Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-14
left the same day for Meriden, n. H.,
where she Is to attend school.
State l1eps.

The 26th annual convention of the
State Sabbath School association of Yer.
mont will be held at st. Adams October
Is Is.
Mack, by Thought, owned by Guy NJ.
Bentley of Rutland, won the 2:l9-class
race at Plattsburgh, Wednesday; best
time. , %.
Trinity Episcopal parish of Rutland |
will celebrate its centennial September
% and 20. Bishop Hall will be present
and speak on the OCCASION
John w. McAusland, proprietor of
X the Boston store, the largest mercantile |
Mouse in Burlington, died suddenly of |
heart disease Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Geo. Farrlngto of Burlington
committed suicide Tuesday afternoon by
firing rifle ball through her head.
The deed was premeditated and proba-
bly, due to dependency.
The membership of the Soldiers
home at Bennington is now the largest
that it ever has been. Up TO date there
have been 255 admitted The present
number is IS, l6 of whom are In the
hospital.
Six purses-for , 80, 2:27. 2:4O for
3year-olds, 30, 40 for four-year-olds
aud free for-all classes-have been
opened for the Rutland county fair,
Oct. ,, and /. *. *. Hannum of Rut-
land is superintendent of races.
During the State fair at White River
Junction last week the stallion Nelson
made an attempt to lower his record.
The track was mealy, but he made the
nile in 2;ll3, lowering the State record
OF :l3i made by him the day before.
a carriage containing Mr.. and Mrs
Horace Higgins and Miss Mary Manley.
all of Benson, was struck by train at
Putnam, n. Y. Tuesday. Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Higgins were instantly killed and
e Miss Manley was probably fatally hurt.
Thomas b. Reed of Maine sends the
= following telegram to GOvernor-elect
Woodbury.: 81 beg to send my most
hearty congratulations over Your vic
d tory How you could get an increase
9 to your Republican majority seemed be-
d yond comprehension, but you have done
d it, and your year will be historic. We
r are to have our election next Monday,
and it looks as if we should follow your
lead Not much talk, but everybody
takes our victory for granted. No cor
4 ner disputes, for there seems no dispute
possible"
b. The voters of Morrisville have in
SUI uNltQ TIE lIucLttS IT, iiOCttu Ill OlitC
with the construction of a frst-class wat
Il er system from springs on the Bugbee
farm which was bought by the village, to
Y build a reservoir of twenty times the ca
IS pacity of the present system, to lay a
much larger pipe, and to put in thirty
;, hYdrants for fire purposes, instead of ten
e as at present,-all at an expense not tC
exceed S2l 900. The new supply will be
y from absolutely pure spring water. The
q present water system is entirely INSULT
+, cient and is owned by nonresident par
ties.
If a heavy storm swept through the
- south part of the State on Monday. A
Bratteboro one of the horse barns be
longing to the Valley Fair association
- in which were quartered about scort
- of horses, was struck by lightning anC
II burned, together with a quantity of hay
and grain. y two-year.old colt was Nil
p led, but the rest of the stock was saved
:, In Manchester it is reported that ion
o trees were blown down. the roof of III,
Burr and Burton seminary blown off
!, chimneys blown down aud consideIabl,
n other damage done. The storm lasteC
ID about half an hour.
Charles II. Sherman of Fairfield
1t wealthy farmer. was brutallv assaulted
a and robbed Friday evening He wen
= into his barn to put away tools he haC
been using, and was set upon by two
# masked men, who. after long fight
"a overpowered and bound him and tool
r. from his pockets about $50. Sherman
got loose II hours afterward. after work
ing all night cutting the rope which
T. bound his wrists with his fingernals
= and digging the flesh from his bones II
= the operation. A reward of 5000 hai
been offered for the apprehension of tn,
:, the robbers. Mr.. Sherman was consider
n ably injured in the struggle with thu
RS men. The nasal bone is broken, there
are several cuts on his face and one ey'
If is closed and so badly injured that it may
y not be possible to save it.
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