Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-08
State l1epS.

The average annual number of births
in Vermont is 6452.
Bennington gets its poor kept for $1,000
and the use of the town farm.
The Fairbanks Scale company at st.
Johnsbury have declared a dividend of 3
per cent to be paid April /.
The late E. f. French of Barre has be-
queathed S2500 to the town to establish
"Frenchs Barre library"
Co. +. Spencer rifles OF Barre have
voted to attend the Washington centen-
ial celebration at New York in April.
The Vermont Divisions, Son of veter-
ans, are raising money to furnish the hos
pital in the Soldiers Home at Benning-
ton.
Religious services in the Swedish Ian
guage are held at Proctor every Sunday
morning by regularly settled Swedish
minister.
Eight true bills were found by the
grand Jury of the United States court at
Burlington. The court has adjourned to
the 10Th inst.
There are 100000 brook trout in the
Green mountain fish reservoir at Fair
Haven waiting to be distributed by the
State commissioners.
Dandy claims to make more maple
sugar than any other town in its section.
One sugar maker taps $500 trees, and
eight others severally tap from 1000 to
5000 trees.
Vermont has already exported sheep to
Australia and horses to South America,
and now comes an order from Russia to
Mortified poultry fancer for trio of
white Leghorns.
Morrisville is excited over two elope-
ments the past week-one that of a
married man with another mans wife,
and the other 16-years-old girl with her
fathers former hired man.
On Saturday one Knapp, a Wallingford
barber, was arraigned by States Attor-
ney Dana for retailing Jamaica ginger.
The jury declared Jamaica ginger an in
toxicant and he was fined for seven
offences the sum of SG5.
Charles w. Pitts, son of Charles
Pitts, former well known merchant of
Brandon, has been appointed city passen-
ger agent for Montana City railway at
Helena, Montana, at a handsome salary.
The Republicans of Burlington on
Tuesday elected w. a. Crombe, their
candidate for mayor, by majority of
42l, and II. S. Peck, candidate for city
Judge. Seven of the II aldermen are Re-
publicans.
jeremiah Bobby of North Bennington
has arrived at the House of Correction,
Rutland, for term of service of about
1850 days. He is charged with viola
ton of the prohibitory statutes. His
patrons disclosed to the extent of 60
} offences. The judgment of the court was
5000 and costs and 30 days in the House
of Correction. Being unable to pay his
fine he is now serving the alternative
) sentence above mentioned.
The annual meeting of the Howe Scale
works company of Rutland was held last
week, with good attendance of the
: shareholders. The company now EN-
ploys 80 men and is adding to the num-
Der every month. A large sum of money
is being expended on new improvements.
The company finds ready sale for its
product and is sending large shipments
abroad. A dividend of 2 per cent for
four months was voted. These officers
were chosen: President, John A. Mead !;
: vice-president, John w. Cramton: trea-
surer, John w. Norton clerk of the cor
poration. w. r. Page; clerk of the board :,
George Il. Chatlee; executive committee,
John A. Mead, j. w. Cramton and Rock
wood Barrett; directors, John A. Mead, D..
w. Cramton, lockwood Barrett, George
r. Chatiee. f. ID. Reyes, W. G. Veazey,
u. w. Clement, w. Y. w. Ripley and
Charles Amsden.