Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-08-04
State l1ews.

The thermometer got up to los in the
shade at Barre on Tuesday.
The Jail and court house at Benning--
ton are undergoing repairs which Will
cost $1,000.
The 18th annual Spirituaist camp-meet-
ing at Queen City park, Burlington,
opened on Sunday.
Correspondents from the different
parts of the State report the hay crop
to be fully up to the average or better.
The st. Adams Messenger says that
T.. Thayer, station agent at Highgate
Springs, is short in his accounts. lie
has been jailed.
IL. L. Ward of Burlington has been
elected treasurer of the Episcopal FUND
of the diocese of Vermont, in place OF
George Briggs of Brandon, resigned.
A gang of thieves is operating at
Westminster and its vicinity. They
have broken into railway stations and
houses and committed a number of small
robberies.
II. II. Pitkn of Fair Haven and Mrs.
Lorraine Gould of Rutland have been
held for trial on the charge of having
procured criminal operation which re-
suited in the death of Eva Shaw, Fair
Haven girl. at Mrs. Gould's house July
%.
Morrisville will have a special town
meeting August II to see If the town
will vote to grant the right of way for
an electric railroad from there to stowe.
distance of eight miles, and also to see
if the town will vote TO give such road
financial aid.
There is no general shutdown at
Fail b INKS scale works at ST. JOhnsbul ".
They have been dropping out day or
two per week for a short time on ac-
count of lack of orders, Occasioned by
the general depression in business. At
the directors meeting, Tuesday, the
usual per cent dividend was declared.
Three boy train wreckers, Henry
Gotta. Charles Cola and Edward Tredo.
are in jail at Burlington to await trial
for attempting to wreck train NO. -
Friday evening between that city and
Winooski by placing tie on the track.
The obstruction was discovered in time
to prevent a disaster.
Fred Whitaker, a wel-known retail
grain and feed dealer at Felchville, shot
himself Monday morning, firing two
shots. One passed just under his heart,
and, that not taking fatal effect, he
fired the second through his head. He
is still living but with no hopes of re-
,covery. He is about p years old, I'M
married. His business is in good CON
dtion and no reason can be given for
his act
Samuel Maxwell, a farmer of South
Fayston, met with Il severe accident
Tuesday. While on load of hay he
became dizzy. falling backwards and
striking on an OK. The animal became
frightened and tine wheel of the cart
passed over MaXwell's head near the
temple, leaving a scalp wound nine
inches long. His skull was left bare,
but was not fractured, and his body
was badly bruised. He may recover.
On Tuesday the Bennington wooden
mills, owned and operated by Holden,
Leonard & Co. and the largest in Yer
mont, reduced their working time to
eight hours, four days week. with a
probability of half time shortly. In
over 10 years this is Mr.. Holden's first
shutdown because of uncertainty. lie
attributes this whole depression to the
tariff uncertainty and thinks the silver
bill has little to do with the situation
These mills manufacture ladies dres:
goods, cloaks and mems wear. Thi:
action affects about $50 operatives.