Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-04-27
State 11ews.

The annual muster of the State militia
will be held at Brattleboro, Aug. 1917.
The annual State Universaist conven-
ton may be held in Morrsville late in
August.
William Bacon, a farmer of 81. hanged
himself in his barn at South Stanford
last Thursday.
The Vermont Marble Co. of Proctor
the other day paid its men about S47,-
600, their wages for March.
Waterford has a curiosity in the shape
of a lamb with two bodies, double set
of legs, two tails, but only one head.
John Holland of Poultnev. aged SO. a
resident of this State since 1917, has lust
taken out his final naturalization papers.
The trustees of the Bennington soldiers
home have decided to build wing on
the north side that will give eight adj
ditional rooms.
Harry MCGOWAN, Barre tool sharp
ener, made an unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide by taking dose of laud-
anum Monday night.
Rev. j. w. Bemis, a retired Methodist
clergyman, hanged himself at North
field Saturday morning. He had been in
Ill health for some time.
Fifty thousand young brook trout were
distributed among the streams of Ben
nngton county along the line of the rail
road ON Friday. They were from the
State hatchery at St. .IOhnshury.
A new metallic telephone circuit is be-
ing constructed between Rutland and
Bellows Falls. 1t will be built of copper
wires. The new circuit will be devoted
to through business.
George H., the ll-year-old son of p.
ii. Pratt of Brattleboro. was struck on
the head by 24-pound ball on the
school grounds and died the heXt morn
Ing without ever having regained con-
seriousness.
Frank Lewis, the boy who disappear
ed from his home in Norwich early in
the month, was found working on Il
farm in Bolton. His father could not
persuade him to 90 home. lie is be-
lieved to be mentally unbalanced
Lizzie, the seven year-old daughter of
George Schwah. was found dead on
River street in Bennington last Thurs
day. She had been at school all day and
after supper went out to play. The
cause of her death is mystery.
At Westfield Monday morning n. c.
Hoyt's steam saw and grist mill, to.
gether with large quantity of lumber,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
100000 and The insurance $1,000. Two
men were hurt, one of them perhaps
fatally.
The body of Nicholas Donahue, who
disappeared from Rutland January "a,
was found in Otter creek on the outskirts
of the city on Monday. \ bottle of whis-
key, "A piece of candy and - cents in
change were found in the pockets of his
clothing.
W. p. Rice, formerly of Windsor, whom
many investors of New England know in
connection with Fort Payne, Cardiff and
DensoD, has just been selling in New
ork the bonds of company which
plans to erect at Buffalo. y. V, the larg-
est office building in the world.
The Vermont Telephone and Telegraph
company is building telephone line
from st. Adams to Cambridge Junction.
This will give st. Adams direct cOmmu-
ncation with Montpelier and surround
ing towns and also with towns in the
vicinity of Cambridge junction.
Suit has been brought against the es-
tate of the late William Patterson of
Ryegate. 1t is claimed that the woman
with whom he lived was not legally his
wife, so that she and their children are
not entitled to the estate of $50, 900
which he left. The claim is made on
behalf of a nephew and niece of Patter-
son. The case is now on trial in the
Washington county court.
The remains of Isaac Miles were found
nj a In In. 10 In hA SIN m
mill yard at Greensboro Bend We'd
nesday afternoon by the mill workmPn,
and an evident crime unearthed. Miles
disappeared the Saturday before Thanks
giving last and was last seen in company
with one Cram, hard citizen of the
place, and Night Waterman Bow of the
mill. An examination disclosed a bad
fracture of the skull sufficient to cause
death, and 1t was clear that the body had
been pulled or showed under the pile.
1t was badly eaten by rats and was only
Identified by the clothing. Bottles near
the body indicated that rum had hand
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