Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-17
State 11epS.

Pnkeye prevails among the horses in
Rutland county.
The semi-annual meeting of the Yer
mont Medical society will be held at Brat
tleboro July 8 and 10.
The docket for the June term of the
Orange county court contains 164 law
cases and 36 in chancery. Russell 5. Taft
is presiding Judge.
The Opinion Manufacturing company
has been organized at Bradford for the
manufacture of newspaper folders. III.
Z. Parker is the president.
Roberts Post, G.. A. r.. of Rutland,
has adopted resolutions deprecating
"the growing tendency to make Memorial
day a day of amusements."
The hotels at Bennington opened their
doors Thursday after a barrcade of four
weeks. The liquor prosecutions against
the Putnam and Stark houses have been
settled.
Coy. Dillingham;, through his adutant
and Inspector general, has issued orders
congratulating the Vermont national
guard on the part they took at the
Washington centennial.
Patrick Tobin of West Pawlet, while
working in a slate quarry at that place
on Monday, accidentally fell down the
shaft 40 feet The doctors say he will
recover.
Mrs. Julius Norton of Benson, who is
in poor health, fell last Sunday morning,
striking her head against the casing of a
door and cutting fearful cash in her
head, separating the scalp for six inches.
w. II. Taylor, principal of Hardwick
academy, who has just been chosen su-
pervisor of schools for Caledonia county,
will soon publish a manual of school law.
He was graduated at Dartmouth college
in 1886.
Citizens of Springfield regardless of
party met in caucus Saturday and
nominated Loren B. Hurd as candidate
for postmaster. Mr.. Hurd was removed
in September, 1885, after having served
as postmaster for II years.
a Rutland jeweler recently had a
watch given him for repairs that was $50
years old. 1t is owned by F. r. Hol-
lister of Providence, and although not
very large round was an inch and a
quarter thick and quite heavy. 1t is
foreign make and valued at $500.
The oldest graduate of the State
university at Burlington is Amos
Andrew Parker of Fitzwilliam, n. H..
who received his diploma in 1913. He is
now 81 years old and shows every
indication of becoming a centenarian,
his health and mental condition being
excellent.
John Ryan of Bellows Falls. while
suffering from temporary insanity Fri
day, jumped from the Cheshire railroad
bridge into the Connecticut river and
was drowned. The body was carried
over the falls and has not been recovered.
He was 20 years old and leaves two sons
and daughter.
Lyman e. Bliss, So, of Brattleboro,
owner of the well-known Bliss farm
three miles from the village, died Snn-
day afternoon of Inflammation of the
kidneys. He was a prominent farmers
and had wide acquaintance, being one
of the leading Democrats in the county
He leaves widow and four children.
The business part of the town OF
Danville, in Caledonia county, was de-
stroyed in an hour Thursday afternoon
last, only the bank and hotel escaping
Twenty-three buildings were burned
excluding barns, and ~ families are
homeless, mostly poor people, who saved
nothing and carried no insurance.
high wind prevailed and there was nc
water supply. The fire caught in F. X
Kittredge's barn, either from manure by
spontaneous combustion or children
playing with matches. The loss i:
$4,000 to $4,000, insured for about
$4,000. The post-Office was burned ant
all the mail. The fire swept over eigh
acres. Three horses were burned
Including one worth $1,000. Among thu
the property destroyed were the follow
ing Town hall, Grand Army ant
Masonic halls and furniture, town library
North Star newspaper office, A. B. Hoyt
publisher. a partial list of insuranc,
follows: Dole Bros store $1,000
Masonic hall $500; Dole & Currier'
store $1,000; town hall $1,000; c. III
Wilson's store $780, Other losers
some of whom are insured, are f. 5
Pierce, tin store $500; Sylvester Day
house and barn $500; Methodist parson
age $1,000; ii. G. Danforth, house ant
barn $1,000; Mrs. Flora Haviland, hous
$1,000; Old Eagle hotel $1,000; Judg
Palmers house and barn $1,000, AN,
over dozen other families whose losse
are under $1,000 each.