Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-04
State 11erps.

The thermometer stood at 20 below
zero at st. Johnsbury last Friday morn
ing.
The second annual exhibition of the
Vermont Poultry and Pet Stock associa-
ton will be held in the town hall in st.
Johnsbury January l6, II and Is.
Kate Sweeny of Jericno has been ar
rested and Jailed at Burlington for the
murder of her infant child, which she is
said to have strangled just after its
birth.
Lafayette II. Smith, well-known
Mortified shipper of livestock, fell
dead while unloading cattle at South
Vernon on Friday. His age was 60
years
Ludlow is afflicted with a gambling
mania according to the Tribune. chances
being taken on horses. dogs, photograph
albums or anything which has a money
value.
According to recent census bulletin it
appears that Vermont had in 1890 l04 Al
persons of foreign parentage, or 3l.43
per cent of the total population, which
was 1872, 1872.
The Commercial Travellers association
of Burlington had its annual banquet at
the Van Ness House on the evening of
Dec. IS. Gov. Woodbury. and many
others responded to toasts.
The Whiteman boys of Wnooski,
whose father tried to shoot them last
week, are still alive at the Fletcher hos
Dital in Burlington. One is unconscious,
but the other bids fair to recover
The commission of Postmaster Wheeler
of Burlington expires on the 18th inst.
No nomination of successor has yet
been made, aud, strange to say, there
are only three applicants for the place.
Parker q Thrall's store in West Rut-
land was broken into one night last week
aud about $25 in silver was taken from
the safe, which was unlocked. The
thieves entered throgh the back window.
Jed p. Ladd. Alburgh's representative
in the last legislature, died at his home
there Dec. 2S, of pneumonia. Mr.. Ladd
was born in North Hero September IS,
1928. He was lawyer and had held
numerous offices. including that of State
auditor.
James Bingham and Dora Newell,
residents of Burlington, started out for
sleigh ride New Years evening, and in
the course of their travels both got very
at an early hour the next morning. The
woman's hands and feet were badly
frozen.
A five-year old son of A. E. Smith was
accidently shot by his uncle, John VIM,
at Burlington Sunday evening. WInn
was trying revolver, supposlng it was
unloaded, when it discharged and the
ball passed through the child's skull and
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ever, that the child will recover,
Mrs. Abigail Stebbins, who lives with
a son on a hill farm in the town of John
son, was born in Charlotte Jan. %, 1874.
She still retains her memory and has
some interesting "reminiscences to tell
of the early days of Burlington. She
says that in 1900 there was but one pub
lie house, a Jail and "A whipping post In
this city. When she was six years old
she was in the city and saw person
whipped at the whipping post for giving
false alarm of Indians Burlington
Free Press.
An aged but somewhat eccentric citi-
zen astOnished his family on returning
from recent visit to st. Adams by TAX
lag from the recesses OF his capaciOus
vaise two 50.cent novels, bound VOL
paste, prize package of cheap station
cry and package of ice cream candy.
He said nice boy on the cars gave him
these things. He admitted the boy was
an entire stranger but fervently chopped
heaven would paint him "A sky-hlue if he
ever forgot The kindness. - Richford
Gazette.
DR.. Caverley of Rutland read at the re-
cent meeting of the State Medical society
paper dealing with the epidemic of GER
ebro-spinal meningitis in Rutland and its
vicinity last summer. The doctor had
notes of l26 cases, of which 95 are given
as occurring among children under II
years of age. There were Is deaths.
Paralysis, in most cases of the legs, APP
peared in ll3 cases. while in seven the
presence of paralysis was not determined
and in six it did not appear. When the
report was made 80 of the patients still
had some paralysis.
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