Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-12-27
DOMESTIC.

The Russian influenza has reached
Boston, but the number of its victims
is yet small.
1t is estimated that the damage by
the recent storm to property in Cali
fornia will reach 100000 to $500, 900.
John Culver, the crank Juror in the
Cronin trial at Chicago, has brought
suit against the Chicago Herald, claim
ing damages of $4,000 on account of
an article concerning him.
John Henderson of BROOKLYN. a we'll
known horticulturist, died last week,
aged II. He was native of England,
and was noted not only for learning but
for philanthrophy, having given lber-
ally OF his large fortune to charitable
objects.
News has reached Waco, Tex, of a
fight between four farmers without fire.
arms and two robbers armed with six
shooters, in which one farmer, named
John Matthers, was killed. Jim Leper.
supposed to be one of the robbers, has
been arrested.
The jury in the case of Miss Flora
Look, who has been on trial at Monte
yuma, Ia, on the charge of killing a
man engaged in charivar serenade in
Chester last August, has returned a
verdict of acquittal on the ground that
the homicide was justifiabe.
The soldiers and personal friends of
Gen. Andrew jackson have issued an
appeal to the soldiers and citizens of
the republic asking them to unite in
commemorating the Sth of January in
honor of Gen. Jackson's victory over
the British at New Orleans in 1915.
"Rev." William II. Ramscar, the
proprietor of the sold gentlemens I'M
sectarian home" at New York. who was
convicted of a brutal assault on John
Laverty last August, has been sentenc-
ed to one year in the penitentiary and
to pay fine of 500, the extreme pen
atty.
The town of Pineville, Ky, was visited
by destructive storm of wind and
rain early Monday morning. Several
dwellings and three business houses
were swept away by the cyclone which
only passed through the center of the
town. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000.
Maud Curran, who has been promi-
nent as worker for two charitable Or
CARNATIONS at Kansas City, Mo-, was
arrested as a shop-ifter. She used her
position to help her in her thieving.
About $1,000 worth of jewelry, clothing
and articles of other kinds were found
at her home, and the arrest of her sis
ter followed.
Two of the Brooklyn faith-curists,
who refused to give medical treatment
to relatives suffering from typhoid few
er, and who allowed the sick persons
to go about in public, contrary to the
health boards regulations, have been
sentenced respectively to 5000 and
$3.50 fine, or in default of payment to
200 and $50 days Imprisonment.
f. ID. Morgan of Phelps, N. Y, pro-
fessor of Greek and Latin in the SYRIA
cuse normal school, was found in de-
mented condition at Trenton, n. j.,
the other day by his mother, after an
absence of eight weeks. A diamond
pin, gold watch and chain, beaver
overcoat and 500 in money, which he
had when he went away, are missing.
Two young men named Wall and Tay-
lor were passing along Clark street at
Chicago Friday morning when stranger
accOsted them with an insulting remark.
Wall struck him and the stranger whip
ped out dagger and plunged it into
Wallis groin. He then turned upon lay
lor and cut his left eye out. The stranger
escaped and there is no clew to his
identity.
Bad blood has existed for some time
between two factions of the First Bap-
fist church (colored) in Kansas City,
Mo-, ard the trouble eliminated Sun
day evening in fight between the
members, in which Mike Benjamine,
' c. Patterson and William jackson re-