Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-07-18
State 11eps.

The Barre Town News has suspended
publication. 1t lived - weeks and died
from want of support.
The Gulf Spring hotel at WilliamstownI
was burned at an early hour Tuesday
morning. The cause is unknown.
A Mendon minister has been fined $50
Isnd costs, amounting to 1924, for catch
ing trout less than the legal six inches.
The centennial celebration of the Hines !
burgh Congregational church will be
held Sept. 10. An attractive programme
is being prepared.
DR.. C. 5. Caverly of Rutland has been
appointed to fill the vacancy in the
State board of health caused by the
death of DR.. c. L. Allen of that town.
Ida Murphy of Windsor was missed
Monday and search was made, when her
body was found in the Connecticut river.
She was "A daughter of Thomas Murphy,
and about II years old
The buildings surrounding the battle
monument at Bennington are being re-
moved and preparatory steps to grading
the ample grounds are progressing. The
monument will be dedicated Aug. 1G,
1891, the ll4th anniversary of the battle.
Alva Robinson of Chester bought a
barrel of cider last week for haying and
drank large quantities. Monday he be-
came violently insane and was placed in
Jail for safe keeping. He smashed every
thing in the room and broke the consta-
ble's ribs.
1t is announced that there will be re-
union of the Eleventh Vermont regiment
at Rutland on Thursday, August 81, the
week following the national encampment
at Boston. The exercises will be held in
the opera house, and Capt. Edward p.
Lee of Fair Haven will be the orator for
the occasion.
The 37th annual commencement of the
medical department of the university of
Vermont took place at Burlington Mon
day evening in the Howard opera house.
There were As graduates. The annual
address was delivered by Rev. f. +.
Dewhurst of Burlington; valedictorian,
Cornelius Francis Mccarthy of Watkins,
n. Y.
4 monument is now being constructed
by the Vermont Marble Co. at Rutland
to commemorate the loss of the Inflated
steamer Jeanette, of Arctic fame, her
commander, the gallant De Long, and
his company. The base of the monu-
ment is of granite, % TT. long, u feet
BILE as much as possible the cairn erected
over the graves on the delta of the Lena
river by Chief Engineer Melville.
The report of the State treasurer for
the year ended June 80 shows receipts
of SSlS ,506.95. The resources are: Cash
on hand and in banks, Sill ,7OS.74, and
estimated amount of tax from corpora
tions for 1890, S250,000. The liabilities
include: Due to towns, United States
surplus fund, Sl2,9l6.37, and due to
soldiers, unpaid balances, ss267. leay-
ing available for the current fiscal year,
July l, 1890, to June 30, 1891, S346.525.
James ii. Livingstone, editor of the
Bennington County Rcformer, was arrest
ed Thursday, and his property attached
in libel suit for $4,000 damages, brought
by Luman p. Norton of Bennington.
Livingstone already has $4,000 civil
suit pending, brought by the States attor-
ney of Bennington county. On Friday Ed
itor Livingstone's body and property
were released by leading citizens of the
place and the paper was issued on Satur'
day, repeating the charges against Nor
ton.