Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-23
State 11eps.
Ashley w. johnson, crockery dealer in
Burlington, has failed.

Burlington, has failed.
The body in a coffin that was being
moved at the West Derby cemetery was
found to be petrified.
Bellows Falls is in trouble because of
decaying vegetable matter in its water
supply, which comes from pond.
O. o. Wares store at Wilmington was
burglarzed Thursday night The safe
was drilled and 500 in cash and vau-
able papers taken.
Secretary Proctor has sent a check of
$1,000 to the trustees of Derby academy,
in Orleans county, where he received Il
portion of his early education.
Monday, Oct. 1, at st. Adams, the
mercury touched % in the shade. Sun
day morning, Oct. II, it stood at 80, and
the snow lay several inches deep.
The Fairbanks scale works at st.
Johnsbury have the biggest stationary
engine in the State. 1t is 800 horse
power double compound condensing en-
CINE.
The principal feature on the pro-
gramme of the ceremonies at the laying
of the cornerstone of soldiers monu-
ment at Cambridge, the other day, was
a horse trot.
On Monday Patrick Kennedy, while at
word in the slate quarry of the Poultney
Slate company, in the south part of that
town, fell into the quarry, distance of
30 feet, and was so injured that he died
in a few minutes.
The sixth annual convention of the
Vermont Christian Endeavor union will
be held at the Congregational and Baptist
churches in Brattleboro on Tuesday and
Wednesday, October q and Is. An
elaborate programme has been prepared
Arthur the eleven-year-old son of l..
r. Harvey of North Troy, fell 60 feet to
the bed of the river while crossing the
stream on single plank. He was terri
bly, bruised, but no bones were broken
and he crawled out of the water unaided.
Some incendiary attempted the destruc-
ton of the house of Wallace Felch in
Mortified on recent night, piling kind
ling wood and other combustbles
against the outside of the house and set.
ting fire to them. Mrs. Felch woke up
in time to save the house.
Westminster has a curiosity or "freak'
in the person of Mrs. Dighton ii. Fair
brother, who weighs about 400 pound,
and is steadily gaining flesh. Her bus
measure is 62 inches, and her wais
measure is over 3G inches. She has {
husband and four children and is very
good looking.
Frank Stevens of South Londonderry
caught turtle in a muskrat trap tina
weighed IS pounds and measured two
feet across the back. The turtle coulC
easily carry a heavy ball club in it
mouth. 1t stood one foot in hight ant
carried a good-sized man on its back will
but little trouble.
DR.. w. Seward Webb's Oak Ledg,
property at Burlington, which consist
of $50 acres of land, situated Immediately
south of Howard Park and between tin
Rutland railroad and Lake Champlain, il
to be cut up into building lots. Twenty
five blocks, or about One-half of the prop
erty. has been plotted, leaving yer!
handsome wooded park next to the rail
road. DR.. Webb spent $4,000 in sew
ers upon the property. and over 100000
in laying out drives and identifying tn
grounds.
William II. Young. prosperous lan'
owner at Bismarck, y. Oak, has recent
ly had demonstrated to his satisfaction
that when anything is wanted the wa.
to obtain it is to advertise. He wante
wife to share his fortune, ADVERTISE
for one, and the result was that a fey
days since Laura L. Morgan, teache
in Pownal, became Mrs. Young and ha
gone to Bismarck. The couple becam
acquainted through correspondent
brought about by means of Mr.. Young
advertisements
This notice has been issued by Adit
Gen. II. S. Peck of Burlington: All Vel
monters holding commissions in til
regular army and navy, also in til
United States colored troops and reg
, ments or batteries of other States, are n
quested to send their names, rank, o
ganlzation in which they served, with
- short sketch of their services, to the adj
tant-general's office at Montpelier at the
, earliest opportunity, in order that the
/, may be included in the new roster of We
T. mont in the war of the rebellion, no
B. being compiled.