Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-13
State 1lepS.

Montpelier suffered no losses by fire
during the year 1887.
Royal TOwle is the champion fox hunt
er of Vermont. He has killed % the
present season in the towns of Lyndon,
Burke and Kirby.
About 300 of the patrons of Rochester
post office signed an agreement not to
rent any of the boxes provided by the
present postmaster 1T the present rates.
ID. b. Stedman. for 20 years associate
editor and part owner of the Brattleboro
Phoenix. has sold his interest in The pa
per. He will locate in Southern Califor-
mia.
A verdict of $3.50 has been given to
hired man named Stevenson. at st.
Adams, who was some time ago stabbed
by his employer. Royce Smith, with
ptchfork, and crippled for life.
Edward Lyman of Burlington has
lately observed the fortieth anniversary
of his beginning business in that city.
He is still actively engaged, being at the
head of the large wholesale and retail
house of Lyman 4 Allen.
Comrade Schroeder of Post Stannard,
G.. \. r., of Burlington, has presented
GOV. Ormsbee with the button-hole badge
which was found in General STANDARDS
coat when he was brought home from
Washington to be buried.
Some of the Bennington descendants
of the Brunswickers who fought for the
British are talking about raising funds
to erect suitable monument on the
Bennington battlefield in memory of the
Brunswickers that fell there.
Burlington people complain of the
coasters blocking the main streets. One
gentleman has handed the States attOr-
ney IA list of twenty. guilty of this offence,
for prosecution. The names of several
prominent citizens appear on the list,
and some fun is expected.
James Reagan, hard character of
Fair Haven, was arrested in Whitehall, as
he was boarding train for Troy, on a
charge of attempted criminal assault.
Within few days he has made two I'M
successful attempts at assault, one upon
Mrs. James Sweetman, and another upon
young girl named Edith Cook.
Among the more prominent natives or
residents of Vermont who died in 1887
were Rev. Truman NJ. Post, ID. d., st.
Louis; John Godfrey Sake, Brooklyn;
Hon. Luke p. Poland, Waterville; Elan
K. Jewett. Buffalo, n. y; stephen p.
Rounds, Omaha, Neb.; Middleton Gold
smith and James c. Barrett of Rutland.
Freight train No. on the Central Ver-
mont left Rutland southerly early Mon
day morning, followed by an extra freight
train, with two locomotives. When No.
/ was at the foot of steep grade and
sharp curve at Proctorsville the extra
dashed into it, and and ten cars and two
engines were derailed and piled in heap,
badly smashed. One engine was render
ed useless to repair, and another was
greatly damaged. No lives were lost,
only one fireman received a slight in
jury.
Commander Pearl ID. Blodgett of st.
Johnsbury has issued general order No.
II, in which he announces the twenty
first annual encampment of the depart
ment of Vermont, q. A. r., at that place
Jan. 81 and Feb. l. Tickets will be sold
by most of the railroads at reduced rates
and good entertainment will be provided
at the different hotels at prices ranging
from 81 to 81. 1t Is expected that the
Commander-in-Chief John p. Rea and
other national officers will be present.
A large and enthusiastic gathering of the
''Old boys" may be expected.
A remarkable runaway occurred at
Rouse's Point the other night As the
Montreal sleeper on the Delaware Il Hud-
son railroad was leaving for the south
the horse attached to the National Ex-
press sleigh started to run up the track
ahead of the train, and kept ahead for
more than mile, jumping three large
cuverts with a heavy express sleigh be-
hind By this time the horse became
tired out, and the train was brought to a
stop and the horse caught. The horse
was slightly cut and the end of the sleigh
was broken where the engine struck 1t.