Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-23
State l1eps.

d. f. Andrus has resigned as princi-
pal of the Black River academy at Lud-
low.
\ lively war against the rum sellers
is going on in Barre and prosecutions
are numerous.
A box of earth from Lafayettes grave
has been sent to the Daughters of the
Revolution at Rutland.
Rv. Joseph Ddignault, pastor of the
Holy Guardian Angels at st. A bans, died
last week, aged IS years.
The Vermont Marble company of Proc
tor OH the 18th paid its help about S4l 900,
their wages for February.
The ice is out of the lake and the
steamer Chateaugay will begin her trips
from Burlington on Monday.
The Rutland school commissioners
have advertised for plans for a six-room
schOolhouse to cost not over $1,000
A three-store block in Bratteboro.
was damaged 5000 by fire on the 18th
inst.
Hill & Morse's general store at Frank
lin burned Saturday morning, and is a
total loss. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
$500.
Morrisvlle has called a special town
meeting for the 24th to elect legally
road commissioner, the incumbent hay
ing been chosen by reclamation instead
of by ballot.
Hines burgh is soon to have a special
meeting of its voters to see if the town
will vote to bond itself for $25 900 for
the proposed railroad to connect il with
Burlington.
A daughter was born at Montpelier
Saturday night to Calvin Townsend and
wife that weighed one and one-fourth
pounds. The child is apparently all
right and doing well.
w. Ii. II. Slack & Co., Springfield,
shoddy manufacturers. are building an
addition to their mill to remove their
extract plant into. They report their
business as very good.
A new cooperative creamery is to be
erected in GrotOn. Several meetings of
farmers have been held and nearly
enough money raised. 1t will be on the
separator plan, with stations at cOnven-
lent points.
Mrs. Ross, wife of Principal Ross of
the Vermont Episcopal institute at
Burlington and daughter of the late
Dea. j. j. Howard of Benson, died on
the 18th inst. She had been ill two
years with nervous prostratiOn.
Charles Brow and Charles Medor
found the body of a man afloat in Mis-
sisquoi river, two miles below the Swan
ton falls, Monday night; it is supposed
to be the body of Martin Clary, who
mysterously disappeared last fall.
The centennial anniversary of the
grand lodge of Masons of the
State will be celebrated in Burlington
during Masonic week. June - and
H. The grand lodge was instituted at
Manchester and Noah Smith was the
! first grand master.
In the Washington county court at
Montpelier on Friday Eugene Loveland
of Waterbury pleaded guilty of bigamy
ard was sentenced to two years in State
prison. George McGilfrey OF ROXbury,
convicted of grand larceny, was SEN
fenced to two years In State prison.
Frost oosened rock on the st. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad, two
miles west of st. Johnsbury, Tuesday
night, and freight train struck the rock
soon after, derailing the locomotive and
four ears. Two cars were smashed, bu
the train hands were not seriously hurt.
Sloan Flint, an employee in b. G
Bass saw mill, West Rutland. while
reaching over the large planer recently
slipped and hadkhis clothing caught 10y
the large cog wheel and his arm draw
through ii beyond the elbow, smashing
the arm completely, and it was amputa
ted below the shoulder.
A meeting of the shareholders of tn
! fnN OF
/ Texas, was held in Brattleboro Tuesday
: large majority of the stock being rep
resented. A. p. Childs of Bennington, L
! j. Tenney OF Claremont, n. H., and b
, j. Derby of Burlington were elected
committee to formulate plans for tn
protection of shareholders interests.
+ Gen. Kingsley, Rutland's new mayor
E says in his message that the city govern
! ment is a success. The debts of the mt
nicipality he summarizes as follows
School, $27 ,647.S9; water, S34 1913 10
water extension, $50, 900; late village G
Rutland, $l1 ,299. 81; refunding warrants
e S27, 800; town of Rutland, Sl03, 929.92-
total, S3l0,3l0.7S. The rate of intere'
paid on the debt is from four to six pc
} cent.
D The new Congregational church
= st. Adams is completed and is occupied
; The style of architecture is modern.
is of brick with terra Gotta Trimmings
e The main building is 65 feet wide an
+ 81 feet deep. The chapel on the scout
i side is 27X57 feet The new buildin
e replaces the one destroyed by fire
z November, 1891, and cost nearly SIS, OOl
e 1t is one of the handsomest churches
the State.
V Reports to the Insurance commissioner
r from all insurance companies doing bus
> ness in Vermont in 1898 have just bee