Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27
State 11eps.

\ home for aged women is to be opened
at Burlington in April.
j. ID. Dominy has been elected captain
OF the Kingsley Guard of Rutland.
Rev. Walter c. Rice of Brandon has
withdrawn the resignation rendered by
him some time ago.
Thomas Chubb, the Post Mills manu-
facturer of fishing rods. will remove his
factory to Bradford.
c. W. Bissell of Wilmington sold 1853
pounds of butter in 1887 from six cows,
realizing therefrom over $780,
The Church of Christ property at Rut-
land was sold by auction the other day
for Slo6O. 1t was mortgaged for Sll00.
St. Johnsbury will raise 5000 to paw
the expenses of the Grand Army encamp-
ment. $500 of which will be for the BAN
quet.
Efforts will be made this year to have
the next reunion of the Fourteenth Yer
mont regiment held at the field of Getty
sburg.
Gen. E. II. Ripley of Rutland has just
returned from Buenos Ayres, South
America. after an absence of eight
months.
The report of the Rutland County Ag-
ricultural society shows that the receipts
have been s40l9.63 and the expenditures
S3l63.62.
Receiver Rich of the St. Adams Trust
company is paying dividend of 10 per
cent. making an aggregate of 521 per
cent paid thus far.
At st. Adams, Friday, United States
Marshal Robinson sold the property of
Hiram Bellows. on an execution in favor
of Receiver Writers, realizing S43l0.
Mr.. l.. W. Fish of Ira. Mr.. S. p. Curtis
of Rutland and Others have in contempla-
ton the purchase of the stallion Aristos,
! and establishing "A stock farm at Rutland.
TO the list of centenarians in Vermont,
printed recently. the name of Mrs. Lucy
Wood of Barre, who celebrated her l02d
birthday recently, should be added, says
an exchange.
The oldest bank president in Vermont
is eX-Gov. Paul Dillingham;, who is near
ly 50 years old, and was recently re-
elected president of the Waterbury
national bank.
A syndicate has been formed at Bur-
lington for the purpose of building a
large hotel at the upper end of Church
street. 1t will occupy the site of the
present Rowe's Hotel.
Among Otner OFFICIALS the senate mas
confirmed the following Vermont post
masters Ira Goddard, Ludlow; III. W.
Martin, Bennington; c. Gordon, VIM
Ooski; n. p. Bowman, st. Johnsbury.
1t is announced that meeting of lead
ing Prohibitionists will be held at Mont
pelier, February s, to determine the time
and place for holding their State conven-
ton for the nomination of State ticket.
The winter course of lectures to farm-
ers at the University of Vermont. Bur-
lington, was opened Friday evening, with
an excellent address on breeding" by
r. w. Sessions, secretary of the Massa-
ceusetts board of agriculture.
Superintendent Mellen of the Passump-
sic railroad talks of moving the railroad
shops from Lyndonvlle to st. Johnsbury.
The expense of removal would be $780,
600, and st. Johnsbury citizens have
shown willingness to contribute a good
share.
While the Boston and Montreal express
due at South Royalton at , 80 p. IN.
Monday, was nearing the station, the
rear car broke from the train, because of
a broken switch rod. and left the track
and rolled down an enbankment Is feet.
1t turned over and landed bottom side up.
Seven passengers were aboard, and two
were slightly injured.