Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-02
State l1eps.

Several inches of snow fell at West
Randolph Saturday night.
Springfield and Weathersfield have
sent 81 100000 to the West and South in
a year.
Alfred S. Cox of Brattleboro died on
Monday of injuries received in Il runaway
on Saturday.
A Rutland man has been sent to the
House of Correction for 30 days for
stealing newspapers from the dcorways
of subscribers.
The centennial convention of the
Episcopal church for the State diocese
will be held in st. James church at
Arlington June Is and 10.
Immense quantities of ice have been
harvested from Lake Memphremagog.
1t is believed that 1900 cars will be need
ed to remove the surplus storage.
The body of Charles II. Brooks, drowned
in the Connecticut river at Olcott last
January, was found at White River June
ton on Monday. 1t was badly decom-
posed.
Department Commander L. NJ Man
sur has issued IA general order in refer
ence to Memorial day, recommending
that each post attend attend divine SER
vice on the Sunday preceding.
Frank Caldwell. who lived on farm
five miles from Chelsea Village, hanged
himself in his sugar orchard a few days
ago. lie was soon to be married, and
there was no known reason for the act.
Nelson W. Isham of East Fairfield was
found in an unconscious condition in his
room at the Stratton House in ST. Adams
Wednesday morning. The room was
full of gas and an unlighted burner was
open.
While wOrkmen were eXcavating the
North street sewer in Burlington. they
uncovered portions of Il number of skel
etons, supposed to be the remains of vet
Grams of 1912 who were inferred there at
that time.
ID. +. Tucker of Wilmington found
curiosity at his barn. the other morning,
in the shape of lamb or lambs, consist
ing of "A head Joined TO two bodies with
eight legs put on anywhere. 1t was dead
when found.
Mrs. Chas. Morey of North Craftsbury
was badly burned the other day. She
was using turpentine for a burn on II
child. The child spilled it on her clothes
and the floor Ii took fire and she was
soon envcloped in flames and smoke.
\ boat containing four Newport citi-
zens capsized on Lake Memphremagog
Monday night and Ed Foss, Ned Green
and Joe Babitale were drowned. Arthur
Moore swan ashore. The accident was
caused by the attempt of two to change
places.
Ice in Woodford Little pond a few miles
from Bennington, is still II to II inches
thick. This Is quite remarkable in view
of the unusually mild season, although
after the average winter it has not been
uncommon to tind it two feet thick as
late as the last week in April.
Congressman Grout has introduced
bill to increase the pension of George
II. Brown of Essex from $50 to S45. Mr.
Browns left leg has been so badly at
fected by guL-shOt wound that his
condition is much worse than as though
it had been amputated at the hip joint
in which case he would have been enti-
tied to receive S45 per month.
Henry A. Sargent was arrested in Bos-
ton last week for stealing an $500 turn
out from the stable of DIN Huntington
at SALISBURY. Sargent is a professional
hOrse-thief. and has served number of
sentences in prison. He succeeded on
January = in cutting the bars of his cell
in the jail at Salem, \. Y, and escaping.
Sargent was found by two officers in a
stable-yard in Boston, and recognizing
the officers, he jumped on low shed and
pulled a revolver. The officers began
firing at once, putting three bullets into
Sargent's legs and compelling him to give
W the fight.
Several days ago Miss Estella Boom
hover of North Troy died very suddenly
at the residence of Dr. Isaac kimball,
near the Canada line, with whom she had
| lived many years. \ post-mortem eX-
animation by Drs. }. II. Hamilton of
| Richford and Charles l.. Erwin of New
port revealed evidence of malpractice
and portion of the organs were taken
to DIR. John B. Wheeler, instructor of
surgery in the Burlington medical col
lege. Pending his decision DR.. kimball
has been committed to the Orleans
county Jail at Newport. He has been
under arrest before for similar offcnses.