Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10
State 11emS.


st. Adams wants federal building.
The total amount of duties assessed there
during last month was S252,9O2.
A six days search for Michael Ryan of
Fairlee, who disappeared the night of the
big storm, has given no clue to his where
abouts.
While George Ransom was attempting
to pass load of wood near Rutland. it
tipped into his cutter, crushing him in
terrible manner.
st. Adams will celebrate its centennial
on July 2S next, if sufficient encourage
ment is given to those who have orignat-
ed the movement.
The Rutland Business Mems associa-
ton held its first annual dinner on Fri
day evening. Gov. Ormsbee was among
the guests and made speech.
C. E. Hoadley & Co. of Bennington,
proprietors of the novelty works, have
failed; assets $4,000. liabilities estimated
at from 1927 900 to 100000
The graduates from the three normal
schools of the State for the term just
closed number 26-Randolph, three !;
Castleton five; johnson, Is.
Bradford pays 100000 to secure the To-
cation there of the Chubb fishing rod
factory. The business hass been carried
on hitherto at Post Mills, Thetford
The Vermont Marble Co. of Proctor is
looking toward the job for furnishing the
material for the new Roman Catholic uni
versity, which is to be built at Washing
ton.
The board of trustees of the soldiers
home at Bennington have voted to build
an addition to the home, to be 40 by go
feet, two stories high, in which will be
the hospital and dining-room.
James, an eight-year-old son of George
Sisco of st. Adams, fell from shed con-
nected with the Catholic boys school and
struck upon stick, which penetrated his
cheek, partially fracturing the jaw bone.
The sale of the Vermont copper mine
at Vershire by Receiver Gleason of Thet-
ford to Francis NJ. f. Cain of New
York for $4,000, on January u, has
been approved and confirmed by Chan
cellor ROwell.
Rutlanders fear water famine because
of the excessive waste caused by allow
ing the streams to run to prevent freeZ-
ing. The water commissioners say there
is only one-half the usual supply in the
reservoir.
At recent meeting of the Orleans
County Historical society an early gaZet-
teer of Vermont was exhibited that was
owned by the man who entered the fort
at Ticonderoga, when it was captured,
Immediately behind Ethan Allen.
The deputy sheriff of Caledonia took tc
the house of correction at Rutland
Thursday, Jennie NJ. Hopkins, l6, sen.
fenced for three years for grand larceny
in converting hired horse and carriage
last fall, which she had hired at Sher.
brooke, Canada.
1t is the intention of the contractor to
push the Bennington battle monument tC
the hight of $50 feet the coming year. A
large force of men are at work this win
ter in sheds near the base of the monu
ment cutting stone ready for the resump
ton of work in the spring.
The commissioned officers of the State
national guard meet at st. Adams for in
PRODUCTION and drill February % and %
in accordance with an act passed at the
last Legislature. Brig-Gen. William l.
Greenleaf will conduct the details of in
struction and Brig-Gen. William II. Gill
more will furnish transportation and pay
A meeting of farmers and others inter
ested in the establishment of maple
sugar exchange has been called by tn,
executive committee of the State grang,
to meet Wednesday forenoon of mex
week at Montpelier. The object of tn
exchange Is to prevent adulteration anC
to furnish market for Vermont's sugar
product.
The snOw-plow, "White Wings" Will,
being run over the Victory branch of tn,
Boston and Lowell road in the recen
blockade, went off the track, was turned
round,and run into by the engine, takin:
OFF the smoke-stack Out of 16 men il
the pillow III were more or less hurt, on,
man having three teeth knocked out ant
one hurt badly internally.
Herbert Z. Taylor of Brattleboro, VIII,
was elected commander of the depart
ment of Vermont, G.. A. r., at st. Johns
bury last week, enlisted as private il
the Fourth Vermont regiment in August
1861, and served until August, 1864, bein!
mustered out as sergeant major of hi
regiment. He was twice wounded il
the Wilderness.
Gov. Ormsbee has appointed Messrs
Jonathan Ross of st. JOhnsbury, Henr,
D. Wheeler of Burlington, Albert n
Swain of Rockingham and Edward ii
butcher of Brandon members of the CON
mittee to be appointed by him under join
resolution No. l24 passed by the las
Legislature, for the purpose of inquirin
into the system of normal school instru,
ton.
The State monument to be erected o
the Gettysburgh battlefield will be cop