Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-08
State l1eps.

There are in Vermont a Woman's Re
| lief corps, with an aggregate member
bership OF over $500.
The Vermont State Universallst con-
vention will be held in st. Johnsbury the
last week In August.
Edward Sanborn, tool sharpener of
Barre, was drowned While rowing on
Mirror lake Sunday afternoon.
The village of Ludlow has voted to
have a system of water works and sewers.
The expense is estimated at $4,000.
The Baptist Sunday schools of the
the State had their annual convention at
i Bratteboro on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The exercises of the 18th commence
ment of Vermont academy at SaXton 5
River will begin the 18th inst. aud con-
tinuc through the 10th.
Thomas McAttrick. aged %, was run
over by the Boston sleeper near Rutland
at l2:l5 Saturday morning and died at 10
a. m. He was stealing ride.
The new administration building of the
! Vermont State insane asylum at Water
/ bury was dedicated May 81. GOV. Fuller
and other State officers were present.
Frank Bradford, IA Bennington man
who at one time had something of a rep
utation as a public reader, disappeared
from home on Friday and on Tuesday
was found in a half-crazed condition at
Albany.
Newton johnson, ianitor of the Ben
nington graded schools. ran away Tues
dav with S225. the proceeds of six checks
which as many of the teachers had given
him in order that he might get them
cashed at the bank.
DR.. w. Seward Webb, past president
general of the Sons of the American
Revolution, has authorized the Column
ban liberty bell committee to present IN
his name copy of "Liberty Chimes to
every teacher IA the State of Vermont.
David Moves of Bennington, aged IS,
committed suicide Friday with arsenic.
He was out Of work and had become dis
couraged and insane. lie leaves a
widow and four children. Before hard
times came on he owned his home, but
lost it.
The hands of the Fairbanks scale
works at st. Johnsbury have had their
wages reduced 10 per cent. The reduc-
/ ton applies TO all departments of the
cOmpany's business. The works have
been running on short time for some
months.
j. j. Towards herd of ten grade Jer-
seys in Brattleboro has been found to be
| III an advanced stage of tuberculosis, and
| the whole herd has been condemned by
DR.. Rich. the veterinarian of the State
experiment station, and will be killed
this week.
During the month of May, 1893, -
manufacturing concerns in Bennington
paid out for wages the sum Of Sil ,O61 Pa
The list includes knitting mills, machine
shops, stocking mills, etc. During the
month of May this year the same con-
Germs paid out S27,979.59.
Two sons of George Prouty of West
Brattleboro, aged respectively 20 and IA,
went hunting crows Sunday. y prema-
ture discharge from the younger boy 5
gun went through the calf of the older
boys leg. making frightful wound,
which may necessitate amputation.
Four cattle. the only remaining in the
herd belonging to Rev. Henry Fairbanks
of st. Juhu>hury, were killed the other
day. a. thry showed evidence of tuber-
culO-i- when the test was applied, al
though they were healthy in appearance.
An examination was made after the
slaughter and the test proved correct.
G q +. G. Place & Co. of Woburn,
Mass. have let contract for the cree
ton OF new russell leather finishing shops
at Bethel 10 take the place CT the shops
burned at WOburn early this year. 1t is
expected that leather will be finished il
the new shops early in September. Al
the outset employment will be given tC
60 men.
Work on the government fish hatchery
at st. Johnsbury is progressing rapidly
When completed there will be four or five
building, of different sizes. The one now
in progress Is about 81 by 20, one story
high. with twO-story tower In thi
building will be watts for Matching, anC
outside will be ponds in various place
for growing the fishes.
The Kelsey & Brodie block on the cas-
side of Church street, Burlington, jus
above the Howard bank, was ruined b!
fire Sunday noon, and of the content
practically nothing was saved. Tn
total loss is placed at S65,0 900. with tn
total insurance of Sd. 600. The bloc
was owned by Kelsey q Brodie and wa
occupied by VI. j. Levin q CO.. clothing
{ Brodie q Parker, Odd Fellows lodge
and offices. The Wingate and SHAY
buildings adjoining were slightly dam
ouad frha pausa of tho irn il uulsr Ow n