Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-03
State lIeps.

a silver-gray fox has lately been cap
tured near Brandon and another at
Charlotte.
The Champlain Valley Poultry associa-
ton is to hold its exhibition in Burling-
ton during carnival week.
A dam which some Rutland boys built
to make skating pond gave way recent
~ and damaged "A sewer $50 worth.
Loren and Charles MagoOn of Orange
have been arrested for Illicit distilling
and bound up for trial by the United
States court.
At Waterbury, the other day, the in
FAINT son of William Cark fell from the
scales while being weighed. his head
striking upon the door. His skull was
fractured, but there are some hopes of
recovery.
William Brown of Wallngford, about
% years old. who stole John McCann's
horse in Wallingford. November II. has
been arrested and is in the Windham
county Jail at Newfane, awaiting trial.
He had sold the horse in New Hampshire.
The night freight north on the Connec-
ticut River road. at midnight Thursday
dumped nine cars between Westminster
and East Putney, hurting no one, but
damaging the cars and their contents
several thousand dollars worth and block
ing the line.
At WolcOtt. the other evening, George
johnson went to the barn, and, finding
his horse cast, sat down his lantern to
help it up. In the struggle the horse
kicked the lantern over. setting some
hay on fire and burning down the barn
and contents.
A. II. Sanger of Brooklyn, who swind-
led Mr.. Henry Carpenter of Rutland out
of 500 in September. 1850. and was re-
Gently brought there from Albany. y. y,
by Sheriff Peabody. has received his SEN
tence, pleading guilty and got year and
six months Imprisonment at hard labor
in the State prison at Windsor.
More than foot of snow fell at St
Johnsb bury Thursday and Friday, and at
MOrrisville II inches had fallen up tC
Friday morning. 1t was still showing
in both places at last accounts. The Bos-
ton morning express was delayed foul
hours at Waterbury Friday by the 20 in
cheS of snow which fell there and drifteC
badly.
+. J. Bashaw, "A freight brakeman on
the Central Vermont road. was killed
near White River Junction. THANKSGIVING
night, by falling between the cars
When found he was clnging to the bral,
rod, and had evidently been dragged il
that position for some distance. On,
arm was cut off. Bashaw had been OF
the road about three months, was som,
% Years of age, unmarried. and his HON,
was in Brandon. where his father. Lev
Bashaw, lives. =.
The state papers agree in prasing thu
recent act of the legislature providing
State board Of health. The board con
sists of three members who are givel
power to take measures to protect TIN
public health in cases of epidemic an,
contagious diseases. They also hav,
advisory authority over local officials il
matters relating to sanitation. The eX
pense of the board is limited to S200
under ordinary circumstances. but t.
meet extraordinary emergencies an ad
ditional $1,000 may be expended.
Ex-Gov. Prescott of New Hampshire
president of the Bennington monumen
association, eX-Gov. John l.. Barstow
Iieut-Gov. Fuller and l.. II. Thompson
of lrasburg are commissioners undo
the act of the Legislature to determin,
what and how much land shall be takel
for the site of the monument. The sam,
committee. substituting Milo {. Hulin!
of Bennington for eX-Gov. Prescott. vii
appraise the property. The $4,000 ap
preparation will probably not be sutfcien
to buy the land, and private liberality
will have to supply the deficiency. 1t i
hoped that work will be begun Oh tn,
foundation early next spring.
In a copy of the Union Wing published
in Rutland in 1880, and owned by Mr.. +