Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-15
State l1eps.

The new Kelley institute at Montpelie
has II patients.
Nermonters have so far contribute
S2ss5.59 for the relief of the Russian
famine sufferers.
The Vermont delegation in congress
has agreed to recommend j. f. Good
enough for postmaster at Montpelier.
Mrs. Henry Davis of Mendon wa
thrown from her carriage in a runawa
at Rutland. Friday, and had both arm
broken at the wrist.
Elisha Jameson, II years old, fell fror
a moving freight train at St. Johnsbury
Wednesday night, was struck bv tn
cars and died within an hour.
The five-year-old daughter of r. c
Bowers of Montpelier set her dress O
fire while playing with matches. the 9th
er day, and was badly burned.
The strike at Barre by the granite cut
tiers is still on and is doing great harI
to the business of the town. There
no prospect of an immediate settlement
Forty-five young men were granted oil
plomas at the annual commencement d
the medical department of the universal
of Vermont at Burlington, Monday eveI
ing.
1t is understood that DR.. W. Sewad
Webb intends to build s2,00O,O0O houI
on his estate at Shelburn, making it til
largest and most expensive home in Mel
England.
During thunder shower, Friday NIGH
lightning struck the house of John RIc1
near st. Adams, demolishing the interi
considerably and stunning those wi
were in the house at the time.
During the recent high water in t
northern part of the State, about six m
lion feet of logs belonging to the Rid
ford Lumber Co. went down the rive|
causing loss of probably $4,000.
The biggest tree in northern Vcrmo
stands on the main street of Derby Lin
Its height, by careful measurement. is
feet. Three feet from the ground its
conference is exactly 20 feet. while .
five feet it is Is feet and two inches.
The l2-year-old daughter of VILLA
Marsh of .Wallingford fell - feet frC
the bluff over Otter creek while plavi
at that place recently Her fall vi
broken % feet above the water by a p
jecting rock. She was picked up d
dead, hut is recovering.
Martin Green was tried in Benningt
county court last week upon an indi}
ment for assault with intent to k
having last winter wounded two men
Pownal with a shot gun. The verd
of the jury was that he was insane VIII
he committed the crime.
The burst national banks at Demi
and Silver City, New Mexico, in VIII
st. Johnsbury and Lyndonville PEG
had considerable stock, are in a bad ";
1t will take an assessment of 100
cent to square up the Deming concd
and one of 30 or 40 per cent for that
Silver City.
The journal on one of the cars of
east-bound through freight broke i
cut between Roxbury and Mortified
few nights ago. causing one of the wo
freight wrecks on the Central road
many years. Eighteen cars loaded W
lumber, beef and oil were piled in IN
of wreckage 40 feet high, complet
blocking traffic.
Judge Thompson, presiding in the {
edona county court, imposed these $
fences, Wednesday: David Switzar
pleaded guilty of burglary, two ye
in States prison; Frank Jones
Bryant Stowe, for burglarizing JoI
mill at ST. Johnsbury Centre, four
five years respectively in States prls|
Samuel p. Martin, who pleaded gu
of adultery, Is months In States prise
For year past farmers and others v
live near Cleveland brook, about
mile from Bethel village, have had a
cles of more or less value stolen ii
them. The mystery surrounding
thefts have now been solved by the
covery of cave on the bank of Cl
land brook, which extended under f
lily burying ground, and in which "
found evidences of the predatory cha
err of its occupants. In one corner of
cave was at least bushel of dime.noy
Evidence was obtained sufficient to
plicate half dozen boys in town, S,
of them belonging to leading families
hitherto bearing an irreproachable C
acter. Their parents paid up and
matter was kept out of the courts.