Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-29
State l1eips.

Burlington is about to establish a
paid fire department.
Mrs. Abigail Stebbns of johnson died
asst week Sunday, aged lOl years.
A large addition to the Berwick House
\ n Rutland is to be erected this season.
Chafiee a. Sons steam mill in North
Sherburue was burned Friday night;
oss, $1,000.
Four men were arrested in Burlington
Monday for stealing horses in northern
New ork.
The Barre Savings Bank and Trust
company gained over $50, 900 in deposits
he past year.
Henry Dupratt of Winooski has been
lrres ted ON a charge of setting fire TO
Joseph w. Lavigne's grocer y store last
November.
s The capital stock of the Brattleboro
electric road has been Increased to SlO,-
+ )O0 and "A personal canvass Is to he made
or the sale of stock.
The Congregatonalists of Waterford
contemplate calling two ladies, Miss Conn
and Miss Fairbanks, to supply the pulpit
1t Waterford another year.
5. NJ. Allen, arrested in Burlington
n the act of stealing canned goods from
freight car. pleaded guilty and was
bent to Windsor for year.
Thomas Ward, convicted of arson at
Walden in 1883 and sentenced TO eight
years in State prison, has been pardOned
BY Gov. Woodbury.. He is i'll and can
Z i've but short time.
William Prentiss Cheney, one of the
oldest practical printers in the State,
.lied in Windsor, March IL, at the ripe
bid age of 20 wears. He had worked on
. he Vermont journal for over go wears.
4 joseph Warner of st. Adams, about
30 years old, a dissolute character, was
arrested Thursday. charged with felOn-
Gus assault on the eight year-old daugh-
laughter of NJ. Walsh. He has been
held for trial.
The Will of Andrew \. Jaquith of
iardner, Mass, leaves $1,000 to the
own OF Marshfeld for the purchase of
books for free public library, and
p 900 to the same town, the income to
be used for the same purpose.
A second large cotton mill is likely to
De built in Burlington this season. near
f enough stock having been taken to
larry the enterprise through Massa-
,huSetts men are at the head of the ven
ure.
Charles Cadv of West Windsor was
probably fatally injured the other dav
Stripped Oft, his cheek was torn from his
mouth half way to his ear, several ribs
we're broken and he was otherwise badly
bruised.
Z. II. Donnelly, known among his
HT.,It
.bn and Bernard German have been ar
tested in Burlington on the charge of
having set the fire which destroyed the
Booth lumber yards and other property
asst week.
Alvin Ford, aged II years, son of Rev.
A. W. Ford of Bradford, fatally shot
ipimself while playing with a revolver
tuesday. The ball entered his body Just
below the heart, inhictng IA wound from
he effects of which he died that night.
The Central Vermont Railroad com
+any has won the first of series of IL
. uits brought by as many insurance
companies to recover for their losses by
| he destruction of grain in an Ogdens-
burg elevator by fire, in September,
$50. The total amount involved in
hese cases was about $4,000
Henry Harris and Albert Brown,
.harged with the murder of Henry ID.
#. Lawrence. or what is better known
the Cold River murder. were arraigned
b the Rutland county court Tuesday.
Srown pleaded guilty to murder in the
IrSt degree and Harris not guilty. The
! rial of the latter is set for April S.
The returns from Vermont for the
.'ongregationalist Year Book for 1898
Indicate an unusually prosperous year,
with gains everywhere except in benevO-
ent contributions, which show de-
trease of S46S over 1893. The number
bf churches, 203, is the largest ever re-
ported: and of members 81 ,l34, the
argest since 1913, and possibly in the
history of the churches. Sp cial care
mas been taken the past few years in
Toll revision, and the column of remOv-
4 Is by discipline gives abnormally large
Otals. Last year, however, the net gain
{ vas 1863, which has been exceeded but
Z hree times in 30 years.
The State Dental association had sue
}eSsful three DAYS meeting AT Brandon
asst week. These officers were elected
President, Dr. +. o. Blanchard of West
i. Randolph; first vice president. DR.. +. Il.
hather of Chester; second vice president,
pr. c. 5. Campbell of st. Adams; secre-
airy, DR.. T. Mound of Rutland; treasur-
4 n. DR.. w. II. MunsOn of Wells River:
Executive committee, DR.. j. A. Robinson
4 f Morrisville, DIR. X. l.. Cleaves of
. f Montpelier and DR.. H. Turrill of
Rutland; State prosecutor. DR.. G.. w.
\ Hoffman of White River Junction. The
ieXt meeting will be held in Montreal
F he third Wednesday in March, 1896.