Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-03
State o1epS.

Mrs. l.. B. Howe of JericO died on last
week Tuesday from the effects of fall
down stairs.
The eighteenth annual meeting of the
Vermont branch of the Woman's Board
of Missions was held at Burlington last
week.
The Quill. the monthly which some
st. Adams men started in September
is reported TO have suspended puhlica-
ton.
At st. Adams the jury returned YER
dict of not guilty in the case of the State
vs.. Edward Latuer for the killing of
Joseph Lapan.
The freshman class at the university
of Vermont. Burlington, numbers over
80, 1t is the largest in the history of
the institution.
The buildings of the poor farm at
Pomfret were burned recently while the
keeper and his wife were attending the
fair at Woodstock. 1t is supposed that
one of the inmates set the fire.
\ through freight on the st. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad Jump
ed the track at East IIardwick depot
Monday noon. Nobody was hurt. but
three cars loaded with corn We're badly
smashed.
b. Goodrich of Richmond ha, steam
pillow that lie has used about three weeks
with the best results. He says that it i
not expensive to run, does not tire out.
and may be used for almost any work
where locomotive power is requir t.
Mary NokeS. the twelve-year-old
daughter of the late Riley Nokes of High
gate Springs, while working in doctors
office at Pepperell, Mass, found some
pills, which she ate, dying in a short
time. The pills were of strychnine.
The government has taken steps
against Clairette or Clara +. Johnson,
born King. of Lowell. Mass. on the
ground of perjury in pension case. In
1858 she married Samuel c. Stevens of
Newbury but afterwards deserted him,
it is claimed.
The Bennington board of trade has Sc
cured IA new industry for the town in The
knitting mill removed from Cohoes
by Mr.. Campbell. 1t will employ -
hands and will bring 20 families to Ben
nington. The citizens have subscribed
$1,000 and the old Booth mill will be en-
larged and refitted.
Nershire is said To he one of the live
liest places east of the mountains. The
mines have been pumped dry, and large
gangs of miners are working in them
night and day. TO light the mines and
the smelter, an electric light plant has
been put in. The houses have been re-
paired and painted. and are now filled
with workingmen and their families.
The State Baptist convention was
largely attended at Rutland last week.
Rev y. McGeorge. the State missionary,
in his annual report, stated that there
were 100 church organizations and GA
pastors, 10 of whom supplied two
churches, and six churches are without
pastors. The report of Rev. ;. II. Arch
ibald of Wallingford, for the board of
managers, stated that last year 81
churches contributed S2454, and the de-
felt of 5000 was raised at the convention
The treasurer's report showed receipts of
S6433 disbursements, $3.50. The per
manent fund amounts to 1865. Will
ard Crane was elected trustee of the
Vermont academy ar SaXton's River fol
three years, beginning June, 1891. The
following were elected TO serve on The
board of managers of Vermont academy
Rev. =. c. Abbey of Hinesburg. \. b
Cushman of West Randolph, X. j. Jones
of Cornwall, w. W. Stickney of Ludlow
Rev. c. A. Reese of Rutland, Rev. ;. ii
Archibald of Wallngford and James +
Pollard of Chester.