Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-02
State Veps.

Burlington Republicans have renom-
mated Mayor Henry, and the Democrats
ex-Judge Seneca Hazelton.
Peter Lapine, SO, a Windsor wood
chopper, was killed Tuesday morning by
falling tree. He was alone when found
and frozen stiff.
The fund for the new library at Bel
lows falls is now nearly $4,000, Hon. w.
A. Russell of Massachusetts having Just
donated $1,000 for the purpose.
A block of slate was blasted at Fair
Haven the other day which is the largest
ever known in the section. 1t was 60
feet long, 40 wide and 20 thick, weighing
$50 tons.
Rev. Father Daignault of st. Adams
has announced to his congregation that,
by reason of poor health, he was COM
PEELED to give up his work there for an
indefinite period.
There is some excitement about the al
legged discovery of coal on the farm of
Ira Goodspeed, in the town of Wells.
The vein is thought to extend north into
Poultney and south to Rupert.
Members of the State Senate of 1884.
who met at the recent convention at
Montpelier, have agreed to hold reun-
ion of the body, on some date to be
named, during the session of 1888.
Mary E. Hoey, Is, of Springfield was
brutally assaulted by Oliver Smith in her
fathers barn recently. The girl escaped
after severe struggle, and warrant
has been issued for the arrest of Smith.
The sale of the Ely copper mines was
ratified Friday at White River Junction,
by payment of $4,000 to the receiver by
Otto X. Krouse of New York city, he
having taken an assignment of the pur-
chase at the auction January II.
There was curious runaway at Bel
lows Falls the other day. The horse took
to the railroad, and an incoming train
struck it, lifting both horse and sleigh
upon the front end of the engine and ia
king them to the station in that position.
Although living, the horse was ruined.
S. A. Barrett, son of Judge Barrett of
Rutland, was installed as pastor of the
Congregational church at Castleton Tues
day. Rev. DR.. Pratt Of the Hartford
theological seminary preached the SER
mon. The young clergyman graduated
from the Hartford seminary in 1887.
Last Thursday night Chas. Conlan of
North Dorset tried to jump from a train
near the station,b got off in such way
as to be thrown under the wheels. which
cut off the top of his head and rendered
his right leg but mass of broken bones
and flesh and broke both of his arms.
Conlan was not known to be on the train
until he was seen to jump, and it is sup
posed that he was stealing a ride and
got off there to go to his home.
The ecclesiastical council called by the
Baptist churches in the vicinity to con-
slider the trouble between Rev. N. D.
Parsons of Putney and his people report
that Parsons has been indscreet, which
has caused disaffection in his church, vet
declares there is no evidence of evil in
tention on his part. The church is CEN
sured most severely for its efforts to Sc
cure change Of pastor. The council
recommends severing the relations and
requires the church to give him a regu-
lar letter of dismissal.
In 1916, p years ago, says a current
item, six little girls of Waterford rode on
the same horse at the same time some
miles over the Waterford hills. Their
names and ages were as follows Lois
Rowell, aged II, Nellie Caswell and Rho
da Pike, aged IL, Polly Caswell and Lou
Pike. aged s, and Annie Caswell, aged 4.
Lois Rowell sat on the saddle, and held
the reins and little Annie, and the four
misses rode behind They had pleasant
time, and all but one, Lois Rowell-Mrs.
Charles Gregory, late of Concord-live
to relate the story to their grandchildren.
The names of the five living are Mrs.
Wilson Buck (mother of A. II. HalD
lives in Charleston. Mrs. Giles Jones of
Victory, Mrs. Nelson Miller of North
field, Mrs. Horace Buck and Mrs. JEFF
fersOn Hosmer of Littleton. All but one
of these are now over 80 wears old