Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24
State 11eps.

The death of Hon. f. A. Judevine of
Hardwick is announced.
At last accounts there were 81 Repub-
lican clubs in the State.
Lodges of Good Templars have lately
been organized at Hyde Park and Mont
gomery.
Officers raided the two hotels at Essex
Junction the other day and captured over
5000 worth of liquors.
Gov. Ormsbee has appointed John d.
Wyman of st. Adams inspector of rifle
practice in the LIST regiment, with the
rank of captain.
John B. HoIlenbeck of Burlington, who
enjoys the distinction of being the oldest
Mason in Vermont, celebrated his 95th
birthday recently.
A st. Johnsbury firm have 20 oxen, 20
horses and 142 men in Victory woods
drawing lumber, and have already pulled
out over 100000 feet.
Felix Barrie of Spencer, Mass, aged
about 30, was killed at Burlington the
other day while stealing ride on a
freight train. His body was horribly
mangled.
A car of coal in the middle of a long
train on the Delaware and Hudson road
left the rails and jumped into the river,
near West Rutland, last week, without
disturbing the remainder of the train,
which coupled together and proceeded.
Taxidermst Graham of st. Johnsbury
has been presented with suit of Arctic
clothing made of reindeer hide. 1t was
bought back with the survivors of the
Greedy expedition. Mr.. Graham's collec.
ton is already one of the most interesting
in New England.
Owen S. Owens of Griffith, Owens &
Co. slate dealers at Fair Haven, was
struck by huge slab of slate Saturday
which crushed his back and caused his
death two hours later. He was 81 years
old, was wealthy and widely known in
connection with the slate industry.
1t must be admitted that coasting and
tobogganing have lost their grip here
for this season, at least. Possibly inter
est in this sort of sport may be resurrec
ted some time in the future, but the pre-.
sent local indications are that it has gone
the way of the roller skate.-[ Burling
ton Clipper.
The skeleton of a man was found in the
stump of tree at Montpelier recently
There was hole in the tree which coulG
only be reached by climbing. The re-
mains are supposed to be those of shoe
maker named Van Richardson, who dis
appeared 10 years ago. One Wiley was
arrested on suspicion of killing him, but
was released.
The Brattleboro Phoenix of recent date
had this: Lieut.-Gov. Fuller and Col
Hooker came home from their visit las
week to Orleans and Caledonia counties
thorough converts to the system of max
ing our Vermont winter roads with snow
rollers. They left the cars at Barton il
Orleans county, 20 miles from the Cana
da line, and were driven from there t(
West Glover, a distance of about tire,
miles, over roller-made road. That re
gion got the full benefit of the big snow
storm two weeks ago and the road il
question is by no means sheltered OIL
protected one, but the distance was east
ly made in % minutes with an average
pair of horses and a pung sleigh. The
road was smooth and hard and wide
enough for two teams all the way. The
roller used there is II feet wide anC
weighs about $500 lbs. Among the peO
pie of those towns there is only one opin
ion about winter roads, and it is thai
snow rollers are the only proper or eco
nOmical things to make them with.
man from Albany in the same county tolC
Col. Hooker that year ago trial of the
two systems was made on two nearly
parallel roads between two points. Or
the road where the roller was used thu
cost of breaking roads for the winter
was SIS; on the road where the old way
of ploughing out was placticed the cos
was Sl35. A West Burke (CaledOni;
county, man told Gov. Fuller of an in
stance known to him where two year.
ago it cost the town $500 to keep open
certain mountain road. Last winter rol
Ter was used and the cost for the season
was $500.