Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-12
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turned into furniture store.
The State Dental society holds its 10th
annual reunion at Bellows Falls the 18th.
Last weeks Swanton Courier is printed
on pink paper, in celebration of its tenth
birthday.
Hon. Charles Dewey and wife of Mont
pelier leave next week for European
trip.
Fair Haven voted at the town-meeting
to appropriate $1,000 toward a public Ii
brary.
Rutland is to have new weekly indie
pendent paper, The Rutland Express,
which Jewett 2. Cain will edit.
Charles Green of Gaysville was 81
years old Feb. %. He was made Mas
ter Mason in May. 1918.
George d. Randall, a St. Johnsburv
druggist, has been fined 800 for selling
liquor.
Brattleboro at its town meeting appro-
priated Sl200 to start public library and
$1,000 for the erection of soldiers mon
ument.
Four Rutland liquor-dealers were pro-
secuted Saturday, and the fines and costs
amounted to S56l.S7.
Doren Pratt and his wife of Benson
wrapped their baby up so snugly on a
recent outdoor excursion that the little
one died of suffocation.
st. Adams at last has national bank,
the Weldon, with 100000 capital;
president, j. Gregory Smith cashier F.
Stewart Stranahan.
The Rutland Herold came out in new
dress Friday and looks quite like a city
daily 1t is one of the very best papers
in this region.
The body of John Murray was found
in swamp near Castleton the other day.
1t is thought he fell off a railroad bridge
and was drowned.
Fire-bugs have been operating in Fair
Haven for several weeks and three fires
kindled by them have been put out before
much damage had been done.
Chauncey Warner of Cambridge has
made gift of $4,000 worth of lands to
the Warner Home and Warner Hospital.
st. Adams. the amount to be divided
equally between the two.
Jesse ID. Billings of Rutland had his
cheek bone broken by kick from a
,l Of
of Barton, lost five teeth from the same
cause.
The Sauveur summer school of lam
guages will be held the coming season at
Oswego. y. y, and Burlington people
are trying to establish a permanent school
of the same sort in that city.
Mayor Woodbury. of Burlington was
reelected by an increased majority. The
board of aldermen remains Republicans
and Democrats. w. ii. Hare. Demo
crat, was chosen city judge.
Albert Griffin of Manhattan. Kan. ed
itor of the NdtionaltSt, is in the State in
the interest of national movement to
re-organize the Republican party by adj
ding temperance plank to the platform.
The annual school of officers for the
first regiment of the Vermont National
Guard opened at Rutland, Wednesday,
with about 30 officers from the 10 COM
panes in the State present; also GOV.
Pingree.
Members of st. Paul's church at Bur-
lington are trying to raise the S4O.000
made the condition in the late Mr.. How
ards bequest of $4,000 for founding a
school for girls at Rock Point This sum
must be raised in one year to entitie the
institution 10 the bequeSt.
Mrs. Emma Molloy. who once figured
as temperance lecturer in Vermont,
was recently indicted by coroner's jury
at Springfield, Mo-, aS an accessory to
the murder of his wife by George +.
Graham. Graham has since eNonerated
her by Il confession.
The theological institute of the Baptist
churches and laymen of the State, which
was originated AT the State convention in
September last, will hold special meet
ing at Burlington March 20, 30, 81 and
April |. Rev. DIR. Freeman of Whiting
! is one of the committee of arrangements.
The State Prohibition committee met
at Burlington recently and appointed
Rev. George l.. Story of st. Adams, w.
l.. Pearl of St. Johnsbury and Alvah
George of ST. Adams Il committee to pre-
pare plan of organization for the COM
ing year.
At the recent meeting of the National
Agricultural and Dairy association in
New York, George G.. Smith of st. Al
bans gave his experiences with ensilage
as food for dairy cattle, and pronounced
the results to be satisfactory, and that
his butter and milk were of the best
quality.