Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-01-01
State OeDS.
The annual State convention of labor
organizations will be held at East Dorset


Jan. 16.
A culvert on the railroad at Chester
was washed out last week, delaying
trains for several honrs.
The remains of Rev. f. Gerry, who
died in West Randolph last week. were
cremated in Brooklyn on Saturday.
The barbershop of Mellow & Gomez in
Rutland was broken into Friday night
and S35 taken from the money drawer.
Cheney johnson of Wolcott, aged Il,
while hunting, had his left arm blown
nearly off above the elbow by the acciden
tai discharge of his gnu.
The car of the United States Fish COM
mission arrived in Rutland Tuesday with
1900 California trout which were distrib
uted in Mendon river near Rutland.
NJ. b. Kelley's store and Frank Adams
grist mill at Bellows Falls were broken
into Monday night, but nothing of con-
sequence was taken from either place.
Sylvester II. Bell, the Fairfax wife
murderer, will be hanged in the State
prison at Windsor today. He killed his
wife two years ago. He is 81 years of
age.
James A. Shedd, aged 20 years, for
several years a prominent citizen and
business man of Burlington, was found
dead in bed Monday morning. Heart
failure was the cause of his death.
The German American insurance COM
pany of New York, the sixth largest
American fire company, have decided to
Withdraw from Vermont January |, 1892.
Too heavy losses are given as the cause.
Ralph, son of c. W. Sisco of New
port. dropped the butt of gun upon the
ground causing the cartridge to explode,
and the ball entered his upper lip and
passed out through the upper part of his
nose The injury is serious but not
fatal.
DIR. John A. Mead president of the
Howe Scale company of Rutland, and
others interestedjin the concern, state
that the rumor that the Fairbanks Scale
company of st. Johnsbury has bought Il
controlling interest in the Howe works
is without foundation.
W. b. johnson of st. Adams has leased
all the restaurants on the line of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad, and takes posses
sion of them today. They are located at
White River Junction. Bellows Falls and
Rutland.
Barre officers the day before Christ
mas seized five half barrels of lager beer
from car at the depot and from the eX-
press Office in the village nine one gal
lon jugs of whiskey, five two gallon Jugs
of whiskey and rum, 3G one quart
bottles of liquor and one key of lager.
Among the curosities shown visitors
at DR.. Webb's Shelburn farms green
houses is a banana tree. There is Il
bunch of the fruit on it now that is quite
well grown. The tree is not much over
ten feet in height with leaves fully q
inches in width and several feet il
length.
st. Lukes Episcopal church at St
Adams has brought suit against +. y
Sowles of that place to recover 5000
and accrued interest, amounting to over
5000 additional The late Hiram Bel
lows left 5000 to the church. Mr.. Sow
les was made executor without bonds
He has never carried out the provisions
of the will. hence this suit.
A stock company has been formed n
Poultney, to be known as the Pine Woo
Park Land and Improvement company
for the purpose of building and carry
ing on a hotel and establishing ant
maintaining private park. The capi
ital stock is Sl50,000. The company Ia
bought the property on the shore o
Lake st. Catherine known as Oakdale
Many acres of land are Included in tn
purchase.
The December term of the Washingto
county court was the shortest on record
lasting only four days. Several case
of interest were tried. In the Washing
ton poisoning case it was alleged tia
Mrs. Lila Ann Foster fed her husban
on biscuit in which strychnine WA
mixed. 1t was also charged that Chas
smith, who was said to be on intimat
terms with Mrs. Foster, had bougl
strychnine at Barre. The States a
torney entered nolle prossequi and til
court took the matter under advisemen
Fred S. Barry, the Wells River baggag
master, who stole large amount {
- jewery and various articles from trunl
in order that he might deck out h
young wife, was sentenced to the Sta
prison for six years.
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