Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-26

morning, killing instantly Mr.. Tinker of
Morristown. Messrs. Douglas of Stowa
Amsden of Greensboro, w. w. Cate. and
Mr.. Pike of Wolcott were seriously in
Jured, the latter probably fatally.
Charles Wing of Fair Haven had
piece OF clay-pipe stem removed from his
mouth, the other day. About six months
ago, while out riding, Mr.. Wing was
thrown out of the wagon and the pine ne
was smoking was driven into his month
ana broken to pieces. This piece has
been there ever since. 1t was an inch
and half long.
Editor Maloney, of the Richford Ga
Eette, was badly whipped by ~. VI
llerney at st. Adams, last week. lust AS
ne was about to take the early train for
Rlchford. The affair grew out of certain
articles published of late in the Go.ette.
derogatory to the memory of the late
Joseph llerney, brother of the assaiant.
The affair created considerable excite
ment.
Louise Clemens, Dorset woman
charged with forging the names Of
George W. Farwell and 5. F. Hollev.
TWO Dorset farmers, to a 5000 note. and
getting 1t discounted at the Killington Ma
tlonal bank of Rutland. had a hearing at
Rutland on Saturday and was bound
over 10 the September term of the Rut-
land county court. Bail was fixed at
$1,000, and, not furnishing it. she was
committed.
In the Rutland county court, the other
DAY, five of the first indictments against
y. NJ. Haven based on the Clement certi-
hcates were mol pressed, leaving four still
hanging over him. One of the remain
ing indictments charges him with en-
oezzlelnent and three for over issuing
STOCK. In one of the latter indictments
Mr. Haven's counsel entered a demurrer.
winch the court overruled pro forma.
and the case will 90 to the supreme
court.
Henry Lambert met with a very serious
accident recently while at work for L.
VI. Sunderland in the manufacture of his
patent land rollers at Highgate. One of
the rollers was put on to the turning
lathe for smoothing for the iron band.
when one of the logs flew off and struck
The young man on the top of the head.
smashing his skull in. Drs. Bates. Bax-
Ter ana Searles were called to adjust the
pieces of the fractured skull. TO the
surprise of all, the young man was still
alive at the end of the second day.
The Evarts House at Burlington was
burned on Thursday morning of last
week. The fire caught in the cellar and
worked to the roof before it was Dissolved.
The hotel was owned by Dolan Brothers
and leased by L. \. Woodbury.. and was
Sublet Monday for three years to Delaney
~ Mckenna. Dolan's loss is probably
covered by insurance. The managers
loss Is about $4,000. on which there was
an Insurance of S2l0O. Furniture to the
amount of $500 was saved. Many of
the boarderS lost all their clothing.
Alexander T. Stewart of Proctorsville.
who claims to be an heir of the late \.
/. Stewart of New York city. has filed
complaint in the United States court in
an equity suit against eX-,Judge Henry
/ Hilton to recover the sum of $500. 900.
Stewart has been adjudged Il lunatic and
the action is brought by his guardian.
Benjamin F. Whelden. The complaint
sets forth that from August 30, 1873, to
March Il, 1879, the plaintiff was kept in
the Metropolitan Hotel in New York city
by agents of Hilton, and was not allowed
To visit his friends or see his LAWYER
Promises were made that he would be
given farm in Vermont and $500. 900 in
cash if he would discontinue his suit.
lie did so. The promises were violated.
Another suit in Vermont. with like prom
iSes. The plaintiff also intimate sthat a.
L. Stewart died intestate. and asks that
this be investigated.
Some one who has studied U'dlt0n'S Re0-
iSter for 1923 finds that there were - post
offices in Vermont at that time. and that
about 100000 was annually paid on the
by the citizens of Vermont. The COM
pensation of the postmasterS was on the
basis of 30 per cent on the first 500
of receipts and p per cent ON. the next
500. Brattleboro was then the largest
office in the State. The salary of Asa
Green, the postmaster, was S63O.S9.
Middlebury was second, George Cleve-
land being postmaster with salary of
S40l.25; Burlington's postmaster was
Ephraim Mills, salary 1923; Windsor had
Thomas Leayerett, salary S3l6; Rutland,
Reuben NJ. Thrall, salary S237 so; Ben
nington, William llaswell ,S234.3S; Wood
stock, Alexander Hutchinson, Sl5S.69 /;
Swanton, W. y, Reyes, sl57.5O; Monptel-
Ter, Joshua Y. Vail, Sl3S'Sl: Derby. Ne
hemiah Colby, Sl3l.99; Norwich, Cyrus
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