Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-18
State l1epS.

Work has begun on the new State in
sane asylum at Waterbury.
The sophomores won the annual foot
ball game at Burlington University, on
Saturday, 6 to 1.
The ticket office at Morrisville was en-
tered on Thursday of last week and
about $50 taken.
a Burlington man has been arrested
and fined so and costs for forging an
order on the city liquor agent.
The sash and blind factory of Merrill
& Conner at Craftsbury was burned
Monday, with stock. Loss $1,000; in
surance $4,000.
A teachers institute was held at Essex
Junction last week, beginning on Thurs
day, The principal address was by State
Superintendent Palmer. BE
Dexter A. Edgeli. formerly a livery
stable proprietor at Bellows Falls, drop
ped dead on the street last week We'd
nesday from heart disease.
Rev. f. Il. Sanford has declined call
to the First Baptist church at Burlington,
owing to his unwillingness to leave st.
Johnsbury, and his ill-health.
James Kelly of South Dorset, pail
Manchester Center, Sunday, dropped
dead while standing at the grave.
Michael O'Leary of Rutland 26 years
of age, was killed Saturday afternoon by
barn falling upon him. He was at
work on the foundation of the building.
The Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity, a
society for the young women students in
the State university at Burlington, has
dedicated handsome new chapter
house.
Rutland is putting in section of con-
crete roadway on Merchants row from
West street to Evelyn street. 1t costs 81
for each square yard and proves very
satisfactory.
An attempt was made to wreck a Cen
trial Vermont train near Grady's crossing,
between Burlington and Shelburne, last
week Tuesday evening. Some logs were
placed across the track.
A freight train which left Lyndonvlle
at o'clock Friday night, going south,
parted by the pulling out of a draw-bar
about three miles below Lyndonvile,
and six freight cars were derailed.
Robert Hoskingson's house and barn
at Summit Station were burned Wednes-
day afternoon with their contents. The
fire was caused by sparks from passing
locomotive. Loss $500; insurance
$1,000.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks, president of
the Fairbanks Scale company, will give
to st. Johnsbury his entire collection of
birds, minerals, shells and curiosities, and
erect suitable granite building for a
museum. His collection of birds is one
| of the finest i'm this country
The women's foreign missionary So
ciety at st. Johnsbury last week voted to
raise S3l 900 for the expenses of the
coming year. Mrs. Parkhurst, wife of
the editor of lions Herald, was chosen
president in place of Mrs. DR.. w. F.
Warren, who has resigned after II years
of service. Three returned mission
aries were present and addressed the
meeting.
At the Bay State fair, held at Boston
last week, the following premiums on
butter were won by exhibits from Yer
mont: First prize, creamery butter, five
tubs, $50, E. j. Parker, East Georgia
first prize, print butter, SIS, John Rey-
nolds of Essex junction; second prize,
granulated. $40, John Reynolds of Essex
Junction. Wells & Richardson Co. had
an exhibit and were awarded diploma.
1t is announced that the case of Henry
w. Tewksbury against the Central Yer
mont railroad to recover $50 900 damages
for injuries sustained in the Hartford ac-
cident, which has been on trial in the
superior civil court at Boston, has been
settled. The case was taken away from
the jury, who had been to the scene OF
the disaster to examine the bridge and
the surroundings. 1t Is not known Just
what sum was paid.
The funeral of Ehrck Billings, son OF
Frederick Billings of Woodstock, was
largely attended at his home at Wood,
stock last week. Simple services were
conducted at the house bv Rev. Moses
Kidder. These were followed by the
public services In the chapel erected by
Mr.. Billings. President Buckham of the
State university at Burlington preached