Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-11-05

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in the village. lie has had clairvoyant
to assist him.
Nettie Martin of Bethel, Il, was fatal
y burned there the other day while try
ing to move a kerosene lamp which had
caught fire in II. C. Dunham's house, and
died the next morning.
At Felchville, recently, Eddie Emery
was handling "A gun, when it suddenly
discharged, the contents barely missing
his head, and rendering him unconscious
for several moments.
Walter j. Cave, printer at Barre. was
assaulted on a recent evening and stabbed
with dirk. The weapon struck a rib
and inflicted only flesh wound. The
assailant is unknown.
The clothing store of Bardy, Rabbit &
Co., at Fair Haven, was burglarized last
week Sunday morning. The thieves car
ried off 5000 worth of clothing. Two
tramps are believed to have committed
the crime.
Thomas Pope, shining light in rogue
dom and boon campanion of the noto-
rious Eugene Carpenter, now in limbo. is
langushing in the Plattsburgh, Ny,
Jail, charged with stealing $50 worth of
iewery from two stores in Keesevile, n.
Y. He is wanted in Burlington for steal
ing two Overcoats and four cans of milk
from the milk house of George Brigham.
The roadmaster of the Bennington IL
Rutland railway has had steam "hand-
car " built for his use in inspecting the
road-bed. 1t has four-horse-power en-
CINE, can carry eight people and will 90
80 miles an hour it is claimed.
\ Woodstock woman is charged with
abusing child. Some years ago little
girl about three years old was taken from
the poor house and bound out to a family
until she should become of age The
woman inaugurated a system of abuse
and maltreatment which eliminated in
the neighbors taking the matter before
the proper authority and removing the
child.
Mrs. Minnie Elder, who was run over
and killed by the cars near her home in
Maiden, Mass. the other dav. was the
Youngest daughter of Wyman Flint. a
well-lnown resident of Bellows Falls.
She was walking on the track. became
confused as the train approached and
stepped directly in front of the engine,
which cut off her head and legs She
leaves two young children.
William Freeman of East WallingfOrd
, mangled his left hand terribly while out
hunting on a recent Sunday, the charge
from the gun going through the palm.
He was getting over fence and had his
hand carelessly over the muzzle of the
, gun, when it was accidentally discharged,
, the contents mangling the hand terribly.
Drs. Chase and Rusted attended him. and
removed the bones of one finger to the
wrist.
The pension board of surgeons at
q Montpelier say that more than one-half
1 of the applicants for pensions that they
: have examined have heart disease. Many
y of the applicants We're not aware of it
and did not claim pensions on account of
!, IT. llit SUI Stou- dlt VI lllt bIllllbl llldl
n this disease was the result of fright and
mental strain that soldiers were subjected
: to in going into battles and places of
n great danger.
), At the annual meetings of the State
p Agricultural society and the Champlain
/ Valley association in Burlington on the
: 2sth ult. both organizations reelected
u their old boards of officers. Henry Chase
+ of Lyndon is president of the tirst-named
V and LeGrand b. Cannon of Burlington
t of the other. The State society appoint
y ed John W. Cramton, Joseph c. Parker.
i George \. Merrill, Julius y. North and
e Henry q. Root committee to locate and
Il make arrangements for the fair of 1881.
i The State Bar association held its annu-
Z al banquet at Montpelier on Wednesday
!, evening of last week and chose officers
: for the ensuing year as follows: Presi-
d dent. c. II. Heath of Montpelier: vice.
Il presidents. II. {. Bates of st. Johnsbury
- Guy c. Noble of st. Adams. and Joel G..
IS Baker of Rutland: secretary, George W.
e Carleton of Montpelier: managers. the
- president er-ofcio ;. c. Shurtletf of
Montpelier. John ii. Watson of Bradford,
Henry Ballard of Burlington, James X.
Batchelder of Arlington.
2 The bridge connecting the island of
is North Hero with the mainland. which
has been building for two years, was for
Is mally opened to the public on Thursday
the 18th ult.. in the presence of "A large
Is crowd. The legislature adjourned and
- attended, together with GOV. Ormsbee,
Lieut-Gov. Fuller, Speaker Grout. Chief
, Justice Royce, Auditor Powell and Treas
= urer Dubois. There were speeches and
a banquet. The structure is of iron, cost
ing $4,000, the State paying one-balf