Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13

ton have been fixed at from May 81 to
20 inclusive, and the association has al
ready begun to hold rehearsals.
c. b. Russell, the recently-appointed
postmaster at North Hero and a we'll
known Democratic politician, has con-
fessed to al embezzlement of S549 from
the town and has not been arrested.
Eugene E. Wight was convicted in the
washington county court at Montpelier,
tuesday, or stealing a team from George
N. Cove OF Waterbury in May, 1881, and
sentenced to five years in State prison at
Windsor.
The large body of snow is moving off
gradually. In the Connecticut valley.
between Brattleboro and Wells River. the
snow still averages two feet in dentb'
roads are muddy and bad, manv back
roads being impossible.
ii. r. White of st. Johnsburv was ar
rested at Bennington last week charged
with obtaining a pension under false pre-
lenses. The arrest is said TO breed tronnble
for the members of the pension examin-
ing board. The papers were returnable
at Windsor.
a railroad company has been oroanized
at Barre to build a road from Barre lower
village to the granite quarries in Barre
ana Williamstown. The capital stock is
SSO,O0O, one-half of which was taken bv
PRESIDENT ID. X. Sortwell of the Wells
RIVER road and the balance by Barre
people.
The State Sabbath School association
has accepted an invitation from Wood
STOCK TO nave the next annual convention.
which comes in the fall. Prof. w. A.
Devine of Burlington, Rev. G.. A. Smith
of st. Adams and Rev. L. @. Sherburn
OF swami are appointed a committee of
general arrangements.
Edward Meanwhile of Wallinpford
blew himself up while blasting a log with
powder the other day. A large piece of
the log broke two of his ribs, cut a cash
i'll his head, and bruised him badly. His
wife also had one arm broken. and was
severely injured. Maranville has had a
leg broken three times in about a wear.
W. f. Lamson's large furniture estab-
llshment at West Randolph CAUGHT fire
Friday and the stock and building were
saved from destruction by the new water
works completed last fall. In ten min
utes after the water was put on the fire
was under control. Value of stock and
building $4,000 Damage not over
$1,000; insured,
George White, better known as Miles.
a partner of the famous S%hinburne. and
widely known as a successful bank bur-
glar, was released from Windsor prison
Monday night and went to New York
tuesday. He served a sentence of IL
years Tor entering the Barre bank in 1873,
having ms sentence reduced 720 DAYS for
good bahavior. He was convicted March
81, 1876. on the testimony of 'Curlev."a
confederate who turned States evidence.
One of the interesting cases being tried
at burlington is that of the will of
Ephraim Griswold contested by c.. A.
UrlsWold OF Rutland, a granddaughter,
when recalls the sensational murder of
the formers wife at Williston % wears
ago. The woman had made a fortune of
SoO.OOO as IA cook for the California mi
ners during the heat of the gold excite
nnent. There was an adopted daughter
IN the family married to a rough charac-
fer named Potter, who hired a man named
ward to Kill his mother-in-law. The tri-
al dragged on for several years and Ward
was hnally hanged. The adopted daugh-
ter and her husband died in State-prison.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
early Monday evening to wreck the
n~orth-bound accommodation train on the
sullivan division on the Connecticut
River road at Bellows Falls. A main
line switch was thrOwn so as to allow the
train to run from the main line on to a
side track used by the Connecticut River
lumber company. The engine, No. 81,
plunged into a fiat car standing on the
track. smashing it and considerably
damaging the engine, which was also de-
rallied. The train consisted of baggage
car. mail and smoker and one coach, all
well loaded. No injury resulted to the
cars or passengers, but the latter were
badly shaken up. A south-bound train
passed over the switch safely a short
time before when the switch was all
right. There is no doubt it was the act
of some miscrant with evil intention, but
fortunately the train was moving slowly
through the yard and a serious accident
was averted.