Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-19
State l1eps.

There are several cases of diphlheria
and scarlet fever in st. Adams. An eff
fort is being made to close the public
4 schools
The voters of Montpelier village have
decided to instruct the representative to
the legislature to secure "a city charter
for the village.
A figure of Grief has just been fin
ished at Montpelier granite shop. 1t is
. to surmount a $40, 900 vault in cemetery
at indianapolis, Ind.
The Washington county grand jury
. has found an indictment against &.
. Scarisee for the murder of Bellati at
Barre last March. Scarisee cannot be
I found.
The State Medical society had its am
nual meeting at Montpelier on Thursday
E and Friday of last week. DR.. j. ii. Lin
sley of Burlington was elected president
for the ensuing year.
Four South salisbury men stood
with guns in their hands one night last
week and saw two burglars open and
rob the safe of W. p. Mattison & Co.,
without attempting to shoot or driye the
burglars away.
Mrs. E. A. Flint. while attempting to
cross the Central Vermont track at Pion-
Ger mills, short distance from Mont
peier, Tuesday morning, was struck by
a Barre branch train and ins family killed.
She was about ~ years old and leayes
three children.
Two young men of Underhill, who
were involved in the recent strikes at
Chicago, have returned to their old home
and bought farm. They now appre
ciate the fact that thrifty New Eng
lander is one of the happiest men i'll the
world Burlington News.
Ham Brock of Boston drove Gil Curry,
PAGER, two exhibition miles at St. Johns
bury, Monday. and if the weather had
been good Gil Curry would have been
dtiven to beat his record. Brock has
been offered $4,000 for the horse by
Russian, aud $1,000 more if he will drive
him three races in Russia next spIing.
4 dispatch of Tuesday from Westield,
Orleans county, says: "The heavy rains
on Sunday turned into snow during the
night, six inches falling in eighteen
hours. Traffic was almost entirely sus-
pended. y large number OF cattle are on
the hills and mountains. and much suf-
tering Will be endured before they can
be got to ihe farms" The storm was
general all through the central aud cast
ern sections of the state.
There is very curious stone in Wash
Ington near the Orange line. 1t is dark
colored, with base two by three feet
and between two and three feet in
height. Its upper portion is anvil-shaped
and is of about twenty inches in each of
its three dimensions. On its tables is
traced, evidently with the point of a
steel RAM cd, a picture in outline, repre-
senting IA man in the act of shooting a
bear with musket. The bear is sitting
erect, regarding the man and the muzzle
of the gun, through which two balls,
aimed at his heart. have been discharged.
Underneath is this inscription: Bear
killed by John Knox, 1901
The grand lodge of Good Templars
held its twenty-third annual meeting at
LyndOnvile lie, October IL and u. and
elected the following officers: Chief
templar. Chauncey H. Hayden of Essex;
vice templar, Mrs. Ella c. finney of
Lyndonvile; secretary, c. d. f lgerton
of Mortified; treasurer, r. A. Hatch of
Stralord: chaplain, Rev. W. ii. CraW-
ford of Pittsford; marshal, q. W. Bee
man of Swanton; guard, Marian Hatch
of STAFFORD; sentinel, Luke Potter of
Waterville; assistant secretary, Mrs. c..
d. Edgertou of Northtield; deputy mar
shall, Mabel c. Frost Of Bennington /;
messenger, w. Ii. Edridge of East
Middlebury.