Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-08

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the water about an hour. The father of
two of the boys few days ago lost one
of his eyes while at work in a slate quar-
ry.
South Londonderry's new postmaster,
f. NJ. Wood, is beset with troubles that
promise to cost his place, according to
the BrauieJoro Retormer. A business
man of that town recently posted let
ter with peculiar envelope, containing
$50 and two checks for the Vermont
national bank of Brattleboro. The let
ter cannot be traced beyond Woods Off
ce. In investigating this matter it turns
up that Wood holds the office on shares
with ex-Postmaster Smith. who resigned
in favor of Wood provided the receipts
be divided and the office be kept in
Smiths store.
Burglars made their appearance at
Manchester Sunday morning, and broke
into three places of business-Burr 81
Manley's store, j. p. Blackmer's, and the
office of W. H. Fulerton's marble shop.
From the safe of Burr & Marley, which
they blew open, $3.50 in money was taken.
At one of the other places they were
frightened away by Watchdog after
having broken into the building. The
thieves are believed to be the same ones
who robbed Mr.. North of Shoreham. bur-
glarized stores in Brandon. and more re-
Gently blew open the safe of Denison
Bros. at Pitt,ford.
Inc Bellows Falls liquor dealers passed
an unhappy New Years. Their places
were viSitedbyadcputy shcrif'armed with
warrants placed in his hands by the
States attorney. He first arrested 4.
McDonald proprietor of the Avenue
House. Mcdonald was so drunk when
taken that his ease had to be put over
until Saturday. when he pleaded guilty
10 ~ indictments. He was fined 5000
and costs and appealed. Charles link
ley'S saloon on Canal street was the next
place raided. lie pleaded guilty to Is
offences and was fined $3.50 and costs.
His case was also appealed.
\ tally-ho coach with family of eight
women and children besides the driver
left Burlington Saturd ay for a ride to a
neighboring town. One of the party
carried kerosene lantern inside for the
darkness of the night. Suddenly the
coach ran into ditch and upset. The
lamp was broken and the burning oil set
fire to the clothing of the women and
children. 4 Mrs. Miller, one of the oc-
cupants of the coach, was burned so
that she will probably die. When the
coach upset she fell on top of the lam
tern. The flesh on one side of her body
was terribly burned.
Longevity and numbers were charac-
teriSticS of the family of the late David
and Mary Newton of Hartford. There
were Ii children and the tirst-born child
was not - years old when the youngest
was born. no death took place in the
family until the youngest child was near
ly % years old. and the entire family
were living under one and the same roof
when the youngest of the IL children
was in the cradle. The average ages of
the whole family at death were 90 years,
and of the children IS years. The young
est child and last surviving member died
in 1876.
Morton Davis, the Dummerston school
master who shot farmer of the district,
has been placed under $50 bonds to await
the result of his exploit. 1t is said that
the night before the shooting and after
Davis had sent one of the boys home for
diSobedience Dodge went to the school
house where he openly threatened the
teacher, who took the matter to heart and
that night procured pistol which he took
to school with him the next day in antic-
ipation Of further trouble. Dodge went to
the schoolhOuse that noon, accompanied
by two of the boys whom the teacher had
corrected. and it is said again threatened
Davis in Il violent and abusive manner,
whereupon the latter ordered Dodge out
of the schoolhouse, when the shooting fol-
lowed. Dodge is recovering.