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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
WEYBRIDGE.

Quite Il body of snow fell here on Tues
day, accompanied by the usual March
wind.
a large shaft broke at the pulp mill
Tuesday night, causing general shut
down.
Hayward & Roscoe broke the large
driving gear at their mill on Tuesday,
causing IA week or two of del;y.
Election passed off very quietly. Can
ddates were plentiful enough, so that
balloting was necessary for many of the
officers.
The members of the New Hayeh West
Burying Ground society and all who are
interested in an effort to improve the
ground. are requested to meet at the Nj.
f. church on Wednesday, March II, at
p. M, when officers will be elected.
At the last meeting of the Farmers
club it was thought best to hold one
more session this season and Tuesday
evening, March 10, was fixed as the time.
The question for discussion is, What are
the most profitable crops for us to raise
and the best methods of cultivation? r.
j. Bowles and f. ii. Fiske are the speak
ers. c. S. James the essayist, and literary
exercises will follow by Mr.. and Mrs.
ii. b. Hagar, Mrs. G. r. Smith and Miss
Sadie Whitman. All are cordially in
vited.
[F?o.n another correspondent
Miss Minnie Cooper is quite sick.
James McIIugh, who has been sick
with bilious fever, is somewhat better.
T. II. Hayward and Dennis McHugh
have finished their schools and are now
at home.
Miss Sylvia Drake invites the Ladies
Aid society to meet with her on Thurs
day, March II. A full attendance is re-
quested.
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. James start for
California this week. They will visit
friends on the way and be away from
home two or three months.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
DOMESTIC.

Patrick O'Grady, in his day famous
hotel man in New York, died Tuesday.
Farmers Alliance men in the West
propose.to organize huge grain and live
stock trust.
Ground will be broken for the Grant
monumentsn Riverside park, New York
city, April ~.
Miss Garner, wealthy New York
lady, was married in Pau, France, Tues
day, to a marquis.
The flood carried off valuable pulp
mill near Watertown, n. Y, Saturday
night, killing one man.
The negroes who lately went to Okla
hOma are in a deplorable condition,
verging on starvation.
The village of Hermon, St. Lawrence
county, n. Y, was nearly destroyed by
fire early Sunday morning.
Seven railway employees were injured,
three of them mortally, by collision
Friday evening at East Buffalo.
The Second national bank of McPher-
sou, Kansas, has closed its doors. The
president has committed suicide.
Ex-Gov. Oglesby's residence near Elk
hart, H., was burned Monday. Mrs.
Oglesby narrowly escaped death.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
General l1eps.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.

The public debt was increased in Feb
ruary nearly three millions.
Senator Blair has been nominated and
confirmed minister to China.
Senator Hearst of California died at
Washington Saturday night.
1t Is understood that the President has
decided not to call an extra session of the
Senate.
The treasury department disbursed Fri
day nearly twenty millions on account
of pensions.
Secretary Foster formally assumed Of
flee at the head of the treasury DEPART
ment Friday.
Senator Henderson has been chosen by
the Republicans as president pro TEN Of
the Senate.
Senator Quay is i'll and it is thought
another man will he made chairman of
the Republican national committee
The direct tax bill has been passed by
both houses and the President has signed
it. Vermont gets about $4,000 by it.
The Senate voted Monday to give to
the families of the late Chief Justice
Waite and Justice Miller one years sal
airy.
erection of IA new mint building at Phila-
delphia and new custom house IN New
York city.
There was no session of Congress on
Sunday. Both houses remained i'm ses-
sion until after midnight and accomplish
ed considerable.
Congress has voted nearly 100000 for
the national commission of the Worlds
fa N sta n IoI
by Mr. Gambler.
Among the amendments to the pension
bill is one that prohibits pension attor-
ney from receiving more than 81 in any
claim for increase of pension.
The conferees on the diplomatic and
consular bill amended the Hawaiian ca
BILE clause, providing for the payment of
not more than Sl50,000 per annum for Il
years by the United States. provided Ha-
wall shall also pay at least one-third as
much as the United States.
All the American consuls in Italy have
| Joined in a report to the government on
the condition of trade between Italy and
the United States, with the view of call
ing the attention of American merchants
to the opening afforded there for an ex-
tension of their foreign commerce. The
people of Italy, the report says, are ia
vOrably disposed toward American pro-
ducts.
The House, Saturday, after prolonged
session, passed a shipping bill. The
measure passed is the mail subsidy bill,
which passed the Senate last session. 1t
carries an appropriation of 81 100000
and authorizes the postmaster general to
contract with the owners of American
built vessels. differed by American cit
liens, for carrying the mails, the con-
tracts to be equtably distributed be-
tween the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of
Mexico.
Congress practically completed its
work for the session Tuesday night.
There were protracted struggles ever the
copyright bill, Senator Sherman refusing
to yield his amendment, which practi-
cally nullitied the measure, but the Sem
ate passed the bill substantially as it
came from the House. The Hawaiian
cable clause in the diplomatic and consul
lar bill was agreed to by the Senate but
rejected by the House, and is dead for
this Congress.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
State )1epS.

A deer was seen recently within the
limits of the village of Bennington.
A stock company has been formed at
Hyde Park to rebuild the hotel recently
burned.
Island Pond has been made a quaran-
tine station for cattle coming from Cana
da into Vermont.
Springfield has new electric lights of
1000 candle power and pays $50 year
each for them.
The town of Lyndon will celebrate its
centennial on July and has appropria-
ted $500 to pay the bills.
Application has been made to the gov
eminent for authority to organize the
Burlington national bank of Burlington.
Geo. p. Beard of Randolph has bought
the st. Adams Sentry and will run it in
the interest of the Farmers league, it is
said.
Mrs. Laura Gould Caswell, who became
notorious by marrying j. S. Caswell,
convicted of the murder of her husband
at Montpelier, just before he went to
State prison, now wants divorce from
him.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
SAILS BURY.

Mrs. James Lamorder is visiting
friends in PantOn.
Everett Stevens intends to move to
Clarendon April |.
The Us had very pleasant gather
ing at Walter Thomas on Wednesday
evening, Feb. %
There will be an Easter concert by
the Sunday school at the Methodist
church on Easter Sunday evening.
There is some prospect of repairing
the church in West Salisbury. Mrs.
Henry Hyde is having very good success
in getting subscriptions to foot the bill.
The Ladies' Aid society met at Mrs.
S. L. Dyer's on Thursday afternoon,
March 3. The young people had a
pleasant gathering in the evening at the
same place.
About IS of the neighbors and friends
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan gathered at
their residence on Friday evening, Feb.
q, to celebrate their Goth anniversary.
Several fine presents were given, and it
goes without saying that they all had a
good time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
County 11eps.
BRiDPoRT.

bRIDPORI.
Miss Lucy Jewett starts this week for
California.
f. ID. Wilcox of Crown Point made us
a flying visit on Tuesday.
II. Z. Nourse of Saxton's River is visit
ing at II. l.. IIemenways.
A. A. Fletcher and daughter of Mid
dlebury were in town on Saturday.
Mumps have broken out again; this
time Freddie Spaulding is the one aillic-
ted.
A Rev. Mr.. Clark of Massachusetts is
now conducting the revival meetings
held here.
A large delegation from Morning Sun
lodge attended the Masonic gathering at
Orwell on Wednesday.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Clair was
attended from the house on Thursday,
Feb. 26, Rev. w. N. Bacon officiating.
A heavy fall of snow on Wednesday
has made the sleighng very good and
teamsters are now able to proceed with
their work.
Messrs. Kenyon and Palmer, New York
lawyers, have spent the greater part of
the past week in this and adjoining towns
on business.
Miss Julia Kingsland, who has been
absent in western York State for several
years past, is now at the home of her
father, Rinaldo Kingsland.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold its meetings on Saturday evenings
until further notice. Regular service
will be held on Sunday evenings.
During the year 1890 there were q
IL. h., n
who died four were over so years of age,
and one, Asa Hemenway, ST., was nearly
90.
The village school, taught by Miss
Lizzie Gibbs, closed on Saturday with an
interesting programme of exercises,
which were heard by a good number
from the district.
Miss Ida Crane and o. A. Bicknell of
Middlebury were united in marriage on
the Goth ult. at the home of c. p. Crane,
uncle of the bride. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. w. n. Bacon.
Ira F. Williams of Worcester, Mass,
arrived here on Tuesday, summoned by
the serious illness of his father. His
sister, Mrs. NJ. ID. Batchelder of St.
Louis, is also expected to arrive here Oh
Thursday.
Miss Matte Fletcher, who has been
quite sick for nearly two weeks past, is
improving. j. s. Williams is at this
writing, Wednesday, very low and not
expected to long survive. The condition
of his daughter, Miss Jennie, does not
improve.
Howard w. Huntley, aged IS, only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Huntley, of Whose
Illness mention has been made, died on
Monday, March 2, with typhoid fever.
In his death the family lose an affectio-
nate and promising son and the commun-
ity an enthusiastic worker in every good
cause.
Town meeting passed off very smooth
ly. The officers for the ensuing year
were, for the most part, elected without
much opposition. j. n. Spaulding was
again made sexton for the village. The
most excitement was manifested on the
subject of highways. When, after con-
siderable discussion, a ballot was taken
as to whether the present system of
electing road commissioner for the
town should be sustained or one appon-
ted for each district. the latter, or old
method was adopted.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06

John Powers Of Chester died the other
day from the effects of a blow on the
head from limb that dropped off tree
he was choppng.
Three prisoners dug out of the county
jail at Newfame, Friday, but were dis
covered. The jail has been twice con-
demned by the grand jury.
The Bennington battle monument as
ISOLATION, contrary to recent newspaper
reports, is not only out of debt, but has
over $1,000 in its treasury.
Mrs. Frank Wynne, who was hurt in
the coasting accident at Burlington when
Mrs. Phaneuf lost her life, died on Satur-
day from the injuries then received.
The newly-organized board of trade at
st. Johnsbury is trying to induce Chubb,
he Post Mills fishing-rod maker, who
was lately burned out, to remove thither.
A big landslide took place Thursday
on land owned bv Goddard seminary at
Barre. Many dwellings were damaged
and one was moved IL feet from its
foundations. The earth was shaken for
10 miles around.
Charles Tebo of Wlliamstown is IS
years Of age. He has 30 children all
living. % of them being girls. These
children are by two wives, and the
youngest is three years old. Mr.. Tebo
has 300 living descendants, children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren
John Story and his l6-years-old daugh-
ter of Essex were drowned last week in
the north part of Williston in what is
called Browns river. The stream was
over its banks and they were swept in by
the strong current while driving along
the submerged road near its margin.
The bodies were recovered.
A passenger train on the Mssissquoi
VALLEY division of the Central Vermont
railroad left the track near the old Shell
don station Friday morning and two cars
went down an embankment. Five people
were bruised and cut, among them Judge
ously injured.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
BRISTOL.
G.. B. Ridley is failing slowly.

G. B. Ridley is failing slowly.
j. B. Barlow continues in poor health.
Work will begin on the bank vault
soon.
S. Nj. Eaton is home from Haverhill,
Mass.
G. w. Hewlett buried an infant child
on Sunday.
G. F. Edmunds has gone to Hines
burg to live.
j. NJ. Day expects to leave for Den
yer, Col, soon.
Q. +. Grover and w. II. Bosworth
have gone to New York.
j. j. Dumas has gone to Brockton,
Mass. expecting to go into business
there.
Annual meeting of Libanus lodge,
No. AZ, F. and A. NJ, Monday, March 8,
at p. IN.
r. d. Stewart has sold his stock OF
groceries to n. F. Dunshee, who is sell
ing them.
X. G. Arnoll, cashier of the bank, ex.
poets to move his family here from Rut-
land soon.
Burlington parties have sold the
stock of doors, sash and blinds IN the
Dumas shop to James Mills.
j. Ridley is going to run his farm
himself the coming year, having engag
ed his help for that purpose.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
CORNWALL

\. w. Foote took a trip to Boston and
Worcester last week.
March made his advent like lion: we
hope he will depart as Il lamb.
Monday morning is reported the cold
est yet of the year-eight below zero.
Mrs. Lydia Smedley is in quite poor
health, and her feiends are anxious as to
the result of her trouble
Mrs. Anna Sunderland's many friends
are glad TO welcome her back here, after
an absence of several months in Bran
don.
w. NJ. Easton, of whose illness men
ton has been made in these columns, re-
mains in feeble condition and does not
seem to gain.
There will be dime sociable at Rollin
A. Foote'S on Wednesday, March II, for
the benefit of the Baptist church at West
Cornwall. Refreshments will be served.
One result of the geeing and having
at the March meeting was vesting the
road commissioners with power to invest
from 5000 to $3.50 in another road ma
chine.
>Mrs. j. B. Porter, widow of the late
DR.. Marcus o. Porter, died Marclrasat
ythe home of her son, DR.. +. o. Porter, al
the advanced age of 50 years. The fune,
raj was attended from the residence On
Thursday, Rey. S. ii. Barnum officiating
The Cornwall Young Mems Debating
society will hold its semi-annual meet
ing next Monday night. All members
are requested to be present, as officers
are to be elected and other business OF
Importance transacted. Young men in
terested in the society are invited to at
tend.
The hall was filled on the evening OF
the 23d ult. to listen to the discussion on
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
VERGE mn 8.

Loyal Kent of Panton, aged ~, died
on Thursday last.
Rev. r. ii. Sherman, pastor of the Bap-
list church, will resign April l.
William Jackson, son-in-law of Joseph
Paradee, is critically i'll with lung fever.
Miss Nellie Sullivan of Panton is very
low with consumption.
The Fisher steam saw mill began oper-
ations Monday at the tannery building.
DIR. r. b. Smith of Westerly, r. L.,
formerly resident here, is in town for
few days.
j. Aldrich has been granted pension
and back pay to the amount of $1,000, and
Henry Perry $500.
Saturday. market day, butter brought
Is to 20 cents; eggs, 10 cents; dressed
poultry, IL to 10 cents.
G. II. Sprigg & Co. and ID. o. Noonan
each shipped car of live stock to the
Boston market on Monday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
LEICESTER.

The Kings Daughters met on We'd
nesday with Mrs. Hiram Capron.
The lowlands have been flooded for the
past week, impeding travel in the vicin-
ity of Otter creek.
Loyal Alden leaves us April l to
form partnership with E. L. Parkhurst
of Middlebury in the fancy goods and
grocery business.
Mrs. Fanny Barker has been in Bran
don the past week with her sister, Mrs.
Ed. Smith, whose death occurred on
Friday. Her niece, Miss Jennie Smith,
is also very i'll with lung fever.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
NEW HAVEN.

The measles have appeared in town
again.
Shirley Langdon has been quite sick
with tonsilltis, but is improving.
G.. W. Barton has been South again,
report says to look after his Investments
there.
The winter term of the academy closes
this week. also those of some of the dis
trict schools.
This church added to its membership
last Sunday IS persons, II uniting on
profession and four by letter. One child
was baptized. A praise service was held
in the evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06

"Resolved, That the prosperity of our
country depends more upon the promo
ton of intelligence and virtue than upon
her wealth and internal improvements"
The decision was in favor of the aflrma-
tive. Music and recitations added to the
entertainment.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
SHOREHAM.

Mrs. w. w. Moore is on business
trip to Buffalo, \. Y.
Il. H. Preble is in New York State for
few days on insurance business.
Rev. G. w. Perry will deliver his lee
ture at Academy hall, Saturday evening,
March I.
Rev. 5. Norton preached in Middle
bury on Sunday, March |. In his alb
sence sermon was read by Mrs. a. NJ
Smith.
School at Newton academy closed last
Friday, Principal Forbes went to Bur
lington on Monday to enter the medical
college. May success and prosperity at
tend him.
Howard Birchard received bad cut
on his leg, last Monday, while splitting
rails with his hired man. Through some
miscalculation the axe welded by the
latter inflicted the wound.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-06
VERMONT ACADEMY.

SPRING TERM OPENS APRIL 9, 1891.
The best school for your sons and daugh-
tiers. High social and moral tone. Thorough
classical and academical courses OF tour years.
Students admitted to seven colleges last year
on principals certificate. Rooms finely fur
nished, steam heat, bath rooms, military drill,
gymnasium. Unusual advantages in English.
music, art, elocution and modern languages.
Twelve teachers. Well equipped chemical
and phy steal laboratories, library and read.
ing room Terms lower than at o her schools
of like grade. You ought to know more about
v. A. Send for circular.
VERMONT ACADEMY,
lO:4w Saxtons River, VT.
The record-union., 1891-07-09
THE RED BLUFF TRAGEDY.
Darker Aspect Thrown on the Affair
at the Inquest.

Darker Aspect Thrown on the Affair
at the Inquest.
RED BLUFF, July 8.-William Nagle,
who was shot i'll the courtroom yesterday
by C. II. Braynard, died at $50 o'clock
last night from the effects of the wounds.
The Coroner's inquest, which was held
this morning, threw a darker aspect on
the affair as far as Braynard is concerned.
Z. b. Brown and w. w. Bates, two jury
men in the case before the court when
the homicide occurred, testified that
when William Nagle started toward Coff-
man and his brother, who were attempt
ing to use chairs upon each other he
made no motion TO draw pistol and did
not speak word, and that his back was
toward Braynard when the latter began
the firing. Nagle fell TO his knees after
the first shot. one ball entered the spine
opposite the eighth dorcal vertebrR,
pierced the spleen. the stomach, the left
lobe of the liver, the. mesenteric artery
and the gastric artery and lodged against
the abdominal wall, three and a half
inches above the naval Another entered
the back Of the left arm-pit, fracturing
the ribs of the left side, pierced the lower
lobe ofthe left lung, and lodged just be-
meath the skin and four inches below the
left nipple. Another entered eight inches
below the last one, passed entirely
through the body, and passed out six
inches below the left nipple, fracturing
the seventh rib. The fourth shot passed
through the left arm just below the
elbow. The last two shots did no serious
harm. Death resulted from the shock and
hemorrhage.
The shooting was done with a thirty
eight, hammerless Smith q Wesson five
shooter All the chambers were loaded
when Braynard was arrested. This was
done when he went TO Main street imme-
diately after the shooting. He possibly
anticipated an attack from Charles Ma
gle.
Clay W. Taylor was telegraphed for and
arrived last night and will conduct Bray
nard's case.
1t is claimed by persons present that
five shots were fired. Two were taken
from Nagle's body, two entered the wall
and one was picked up on the floor A
slight wound in z. II. Coffman's side is
pronounced to be bullet wound, and it
IS conjectured that this shot was intended
for Charles Nagle and that Braynard had
intended to kill them both.
The record-union., 1891-07-09
OLIVE INDUSTRY.
Convention of Growers and Others
Hold in San Francisco.

Convention of Growers and Others
Held in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, July S.-A number of
olive growers and others interested in the
olive industry met at 220 Suffer street this
morning in convention to discuss the or
ganization by which the olive oil product
of California could be so handled as TO
meet the illegitimate competition, which
has been so firmly established. Elwood
Cooper presided.
The following are the officers and
Board Of Directors: ElwOod Cooper of
Santa Barbara, President; Frank A
Kimball of National City, G.. A. Wet
Chico. and T.. h. Goodrich OF Santa Clara,
Directors.
The leading objects of the organization
are the establishing in this city of depot,
at which place the olive oils approved by
the association may be seen and sampled;
where information may be procured as to
place of production, quality, price and
where sold, etc, especially with a view
TO influencing the local retail trade to sell
those brands without prejudice or mis-
representation; such agency also to be
especially organized for the purpose of
disseminating to the public information
concerning dietetic and hygienic thera-
peutic values OF pure olive oil, and col
late and preserve records of individual
experience Of general information ON the
subject.
At meeting of tho Board of Directors
the following officers were elected: FL
wood Cooper of Santa Barbara, President;
John Bidwen of Chico, Vice-PreSident;
Justinian Caire of San Francisco, Treas
urer; b. NJ. Lelong Of San Francisco, Sec
rpta
The record-union., 1891-07-09
Special to the RrcoRD-UN1ox.

special TO the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CINCINNATI, July S.-A little after 10
o'clock tonight a fire broke out in the
basement of an immense building at
Fourth and Elm streets, owned by w.
a. Hooper, the banker, and occupied by
a. E. Burkhardt & Co., manufacturers
and dealers in turs, and was entirely de-
stroyed. The building had 75-foot front
age on Fourth street and extended $50
feet back. The front is seven stories
high, and at the rear has hight of eight
and half stories. 1t was nearly new
and valued ut about S300,0 Mr.. Burk-
hardt tonight could only give rough
estimate of the value of the stock in the
building. 1t was, to the best of his be-
lief, between 5000, 900 and 500, 900. In ad-
dltion to his own immense stock. he
stores great quantities of valuable furs
for citizens every summer, and these
were all in the burning building.
After the start of the fire the entire fire
department of the city was called out.
Dense volumes of smoke at first filed
the streets, then with sudden burst the
flames came through the roof. The walls
soon began to crumble, and the building
and contents became an irretrievable
loss. The fire department devoted its
whole attention sto prevent the fire
spreading to valuable adjacent property,
which was greatly endangered.
The Fourth-street frontage of the
building was occupied by Griersshofer 81
| Co., dealers in and manufacturers of
clothing. The stock was valued at $780,
600, OF which about Sl25,000 was saved
The loss is covered by insurance.
The Elm-street wall fell at midnight,
and half an hour later the Fourth street
wall fell on the roof of the Pope Manu-
featuring Company, a three-story brick
building east of it. The fine stock of
paintings, engravings, frames and mold
ings was completely ruined, and the
walls of the building were crushed out
into the street. The wall in falling
| knocked in the west wall of the Steinway
| piano building, next to the Pope build
ing. By great effort the fire was kept
| from communicating to the crushed build
ings.
July "a. NAT 1:3O O'Clock it was
| thought to be under control.