Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16

The Rutland national bank virtually
took possession of the Howe Scale Co.'S
property on the LIST under a decree of
foreclosure, but has given stockholders
another month in which to redeem the.
property.
Charles, aged II, son of Frank Perry
of New \ Ork city. was shot dead at Wa
terbury last week. lie had a pistol in
his pocket and was trying to pull it out
when the weapon was discharged. the
ball entering his heart.
The other day Oscar Hodge found "A
yearlng sheep in Harrison Dodge's
woods in Morrisvile that had been for
aging there all winter. 1t proved to be
one of Dodge's flock that was missed last
fall 1t was in fair condition.
The Burlington Y. NJ G. A. has chosen
these officers: President, W. j. Van Pat
ten; vice president 6. +. Davis: treas
urer, l.. b. Lord; recording secretary,
George W. Stone: directors f. =. Shaw;
&. W. Whitney, ). \. Drew, T. Rose, 5.
W. Landon.
The Vermont College of Teachers. an
association of college professors. acade-
my, high and normal school principals,
organized in 1850, under charter grant
=
hold its next meeting in Burlington. Sep
TENDER Il and Is.
Memorial day is to be observed at
Brandon, Saturday, May %. The sol
diers' monument will then be unveiled
Brig. Gen. l.. \. Grant will deliver the
address. and every militia company and
Grand Army post in the State. with the
governor and staff, will be invited to at
tend the exercises.
Fifty wooden operative, have left
Winooski for North Adams. Mass.
where it is said they have obtained en-
ployment. One hundred striking work.
men in j. ii. Gates Il Cos cotton mill at
Burlington have gone to Lowell. Mass.
to get work.
Mrs. y. p. Sweet of Richford is under
arrest charged with cruelty heating a
little girl she took from the almShOuSe
to care for. An investigation shows that
she numerically whipped the child
many times. stuffed her mouth with rags.
bound her and used Il whip over her feet,
Gripping her for life.
The Green Mountain creamery. located
at Westtield. commenced operations June
Is. lSSj. with a patronage of 100 cows
and closed Oct. 81 with II patronage of
go cows. This year it j. to start with a
patronage increased to 800 cows. 1t paid
its patrons last season over u cents and
four mills pound. net. for their butter
1t uses a Dansh-Weston separator.
The preliminary hearing in the case of
Sarah Deforge, who was arrested for the
murder of Joseph SOuci, closed at st.
Adams Friday. The prisoner was held
to await the action of the grand Jury next
, September. and j. likely to remain in Jail
till that time. Hattie Morgan. an inmate
of the Deforge woman'> house. and
1 George Chagnon. the prisoners brother.
who were held a. witnesses, have been
released on their own recOgniZance. and
the cases against these two who We're
at first also arrested a. accessories be-
fore the fact. were mol pressed by motion
of the state attorney.
\ resident of Burlington recalls the
fact that about 30 years ago Il boy named
Oville Burbank. who was considered a
q visionary fellow. had. string running
between his fathers house and shop in
this city. with tin boxes attached at
e either end and so arranged that CONVEX
>ation could be easily carried on by the
contrivance The boy died soon after
: but thus he undoubtedly had solved in i
t rude manner the problem of the tele-
:. phone B0Hington Free Press.
: All lN-IOOt DOlltr weighing 4'U
: pounds. in j. \. Church'S sash and blind
factory. BrattleborO, exploded Tuesday af-
t ternoon. completely demolishing the brick
g boiler house. bricks from which were
>. hurled through the side of the factory,
barely missing Il number of employees
The boiler was thrown into the air 81
II feet and landed 26O feet away. III r. a
- Browns barn. killing Il horse. The roof,
and windows of dwellings near the fac
tory were broken by the debris. tn,
: boiler struck within a few feet of tive
l. men who saw it coming, but were spell
= bound and unable to move. The loss
,r is $1,000. Cause of explosion unknown