Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-04-12
State 11eps.

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NJ. Butler municipal Judge of Rutland.
The Standard Oil company is to build
tanks at Rutland, and distribute kerosene
from that place.
Thomas Hastings of West Glover re-
Gently received pension check of S3,215,
and gets S24 month.
A Rutland man found l3 pearls in an
oyster the other day; but they were
spoiled by the cooking.
The citizens of Rutland are soon to
give public dinner to Secretary of War
Proctor, and Judge w. G. Neazey will
preside.
Frank Day, yard-master at Brattleboro,
had one leg cut off by switching train
Monday afternoon, his foot being caught
in frog.
Charles Kneeland of Hyde Park is in the
House of Correction for $40 days for put
ting too many mortgages on the same
property.
\ street letter-boX at Rutland was al
lowed to remain unopened for week re-
Gently, while trustful patrons filled it full
of missives.
The forty-fifth annual session of the
Vermont conference will open at Nor
risville on Thursday morning, April Is,
with Bishop Ninde presiding.
James Hayes, Hydeville blacksmith,
was severely injured by the explosion of
a key of powder into which spark flew
from iron he was working.
Widow Often Burnham of Jacksonville
is 81 years of age and is having her third
set of teeth come. Last year she had all
of her old teeth drawn and now she has
three new ones.
Belle Majors, 2S. st. Johnsbury
dressmaker, committed suicide Wednes-
day night by taking morphine and chloro-
form. Disappointment in love affairs is
said to be the cause.
The fish commissioners during the
coming season will distribute 100000
trout in the streams of Rutland county,
and the 20 ponds in the same territory
will be stocked with black bass.
I.aban Childs, who built and kept
Wilmlngton's first hotel, ard who was
for several years merchant in Jackson
vile, was fatally injured last week by
falling from an appe-tree at his own
home in Council Bluffs. la.
Mai. Valentine, who was appointed the
commissioner of the States mining and
agricultural interest under the new law,
to gather statistical information of the
States resources. has already sent out
blanks to the listers of all the towns.
The commission in charge of the State
monuments on the battlefield at Gettys-
burg have decided to dedicate them the
first week in September. Cheap eXcur-
|, sion rates will be obtained, and other
arrangements will be made to encourage
, large attendance of Vermont people.
Burglars entered two places at Chelsea
Saturday night, stealing tools and other
property. They became frightened and
, left the town, but were run down at North
Strafiord by a sheriff and party. They
; drew revolvers, but decided to surrender
on the appearance of rifle. They gave
the names of Jones Foley and Carl EX-
, iron.
f. T. Woodland. who has just been
made commander of the United States
steamship Adams. now at Mare Island
preparing to go TO Samoa, is IA native OF
Castleton and is sixth on the list of naval
commanders, having been appointed be-
fore the civil war. He was appointed to
2 Annapolis in 1853. He was first attached
to the gun-boat Sciota of Farragut'.
squadron, IA vessel which distinguished
itself in the bombardments of Fort Jack
sun dil' 81 III wv N'l
in 1862. He was commander of the cor
vette Nipsic in 1881. His mother is now
living at Castleton.
I The Danville correspondent of the Bar
h ton Monitor writes: The sensation her,
/ is the marriage of girl of - years to
4 hoy of If years. The girl was TIN
e daughter of the late Samuel Shattucl
who lived with an aged grandmother
q She was not allowed to attend school
!, church, or to visit the neighbors. Whe
6 she got opportunity she took the reins i
y her own hands, ran of with the boy am
/. they found somebody fool enough t
- marry them. The friends made grea
- ado at first. but the mother of the DO
q has taken the children home, and the
will be properly cared for.
The case of long standing. brought b
Miss SOrosia 5. Alexander of Brattlebor
II against the estate of her brother, a wea
'e thy Chicagoan, has been brought to
D, close in her favor, according to IA Chics
5, go dispatch, the verdict being for S4l, >0t
The dispatch said that 20 years ago Mis-
n Alexander was promised $1,000 a year [
rs remain at home caring for her father an
10 mother. When she had made arrang,
1t ments to marry she received still MOI
ar Urgent request to remain at home. wit
the offer of $4,000 on condition she pos
ot poned the event. The court awards he
at the amount thus promised her and int
as