Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-08-26
State 11eps.

The national guard went into camp |
at Montpelier on Monday. Coy. Page
and staff will review the troops today.
Much damage was done to roads,
bridges and crops by severe wind and
rain storm In Wilmington on Friday.
The damage caused by the storm and
cloud-burst in Jericho and UnderhiIl,
week before last, is put as high as Sl9,-
600.
/ Lightning struck an elm tree near Arad
Graves house in Waterbury village,
Friday. Several persons were shocked,
but none injured.
Franklin Eastman, young farmer liv-
ing near Rutland, disappeared from
home on the 9TH inst. and nothing has
since been heard of him.
Two footpads held up J. W. Eddy of
West Clarendon, while he was driving
home from Rutland one night last week,
but he whipped up his horse and es-
capped.
Ten hogs belonging to Hiram Boyce,
a Waterbury butcher were killed by
order of the State veterinary surgeon and
cattle inspector on Friday. Twelve had
previously died of hog cholera.
Elbridge Vaughn of Bridgewater was
recently struck in the mouth by splinter
thrown from saw and terrible wound
was made. The splinter passed through
his cheek and came out of the side of his
neck.
The Franklin County Creamery
association of st. Adams announces
that its plant, which was burned June
20, is now replaced by new machinery
and appliances, and upon more ex-
tensive scale than before.
The steam yacht Bertha, owned by
Hawley & LAPEL of Swanton, recently
went down the river with a pleasure
party. When near the mouth of the
river they struck fallen tree, making a
hole in the yacht, which sank at once.
The passengers escaped in small boat.
Elmer Glow, a desperate criminal, who
escaped from Jail at SALISBURY about
three years ago while awaiting tlial for
burglary, and for whose capture re-
ward of $500 is now standing, has been
arrested at Cohoes, n. Y. after des-
perate struggle, and has been sent to the
penitentiary for eighteen months.
Henry Staples, % years of age. of
Willamstown, picked up cannon fire.
cracker that had failed to explode, at a
Republican flag-raising in his town Sat
urday. Ii went in his hand, blowing
the hand and wrist to shreds, decorating
the right leg and bruising his face some
what. He died from the shock within a
few minutes after the accident.
Joseph Reed, a farmer of Andover
was arrested Monday for poisoning the
cattle of his neighbor, Deacon Baldwin.
with paris green. The men have been
unfriendly for many wears owing TO a
controversy over right of way that
Baldwin owns across Reeds premises
Both are prominent in the community.
Since the soldiers home at Benning-
ton was opened, May Is, 1887, 1862 per.
sons had been admitted up to July
last. OF that number five were more
than so years old at the time of admis
sion, five between IS and so, twelve be
tween 20 and IS, lO3 between 80 and 20
and ~ were under 50 years Of age. The
sion was 81 years.
The alleged defalcation of C. y. Alb
bolt, who was manager of the sho,
. shop at South Royalton, is said t.
D amount to $4,000. lie, at the sam,
4 time, had control of the Bell shop a
Chelsea, In this State. There are stories
a of "doctored' dividend reports, playing
5 into the hands of rival concerns an,
other similar performances.
n Government officers on Friday nigh
). raided building in Berlin, occupied b.
Daniel Ainsworth, and discovered an il
e licit distillery. Ainsworth escaped ant
q has not yet been apprehended. He pre-
tended to manufacture essences, but
4 alleged to have been distilling whiske.
g for some years. The apparatus wa
seized and placed in the government
building at Montpelier.
At 8 o'clock Saturday evening Waite
Beede and Bert Crockett, young men re
siding in Orange, were driving up sum
ner street, Barre, In a road cart. OWN
- to there being no guard rail at tn
" bridge, corner of Pearl and Sumne
y streets, the horse went into the broo
and the men were thrown under IN
horse. They We're found in DANCE
Gus condition. Crocketts jaw wa
ID fractured and his nose was broker
Thirty stitches were taken in his face
er Beede's lip and nose were injured an
eyes cut. The horses back was broker