Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-06-26
State 11eps.

st. Johnsbury academy on Friday last
graduated class of 90 members.
John O'Connor and John O'Hare of
Brandon have lately been fined for SELL
ing rum.
Clarence Miles of Sheffield. aged Is
wears, was drowned Sunday while bath
ing.
Senator and Mrs. William NJ. Evarts
ana daughter are at Runnymede farm.
Windsor. for the summer.
Gov. Page has appointed Gen. w. L.
Oreenleat chief marshal at the dedication
OF the Bennington monument. Wednes-
day, August 10.
work on the new Brandon House at
Brandon was begun on Monday. The
MOTEL will be ready for occupancy next
spring. 1t will be heated by steam and
lighted by electricity.
Henry H. Smith, who recently resign
ed as clerk of Rutland county. died from
shock OF paralysis at Rutland on sat
urday. His age was 81 years. The fun
eral was largely attended on Monday.
The case of the State VS.. LYMAN
lark, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Miriam Marston, his mother-in-law. at
White River Junction, which had been
on trial at the court at Woodstock for a
week, was closed with the acauittal of
the prisoner on Saturday. The case at
the outset looked black for the respon-
cent but as it progressed the testimony
tailed to connect Clark directly with the
CRIME Inc jury was out only an hour.
y meeting of stockholders of the Rut-
Iahd railroad at Rutland on Thursday
Vo'ed 10 execute consolidated u per
cent mortgage for S3.5O0000 to the
nlted states Trust company of New
ork, trustee. Three millions of the
bonds will be held by the trust company
TO take up existing mortgages as they
mature and half million will be used in
making permanent improvements, build
ing bridges and depots, laying - pound
rails and buying rolling stock.
The statue of Mai. General George J.
Stannard, United States volunteers.
winch has been executed in bronze by
MARI Gerhardt. the sculptor of Hartford,
conn. was unveiled at Burlington on
saturday. There was procession to the
cemetery and ceremonies there. includ-
ing the unwilling of the statue by Gen.
l.: >. Ieck, its presentation by Gen. W.
W. Henry for the trustees and its accep-
tance on behalf of the family by col. G..
u. Benedict, who was aide-de-camp on
zen. STANDARDS staff at the battle of
Oettvsburgh. Gov. Page and staff and
other prominent people were present.
The Burlington Free Press says: Mr..
Snarles +. Miner of this city has beauti-
ful full blooded English setter which ex-
hlblts wonderful instinct bordering on
intelligence. \ warm attachment has
existed between the dog and Mr.. Miners
gray mare and they have in fact been in
separable companions. \ few weeks
since the mare was taken to the Holt
place to pasture, but the dog did not hap
pen to know where she was taken. One
day last week member of the family
went to the pasture accompanied by the
dog, which renamed there. and number
of the people have noticed the animals
actions. 1t would go up the mare and
while making various indications of af-
lection would try in every way possible
| to lead her home. The mare would follow
the dog away from the rest of the horses
a short distance and then return The dog
did not desert its post, however. and for
three days and three nights it has staid
in the pasture trying to coax its wander
ing friend to come home.