppng. the other day, accidentally
hit his two-years-old brother on the head
with the axe, cutting a bad cash just
above one ear.
In the Rutland county court, Saturday,
Sheridan F. Langdon pleaded guilty to
stealing horse from Charles A. Stiles of
Proctor and was sentenced to four years
in States prison.
The appointment of F. w. McGettrick
as postmaster at st. Adams, which had
been rejected and reconsidered, was for a
second time rejected by the United States
Senate Tuesday.
W. j. Skinner, while handling slabs
at Il Center Rutland marble mill. drove
the crowbar he was using almost through
his foot, between the toes and the ankle,
making very ugly wound.
Nathaniel y. Garfield Manchester
boy, was gored Saturday by Jersey
bull. The animals horn entered the
breast. breaking one rib and penetrating
a lung. The boy in Il critical condition.
Rutland's new library gets valuable
contribution from Mrs. Julia c. Il. Dorr.
She contributes 2500 volumes as me
mortal to the late Judge Dorr. The works
are mostly on political science and me-
moirs of statesmen.
Rutland streets are now brilliantly illu-
minated at night by % are lights of 2OOO
candle power each. Many of the bust
ness-houses are lighted by the Edison in
candescent. lamp system, while several
stores have the arc electric light
Mrs. ;. l.. Griffith of Dandy was grant
ed a divorce in the Rutland county court
last week and $4,000 alimony. Though
given year in which to pay, Mr.. Griffith
met Mrs. Griflith's lawyers and gave
them check for the amount at once.
The Sedgwick Grand Army post at
Brattleboro have voted to accept George
f. Lyons design for the proposed sol
diers' monument. This is of Dummer-
ston granite surmounted by bronze fig
ure, designed by Mosman of Chicopee,
Mass,
An attempt was made one day last
week to burn the courthouse at Rutland,
but Sheriff Peabody discovered the fire,
which had been set in a pile of old hath
in the basement. before it had made much
Roadway and put it out. Court was in
session at the time.
The Chelsea Methodist church has add
ed 30 names to its membership roll, as
the result of Il siX-weeks' revival conduct
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Charles +. Ballou.
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the insanity of Il well-known citizen,
whose mind broke down under the eX-
element.
The knights of Honor of the State
will hold their annual convention at
Brattleboro on the nth inst. when there
will be an election and installation of Off
GERS. On the evening of the 18th public
addresses will be made in opera hall by
J.. w. Redington, Frank ID. Sloat and l..
NJ. Read. The Philharmonic orchestral
quartette will furnish music.
/ y story is told of Il deacon of IA church
at Hyde Park who was somewhat sur
prised on recent morning, when he ar
rived at a saw mill with load of logs, to
be told that it was Sunday. He quickly
deposited his load, and after inquiring
for short cut through the woods, he
started for home, greatly wondering how