Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-02
State 17ems.

boro was burned Sunday morning; loss,
$4,000; insurance, $1,000.
The creditors of the Excelsior Granite
Co. of Barre have induced Judge Ross to
order a receiver appointed for the con
Germ.
A wildcat two feet and half long
was killed Tuesday in the barnyard OF
j. B. Ford of West Randolph, where 1t
was trying to catch hen.
Tuberculosis has been discovered In
the large and valuable herd of l.. Z.
Fisher of Cabot, and six animals, valued
at about 5000, have been slaughtered.
There were 26 fire alarms in the city
of Rutland between March % and Dec.
81 last. The total insurance involved
was S92,5l0 and the total losses paid
$4l ,3G6.49
Thomas B. Aitchison, leading drug
gist of Rutland, died on Friday evening
| lst of pneumonia. He was born IN
Madrid, N. Y, in 1865, and had lived In
Rutland about ten years.
George A. Martin of Ludlow has been
arrested, charged with sending unlawful
matter on a postal card through the
mails, and gave bonds to appear III the
United States court for trial.
Fred A. Kezer, postmaster at Fletcher
has been charged with selling lottery
tickets. He appeared before the United
States commissioner at Burlington ana
gave bail for appearance at court.
Willard w. Osgood's farmhouse in
East Pittsford was burned Sunday after
noon with contents, causing a loss OF
$1,000. There is some insurance. 1t
caught from burning chimney.
The docket for the March term OF the
Washington county court, when Will
open at Montpelier on the 18th, contains
39l cases, including - criminal, 40
chancery and and A divorce cases.
The Republicans of the city of Rut-
land have nominated this ticket: For
MAYOR, Levi G. Kingsley; city treasurer,
Fred A. Field; constable, Frank l..
Clark; park commissioner, Charles T.
Harris.
Chas. II. Scribner of Jericho has been
arrested and Jailed on the charge of hav-
ing poisoned three horses owned by Or
Wis Rowland of Jericho. The poison
used, so it is charged, was paris green
and was put in the manger
The largest smokestack ever raised in
the State of Vermont was lately set up
at the Winooski gorge. The stack is
100 feet high, 10 feet in circumference
and weighs u tons. 1t was put together
on the ground and raised in one piece.
The Methodist church in Waitsheld
was burned early Monday morning win
all its contents. The building was dedl-
Gated in March, 1871, and the present
pastor is Rev. w. f. Douglas. Cause OF
the fire unknown. The building was
valued at $4,000; insured in the Vermont
Mutual for $4,000.
Mrs. John Austin of Brattleboro was
killed last week by Gov. Fuller's runaway
team. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Austin were
run down on the highway by the team,
which was driven by member OF the
governors household, who was unable to
control the horse after the harness broke.
Mr.. Austin, though badly injured, will
probably recover.
John Campbell was found dead be-
side grave he was digging in the
Catholic cemetery at Fair Haven Tues
day. His death was ascribed to natural
causes, but the next day 1t was found
that he was killed by rifle ball. 1t is
thought the shot was stray one from a
rifle used for target practice at some dis
lance from the cemetery
Bv the will of John l.. Woods of
Cleveland, O., Bradford received $l5,-
600 for a public library, two-thirds OF
which can be used for the building, the
balance to be held AS an endowment.
The library trustees have selected the
plan drawn by lambert Packard, an
architect of St. Johnsbury. The new
building will be &C by 80 feet, with II
inch brick walls, and of the Romanesque
style of architecture.
The committee on the revision of the
laws, composed of A. A. Hall of ST. AL
bans, p. X. Gleed of Morrisvllle and G
NJ. Barber of Arlington, is IN session a
St. Adams this week. The committed
began its work last July and it will TAKE
some time yet to complete it. The revi
sion takes in all the laws passed since
1880. The revision is to be finished il
June and the whole printed by the tint
the next legislature meets.
The Green Mountain Stock Farm com
pany of West Randolph, organized unde
the laws of Connecticut with a capita
stock of S2S0,000 assigned Wednesday
The liabilities are placed at $4,000; as
sets S75 900. This was considered TO b
the largest stock concern in the Unite
States and has won many prizes at cattl