Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
State 11eps.

There are now 62 soldiers in the Home
at Bennington.
f. ID. Harpen of Woodstock has been
appointed warden of the State prison at
Windsor.
A gold eagle measuring 81 feet from
tip to tip of wings was trapped in Frank
lin few days ago.
The Bardilo marble-shops near Rut-
land have been leased to Batteson, Lee d
Eisele of New York and will be operated
at once.
Marble is being shipped in large guam
titles from West Rutland to Chicago, H.,
over the Central Vermont and lake and
rail routes.
a Quebec company will erect mill in
Derby for the manufacture of asbestos.
The mineral can be brought from Canada
free of duty.
A supposed lynx which was frightening
the people of Colchester turned out to be
only a very wild steer which had escaped
from "A drove.
James Connely's right foot was so
crushed Saturday morning at Centre Rut-
land by falling block of marble as to
necessitate amputation.
The Bennington battle monument is
over go feet high and the contractor
says that with favorable weather he
can finish it in ten days more.
Charles Adams of Burke, about 20
years old, was ins family killed on the
Passumpsic road at Lyndonville, Friday
afternoon. He was lying on the track.
The largest number of cards operated
by any one mill in Vermont is % by the
no hor
put down for the Bennington wooden
mills being 81.
w. II. Fullerton of Manchester Centre
while in Hardwick the other day was get
ting into carriage in the evening and
hit his nose against the side of the vehicle,
causing fracture of the nose.
William Williams of Royalton Corners,
who was so enraged at the punishment
of his son that he broke down the door
of the school-house and used abusive
language to the teacher, was fined IS
and costs.
Capt. j. B. Kennedy of st, Adams was
walking neara moving train there Sunday
night when his ankle gave out and he fell.
He put out his left hand TO save himself
and it was run over and crushed so that
amputation was necessary.
Mrs. Ward of West Derby was acciden-
tally shot by her oldest son last week. He
was cleaning revolver and in some way
it was discharged, the ball going in at the
left cheek and out at the right, seriously
cutting the tongue in its passage.
NJ. f. Paul was killed Saturday morn
ing at Mt. Holly Summit. He stepped
from one track to avoid the passenger
train in front of coming freight train.
He was knocked down upon the track,
and two engines and five cars passed over
him, leaving but Il mass of mutilated
flesh.
Jeremiah Bishop, late of Co. ID. Sd
Vermont regiment, died at the Soldiers
Home at Bennington Saturday morning
of heart disease at the age of -. lie
was member of Erastus Buck post
G.. A. II. and was buried at Island Pond
where he has lived for oyer GO years.
The church choir guild chose these Off,
GERS at st. Adams last week: President
Rev. F. ). Fisher: treasurer, Charles +.
Allen of Burlington; secretary, c. f.
Parker of Nergennes, who constitute
with j. ii. Williams of Bellows Falls
and +. w. Bancroft of Montpelier, the
executive committee.
On or about the 18th inst. the fish com
missioners are to receive quantity OF
German carp for distribution among the
ponds of the State. The Messenger says
that St. Adams will be the distributing
point. Application for these carp may
be made by parties on the west side o.
the State to Commissioner Herbert Brain
erd of st. Adams.
Vermont will be represented at tn,
Catholic congress in Baltimore mex
week by the following priests: Fathers
j. \. BOissOnnault of st. Johnsbury. u
Cunningham of Brattleboro, ID. j. O'Sul
livan of Burlington, John Mclaughlin o
Bennington, Joseph Brelivet of North
field, Patrick O'Carrol of Fair Haven
The lay delegates to the congress ar,
Drs. j. ID. Hanrahan of Rutland and V
Gosselin of Bellows Falls.
The fourth annual convention of tn
State Christian endeavOr union opened a
Rutland on Wednesday of last week an,
continued through Thursday. The SEES
siOns were attended by over 1900 people
The 100 societies in the State were repre-
sented by POO delegates. Rev. DR.. GeOrg
w. Phillips made the address of welcome
to which Rev. DR.. Lowell, the president
responded. Secretary +. +. Lowner, i
his annual rep )rt, stated that the year
work had been one of great progress
The societies had grown from l23 yea
ago to 1863, an increase of 46 per cent
OF the number reported organized on
year ago or before there were 2703 activ
and 935 associate members. The numbe
of active members now is 1922, of assC
ciate members 1910, a grand total of 536:
The afternoon and evening were take
up in the reading of papers on timel
topics and addresses. Among the speal
ers were Gov. Dillingham;, Rev. DR.. .
w. Chapman of Albany, n. Y, Rev. ID
Edward Halves and Prof. III. III. Shaw.