Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-11
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lage.
w. II. Duntons barn in Rutland.
with $500 worth of hay, was burned
Sunday night, causing a total loss of
$1,000.
The store of G. II. Sanford in Beuning-
ton Center was burglarized Monday
night, but the thieves got only little
loose change.
The two Whiteman boys who were
shot by their father at Winooski few
weeks ago are in a fair way to recover.
Each of them has ball in his head.
The 18th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Dairymen's association was opened
at White River Junction Tuesday and
continued through yesterday. Numerous
interesting papers were read.
The executive committee of the State
society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals has called meeting of the So
ciety, to be held in Rutland January %
Judge Williams of Bristol is president of
the society.
George w. Taylor, one of the post of.
flee burglars who was captured at Roch-
ester some time ago, was arraigned in
Rutland on Tuesday and pleaded not
guilty. The hearing will come next
Wednesday.
Tho trustees of the State insane asylum
at Waterbury will soon advertise for
bids for the enlargement of the asylum,
III accordance with an act passed by the
legislature, the bids to be opened Febru-
airy II and the structure to be completed
by November /.
The new State board of pharmacy has
organized by the choice of these officers (:
President, A. w. Higgins; secretary,
u. Belrose; treasurer, f. w. Pierce. The
next meeting Is to held in St. Johnsburv,
when the licenses which have been ap-
proved will be issued.
K. l.. Bates of Bennington has a COM
mission issued to his father, the late
William Bates, appointing him first lieu
tenant in the artillery company of the lst
brigade, LIST division. Vermont militia.
lt is dated June I, 1896, and signed by
Silas Jennison, governor.
Mrs. Frank Cline of St. Adams, who
had had trouble with her husband and
was living apart from him, was assault
ed in house there the other evening
and badly hurt. Her assailant struck
her on the head with club. She was
insane for several days from the effects
of the blow and the fright.
James Atwil of Shrewsbury captured
in that town the other day an animal
which he thinks is young bay lynx. 1t
IS OF the cat species and resembles IA huge
light gray cat, prOmiscuously notified
over with black spots ranging from the
size of "A silver five cent piece to that Of a
quarter of IA dollar. The back is several
shades darker than the stomach, which Is
nearly white.
The village corporation of Worthwhile
has made "A trade with Warren q Somer-
VILE of Waterbury, for several years
owners of the Morrisville water supply.
The village corporation is now in pos
sion of the entire plant, contracts and
franchise and will combine the same with
its new water system, which is well un-
der way. The village has recently put
in system of electric lights.
At Morrisvil e last week. six eases of
goods marked pure maple sugar" we're
received oy express ami cOnsie ned to
j. Warren. On the under size of each la
bel the names Of the persons who were
To receive the goods were written. and
among them was the name of Orlo Cady.
who has acted as police conrt Justice for
IA number of years. The goods proved
to be extra choice whiskry, which was
coniscated. The parties deny any knOwl-
edge of the affair.
The 2Sth annual encampment of the
Grand Army department of Vermont
will be held in Brattleboro, January 30
and 81. a campfire will be held in the
armory the evening OF January 30. when
the commander-in-chef and other promi-
nent Grand Army men will speak.
Barney Cannon, Jr., of Bellows Falls,
formerly of Brattleboro, will probably
be chosen department commander. An
attendance of about 300 delegates is look
ed for. The department Will be entitled
to six delegates at the national encamp-
ment in 1898. The total membership of
the II posts in the State is upward of
$500, and this figure is probably the high
water mark of the Grand Army in Yer
mont