Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-17
State 11epc.


mitted suicide by shooting himself with
an old gun.
a painter at Newport fell against and
broke through $50 pane of glass and
was severely hurt.
Alexander Rielle has been fined $40
and costs at Rutland fol running a gam
bling house which was patronized bv
boys.
At Warren, the other day, f. Cardel
fell through the ice while attempting to
cross the mill pond and was rescued bv
two men after being nearly frozen.
Rev. Ellis r. Drake of Mortified,
Mass, has accepted a call as pastor of
the West Rutland congregational church
and will probably soon be installed.
Several of the students of the univer-
sity at Burlington have been suspended
for defacing the statue of Lafayette and
committing other outrages recently.
Mrs. II. Il. Smith, who is 81 years old.
has until about four wears AFRO carried
on farm of POO acres in IIinpsburp.
since the death of her husband So wears
ago.
The electric light is growing in favor
in Rutland. The company is now run
nlhg 80 lights, while the capacity of the
two dynamos is for 300 lights. The com
pany proposes to buy 5OO-light dynamo
which they hope will be sufficient to sun
ply all future demands.
The three story Valley mill building
at Brattleboro, owned by W. H. Miner,
OF Chicago and operated by Estev, Frost
d Co., was burned Thursday night, with
the machinery and stock of grain. Loss
Sl0'ooO: Insurance on the mill and ma
chinery, $4,000; on stock, $1,000.
Sheriff NJ. G. Wood of IIillsdale. Mich.
was in Vermont last week to arrest
George Slack of West Randolph, who i,
charged with seducng a young woman
in North Adams. Mich. under promise
of marriage. He was taken to MICHIGAN
on requiSition papers granted by GOV.
OrmSbee.
The term of Postmaster Derby of fine
Burlington Office will expire February
10, 1897, and it is generally understood
that George W. Beckwith will be hi.
Democratic successor. Mr.. Derby ha.
been an efficient postmaster, and his de-
parture will be greatly regretted by the
business public.
Frank st. Louis of Fair Haven was at
work in his fathers nail factory. when
his clothes became entangled i'm one of
the pullies on Il shaft that was making
2OO revolutions minute. He was car
ried around about dozen times, striking
the floor every time, until his clothe,
gave way. No bones were broken. but
he was terribly bruised.
n movement is now on foot for
change in the manner of Judging of stock
at our State fair by points, as is now
usually done in poultry shows and in
many places in all live stock ratings.
The Judges then come from distance.
are unacquainted with exhibitors. and
ratings are more valuable and more in
structive both to exhibitors and visitors.
We hope the experiment may be tried
here at the next exhibition Burling-
ton Independent.
At the meeting of the company officers
OF the First regiment of the National
guard. at Burlington, to elect colonel
to succeed Colonel W. l.. Greenleaf, who
has Just been elected rigadier-general.
Lieut. Colonel j. j. Estey of Brattleboro
was elected colonel, Major c. G.. kinsman
of Rutland was elected lieut.. -colonel. and
Captain &. IL. Bond of the Estey Guards
Brattleboro, was elected major. The
annual school of instruction will be held
in BrattlebOro some time in March.
Al me inquest on the death of Fred
erick .Iewett, who was found dead the
other morning in a saloon of James Fitz-
gerald, at Bennington, the weight of
medical testimony was that the direct
cause of death was alcohol. The liquor
dealers have taken alarm over the case.
and consumed considerable time in get
ting liquor out of the way of officers and
search warrants. The people of the
town, which is said to contain 60 saloons.
are stirred up and the rum-dealers are
likely TO suffer.
Hon. Benjamin F. Stevens. United
states despatch agent at London, Eng,
for the past twenty-siX years, has with
his wife, an English lady. been spending
several weeks in Vermont, and recently
visited Montpelier, where Mrs. Stevens
enjoyed her first sleigh ride. Mr.. Stevens
was born at Stevens Village, in Barnet.
in 1898, his father being Henry Stevens.
the celebrated antiquarian, and at that
time landlord of The Sheafs." one of
the most famous hOstelrieS in the north
ern Connecticut river region.
Woodstock is about to provide itself
with Il system of water-works. The sup
ply reservoir will be 260 feet above the
level of the village and 5-S miles from
the centre. Ii will have dam 50 feet
long and about 20 feet high. and the res
ervoir capacity will be about 2,000,0OO
gallons. \ large brook mile from the
reservoir will be used As feeder. the
water being directed down ii fall of near
ly 100 feet. An eight-inch water main
will be laid to the village, and % ny
drantS put in at first.
At a recent meeting of the State Grange
at South Royalton these officers were
elected for two years: Master, Alfred
MeSser of Rochester; Overseer. {. II.
Campbell of Westminster West; lecturer.
Lorenzo Howard of Ludlow; steward.
W. l.. Park of Lyndon; assistant stew
ard, Clark Chandler of Wilmington;
treasurer, c. j. Bell of Walden; secre-
tary, l.. \. Flint of Montpelier; gate
keeper, H. \. Adams of Rockingham:
Ceres, Mrs. \. MeSser of Rochester;
Pomona, Mrs. f. b. Pier of Jacksonville;
Flora, Mrs. George Crane of Williams
town: lady asst steward, Mrs. W. j.
Park of Lyndon; executive committee,
George Crane of WilliamstOWn, +. b.