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

IL Is learned that l6-year-Old girl in the
family has been fooling them all this
time by a series of clever tricks.
Walter Hadley shot Edgar HAYES at
Lyndonville Monday night, two balls en-
terng the latter's head. Hadley claims
that Hayes called him out of the house
and struck him twice, and then shot at
him. Hadly returned the fire, killing
Hayes instantly. Brass knuckles and
Hayes revolver were found lying beside
the dead man. Hadley delivered himself
up at once. There had been trouble be-
tween the men before.
Superintendent of Education Dart has
asked the president of the State w. CT.
U. to get speakers who will give address
SEES on the subject of scientific Tenn
perance Instruction in Schools" at the
various educational meetings to be held
by him throughout the State. By this
means it is hoped to arouse more gen
eral interest in this important line of
temperance work; and also to enthuse
teachers on their opportunity, and how
to use it in teaching physiology under
the new law
The grand jury of the United States
court at Rutland last week found two in
dictments-one of +. w. Smith for steal
ing registered letter from the postoffice
at Gassett's station last fall, and the 9th
er against Frank Libby of st. Johnsbury,
who was arrested some time since for
making fraudulent aflidavits i'm making
out papers for Il pension. Smith was
sentenced to one year in the house of cor
rection on plea of guilty. Libby will
probably be arraigned at the February
term of the court.
The Rutland Musical Festival associa-
ton has just chosen these officers at its
annual meeting: President, 4. +. Wal
ker: vice-presidents, w. Y w. Ripley,
Redfield Proctor, j. W. Cramton, Z. w.
Clement and Hugh II. Baxter: secretary,
L. NJ. Meldon; treasurer, +. \. Morse;
| librarian. Louis V. Green; executive
committee. j. y. Baxter, y. Z. Kingsley.
II. +. Field, j. III. GOulding, Oscar At
wood, y. w. Higgins, L. G. Kingsley, f.
l.. Temple j. \. Gould, George A. Met
IKE, Charles \. Gale and Charles p.
Harris.
The Burlington Commercial Travellers
association held its fifth annual banquet
in that city Monday night and chose these
officers for the coming year: President,
William w. Walker; vice-president,U L. A.
Woodbury.: secretary, A. c. Whiting;
treasurer, y. X. Brown; executive COM
mittee, F. c. Harrington, w. F. Hendee,
II. B. Simonds, \. w. Durham and Guy
+. Robinson Among the honorary MEM
bers elected was General Manager !. w.
Hobart of the Central Vermont railroad.
The association numbers 1876 active MEM
bers, including over 100 travelling sales
men.
Alanson Jones, q years of age, was
instantly killed while out hunting in
Stratton recently. He started for the
woods in the morning with dog and gun
to look at some traps, saying that he
should be back by noon. The dog came
back in the afternoon without him. search
was begun, and he was found the next
day on rock, dead. Itappeared that he
had slipped so that the hammers of the
gun struck a stone and both barrels were
fired and the charges went through part
of one thigh and into the abdomen, kill
ing him instantly. One of the gun ham
mers was broken.
The town of Milton has genuine CEN
tenarian in the person of John Clinton,
who resides within one and a half miles
of Milton Falls. Mr. Clinton is native
of Ireland. and was born in the county
Mainthmore in 17S3-as has been proved
by the church records. He came to
America in 1852, located in Colchester
and subsequently removed to Milton. He
has four living children. Although l02
years old, he can see at a distance nearly
as well as ever, but he cannot distinguish
persons near by. He walks all around
the neighborhood and over the farm,
cares for the hogs, brings in wood and
water for the house and does not appear
to be over so years old.-.T. 1ibanS MeS-
Senger.
The New Orleans correspondent of the
Springfield Republican says of Nermont's
exhibit at the American exhibition, now
open in that city: Vermont has lost her
elegant marble arch put up last year by
Gov. Proctor, but the model house, spec
linens of her woods, marble and slate,
some of the best apples ever saw, raised
just outside Montpelier, are here, besides
two carloads of exhibits on the way.
Among the several commissioners and
other New Englanders connected with
the exposition, Col. j. b. Mead of Yer
mont is regarded as the leading man,
with Commissioners Ham, Bates and
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