Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-12-13
State l1elps.

WI. Pearl, a prominent st. Johns
bury man, died Tuesday.
A syndicate of Burlington men, headed
bv f. G.. Kennedy. will build an electric
road in st. Johnshury
Blue violets were picked November
% at East Brookfeld. Two dandelion
blossoms were picked at West Corlnth
on the same day.
The name of Norman w. Puiler of
Bennington will be presented at the
next annual encampment of the y.
Il. at Rutland for department com
mander.
The village of Waterbury has voted to
cxpend S34,0O0 for system of water
works. The water will he taken from
springs situated about six miles north
east of the village.
A l3-vear-old boy of SALISBURY caught
in trap few days ago AN eagle that
measured seven feet from tip to tip of its
wings, aud weighed thirty pounds. He
had hard fight with the bird, impris-
onpd as it was, before he could subdue
it.
1t is reported that William McDermott
of Tyson shot partridge the other day
from an apple tree behind his fathers
barn. As the bird dropped to the ground
"A fox which had been hiding near seized
it and got safely away before McDermott
recovered from his surprise sufficiently
to use his gun.
A maple on the farm of Mendel Wood
of West Bethel spreads its branches
over the territory of four townships and
two counties. 1t isn't IA particularly big
tree, but the towns of Bethel, Royalton,
Randolph and 'runbridgC, and the
counties of Orange and Windsor adioin
at the spot where the tree grows.
United States Marshal +. r. Harris of
Bennington has recently received two
relics of the fight with the Ticouderoga
pOstOtlice burglars, near Rochester,
Thanksgiving dav, 1894. One is the re-
Volver carried by John O'DOnnell. one of
the gang. 1t is the navy regulation pat
tern. O'Donneil is now serving a p
wears sentence at the State prison in
Windsor. The second is IA silver plated
live-shootPr. sef-acting 81 calibrc revolv-
err This was taken from James Ed
wards, another member Of the gang, who
is in prison at Utica, n. Y.
The people of Bennington ana vicinity
are greatly excited over supposed muir
der The body of w. +. Edwards. a
wealthy farmer residing at Preston llOl-
low, not far from there, was found be-
side the roadside half mile from the
village. Saturday evening. His team of
horses and wagon were about II mile
away. Friday night he was known to
have had 5000 in his possession, but it
was nor in his pocket when the body was
discovered Edwards skull had been
fractured. and whether he fell from the
wagon or was murdered Is a matter OF
conjecture. Two young men are sus-
pected, bur no arrests have been made.
The east part of the State is stirred w
over a grave robbery at Norwich.
Thanksgiving day Joseph Murdoch hang
ed himself to "A tree near his house in
that town. The funeral was held Satur-
day, the body put in the tomb and buri-
ed the following Monday. Relatives of
the deceased visited the grave Sunday
and discovered a suspicious state of af-
fairs. The grave was opened tue next
morning, when it was found that the
box and coffin were smashed and the
body removed. Further investigation
showed that the body was dragged
through the cemetery, thrown over the
fence and thence dragged across pas
lures, over stone walls and barbed wire
fences until the main road was reached.
one half mile distant, where "A wagon
was awaiting the body. The people lay
the blame on the Dartmouth medical
students, some of whom are under arrest