Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-15
State l1eps.

Rev. L. p. Frost, pastor of the Metho-
dist church at st. Johnsbury, has accept
ed call to the Somerfield Methodist
church at Brooklyn, n. Y, and will as
sumo his duties in April.
College graduates resident at Rutland
propose forming an alumni association for
social purposes. There are II colleges
represented, yarmouth having the largest
following, including Judge James Barrett
and Judge Veazey.
The Burlington board of trade heard
the report of the committee chosen to
arrange for the building of cold storage
Saturday, and the result is that the struc-
ture Is to be erected as soon as possible.
1t will cost $4,000.
An indications of the growth of Spring
field is the fact that year ago there
were 90 vacant houses and now there are
none. There has been revival in sever
al industries and several cottages will be
built in the spring.
Gov. Dillingham; has issued an order
similar to that of other executives. allow
ing the military organizations of other
States to pass through Vermont on their
way to the inaugural centennial of Wash
ington at New York.
Henry A. Bowers of Montpelier is serv-
ing on term of Al days in Rutland
house of correction for drunkenness. He
was fined only So in the first place, but
appealed, when additional convictions
made his fines accumulate until it will
take over year to liquidate them.
William Dennis, aged IS, shiftless,
disselute, good-natured fellow, living in
South Hero, received a whitecap warn
ing some time ago and shortly afterward,
January ~, disappeared. Some think
Dennis was murdered, others accidental
ly drowned. His wife and children are
left destitute.
A Judge residing at Bennington, about
to buy safe, was interviewed by two
rival agents a few days ago, and so
vigorously did each recommend his arti-
Gle that he was at loss to decide. Finally
he called on Safe-Brealler Price at the
Jail, whom he had himself sentenced for
crime, and obtaining an expert opinion
returned and gave his order
DR.. Charles L. Allen, secretary of the
State board of health, says that the latest
returns, which are for the year 1887 OSSS
not yet being ready show that the NOR
tality for the entire State is 16 deaths in
the 1000. Rutland's mortality is Il lilo,
st. Johnsbury's Id, Burlngtons 24!.
Brattleboro's % $40, st. Adams II 9-1O,
Montpelier's 1870, Bellows Falls q $40.
BenningtOn's 146-l0
Department Inspector Mark J. Sargent
of South Royalton reports for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1888, the following statis-
tics regarding the G.. \. X. in this State
Posts in department. 100; gained during
the year, disbanded, |; present mem
bership, 1920; membership in 1887, 1853
gain, l67: number of muskets owned BY
posts, 31S: posts uniformed, 3; posts
whose officers and guard are uniformed,
10: having relief fund, II (; amount of
relief fund, S6163.20: expended for char
ity in the past year, S263G.52; increased
expenditures for charity over that of
1887 S566.60: number of posts whose
officers are regular in attendance. 80
number reporting members regular in at
tendance, 49, number whose records are
complete and well kept. 90 number
whose members exhibit an interest in
the order, 80.
The 43d annual meeting of the State
Odd Fellows at Montpelier last week was
attended by 200, representing 81 of the
State lodges. Grand Master II. w. Hall
of Burlington presided. The treasurer
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and the secretary's report showed six
lodges had been established in 1888.
William ID. Wilson. as grand representa-
tive. eXemplitied the secret working of
degrees. The time of holding the annual
meeting was changed from the first We'd
nesday in February to first Wednesday
in June. These grand officers were elect
ed: Master, o. II. Henderson of St.
,Johnsbury; deputy master, Charles F.
Eddy of Bellows Falls: warden, Myron
g. Horton of Poutnev; secretary, Har-
ry f. Parker of Bradford; treasurer,
George p. Arthur of Bradford; chaplain,
Samuel Bigwood of Winooski; represen-
tative to the sovereign grand lodge, II.
w. Hall of Burlington. There are 2539
members now enrolled in Vermont lodges,
Of whom 3S2 were initiated in 1888.