Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-08-13
State o1eps.

Montpelier business men are consider
ing the introduction of the electric light.
The 33.000th money order was register
ed at the st. ,Iohnsbltry pOst-otlice last
week.
a Barre granite firm has the order for
the Grant memorial to be erected by the
city of Chicago.
Mrs. Lewis Cobb of Wallingford fell
down stairs at midnight, Sunday, and
died Monday morning.
None of the three prisoners who es-
capped from Burlington last week has been
recaptured, though $50 reward is offered.
Samuel johnson Allen, an eminent
physician and surgeon. died at White
River Junction Sunday quite suddenly.
An Underhill woman with three hus-
bands has been sentenced in the munich
pal court. Burlington, to Is months in
the house of correction for bgamy.
The Dorset Marble company of Rut-
land is reported in bad financial condi-
ton. This concern was understood to
have furnished the late Gov. Page with
the funds he used to carry on his law
suits.
Hosea wilkins was killed at Rutland
short time ago by being thrown from 4
wagon. and now his wife has sued the
village for $4,000. saying that the ac-
cdent was caused by the wagon striking
a water-bOX in the road.
j. W. McCurdy. the man who swindled
Rutland people a few day. ago by selling
them cheap iewelly, was fined $50 and
costs for selling goods without State
license. \ complaint being brought
against him for maintaining lottery. he
disappeared, but his accOmplice, Bolton,
was held for trial.
The first reunion of the 18th Vermont
regiment will be held at Montpelier in
October. Edward Baker. Montpelier,
W., the secretary, desires the address of
every officer and man of the regiment
prior to the October meeting, that he
may invite all to be present at the time
and prepare As complete roll of the
survivors rs possible.
NJ. G. Barbour of West Pawlet has re-
| ceived "A patent for a curious cream sep
aratOr. 1t is "A milk receiver with a conf
cal bottom, and with a floating stopper
of such specific gravity that it will stop
to rest between the milk and the cream,
so that when the milk is drawn off from
an opening in the centre of the conical
bottom this floating stopper will auto
matically close the opening and thus
separate the cream from the milk,
At the meeting Thursday of the battle
monument association, eX-GOv. Fair
banks presiding, at Bennington, the
directors and special committee were
authorized to contract for the foundation
and erection of monument 300 feet high.
| Its site was also located in the centre of
the highway on pinnacle in old Ben
nington, now Bennington Centre, in
front of the site of the continental store
house. Work will commence as soon as
the contracts are arranged.
Ellen Dupeer, young married wo-
man of ST. Adams, died a few days ago
under suspicious circumstances and an
investigation showed that an abortion
had been performed. Fred Balch, a
Young man from l.amoille county, who
had been intimate with the woman, dis
appeared the day she died. but WAS
found in barn near johnson Saturday
by the sheriff. Balch showed fight and
drew revolver on the officer, but was
finally handcutfed and is now in st. Al
bans Jail awaiting preliminary hearing
Others besides Balch are implicated.
DR.. Charles WoodhOuse of Rutland has
in his possession a very valuable and i'm
pOrtant original letter written by General
Ethan Allen to the Honorable Commit
tee of Correspondence for the City and
County of Albany" The letter is dated
Fort Ticonderoga and is signed by Ethan
Allen as commander of Fort TicOnde
roga," being dated May II, 1913. The
text and signature of the document are
written in round bold hand and tn,
letter is chiefly devoted to the condition
of the country at that time and Il briet
statement of facts concerning the cap
ture of Fort Ticonderoga.
A Brattleboro dispatch of Friday says
The White Mountain express due here a
3 p. m. came into collision with fiat ca
II quarter of "A mile below the depot, il
which the engine was wrecked and thu
baggage and two drawing room car'
held the cars thrown from the track
The train was heavily loaded but forum
ately no one was dangerously injured
though Baggagemaster Smell was con
siderably bruised by the heavy baggage
while some of the passengers were pitch
ed off their seats. The train was running
at the rate of 30 miles an hour and wal
rounding curve, when the fiat car wa
! discovered, too late to prevent collision
The car was landed on top of the engine
which was partly buried in the ground
while the track was torn up, ties anC
rails scattered and two of the three de
rallied cars tipped partially over. Tn,
three rear coaches remained on the track
The accident was the result of careless
ness, the Hat car having run down owe
the switch by the loosening of brak