Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-09-24

of about $4,000, was disposed of at sher-
IFS sale, Saturday, for Sl7 800. to Ira G.
Allen.
Hiram 4. Smith of West Rutland who
was the unsuccessful Republican candi-
date for town representative this fall,
fell from a carriage the other day and
had his left shoulder broken.
Joseph Lawrence's body was found in
the river at Swanton. sunday. He went
away on Saturday in boat which was
upon shoal near the remains. 1t is
supposed he committed suicide.
a llolstein bull owned by L. +. Croft
of North Clarendon severely Injured f.
y. Higgins of that place. who had charge
of him, at the State fair in Burlington
last week Two of Higgins ribs were
cracked by the brute
The surviving members of the Sd regi-
ment Vermont volunteers will hold re-
union at st. Johnsbury Thursday, Octo-
Der Il. There will be a banquet and a
campfire, and distinguished former COM
Mrs. Reuben Simpson and three small
children were out driving at Bradford,
Thursday, when the horse took fright
and ran away. Mrs. Simpsons arm was
broken, and her only son, three wears
old, was instantly killed.
The Central Vermont railroad promises
70 bIliI6 hrinly
stations at South Royalton, to cost $1,000
or $4,000. if the business men of the
place will put up substantial blocks in
place of the wooden buildings burned.
Mrs. Mary Allen, widow, aged ~
years, hung herself in woodshed at the
residence of George b. Woodward. her
Son-in-law. in Burlington. Tuesday. She
had been dead an hour when her body
was discovered. The cause was despon-
dency.
John II. Mead of West Rutland
will soon ship a carload of Merino
rams which he selected for Capt. John
&. Clancy. noted sheep breeder of New
Mexico. who has had large experience
with the Merino stock of Vermont. and
who has many thousand sheep on his
ranch.
y man 10 years old and giving the
name of Pero was looking at rings in IL
Rutland jcwelry store the other day,
when the clerk saw him pocket one. He
was accused of the theft and gave up the
property. and then started and ran to
the outskirts of the town. where he was
captured.
Mr.. Emmons Raymond has resigned
the presidency of the PaSSunpsic rail-
road. after Ii years of service. He is 50
years old. but that is not why he retres.
lie and his son have built at South Passa-
dena, Cal. the finest hotel on the Pacific
coast and he is going there to see that it
proves good investment
These are the towns of the State that
cast 20 or more prohibition votes at the
late election: st. .Johnsbury -. st. AL
bans 63, Brattleboro -. Rutland II.
Middlebury g., Franklin IS. IIardwick
81. MorriStOwn "a, Stowe 2G. Cambridge
D. sutton -. Jericho 20. Albany u.
sheffield -. Salisbury -. Cornwall %.
Georgia -. Fairfax 20. Brandon u, Paw
let %, Lyndon 20
VIM. II. Grady. Waterman in Brat
tleboro mill. was caught by belt. the
other night, thrown upon the ground
with great violence and taken up for
dead. lie was so badly hurt in the back
that all below the wound was paralvzed.
His head was also injured and he was
with difficulty aroused from his >tupor.
The doctor regards his injuries aS beyond
reasonable hope of recovery.
Bennington is stirred up over sup
posed murder there. The story is thus
told in dispatch of last Friday: Tues
day evening Charles Phillips of this
place was assaulted and robbed. and has
not since been seen. Murder is suspect
ed, and five trampS have been arrested
and jailed on suspicion As Officer Nash
was making a search for the missing
man in the vicinity of the reservoir of the
water-workS company yesterday, he dis
covered an oblong place dug in the
ground, and beside it lay the coat and
pantaloons of Phillips. Officer Nash is
inclined to the opinion that the man was
murdered by the tramps, and that an at
tempt was made to bury the body. but
that the plan was not carried out owing
10 the presence of very large boulder
about fifteen inches below the top of the
ground. Phillips came from New York
a short time ago with large gang of
Italians, and was esteemed for his faith
fulnesS. Last evening preparations were
being made to organize a large party TO
search for the missing man.
The Vermont Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union held its annual meeting at
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