Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-28
State 11ems.

Essex Junction has new spool and
bobbin factory which started up last
week with large force.
The second annual convention of the
Kings Daughters and Sons will be held
in Burlington, Oct. and ..
The old Hnesburgh cornet band, just
disbandt d, was the first band in the
State to possess full set of silver in
strumeuts.
Bennington people talk of securing
charter from the legislature to build an
electric railroad from that place TO the
New York State line.
The Vermont Marble company is put
ting in stone crusher at West Rutland
to pulverize marble to be used in the
manufacture of glass.
There are 1917 pupils registered in the
Rutland city schools-7Gl boys and
1913 girls. In Burlington the number of
pupils enrolled is 1908.
The trial of John Larney, alias Wholly
Matches" for pocket picking, is in pro-
gress in the Chittenden county court.
He is said to be noted criminal.
The poles for the trolley wires of the
Ru land electric street railway have been
erected on Merchants Row. With the
id ton of these, th re are now In the
Merchants Row pole grove 60 poles, bear
ing lS6 cross arms.
A Jury of the Rutland county court
has ienuered verdict for S520l.G1 in
.vor of f. II. Geno and against the
Fail Mountain Paper Co., of Bellows
Falls. Geno was hurt while in the
company's employ.
William Colburn, aged 20 years, resi-
don't of White River Junction, committed
suicide Tuesday 10y throwing himself on
the railroad track before fast train.
He had been insane several months and
had before attempted suicide.
Stephen IL. Folsom, formerly a resi-
dent of Lyndonville. and recently pres-
dent of the Albuquerque, n. NJ, national
bank has been sentenced to five years
in the penitentary. lie was charged
with some offence against the national
banking law.
Abner G. Cram and John Bowe are on
trial in the Orleans county court for the
murder of Isaac Miles. Miles suddenly
disappeared about November II last.
A body, supposed to be his, was found
under a lumber pile in mill yard at
Greensboro Bend.
The Caledonia Publishing Co., pub
fishers of the st. Johnsbury Republican,
has gone into the hands of Il receiver,
Judge Charles Rodgers having been APP
pointed to that Office. This is the con-
Germ which was looted by Charles 7.
Walter, its manager, who is now in
State PRISON for forgery.
Rev. d. Sage Mackay, pastor of the
Congregational church at st. Adams,
has received a call to the Reformed
church at Newark, y. j. lie intends to
accept and will begin his work as pastor
Of that church early in October. Mrs.
Mackay is the youngest daughter of the
late Hon. j. Gregory Smith.
Charles A. Riddle, a hardware mer-
chant of johnson, who has been missing
from his home since August IL, was
found in Boston last week in demented
condition, and physically a wreck. He
has been taken home, but can give no ac-
count of his wanderings. 1t is known
that he went as far as Baltimore.
Through their representative-elect, II.
5. johnson, the citizens of Williston are
bestiring themselves to see if the coming
legislature will not, if the matter is
brought before it properly, vote an APP
preparation for the erection of a suitable
memorial stone to mark the resting place
of Nermont's first governor, Thomas
Chittenden, who lived, died and was
buried in that town.
Mai. l.. +. Morris. commanding IA
squadron of the 81 cavalry. consisting Of
troops G. +. + and G, at Fort Sheridan,
near Chicago, started Tuesday for Fort
Ethan Allen, near Burlington. These
troops have been in Chicago since July
6, where they were ordered from Fort
Riley. Kan, by telegraph They have
field equipments and are noted for eX-
celency in drill and maneuvers.
William Robinson of Castleton has an
old and highly-treasured document,
which is probably one of the Oldest in
town. Ii is an original deed of 100 acres
of land in the east part of the town, on
the road leading to Rutland, the consid-
Grafton being $50. The deed is given by
Seth Warner of Keyport, in the province
of New York and county of Charlotte,
to Israel Hurburt. All the writing in
the deed was done by Seth Warner, who
signed it in the presence of William
Smith and Israel Smith. Ii was given
the sixth day of March. l775, in the 18Th
year of his maiesty's reign. Under date
/ of November IL, l779. the deed is sworn
to at Bennington before Jesse Belknap,
Justice of the peace. On the back is the
following Endorsement by the first town
clerk of the town: ''December We l6,
1873, received and att large recorded
the within deed in Castle ton, first book
of town records by me. Jesse Belknap,
town clerk"