Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-31
State l1eps.

st. Johnsbury is to have free delivery
mail system in few months.
Hon. Charles S. Colburn of Pittsford
killed porcupine in his yard one day
last week.
DR.. E. A. Pond, long a prominent
physician of Rutland. died Wednesday of
peritontis.
The Normal school boarding house at
Randolph Center is to be made into a
summer hotel.
The total receipts of Rutland's recent
music festival were S44S0.60, and the eX-
penses S432l.99, leaving a balance on
hand of Sl5S.51.
Mary Wing of Ludlow fell down stairs
Monday and broke her neck. She was
an old lady, and was coming down with
a lamp in her hand.
The creditors of Ainsworth and Cole of
Casteton, slate dealers. have filed a petit
ton in bankruptcy against them in the
court of insolvency in the Fair Haven
district.
Norwich university at Mortified will
hold its o9th commencement June p,
and large number of alumni and past
cadets are expected to return as it is re-
union year.
Rev. W. II. Roberts has resigned as
rector of Emmanuel church, Bellows
Falls, with which he has been connected
for eight years. The resignation will
take effect July l or September l.
At johnson, last week, while at work
on the section, Charles Powell was struck
by spking hammer which slipped from
the hand of the foreman striking him on
the forehead. He died the next day.
The three children of Charles Paronto
of Enosburg set fire to the straw in a
barn Sunday and seven-year-old boy was
burned to DEATH Paronto was so badly
burned in attempting rescue that his
recovery is doubtful.
The evidence Is all in at the trial in
Burlington of the case of James Stones
admr. against the Central Vermont
railroad and or Wednesday Gov. Dilling-
ham began the opening argument for the
plaintiff. Recess was taken over Memori-
al day.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the Connecticut river Mon
day afternoon, and from paper with
the writing partly obiterated, found on
,, him, his name is thought to be E. c.
Ewell from the county farm at Haver-
, hill, n. H.
Ripleys' marble mills at Centre Rutland
were burned Friday night. Loss s15, 900
partially insured Origin of the fire is
; unknown. The Rutland fire department
was summoned and rendered effective
D service. The Ripley concern was one
q of the oldest marble industries in Yer
= mont. One hundred and fifty men are
0 thrown out of employment.
The application of Hiram A. Grover OF
Q Brandon for an increase of pension bring:
: to notice the most remarkable case of the
o kind ever known i'm this district. Mr.
> Grover went through the war and return
: ed home alive, although eight bullet:
o passed through his body, he received &
, sabre cut on the jaw and was wounded ii
{ the left elbow by a charge of buckshot
y Principal Folsom of the Rutland High
school was tried in the municipal court
b there on Monday for alleged assault on
Guy c. Parkhurst, a pupil. 1t took fal
into the night. The arguments began al
midnight and at O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing the jury took the case. After an alb
sence of a half hour they returned disa
greed, standing three for conviction anC
three for acquittal.
John Hayes of Winooski fell. heat
,. downward, 20 feet in Burlington lum
i Der yard Tuesday, but turned in his DIES
n cent so that he struck partially on hi
4 feet hitting a trough with terrible force
5. He received compound fracture of tn
left leg just below the knee so that tn
bones protruded several inches through
the skin and also fracture of the bone
in his right foot.
The Ryegate granite works at Soutl
Ryegate have gone into insolvency witt
liabilities of $4,000, and assets, includ
y ing a plant whose original cost wa
st 100000. The directors are held individ
is ually for $40, 900. and the bank of New
ID bury is their largest creditor to tn
amount of S25, 900. Thomas b. Hall q
South Ryegate, the receiver, will sell tn
W property by auction June l.
J. II. Mayo of West Randolph, home
Opathic physician, was arrested Sunda
for forging note for 800 on JOSEF
3. Gould, a manufacturer of Gouldsvillt
r and obtaining $50 thereon from the Raj
dolph savings bank. He was tried bt
fore justice and bound oyer to the coun
:, ty court under bonds of $500, which h
was unable to obtain. He made an e>