Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-17
State l1ems.

Elmer b. Abbott of Newbury Centre
was fatally kicked in the face by horse
last week.
The annual convention of the Yer
mont Christian Endeavor union will be
held at Newport, Oct. and 3.
Heman A. Phelps of Milton had 500
taken from his vest pocket last Saturday
by a tramp whom he had working for
him.
The Republicans of Caledonia county
failed to file the nominations for county
officers with the county clerk in time to
have them go on the official ballot.
A. n. Drew of st. Johnsbury, contract.
or and builder, has filed petition in
insolvency. Liabilities, S540O; assets,
nearly $1,000. Most of the creditors ale
st. Johnsbury firms.
Among the prisoners now in Jail at
Burlington are two alleged murderers,
two bigamists, one highway robber, two
charged with grand larceny and one
man charged with murderous assault on
policeman.
Before sailing for Scotland for his va
cation. Rev ID. Sage Mackay of St.
Adams received the offer Of call to the
North Reformed Dutch church at New
ark. y. j. This church has G2S members
and the pastors salary Is SJOOO'
The Rutland street railway company
has closed contract with the f. H..
Patch Manufacturing company for the
furnish ng of 700 tons of rails for the
electric street railway. The rails will be
bought and shipped as soon as possible.
+la | nj al
at Morrsville recently and seized large
barrel It was carefully guarded all
night and the next day the cask was
found to contain spring water. 1t was
the fist seizure by the new police and
was put-up job.
Burglars entered the store of o. b..
Cutting. druggist and ieweler at West
Concord, at 2 o'clock Monday morning.
About SIS was taken from the cash
drawer, and few goods were stolen.
The burglars were frightened away and
have not been found.
Black bears are numerous on the
mountains which skirt Bennington on
the east. Recently a number of board
ers at Camp Comfort saw an old bear
and two cubs on the IIOtchkiss clearing,
about a mile from camp. Later in the
day a party of berry pickers saw three
bears.
Eugene NJ. Tayntor, a member of the
board of village bailitlS, was placed un-
der arrest at Barre last week and sued
for $1,000 in favor of Hugh RaecrOtt of
Graniteville, who alleges that Mr.. Tayn-
tor interfered with him in 1892 and by
threats caused him to be discharged
from the employ of G.. Libersant, paw
ing contractor.
Julius Sears, Henry Coutermarsh,
Frank Roberts. Ben Terrill and y b..
Darling. concerned in breaking into
Hon. A. L. Peases store and postoflce in
Hartford on Thursday night of last week,
have been bound over for trial at the
December term of the county court.
Sears is hard young character; he was
the leader and the Others thoughtlessly
followed him.
Two fine structures are being erected
this year on the grounds of the university
of Vermont at Burlington. One of these
is science building, the gift of DR..
Edward Ii. Williams of the Baldwin
locomotive works of Philadelphia,
which Will contain lecture rooms, lab
oratories and other conveniences for the
departments of chemistry, physics and
biology. The other is dormitorv
building which is to make the college
home for about 100 students. and is the
gift of John II. Converse of the class of
1868, also of the Baldwin firm.