Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-11-19

resent Brooklyn concern, but tele-
gram from them in answer to one o in
quiry showed they knew nothing about
him.
The Rutland railroad company have
filed petition against the Central Yer
mont railroad company, under the old
recelvership suit, in the Franklin county
court of chancery, for the determination
OF certain difficulties growing out of the
lease. The Rutland company was ex-
cepted from the operation of the decree
ending the receivership some two wears
ago and has continued to enjoy whatever
rights or securities existed bv virtue of
the road being under the courts protec-
/ ton.
George Sylvester, employed in saw
mill at Montgomery, met with n terrible
uea'ii' Il rev days ago. He was caught
IN belt and thrown upon swiftly-re-
Volvlng circular saw and was literally
torn in pieces, one leg and one arm being
pulled out and the top of his head sawed
off. The mill was soon STONED and no
only Sr0aned and breathed few mo-
ihehts after being extrcated from the
pulley. One foot was severed entirely
from the leg, and the other leg and both
arms were found broken and the flesh
badly lacerated.
Mrs. Mary Swan of Ludlow, "A years
or age, had hearing at Rutland. We'd
nesday, on the charge of procuring a
pension on false pretences. and was held
for trial at the February term of the
hlted States court. In default of hail
she was placed in jail. In procuring
pension on the ground of the death of
her son in the army. she swore that he
llad never been married. This is claimed
TO be false. The penalty of her alleged
offence is not less than 81 900 fine or five
years Imprisonment.
In clearing out an old bookcase the
other day, Postmaster Hutchins came
across copy of ''The PENNSYLVANIA
Packet and Daily ADVERTISER" dated Sep
TENDER u, 1874. 1t is IA well-preserved
Sheet ana Is at once rare and curious.
Inc contrast between this paper and the
present is so great that the Old Vermont
Gazette of an intermediate date seems
ike very newsy paper. In the Phila-
ueIpilla specimen there is absolutely less
than one column of news reading.-rBen-
nington Banner.
The creditors of the Walker & Hatch
company of Winooski. which recently
tailed, have held a meeting and elected
y. o. Humphrey of Burlington assignee.
1t was shown that the Wnooski Water
Power company, who took stock in the
concern and then sold out. took mort
gage on the mill and property for 81 900.
and that f. ii. Wright of Williston had
mortgage on the machinery for 81. 900.
The unsecured debts amount to about
S29, 600 and the firm estimate their assets
at 81 900. The creditors hope to secure
% cents on II dollar.
The State Historical society had its an
nual meeting at Montpelier. the other
DAY, ana elected these officers: Presi-
dent, Hon. f. 7. Walton of MONTPELIER;
vice-presidents, Hon. James Barrett of
Rutland, Rev. w. :. Hazen of Mortified.
Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington. re-
cording secretary. j. II. Lucia of Mont
pelier; corresponding secretaries, Hon.
&. q. Benedict of Burlington, l.. ). STAN
ton of RoXbury; treasurer, Hon. Hiram
Carleton of Montpelier: librarian, Hon.
IL. y. Huse of Montpelier; curators.
Hon. X. :. Taft of Williston, DR.. II. A.
Cutting of Lunenburgh, Hon. 6. \. Da-
Wis of Windsor, Hon. Horace Fairbanks
OF st. Johnsbury, Frederick butcher of
81. Adams, Hon. Edward Conant of West
Randolph and G.. c. Chandler of Mont
pelier.
The village of Townshend on the Brat
tleboro and Whitehall railroad was the
scene of Il disastrous fire on Friday night
last. 1t started in room used for the
storage of Kerosene oil in Knapp's store
on the west side of Main street. This
was two-story brick building, with an
ell. the latter being occupied by Miss
Austin's millinery. The store was soon
destroyed, with a portion of the goods.
The two-story postotfice bnilding owned
by Willard Il Bruce of Wardsboro was
the next to burn, together with Charles
Catlin's dwelling, both ON the west side
of the Knapp building. The flames then
spread to tho Taft, Wilkinson and Howe
dwellings on the south, all of which
were burned, together with Taft's and
llowe's barns. Here the townspeople
succeeded in checking the flames, which
luckily did not cross the street, though
not until the dwellings of Marshall Mar
tin and Mr.. Porter had been considerably
damaged. \ large part of the contents
of the buildings burned were saved.
There was little wind at the time, which
topethpr with thp fart that baav,