Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-10
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has disappeared, leaving several credi-
tors.
The New England Telephone and Tel
egraph company have completed their
new copper metallic circuit between Bel
lows Falls and Rutland.
About $4,000 has been pledged toward
the new business block which the Farm
ers' and Mechanics exchange proposes
building in Brattleboro
Raleigh A. Folsom, aged II years, of
South Barton committed suicide in Bos-
ton Sunday. He was Respondent be-
cause of failure to obtain work.
The 10th annual festival of the Yer
mont choir guild will be held at st.
Adams Wednesday and Thursday, Octo-
Der 3 aud 1, S. B. Whitney of Boston
conducting.
Young Bundy, who came near killing
his father in Bethel short time ago, has
been sentenced in the Windsor county
court to one year in the house of of cor
rection at Rutland.
Leroy NJ. Holmes, a Springfield farm
err. was held up and robbed by highway
men Thursday evening. He claims that
he was drugged after the highwaymen
grabbed him, and that he lost quite sum
of money.
Solomon James and Ellie Spaulding of
Bethel who had been convicted of pois-
oning Mr.. Spaulding, the husband OF
Ellie. were sentenced in Windsor county
court to ten and eight years respectively
III States prison.
II. w. Love of Castleton and Jewett
p. Cain of Rutland have received the
quarter fines of the SGOlO which John
O'Neil of Whitehall, y. y, was fined
for selling liquor. These men were the
prosecutors of the original cases in Rut-
land IA dozen years ago.
Wilbur Reynolds dwelling in Cam
bridge was destroyed by fire last Thurs
day, and his only child, aged II months,
was burned to death. Ihe mother left
her babe sleeping in the chamber and
went to neighbours. While there on
looking back she discovered the flames,
but could save nothing. No insurance.
Monday evening the residents at
Chester Depot gave reception to the
teachers and instructors attending the
summer school of methods for Windsor
county. Some 100 persons were pres
ent, ali of whom were made i'll from
some unknown cause. supposed to be
poisoned ice cream. Most of those af-
frcted have recovered, but some are in
a critical condition.
But three parties will be represented
on the State ticket this fall. 1t is neces-
sary for all parties to file certificates of
nomination with the secretary Of state
within 80 days of the date of the election,
and as that time expired Saturday night.
all who wish to vote the Prohibition
ticket will be obliged to write the name
of the candidates on the ticket. Their
certificate warrant was not received until
Tue day night.
Henry A. Winship, iObber in hardware
at Bradford, has suspended. His labili-
ties are stated at from 100000 to 100000
and assets nearly the same, if their true
value can be realized. He carries hea-
w stock of goods, claimed by him to be
valued at more than 100000. He has
done a large iObbing trade through
northern Vermont and the failure Will be
a great misfortune to the town. MIR.
Winship hopes to make a comp omise
with his creditors; otherwise he will go
into insolvency.
John G.arney, who was arrested the
other day in Burlington for picking
pockets on the trains between that city
and Essex Junction. has been identified
as the notorious "Molie Matches" well
known in criminal circles all oyer the
country. He was convicted July Il,
1882, of robbing Galesburg (llls.) bank
and was sentenced to 10 years in State
prison. lie has served II years in vari-
Gus penal Institutions and is still indebted
II years, having escaped before the eN-
piratiOn of his sentence.
Hon. j. l.. Martin of Brattleboro has
forwarded his report as tax commissioner
to the State printers. and the BrattebOrO
Reformer says that it j. document full
of instructive figures and recommends
tiOns. The report shows that the state
has realized from these taxes on corpora
tions since the passage of the Hooker
bill, 50 called, in 1852, S2.S33, 933.3l .
There has been constant increase of the
revenue. For the first year, ending De
cember 81, 1888, ii was Sl96, 63S.5l. In
1893 it was $349. 463.54. There has been
Il large increase since the passage of the
present law in 1890 and the last two years
have exceeded the two preceding years
by Sl26, lib.
Wilbur +. Perigo. a desperate criminal
has been arrested in Burlington fol
thieving. Perigo had already fired sew
cral shots at an officer who had tried &c
arrest him. He i an old offender. Dec
.. 1884, he was arrested for assault will
intent to xiii j. f. LarOse, police Oflic
Ger, who was then arresting him. lie
was bound over to the county court, bu
in the spring of 50 he broke out of Jail
He was captured few months later il
Chicago and brought to Burlington
where he received a sentence of sever
years in State prison. After serving
three years and eight months he wa
pardoned by the governor, and since ha
been in various parts of the country.
Ten thousand people attended the eX
ercses at Stowe, Wednesday, when tn
centennial of the town was celebrated
At sunrise a salute of 100 guns was fired
Great preparations had been made an,
the whole village was deliberately trim
med with bunting and national cOlors
In the center of the village large arcl
composed of whole timbers neithe
hewed nor sawed was erected, which wa
decorated with national colOrs and Dor
suitable notices and was lighted b.
electricity during the evening. In wha
was the old hotel yard were erected
log house, which was equipped with al
the articles of an old-time hut, and
huge fire place and stone chimney. Nea