Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-20
State 1lepS.

A marble dealers convention will be
held at Rutland the 18th.
Reuben C. Munsill has been appointed |
postmaster at West Hartford.
The steamer Lady of the Lake found
cred on Lake Memphremagog on Thurs
day.
The Washington county Republicans
will hold thei convention at Montpelier
August |.
Harrison Kingsley and wife of Claren-
don recently celebrated the 50th anniver-
sary of their marriage.
Nathan Smith, 49, of Milton, was acct
dentally shot by Frank Goodwin few
days ago, and died in few minutes.
Henry Ballard of Burlington will take
the stump for Harrison and Morton,
speaking mostly in New York State.
Mrs. Cornelia Hill of Castleton was
run over by loaded hay wagon on Sat
urday, and, it is feared, seriously injured
internally.
A Republican rally at Rutland on We'd
nesday evening, the 25th, will be address
ed by Judge A. L. Morrison of New
York and Gen. John L. Swift of Boston.
BERTHE, the lO-years-old son of Daniel
P. Cobb. was drowned in the Connecticut
river opposite Brattleboro Monday after
noon while bathing with young compan-
ions.
A company headed by T. w. Smith of
Burlington has purchased the extensive
property of J. y. Baxter at Swanton and
will work the quarries for variegated
marble.
The largest catch of trout this season
is reported from st. Johnsbury, where
Carl NJ. Spencer, assistant treasurer of
the Fairbanks Scale company, drove 80
miles with companion and returned
with PA beauties"
The Republican Club of Hancock, at
its recent flagraising, listened to speech
by Gen. Cushman of Rochester, who is
50 years old. and is described as Zone of
the most thorough all-wool Republicans
in the Green Mountain State
B. F. Rollins, a prominent st. Johns
bury manufacturer, was thrown from
his carriage Friday evening and seriously
hurt about the head. One cash eight
inches long was cut, with others smaller
! k,,t - &c Ia
A 24-foot Harrison and Morton flag
was flung to the breeze at West Burke on
Monday, being the first campaign flag
ever put up by the Republicans of that
town. Speeches were made by Walter
Z. Smith and Hon. H. c. Bates of St.
Johnsbury.
There are 81 men in Hnesburg who
voted for Harrison in 1910, and they will
all cast their ballots for his grandson in
November. Another man in the same
town voted for Van Buren,. but he will
support the straight Republican ticket
this autumn.
Burglars entered French Brothers gen.
They obtained chisels, drills and sledge-
hammer at John Bugbees carriage and
blacksmith shop and forced open the
front door of the store on Main street
broke open the money drawer, blew
open the safe and secured altogether S25
in cash.
The Howe scale works at Rutland have
been sold to syndicate of Rutland mel
composed, it is said. of John w. Cramton
J. \. Mead, E. d. Reyes, Judge w. G
Veazey, F. Chatfee, NJ. J. Francisco and
w. Y. W. Ripley. William F. Lewis, who
has been assistant superintendent of the
works, will probably be made superin
tendent. and other changes are contem
plated.
The Republicans of Franklin county
have nominated this ticket: Senators, +
5. Stranahan of st. Adams, DIR. Gidding'
of Bakersfield, f. r. Bell of Franklin
side judges, 5. P. Carpenter and W. ii
Stiles; probate Judge, NJ. w. Bailey
States attorney, n. X. Brown of Rich
ford sheriff, X. ID. Marvin of Swanton
high bailitf, John F. Draper of Sheldon
county commissioner, 5. H. Dow o
Enosburg.
The 35th annual commencement of tn
,, medical department of the university o
Vermont was held at Burlington Monda.
: evening The duties and obligations
physicians and the general position @
the profession was the subject of tn
valedctory address by Dr. G. II. Fishe
of Cabot. Judge w. G.. Veazey of Ru'
land gave the annual GRAFTON. He urge
the Young men to remember their out
; to citizens as we'll as to their own pre-
fession.
Mai. NJ. B. Adams, who has recent