Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-24
State l1epE.

II. j. Spafford of Rutland killed a Wild
cat in Mendon on Friday. The animal
was small one.
Troy shirt manufacturers are said to
be considering the establishment of a
branch factory in Bennington.
The third annual meeting of the Yer
mont Woman's Suffrage association will
be held at Barton Landing, Jan II and ID.
G.. W. Graham of st. .Johnsburv has
lately received a suit of Japanese armor
such as was worn hundred or two wears
ago
Charles Laundry's l6-years-old daugh-
ter horribly mangled her arm by getting
1t caught in gear-wheel in the Spring
field wooden mill recently.
Jennie Saxton, who was recently held
at Burlington for trial by the county
court on a charge of forgery. had not
obtained bail and was still in jail at last
accounts.
The Underhil camp of Sons of Veter-
ans now ranks first in the State i'm point
of membership, that at Brattleboro rank
ing second and that at Burlington third.
The post-oflice at Eureka, between
CastletOn and POultnev. has been discon-
ago when the Eureka slate quarry was
i'll active operation.
The State Homeopathic Medical society
held their semi-annual meeting at White
River junction recently, one woman,
Mrs. DIR. Reed of Bellows Falls. being
present. William b. Mayo of Mortified
was elected president.
a United States signal service station
Is to be established at Norwich university
in Mortified under the charge of Prof.
Henry j. Cox. The location is near the
geographical center of the State and oc-
cupies quite high position among the
Green mountains.
The next annual encampment of the
Grand Army department of the State
Will be held at st. Adams. January u
and %. The order now has 100 posts in
the State, with Il membership of 1861. an
increase of nine posts and nearly 800
members during the year.
Capt William Davis of East IIardwick.
who committed suicide by taking paris
green the other day, was a sea captain in
his young days. but retired some - wears
ago to engage in business. lie was for
many years postmaster of the town. He
had paralytic shock about year ago,
and ever afterward considered himself "A
burden to his friends.
Capt. c. W. Adams, of the ferry at
Arnold's Bay, Panton, has recently pick
ed up near the wreck of the Congress an
clght-pound shot, grape and canister and
lnuSket and rifle balls. Capt. Adams has
also in his possession a brass button, an
iron spoon and the broken point of a
sword, all found near the same spot.
Many timbers of the sunken wreck are
plainly visible at low water and pieces
which have been secured show the wood
to be well preserved after lying in the
water since lbs.
Writing to the Rural Nermonter of
Montpelier, Rev. Samuel W. Dixie of
Royalton says: "The Vermont law of
1881, requiring all libels for divorce to be
filed at the term of court preceding the
one at which they are heard. which in
sures delay of six months before trial,
has justified expectation. There were
POP divorces in 1884 in Vermont and only
a in 1855. This clearly shows how hastv
action and the easy access which our
American courts afford to those having
domestic trouble. real or fancied, have
been powerful element in the increase
of Divorces