Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-17
State 11eps.

IncTe % l1eD dul louG WOIncH Ill
the Hous, If Correction at Rutland.
The me ,al department of the univer-
sity at Blu pgton graduated 6S doctors
on Monda
Charles, l2-year-old son of George
Earle of Morrisyilie, was drowned Sun
day in the Lamoille river.
BENJAMIN Barstow of West Dorset cut
his hand so severely that he bled to
death before a physician arrived.
A. J. Allard of Montpelier, for time
a hotel clerk in Swanton, was kicked by
his horse July 6 and quite seriously in
jured.
A two-year-od child of Mrs. Florence
Williams of Burlington drank several
ounces of carbolc acid and died from its
effects.
George Fisk of Pittsford recently
stepped on small circular saw which
was in motion and one-half of his foot
was cut off.
Hardwick is to have system of water
works, and the village has hired $4,000
of the Passumpsic savings bank at st.
Johnsbury to pay for putting it in.
Dustin Eastman of Greensboro was
taking down hay-rack which he tied up
in his barn, when one end dropped down
so as to hit him in the face, breaking one
jaw.
Bloomington and Its Battle" will be
described by Edwin A. Start, the author
of many charming papers on old New
Engladd towns, in the New England
Magazine for August
j. H. Harding of Stafford suffered
triple fracture of the bones of one leg,
near the ankle, by the kick of a horse
that had fallen, and which he was trying
to tree from the harness.
A coin dug up in Bethel has on one
side lettering that reads, vermont
Ensium Republica," with the figure of a
pillow, mountains and rising sun, and
bears date of 1855. The lettering on the
reverse side is indistinct.
Patrick Hackett, superintendent of the
foundry works of Osgood & Barker at
Bellows Falls, was killed Tuesday MORN
ing by being crushed under a falling cast
ing that weighed ton and half. The
chain breaking into three pieces was the
cause.
A Castleton correspondent saws: Hor-
ace w. Love was arrested by Officer Pol
ley of Fair Haven last week as he was
about leaving the State to return to New
York. The charge was not properly ac-
counting for funds that came into his
possession or turning them over to the
compliments, a Rutland firm. Mr.. Love
finally gave security for the amount that
was satisfactory and was allowed to pro-
coed on his way.
Capt. Wright, superintendent of the
State arsenal at Montpelier, says that four
carloads of camping utensils will be taken
to Bennington for the muster and cele-
bration in August. In accordance with an
act of the last legislature, the two small
cannon in the State House will also be
taken. On these cannon is engraved
"Taken from the Germans at Bennng-
ton, August Is, M" They will, nc
doubt, attract as much attention as they
did at the centennial celebration in 1876
The 18th encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will assemble in
Detroit, Michigan, on Monday, AugusI
3. The parade will occur on Tuesday
August 1. This encampment is known
as the "silver anniversary" and Vermont
is highly honored in having the com
mander-in-chief. 1t is expected thai
Colonel Veazey will accompany the Yer
mont delegation in a special car. The
route selected for the outward journey i,
via the Central Vermont and Rome
Watertown and Ogdensburg division o.
tilt NOW lOlh N'llAl al W -NldSdld an
and Detroit. Returning, via the Crane
Trunk, passing down the river St. Law
renee by daylight, through its furious
rapids to Montreal. Those desiring cal
return direct via the Grand Trunk rail
way from Detroit to Montreal. RounC
trip excursion tickets, good going from
July 81 to August 3, and good for return
passage until August Is, will be solt
from the principal points in Vermont Il
Detroit and return for fifteen dollars.
It is hard to kill a drunken man. II
will fall and escape uninjured under cir
cumstances that would be fatal to sObe
man. The adventures of an aged tipple
on the night express from St. Adams
Friday night, afford striking illustra
ton. He had been noticed by other pas
sengers, in company with a female rela
tive who was also badly fuddled. Some
where in the vicinity of Georgia static
the old condemnation he had evidentl
passed the limit of three-scOre-and-ten,
dried-up, weaZen man-went out on I
the platform of the car. Other passer
gers followed him, and not finding hI
in the next car, a sleeper, the cord wa
pulled and the train, which had been &c
ing at a high rate of speed. came to
standstill. Conductor, brakeman am
passengers started out in search, an
after travelling back distance of som
two miles the man was found down /
the grass by the fence, without scratc
pr injury of any kind, and merry as
cricket. The engine of train on sic
ing near by was detached, and the age
bacchanal and searching party take
back 10 the waiting train, which had bee
delayed an hour. The female relatiN
had been unconcerned during the searcl
,nf xrhan no o1I o,antla,nan 20,