Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-22

Burlington, the other day, failed to round
the curve for some reason, dashed over
the bank of snow at the side and into the
end of a sleigh. Miss Raine and Mrs.
Gould were considerably bruised
The Burlington toboggan shutc is said
to be just as good as the Montreal affair,
and her prospects for big winter carni-
val equally good. The whole city is agog
over the frosty sports. A second tobog-
gan slide is being prepared, costly car
nival Autograph printed and yachting
and skating on the lake tested. The
coasting club has introduced elegant
toboggan suits into town.
The Bennington Battle Monument as
ISOLATION chose these officers at its annual
meeting last week: President, i. F.
Prescott; vice-president, Rev. Isaac Jen-
nngs corresponding secretary, Charles
NJ. Bliss; recording secretary, Col. Olin
Scott: treasurer, Luther Graves; direct
ors, b. F. Prescott, Isaac Jennings,
Henry G.. Root. A. b. Valentine, j. g.
Mccullough, ,IIoraceiFairbank and Char
les NJ. Bliss.
There is considerable excitement in
Brattleboro over the reported movement
for the pardon of Silas NJ. Waite. ex-
president of the ruined First National
bank, who is now serving IA short SEN
tence in the House of Correction at
Rutland. Mr.. Phelps, minister to Eng
land and Wuita'e old nnnnea1 ic sold n
have asked President Cleveland for par
don. A strong protest will be made.
Editor Allis of the Ludlow Tribune sues
principal John Pickard of the Portsmouth
: On. H. schools for $40. This is one of
the issues in the local row of last summer
) over the Black River academy semi-cen-
! tennial celebration. Pickard was then
principal of the academy and handed
| Alis some items concerning the approach
= ing event. Allis got mad because the
committee had its printing done else
: where and now is trying to get even.
2 A Bennington veteran, Col. Potter, has
recovered the sword which he lost at the
. battle of Piedmont, Va, June 5, 1864
The colonel then commanded a company
in Massachusetts regiment, was wound
ed in the calf of the leg and had his sword
= wrested from him. His name was en-
graved on the sword, with his address at
: Pittsfield, Mass, and one John Royston
q of Dayton, W. r., who had come into
IL possession of it, got the colonel's address
Is and returned it.
A defect in the brick wall of a steam
t. heater in the residence of Mrs. A. w.
It Tewksbury in West Randolph caused four
It or five tons of coal in a bin in close prox-
unity to the heater TO ignite at an early
at hour on a recent morning and filled the
~ house with smoke and gas. Mrs. Tewks-
I'd bury and her daughter Nettie had very
narrow escape from suffocation and the
o. house from destruction by fire, both OF
G, which were prevented by an alarm and
I'd the prompt arrival of timely aid. Both
ladies have recovered,
a A. p. Pollard, proprietor of the Com
re mercal House at Bellows Falls. who wa,
a arrested some time ago, has been finet
$50 and costs by States Attorney Bolles
Ga The case is appealed. When Pollard
IN opened the hotel last November, he sale
~ he was only going to sell liquor to hi
le- guests and would not keep an open bar
When the walking match came off recent
rv ly he had some trouble with Keene parties
ir- and they, through spite, it is said, fur
of nished the States attorney with list OF
or witnesses. Pollard was at once arrested