Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-04

United States clothing house, st. Paul.
and part owner of the Hub clothing
house of Milwaukee, both of which failed
December n, has disappeared with from
100000 to $4,000. One of his intimate
friends says he is on his way to South
America.
A. Williams of Atlanta, Ga, signed
a contract Monday to furnish the Tia
huivlolo Plantation company of Mapiam-
ia. Mex, with 300 laborers. The neg
roes will be obtained from Georgia and
Alabama. Williams claims he will ex-
port 100000 negroes from the Southern
States to Mexico this winter.
The Delavan House at Albany, n. Y,
was Quilted by fire Sunday night. All
the 100 guests escaped alive. though
some of them were seriously hurt by
Jumping from windows in the upper
stories; but II servant girls, whose
rooms were in the fifth story, persisted
in the flames. The property loss is over
$500, 900.
Benjamin Van Tvle, cOlored, for fifty
nine years a resident of Hoosick Falls,
n. Y, and the oldest resident of that
section of the country, celebrated his
ll4th anniversary on New Years day.
The old man has been sold as slave in
the North three times. and at the age of
II had the honor of shaking the hand of
General George Washington at Albany.
A three-cornered duel was fought at
Little Rock, Ark, Monday. between
Jack Stowe, IL wealthy saw-mill owner.
and two brothers named Patrick. The
two boys used pistols, while Stowe did
fatal work with bowie knife. All
three received fatal wounds. The
trouble was over settlement of wages
due the boys.
Citizens of Vancouver, B. c., are ter
rorized by the visit of gang of high
waymen, burglars and tirebugs, who have
found their way to the city by way of
the sound. People are held up and rob
bed at all hours of the night Under
cover of fog thieves have set fire to
crowded wooden buildings and prompt
action by the firemen has prevented the
city from being destroyed by fire.
The family of Bernhard Soibreter of
Racine, Wis, nine persons, were danger
ously poisoned Friday for the second
time in three days. The first poisoning
was attributed to arsenic in the food
An investigation by physician in the
second instance revealed that it was
caused by the family eating head
cheese that had been boiled in "a copper
kettle. They are in a critical condition.
The treasury of SOnoma county, Cal g.
was robbed of $1,000 Friday and county
Treasurer Stofer was left insensible in
the treasury vault, the robbers locking
the door ON him. StOfer opened the of
flee at the usual hour in the morning
As he was carr ying one of the trays with
money from the vault a tall man stepped
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upllfted dagger in his right hand, tul |
him to drop the trays. As he stopped
over to lay the trays down. the robber
struck him "A powerful blow on the back
which rendered him unconscious.
Ex-senator James G. Fair died sudden
ly at the Lick House, San Francisco.
Friday morning. He has been IN poor
health for some time, suffering with
asthma. \ contest over his will has al
ready begun, his son NOT not being salts
fled with It's provisions. Senator Fair
was born IN Ireland 81 years ago, and
was United States senator from Nevada
! lie made his fortune in the Comstock
lode and was "A member of the famous
firm of Flood, Mackay, Fair q O'Brien.
He largely Increased his wealth by in
vestments in IAN Francisco and Califor-
MIA real v-tate, and his fortune il esti-
mated at many million dollars.
While "A large party was attending a
Christmas tree on Christmas eve, al
Silver Lake, Ore, lamp explosion
caused "A fire in which fl persons were
burned to death and - injured. Some
one attempted 10 get where he could SEE
and hear better by Jumping upon bench
in the middle Of the hall. In doing SO
his head struck "A lamp from the ceiling