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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28

Governor Dillingham; and Trustees
Fiske, Stranahan and Tuxbury of the
Reform school made their semi-annual
examination of that institution Friday.
The house of John II. Donnelly took
fire on Thursday of last week by the
chimney burning out. The roof and fur
NNure were damaged slightly by fire and
water.
Miss Nancy Grimes, aged "a, house
keeper for the family of John w. Ryan
died on Monday. Funeral services were
held Wednesday at the Catholic church.
The Bristol railroad project has started
up the question of a railroad near the
falls. The Bristol scheme should make
connection with the head of navigation
here, then there would be through con.
nection by boat or rail with all points on
the Hudson river and the coal fields OF
Pennsylvania. That would be of great
benefit to Vergennes, because it would
save the expense of hauling manufac.
tured goods nearly mile, as has to be
done now.
The city election passed off quietly on
Tuesday, and resulted in the election OF
the following officials to serve from April
TO- Mayor, j. G.. IIindes aldermen, w
II. Patten, 5. w. TIindes, d. Renaud, II
Ketcham; common councilmen. NJ. j
Graves, c. +. Caisse, NJ. 7. Bristol; city
clerk, John ID. Smith; sheriff, Stephen
Bates; constable, II. p. Fisher. listers
j. l.. Miner, w. A. Sheriff. and Thomas
Mack; street commissioners. S. S. Gaines
+. G.. Everest, 5. b. Booth; sealer OF
weights and measures, Robert Hudson
sealer of leather, James Rock; fence
viewers, G. r. Thorne, A. B. Taber
pound-keepers, C. F. Fisher, H. January
sexton. j. II. Smith; member of the
board of education, F. W. futile; city
grand jurors, Amos Wetherbee, G.. NJ
Caisse, J. l.. Miner; water commission
ers. 5. ID. Miner, Herrick Stevens, c. A
Hoffnagle; library committee, Rev. H
G. Pilsbury, C. f. Parker, j. ID. Smith
overseers of the poor, the common coun
cilmen. The remaining articles in the
warning were put oyer to the adjourned
meeting to be held April 8, at 80 p. IN
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
General l1eps.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.

Gen. Robert c. Schenck. the promi-
nent Republican leader in earlier DAYS,
died Sunday evening at his home in the
capital.
The House committee will report fav-
orably on bill which provides for dis
ability pensions and a service pension to
all soldiers who have reached the age of
90 years.
The controller of the currency has APP
pointed Harlan w. Kemp of Montpelier
to be examiner of national banks in the
State of Vermont, wee Roswell Farm
ham, resigned.
Senator Morrill, has introduced bill
to establish an educational fund by set
ting apart the net proceeds of sales of
public lands and part of the receipts
from land grant railroads.
The commissioner of pensions has pre-
pared the following statement as to the
condition of the pension office The num-
Der of late war pensions granted up to
Jan. |. 1890, 13,474: number of late war
pensioners on the rolls Jan. |. 1890,
414.99l approximate aggregate amount
paid TO late war pensioners from 1861 to
jan l, 1890, Sl,OG0,6 sos, HOO; number
of persons on the pension rolls on ac-
count of the war of the revolution, p;
number of pensions of the war of 1872,
Jan. |, 1890, 1850: number of Mexican
war pensioners Jan. l. 1890, %. 563;
grand total of pensioners Jan. l, 1890,
SOB, 4l9: number of applications for
late war pensions pending Jan. |, 1890,
25S,325: number of late wal claims on
rejected files Jan. /, 1890, 1862.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
County Nems.
BRIDPORT.

BRlDPoRT.
Mrs. Asa IIemenway, Jr., is on the
sick list.
r. C. Crane has removed his family to
the home of his brother, c. p. Crane.
Easter services, a week from next Sun
day, will be conducted by Rev. Mr..
Bacon.
John A. Dukett is sick with lung fever.
The sllow at Brooks commenced run
ming on Monday.
Phillip Delphia recently sold matched
pair of young horses to IL. Sessions of
East Middebury.
DR.. and Mrs. Towle, who arrived here
on Saturday with the remains of Miss
Miner, returned TO their home on Tues
day.
II. L. Frost, with his wife, returned
last week to Ticonderoga, where he will
enter the employ of Messrs. Rowell and
Shattuck April |.
The remains of Gascal Brooks of Addi-
son. late of FORK State, were placed in
the vault here on Sunday, to await their
removal to the latter State.
Horace Carrier has moved to the place
he recently purchased on the Crown
Point road and Henry Garvey has moved
into the c. A. Landers house.
The j. ID. Nichols farm, recently pur-
chased by Mr. Palmer of Moriah, n. Y,
is now occupied by the latter, together
with his father-n-law, A. n. Locke, and
son.
We had light snow-storm on Sunday
and another on Tuesday evening, follow
ed by rain storm. 1t all went toward
the manufacture of mud, to which the
soil at present seems especially adapted.
Albert Schoolcraft, who has occupied
A. II. Rice's tenement the past eight
months, and who has, owing to sickness,
been in destitute circumstances for some
time past, has removed to the home of
his father in Champlain, n. Y.
The death of Miss Marietta Miner &C.
Cured at the home of DR.. j. j. TOwle in
Jamestown. n. Y, on Friday, March 81.
The funeral was attended from the late
residence of the deceased in Bridport on
Sunday, March %, Rev. w. N. Bacon
officiating.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
RIPrON.

w. B. Brown has vacated the Baker
blacksmith shop.
James Kill and wife of Granville were
in town last Sunday.
A large flock of small spring birds was
seen here on the 24th.
l.. NJ. Pierce has leased the Congrega-
tional parsonage for the coming year.
j. f. Goodroe has been receiving lot
of new machinery for his tub factory.
Fast transit this-a letter mailed in
Rutland on the 18th only arrived on the
18th.
Peter Strack has leased his farm to E.
Leno, Jr., and will probably move to
Middlebury soon.
John Hamilton, who is employed in
the marble mills at Proctor. is at home
on visit to relatives and friends.
The MARBLE of the robin is not yet heard
here, but in its stead the song of the
crOaker. the burden of which is mud,
mud, mud.
ii. and W. Wood have sold the Wal
lace Fisher place to w. 5. Huntley. 1t is
understood that viii Wood proposes to
leave town.
w. V. Fisher and wife, who were adj
vertsed last fall as having silt out for
the West, lit in few days ago, and pro-
pose to stay.
\ lamp exploded at ). d. Damons a
few evenings ago, setting fire to furniture
and house. but by the energetic action of
Mrs. Damon in smothering the flames
serious loss was prevented.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
WHITING.

There is not much prospect of maple
sugar harvest.
Mrs. II. 2. Wilson is visiting friends in
Shoreham for fe days.
The local merchant, Mr.. Needham.
averages to sell car week of meal and
feed.
j. NJ. Ketcham has arranged to have
Wolford Ostiguy manage his farm this
year.
Some changes both out and in are be-
ing made in town which are pleasing to
the townspeople.
F. ID. Douglas has made a change. and
Antoine Shorkey will occupy this year
the house vacated by Joseph Aines.
Miss Matte Mason is expected to teach
the spring term of the village school
and the children are pleased with the
idea.
Several of our farmers were at Leices-
ter junction on Monday putting their ice
in the pit formerly worked for limestone
by VIM. Powers. The ice is good ten
inches thick and very clear.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28

he was working on the mill of the COM
pany at Proctor, was tried in the Rut-
land county court last week and resulted
in verdict for $1,000 damages.
Leonard Stevens, 13, of Whipple Hol-
low near Pittsford, died painful death
the other day. He had been swinging
from rope in his fathers barn with
companion. which over-reached a hay
NOV on which the boys landed. There
was loop in the rope which caught
Stevens under the chin when he let 90
his hands. resulting in his death in
few minutes.
meeting of nearly 100 representa-
tives of the fire departments of the State
was held at Rutland Thursday to form
State association. An organization
was made after the method in New York
State and it was voted to hold the first
convention and tournament at Burlng-
ton in August. X. X. Hannum of Rut-
land was chosen president; 5. ID. Miner
of Nergennes, one of the vice-presidents,
and }. ii. Donnelly of the same place,
member of the executive committee.
The State Dental association elected
these officers at their convention at Bel
lows Falls last week: President. DR.. G..
w. Hoffman of White River Junction:
liict NiCt-pItslueHl. W. =. uftlS OF vest
Randolph: second vice president, G.. F.
Cheney of st Johnsbury; secretary,
Thomas Mound of Rutland; treasurer
w. II. Munsell of Wells River: execu-
tive committee, A. j. Parker of Bellows
Falls, Thomas Mound of Rutland, w. II.
Kingsley of Mddlebury: State prosecu-
tor O.. w. Hoffman of White River juno
ton
The trial of James Sherman Caswell,
for murder of George Gould at East
Montpelier September 5, 1889, began at
Montpelier Tuesday afternoon. Thirty
five jurors were examined before Jury
was completed. Gould had married
Laura A. Cutler, to whom Caswell claim
ed to be affianced and on the couples re-
turn home after the wedding, Caswell
shot Gould as he was entering the house.
The widow of the murdered man testified
that she had lived with Caswell, her hus-
bands murderer, 10 years, occupying
the relations of a wife. but never was
married to him. She is very much in
favor of Caswell, saying recently that
she would marry him in a minute if he
was free.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
WEST CORNWALL.

Flora Deane has gone to Burlington.
Frank Twitchell of New Haven was in
town early in the week.
Priscilla Narabone started for Rhode
Island Thursday morning.
Lucius White and family have moved
into II. j. belongs tenement house.
Athie Searle. who has spent the winter
in Middlebury, is again at B. F. Has
kelrs.
G. +. Halliday of Boston was in town
a few DAYS last week, looking after his
property here.
Very bad roads are the rule again, the
mud deep almost everywhere, and peo-
pie not driving much just for fun.
II. f. Taylor shipped from Middlebury
station six horses on Friday morning.
Their destination is New Philadelphia,
Ohio. Mervin Twtchell has them in
care. Mr.. Taylor will follow soon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
State o1epS.

j. NJ. Moody has been made postmas-
ter at Waterbury.
There are 81 veterans in the Soldiers
Home at Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Emo of East Char
lOtte have celebrated their golden we'd
ding.
F. c. Smith is succeeded by II. p. Dee
in the editorial management of the st.
Adams Sentry.
Timothy Wheeler, the maple sugar eX-
pert of Waterbury, predicts first-class
sugar season this year.
The present month marks the Tooth an
niversary of the founding of the COngre-
gational church at Benson.
Hardwick is enjoying boom in conse-
quence of the opening of granite quar-
ries there and now wants national bank
The Central Vermont railroad has paid
into the State treasury $4,000 for its
taxes during the last six months in 1889.
A new paper named Town News is to
appear at Barre April =. The editor
ard proprietor will be Burt l.. Taylor,
now of the Montpelier Argus.
Peter Shumway, hermit living in
West Fairlee, has committed suicide by
hanging in the cellar of his house. He
was about 20 years old. No cause
known.
ID. l.. Morgan of Rutland has been APP
pointed special agent to collect the mort
gage Indebtedness in Rutland county,
which has been made part of the work of
the census enumerators.
Martin Grove and John Doyle. two
runaway Rutland boys, aged about IL,
were found asleep in hallway at New
York on recent morning. They had
stolen rides to the city, they said.
! Henry Dutfiey of Bellows Falls, a
brakeman on the Cheshire railroad, fell
from the night freight at the Summit
Friday night and was killed. He was 40
years of age and leaves a widow and six
children.
Hubbell Lee of East Fairfield died last
week of injuries received at the hands of
a nephew, Frank Mitchell, while they
We're engaged in drunken quarrel. Lees
head was badly smashed by blows from
musket stock. Mitchell has been ar
rested.
William j. Tyler, charged with open
ing registered package addressed TO
his brother, and stealing a diamond ring
valued at 500. has been finally landed in
| the Jail at Rutland. The crime was com
mitted in January and the officers have
worked for the capture of thief.
Citizens of Montpelier have contributed
over 500 to the fund for identifying the
grounds of the Methodist seminary there.
The students have raised about $500
among themselves and friends, and Fos-
ter X. Clement of Minneapolis, a gradu-
ate of the school, has promised a foun-
tain to cost $500.
The case of Flynn VS.. the Vermont
Marble company, suit to recover dam
ages for the death of Mr.. Flynn, who
was killed by a derrick breaking while
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
VERGENNES.

Phelps B. Smith, who has been i'll for
some two weeks, is better.
Misses Sarah and Louise Miner went to
l1olyoke, Mass. Wednesday.
Mrs. J. NJ. Dyer of Salisbury was in
town Saturday, visiting relatives.
Mrs. Thomas Mack and child spent
Sunday at Burlington with relatives.
G. II. Sprigg & Co. shipped one car of
cows and calves to the Boston market on
Monday.
Charles II. Stebbins and daughter of
Dresden, y. y, were in town last week,
visiting relatives.
The stock and farming tools of the late
John Bard of Ferrisburgh were sold at
auction the Goth.
Miss Kitty Wright of Burlington has
been visiting at her grandfather w. 5.
Wright of Watham.
DR.. +. +. McGovcrn attended the State
dental association meeting at Bellows
Falls on Thursday and Friday.
Parties who have been putting up ice
al the lake have about completed opera
tons on account of mild weather
ii. Harris, who has been residing here
for year past, died on Sunday last.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday.
George Whiteside and Arthur Taber
returned for two weeks vacation from
the Mortified military school the 10Th.
Mrs. NJ. 5. Peabody, a teacher in the
Graded school, who has been i'll for the
past week, returned to duty ON Thurs
day.
John Zottman and family went to Bur-
lington saturday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. ID. q. Crane, sister of Mr.. Zott-
man.
L. c. MlddebrOok has been appointed
assignee by the creditors of +. c. Scott.
The stock is to be closed out at retail and
by auction.
The Syndicate" steam yacht owners
have had the boiler repaired at Buring-
ton and have greatly improved the boat
at the Hofinagle yards.
William ii. Valway, who lately grad
uated at New York veterinary college,
left on Monday for Ogdensburgh, where
he is to practice.
f. b. Rand. who has been located here
as manager of the Vermont Coral Fertil-
izer Co., has accepted a position in a
bank at VicksbCTg, Miss.
5. ID. Miner, j. ii. Donnelly and w.
ii. Adams were delegates to the State
Firemen's association meeting at Rnt-
land, Thursday, the Goth.
Saturday, market day, butter brought
Is to % cents; eggs, II cents; dressed
poultry, II to II cents; beef and hogs,
by the hundred, 81 to So.
j. c. Temple and men from the Rut-
land Monumental works completed the
| nj l.
Hawley estate on Friday last.
Mrs. George F. o. Kimball and daugh-
ter. Mary, who have been in Boston the
past winter, returned Tuesday. Mr..
kimball will return this week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28


\ terrific explosion of nitro-glycerine
occurred at Lima, o., on Saturday, kill
ing three persons.
An English syndicate is now negotiat-
ing for the purchase of the shoe factories
of Newark, y. j.
Two boys playing with fire in Kansas
set fire to prairie grass. which destroyed
about 100000 worth of property.
\ tornado in some portions of South
Carolina on Saturday killed several peo-
pie and destroyed considerable property.
Henry Demng, an actor. was killed
by jumping from burning hotel at
Kearney. Neb., Monday. Pecuniary
loss Sl50,000.
William Waldorf Aston is to place some
massive bronze doors in Trinity church,
New York, "a IA memorial to his father,
the late John Jacob Aston.
Hans Won Bulow, the celebrated plan
ist. arrived at New York Saturday on
the steamer Saale; p. Il. Barnum was
also passenger on the steamer.
Trotting horses owned by Hon. Le-
land Stanley of California were sold in
New York Tuesday and brought S59,-
S95, an average of over $1,000 each.
4 fund of $780, 900 has been subscrb-
ed by citizens and former residents of
Hartford. Conn, for the establishment
there of free public library and art
gallery.
\ collision occurred on the Western
New York and Philadelphia railroad,
near Portage, y. Y, Saturday night,
by which three persons were killed and
several were injured.
The supreme court of Ottawa, H.,
has refused to grant rehearing in the
case of the Chicago gas trust. The eff
feet of the decision is TO declare that
the trust is on illegal organization.
Sheriff Flack of New York, his son
and lawyer named Meeks have been
convicted of conspiracy to procure for
Flack divorce from his wife without
her knowledge or consent. They will
be sentenced today.
Maj-Gen. George Crook of the United
States army, in command of the depart
ment of the Missouri, died at the Grand
Pacific at Chicago Monday morning of
heart disease. There had not been the
slightest warning that Gen. Crook was
not perfectly well. He was noted In
dian fighter.
Nellie Davis, a colored woman of
Florence, ). c., became angry with her
l5~years-old adopted daughter Friday
because of some trivial act of disobedi-
ence, and while the child was asleep in
chair she saturated her clothes with
kerosene oil and set fire to them. The
| girl was horribly burned from head to
foot and died from the effects of her in
juries in an hour. The woman is in Jail
and expresses no regrets.
The dispute between Mrs. Hosklns of
Oldtown, Me-, and the Episcopal society
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
PANTON.

AT the adjourned town meeting officers
were chosen as follows: Moderator, Silas
p. Hoyt; clerk, VIM. II. TenBroeke
selectmen, Joseph Carter, Juba II. Con-
verse, Chas. l.. Jackson treasurer, Fred.
erick +. Sears: Overseer of the poor,
selectmen: constable, Edward A. Field
listers, ). p. Hoyt. II. L. Bristol, Rolin
Kent, Cassius Warner; auditors, Edwin
5. Bristol. j. l.. Grandey, Cassius War
ner: trustee of public money, Sias p.
Hoyt: fence-viewers, j. l.. Grandey. f.
\. Field, f. j. Kent; grand-iurors, K. j.
Kent, +. y. Field. Cyrus Bowers, Z. j.
Bristol; agent, Loyal Kent; member of
board of education, f. f. Sears. Voted
that the select men make a tax sufficient
to pay Indebtedness of town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
ShOREHAM.

Farmers are busy tapping trees, hop
ing for at least one sugaring off.
Mrs. \. w. Clark has leased her place
to Mrs. Julia Wissell and son, Noah.
Eight candidates were present at the
teachers examination. The result is not
yet known.
"lhe oldest inhabitant' cannot re-
member when the roads have been as
bad as they are this spring. Riding for
pleasure is among the things of the
past.
Ira G.. Farnham met with serious ac-
cident last week Tuesday. Attempting
to cross on the ice from Larrabee's Point
to IT, he was twice preciptated into the
lake. Laden with three heavy grips, il
was no easy matter to effect "A landing
He succeeded, however, and although
chilled and nearly exhausted, pluckily
tished out his grips and returned to land
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
WEYBRIDGE.

Will Baldwin has moved to Waltham.
l.. C. Sturtevant is in Boston buying
horses.
Miss Ina Fiske is spending few days
at Nergennes.
Harvey Carr of Connecticut visited his
friends here this week.
Miss Flora Sturtevant is visiting at Mr..
Gulley's in Middlebury.
Rev. John Fort of the Troy Conference
academy, Poultney. will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
lEICES TER.

Mrs. Otis Capron is suffering from
neuralgia.
w. $. Alden is making us another
short visit.
Clemon Bronson is still quite feeble
from the effects of his recent severe sick
ness.
The Ladies' Cemetery association meet
Thursday, March ~, with Mrs. Ned
Baker.
Austin johnson returns to Leicester
this spring to reside with his uncle,
Bethuel Clark.
Maple sugar of fine quality is being
manufactured in small quantities short
season is predicted.
There will be an auction sale of the
personal property of the late George
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
EAST MIDDLEBuRY.

BENJAMIN and Mrs. Hewett have gone
to Williamset, Mass.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Maynard is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. viii Tisdale.
Moses Dudley, Jr., of this place was
married in Brandon, March II, to Miss
Eyer, only daughter of John Eyer of that
place. Moses is soon to take up his resi-
dence in Brandon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28

Sparks on Saturday, March 30, at the
Spark homestead.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-28
NOTICE.

will give notice to the dairymen OF Sails.
bury and other towns in the Vicinity that
intend to gather cream the coming season,
and shall send out teams tor that purpose.
j. l.. DOUGLAS.
West Salisbury. Dec. 81, 1883.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-26
cHExoxEEs WILL sEII-


The lndians Ar< Wiling 10 Make K<as-
enable Settle ment-
WAsHExsros CTTr. March . The Cher.
okee commission heard today the state.
ment from the reservation tribe In the In
dian territory.
Several propositions we're submitted 10
the commission. and it Vas stated tia:
these propositions could be made the basis
Of an agreement. The Cherokees would
consent TO the cession OF their lands. Chsel
Aayes propositions are substantially that
the government shall fulfil al obligations
TO expel from the Cherokee nation al non-
citizens: joint commission Be appointed
70 determine the question Of citizenship
claimed By several thousand freedmen now
IN the serritory; the government rsainquish
right 10 settle friendly Indians on the
Cherokee lands east OF the ninety sixth
parallel; the government shall indicate Z
Willingness to pay fair cash value for the
Cherokee outlets
Mayes and Bushyhead. however. dis
claim authority 70 speak for the people.