Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-01
State l1erps.

John w. Gordon has been nominated
by citizens caucus for mayor OF Barre.
Hon. G. w. Wing has been nominated
for mayor of the new city of Montpelier.
Thomas Hickey, aged IS years and I'M
married, was killed Tuesday afternoon
bv blast in quarry at Poultney.
Mortified village voted Tuesday night
to purchase the electric light plant, which
has been run by a private concern.
Gen. o. w. Sterl, colonel of the l0ith
Ohio regiment during the war, died sud
denly at his home in Rutland Sunday
night
The nominees for mayor in Rutland
are: j. A. Sheldon, Republican; John
d. Spellman, Independent; A. A. circuit,
Socialist.
The house of Mrs. A. NJ. Kinney at
South Hero was burned Monday, and
. Mrs. Kinney, who was about 80 years OF
age and blind, persisted 10 the flames.
Frank Hackett, an employee of the Fall
Mountain Paper company at Bellows
. Falls, had an arm caught In the cylinder
of paper machine Friday and was fa-
tally hurt.
AK. Darling, cashier of the Island
. Pond national bank, died Monday of
consumption. He had been sick one
year and unable to work for the past
three months.
Gov. Woodbury. has pardoned Floyd
A. Elkins from State prison. Elkins
was convicted of rape in Essex county
in 1889 and sentenced to State prison for
10 years. He had served six years of
time.
The towns in Chittenden county which
have public libraries are only five in
number-BurlingtOn jericho, Milton,
Richmond and Shelburne. OF the 24l
towns in the State, only 104 have libra
. ries and many of these are but apologies
for libraries.
Charles l.. Woodbury. of Burlington,
son of Gov. Woodbury., has the contract
to complete the Morrisvile water system
begun last falliby the village corporation.
The contract includes the building of a
"a, 900 gallon reservoir in addition to the
two others now In use.
bad freight wreck occurred Saturday
afternoon at st. Johnsbury Centre, on
the Passumpsic railroad. The last six
cars of an up freight which were on the
main track, were struck by down
freight. A locomotive and six cars were
badly wrecked. Passenger trains were
delayed six hours.
LyuuOuNlllt udOl Il SpcCldl NllldSC lhCCt-
ing Tuesday night and voted to have a
system of water works. The commits
sioners were authorized to issue bonds
for any amount not exceeding $4,000 at
not exceeding per cent. interest, paya-
BILE in 30 years, and at any time after 10
years if the village directs.
Vermont was sin it, at the big New
York dog show. w. w. Brown of
Springfield exhibited two of his dogs,
both receiving prizes, making them win
'ners of six and nine prizes respectively.
Two OF them have won prizes every
r time shown both there and in New Eng
land. Several prizes were also awarded
to J. l.. Winchell, the Fair Haven breed
er of mastiffs and bloodhounds.
E. E. Towner of Montpelier, State
secretary of the Christian EndeavOr So
ciety, has made arrangements for the en-
tertainment of the Vermont delegation
at the annual convention in Boston next
July. Mr.. Towner has made contract
with the proprietors of the Maverick
House, East Boston, to furnish lodg-
ings for 800 delegates from the Green
Mountain State for 70 cents day. That
house will be Vermont headquarters
during the meeting.