Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-19
State l7ews.

Brattleboro Is to have branch of the
Morrell liquor cure.
st. Johnsbury finds that it has 80
miles of highway, rs Of which are out
side the village limits.
Officers raided the freight depot at
Barre on Monday and selzed a large
amount of liquors consigned to residents
of the place.
Joseph Walker, a Barre quarryman.
got his right hand caught under granite
block, Friday, aud lost all his iingers
down to the last joint
Frank Shine, "a years old, son of
Myron Shine of WardsbOro, was drowned
in the Connecticut river at BrattlebOro,
Sunday, by the capsizing of boat.
Secretary of State Brownell has sent
out blank certificates to the selectmen
of all the towns IN the State, upon
which returns are to be made of the
number of miles of roads in each town,
in accordance with the new road law.
II. II. Hughes of the firm of j. w.
Williams Il Co. was severely injured at
their quarry in Fair Haven on Saturday
morning by piece of rock which fell and
struck him on the head, cracking his
skull. 1t is thought he will recover.
Blanche Franklin aud married sister,
Mrs. Holenbeck, have been arrested III
Burlington on the charge of numbering
the newly-born infant of the former, the
body of which was found in Potash
brook, South Burlington, one night last
week.
The grand encampment of the Odd
Fellows of the State was held at Bur-
lington on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. Reports submitted showed
gain of - members during the past year.
e. Parmenter of Rutland was elected
grand patriarch.
There is talk of erecting voolen
factory IN Marshfield at the foot of the
Molly falls, where thereils a great water
power of 200 feet fall. The town of
Marshfield offers to raise $4,000, give
land to build on and Il clear title to the
falls, to any concern who will locate
there.
The listers of the town of Rutland
have listed the water works of Rutland
city, including two miles of pipe and the
farm and buildings at the intake, at
$50, 900. and propose to make the city
pay the tax on that basis. The city at
torney says the water works are not
taxable.
James Buchanan died at Barre on
Tuesday, seven days after he had been
hurt in the head in a quarry accident.
Physicians had removed in all about 10
ounces of his brain and the man was con-
scious and conversed inteligently until
few moments before his death, which
wa painless.
Horace w. Love, who was arrested at
Rutland last winter, just after his adj
mission TO the bar of this State, on a
charge of having unlawfully taken money
from woman in New York city, where
he had been practicing law, was last
week discharged on the recommendation
of the district attorney.
Mary La Chappelle, sister of the
order of the Sacred Heart, died in Bur-
liugtun on Monday, the immediate cause
of death being h art disease, due pri-
marty to grief. Miss La Chapelle is the
parOcnial school teacher who was the de-
PENDANT in recent suit for damages
tried in tho Chittenden county court and
against whom heavy verdict was given.
Sheriff Reeves of Burlington, viii g
raiding the house of VIM. Newton of
that town recently, found a movable
board behind which was faucet attach
ed to rubber hose, through which the
beer WAS drawn. He then took up the
floor III the horse stall, and after re-
moving two floors found hiding-place
containing barrel of beer and 10 gal.
lUns OF whiskey.
Authority has been received from the
secretary IF war at Washington for the
erection of the following additional
buildings at Fort Ethan Allen, the new
military station near Burlington, the
coming summer: One double barrack
two sets non-cOmmissioned staff officers
quarters, one fuel storehouse. one shOl
building, one quartermaster's stable, one
blacksmith shop with five FORCES auC
one hnsnitAl huildinU.