Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-03-17
State l1ems.

The Kelley institute at Rutland will
be ready for business next Monday.
G. G. RIce's general store at Chester
was Quilted by fire Saturday; loss, $4,000,
and insurance $4,000.
Mrs. Susan Collins died at Barton
Landing on Tuesday, aged 80 years and
six months. She was born in Corinth.
MIR. and Mrs. George w. Crockett of
Barre celebrated their golden wedding
on Friday. Four generations were pres
ent.
George M. Dalrymple's machine shop
and foundry at Fair Haven were burned
Friday night; loss, $500, and insurance
$500.
Michael Costigan, employed in one
of the paper mills at Bellows Falls, was
struck by craukshaft, Saturday night,
and instantly killed.
Miss Helen o. Rogers, one of the best
known teachers IN Bennington county,
died at her home in Bennington on Sun
day of pneumonia, aged 30 years.
Through the exertions of Senator
Proctor, the $25 900 additional appropria-
ton for the federal building at st. Albans
was carried in the closing hours of con
gress.
Two fellows who live in Highgate
stole 200-pound sheep, skinned and
dressed it, and then took the carcass to
their homes and buried it in the snow.
They are in Jail at st. Adams to await
the action of the grand jury.
Jay Harrington, young man in the
employ of his father-in-law, .. +. Fulton
of Castleton, Il farmer on the shore of
the lake, fell from "A ladder in the barn,
Saturday, striking on his head. He has
not recovered consciousness, and the
doctors fear that he will die.
Bennington village voted recently to
put in system of sew ers to cost $4,000.
Now some of the voters want to rescind
the vote, but the trustees are letting the
contracts for the work without waiting
for the special meeting which has been
called. A lively row over the matter is
probable.
There was fire early Tuesday morn
ing in Burlington in the interior of the
block bounded by Church, College. St.
Paul and Bank streets. The loss is about
$4,000. Two horses, carriages, etc. were
burned, together with goods belonging
to IL. w. Allen & Co., dry goods, aid
Walker Bros, wholesale grocers.
About 30 graduates of Dartmouth
college met at Montpelier the other day
and organized the Dartmouth College
Alumni association of Vermont. Hon.
w. l.. Burnap of Burlington is the presi-
dent; Judge Ross of st. Johnsbury and
Senator Proctor are the vce-presidents,
and f. A. Rowland of Montpelier is the
secretary.
Brattleboro year ago made special
appropriation of $4,000 for stone
crust err plant, for macadamizng its
streets. This year it made Il special APP
preparation of $1,000 for carrying on the
work of macadamzing. This, with Il
portion of the regular tax. will give il
$4,000 for this work, and the expectation
is that in four years all the principa
streets of the village will be macada
miZed.
A slugging match was witnessed al
Bennington, Friday evening, by over Ion
sports, between Henry Normandy anC
Thomas Deude. Seven rounds Wee
fought with six ounce gloves and Nor
mandy was laid out in the eighth round
being badly punished. \ purse of SlC
was made up by the crowd and awarded
to the victor. This match occur e in {
livery barn in the heart of the vi lagp
aud is the second match ever fought il
Vermont. the first one being in Castletol
Il few weeks ago. No arrests have beel
made.