Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-27
State l1eps.

estimated at 10000 barrels.
st. Albans has become the sixth city
in Vermont by virtue of an act of incor-
poraton passed by the late legislature.
\ three-story block at Townshend
owned by G. c. Taft was burned early
Monday morning. The lower floor was
used AS store for general merchandise,
a harness shop and for living rooms.
The two upper floors were used as no.
tel by J. G. Taft.
\ dispatch from Riverhead, n. y,
says: James Knight, a retired Vermont
farmer, was married to Mrs. Mary Over
ton of this village Tuesday, November
Il. The bridegroom is 81 years old and
the bride has just passed her Goth birth
day Knight is the Widow Overton's
fourth husband.
Col. Alfred X. Brown, a prominent
member of the Franklin county bar and a
member of Gov. CIRCUITS staff, died sud
denly at his home at RichfOrd at II
o'clock Saturday night. Heart disease,
of which Col. Brown had suffered for
many wears. was the cause of death. lie
was 81 years old.
The Lichtensten family, who have been
spending several weeks at Barton Land
ing prospecting for gold, ETC.. have re-
turned to their home in New York city.
They have BONDED several pieces of real
estate at Barton and claim that some of
the samples of 'dirtn sent away for
analysis showed paying quantities of
gold.
George w. Larry, arrested at Norwich
on suspicion of poisoning cows and the
wholesale distribution of paris green
about the streets and outer portions of
the residences of that village, was ar
raigned before Justice Quimby Monday.
He waived examination and was placed
under $500 for his appearance at the De-
cember term of court.
The A. Il. Stewart mill property in
Woodstock has been sold to the Royal
Manufacturing company of Jersey City,
y. D., for 500, 800. No further particu-
lars are known. The property consists
of the old brick wooden mill, which has
stood idle for many years, the saw and
grist mills and a number of tenement
houses.
The new St. Paul's Roman Catholic
church at Manchester, work on which
was begun last July, is rapidly approach
ing completion and will be ready for
use by Christu as. The size of the
building proper is 6S by 81 feet, with a
t2sement beneath the entire buil1ing
At the southeast corner is a tower 60
feet high The building is of wood, the
foundation that ls exposed to sight being
biuestone finished rough.
Milton Jennison of Westminster had
an unpleasant experience recently. He
started to row across the Connecticut
river in small boat in the night and
collded with log which could not be
seen in the darkness. The boat was
overturned and sank but the boy man.
aged to climb upon the log and was
saved from drowning. The boys cries
attracted his fathers attention and he
was rescued after having floated down
the river about half a mile.
Edgar F. Boyd, Bennington contrac-
tor, left his wife and creditors one night
last week and has not been seen siuce.
4 Bennington despatch says: Fully
$4,000 is owing people here in sums of
from s. to $1,000, some of it being to
men who had worked for him. He APP
pears TO have converted every possible
thing that he could into money, which
he took away with him, even taking that
which was in the house and not leaving
his wife a penny. Boyd must have
carried away from $1,000 to $1,000. Most
of the creditors can ill afford to lose the
amounts.
Ernest Smith of West Burke owned a
dog until recently. The dog bit Smiths
young son the other dav and he deter
mined to chastise the animal. The dog
went under the table and Smith went
after it. He did not drag the dog out,
but retired from the contest bearing
several marks Of the dogs teeth. Then
he decided to kill the animal. He coaxed
1t to the wOodshed, tied a rope about its
neck and hitched it to tree IN front of
the house. He got the ak and aimed a
deadly blow at the vicious animal, but
the dog lodged, the AK cut the rope, and
the dog disappeared in the woods.
The case OF the New England Trout
and Salmon club VS.. Geo. Mather, which
was tried in the Windhsm county court
last week, excited widespread interest.
The club seven years ago purchased
hundred of acres of wild land surround
ing what was known as the marlboro
south pond, owning land upon all sides
over which any party must pass to
reach the pond. They fenced it of and
posted notices forbidding trespassing,
suppOsng themselves secure in its pos
session. Over year ago number of
old citizens of the locality determined to
test the question of rights and number
trespassed, fishing upon the pond as in
former years. This resulted in suits be.
ing brought against 10 or more, the case
of Mather being taken as test case
This was the second trial of the case in
the county court, the supreme court
having had it in hand in the meantime
A second appeal to the supreme court i;
TO be taken.
Mortified has an alleged murder case
Roger Donahue, John Donahue anC
Roger Donahue, Jr., have been Jailed a
Montpelier to await examination on
charge of manslaughter growing out o.
the recent death of one Carl Miller. |
seems that some quarrel came up be
tween DOnahue and Miller, who wer'
both working for David Boardman, anC
when night came Miller asked Board
man to accompany him home, giving a