Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11

Martin Mathers was arrested at Ben
nington Saturday upon an Indictment
for cruelty to his wife during her illness
just after childbirth, from the effects of
which she is said to have died.
All the village schools of Brattleboro
were closed Tuesday evening because of
the prevalence of measles. Nearly one
half of the scholars are down with the
malady. besides some of the teachers.
Joseph Il. Sherman of Pawlet placed
the end of the muzzle of a loaded shot
gun in his mouth the other morning. and
firing the weapon. blew off his head. He
was a farmer, 30 years old and wealthy.
Mrs. Clarissa johnson of Brattleboro
is the victim of Il curious accident. She
tried to ring Il door bell, Monday. pulled
the knob off. and falling backward upon
the concrete walk. fractured one of her
hips.
At Newport, Saturday evening, James
Branch accidentally shot James .AleXan-
der. The ball entered the head above the
right eye and passed down and lodged
near the nose. The wound ma prove
fatal.
George Munroe, alias Robert Bowman.
was brought to Rutland from Chicago.
the other day, by one of Pinkerton's detec-
tiveS, to answer to an Indictment charging
him with forging a draft on the Brandon
National bank in lSS2. He is also want
ed for breaking into the express office at
Fitchburg, Mass. in 1SS2, and stealing
money; for forging a draft on the Rut-
land county national bank of Rutland
and one IN the Farmers and Mechanics
Trust company of Burlington.
The State Baptist Sunday-school assoc
citation. which held its annual meeting at
Ludlow last week. chose these officers :
President, l.. W. Hawley of Br%attlcborO :
vice-president. Rev. +. ID. Mason of
Montpelier: secretary. l.. W. King of
Mt. Holly treasurer, ID. NJ. White of
Rutland: directors. Rev. +. j. Parry of
Burlington, 6. &. Noble of st. Adams,
Rev. y. Def. Palmer of Middlebury,
Rev. W.. II. Randall of SaXton's River.
Rev. j. y. Pierce of West Randolph.
The State encampment Sons of Veter-
ans. at B%rattleboro. the other dav. chose
officers aS follows: Colonel. George +.
Terrill of Underhill: lieutenant-colonel,
j. +. Fox of Burlington; major. \. Il.
Leonard of Brattleboro; chaplain. f. T.
GriSWold of Bennington; camp council
l.. {. Abbott. st. Johnsbury. W. G. Gil
bert. Burlington. +. II. Allen. Brattle-
bOrO: commandments. +. +. Terrill.
| nderhill. Delegate-at-large to the Ma
tlonal encalnpment in August at Buffalo.
+. II. Allen. Brattleboro; ~alternate-at
large. Capt. f. =. Thomson. BrattlebOro
delegate to Buffalo. Capt. IL. l.. Cole
grove. tnderhill alternate to Buffalo,
j. b. Ripley. Rochester. The next State
encampment will be held at Burlington
ON the second Tuesday in June. lSS7.
\ Chelsea dispatch of Tuesday says
\. rumOr was atloat Monday that the
fOur-year-old son of William Sloan Of
Stratlord was lost in the woods. tn,
ncighbOrS began a search. and later il
the day many from STAFFORD villag,
joined them. the search being kept up al
night. This morning Il suspicion of fou
play ON the part of the child'S motheI
led to a search nearer the house. Whicl
Soon resulted in the discovery of the DO
dy in a small culvert under the highway
near the house. The head was badly
bruised about the forehead. The chile
was carried into the house. when Mrs
sloan remarked "lou think | did tha
do YOU She has since confessed tn,
deed and attempted to commit suicide
this afternoon. The Sloan> live tW,
miles norm OF Strd1lOrc village. MIS-
Sloan has been considered weak mental
ly and has a vicious disposition. y,
cau>c for the crime has vet been learned
The Rutland musical festival. whicl
closed Friday night with the productioI
of the Oratorio The Crration." has sci
dom if ever been surpassed in muSica
excellence by any similar festival in Ncy
England. The chorus was one of tn
largest and most effective ever assemble,
in the State. numbering $50 voices. an,
including leading vocalist, from Rutland
Ludlow, Bellows Fails. Wallingtord
Brandon. POultney. Benson and Il >cor
of other towns. The Gcrmania orche-
ira of Boston. 30 pieces. under the diret
ton of Leopold Lichtenberg. constitute
the festival orchestra. The artists assi>t
ing We're Nine. Blanche Stone Barton
soprano: Miss Eta kileSki. soprano
Nine. lie Baron Anderson. contraltU
Mr.. Charles II. Thompson. tenor: MI
I. Iianley. tenor: Mr.. Franz Remmerti
bass: Mr.. G. +. Lewis. baritone: Mis-
Henrietta Mauyer, solo pianist: Mis-
Maud Morgan. solo harpist: Mrs. Maj
tina Dana Shepard, accompanist: Cal
Zerrahn, conductor; George \. MietZk,
assistant conductor.