Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31
State Q1eps.

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Candidate Bryan will speak at a meet
ing at Burlington August 20. 1t is ex-
pected that excursion trains will be run.
Eddie MCGOWAN, 10 years old, who
ran away from McIndoes July IL, was
found Monday in Cumberland Mills, Me-
The annual tournament of the st. AL
bans Lawn Tennis association will be
held at st. Adams, commencing We'd
nesday, August II.
The army worm is making sad havoc
among the grain and corn fields in
Springfield. Many farmers are cutting
their oats immatured to save the crop
for hay.
On the, arrival of an excursion train at
Bellows Falls Sunday evening tramp
alighted from the brake beam of one of
the coaches, having ridden in this peril
Gus position from Rutland. He was COW
cred with dust from head to foot.
James Atwood, said to be one of the
most noted post Office burglars In the
county, was recently arrested in New
York city an the charge of having rob-
bed the White River Junction Office on
{ the night of June 20. He has been
+ brought to Rutland for trial.
F. A. Eaton, a prominent citizen of
Barre, visited in Randolph last week and
\ during that time went fishing up Thayer
brook, which was stocked and posted by
the State the past spring. He was ar
rested and fined $50 and costs, $50 in all.
John Minihan, II years old, of West
DummerstOn, was arrested in Boston
Saturday charged with being fugitive
from Justice. He was wanted for break
ing and entering the house of 5. w.
Estes in West DummerstOn the night of
July % and the larceny of watch and
$40 in money belonging to Mr.. Estes.
Lewis II. Turner, who is charged with
using the United States mails for fraudu-
lent purposes, was arrested in Rochester,
N. Y, the other day and is awaiting
trial at Rutland. Turner's arrest grew
out of correspondence in regard to
full-booded Jersey calf which, it is
alleged, Turner advertised for sale n
Vermont farmer living at East Mont
pelier forwarded the sum asked for, only
$40, but he never got the calf.
Edmond Geno of Proctor has received
through his attorneys about $4,000, the
amount of damages awarded to him in
his suit against the Fall Mountain Paper
company of Bellows Falls for injuries
sustained by him several years ago while
at work in one of their mills at Bellows
Falls. He celebrated the receipt of the
money by entertaining his friends with
the help of brass band.
There were several liquor raids at
Barre last week Thursday, the day of
the tremen's tournament, and several
new dealers were caught. Pickpockets
did good business there that day.
Among those reported to have been
victimzed are Lawyer H. G. Cushman,
county clerk of Bennington county;
Treasurer Grant of Burlington and Man
ager A. G. Brown of the Vermont Tele-
phone company.
While workmen were engaged IN max
ing excavations on the Hessian plot in
the Center cemetery at Bennington one
day last week, preparatory to placing
the granite pedestal that is to mark the
spot, they came across several parts of
= skeletons, supposed to be the remains of
llessians buried there in l717. From the
length of the bones of one OF the skele-
tons it is judged that the body to which
they belonged must have been seven feet
or more in height.
Mrs. Bruno Riley of South Burlington
attempted suicide Saturday night by
jumping from the railroad bridge, near
Athletic park, to the river, GO feet be-
low. She was seen to Jump by two men,
who swan to where she was and res
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was seen on one of the streets pleading
with her husband, to whom she has
been married but six months, to 90
home. He refused her request and told
her TO go drown YOURSELF She then
left him and started for the bridge.
1t is regarded as sure thing that the
|Lamoille paper mills will be built at
Milton. The pulp mills, which are to be
the largest in the United States, will
be located at the lower falls at West
Milton and the pulp ground there will
be pumped to the paper mills situated
in that part of the village known as the
"Big Falls" As canal transportation is
deemed cheaper than conveyance by rail,
the ACCESSIBILITY of dredging the Lamolle
river has been discussed, so as to permit
of canal boats ascending it.
The annual meeting of the trustees of
the Soldiers home was held last week
at the home in Bennington. The report
of the treasurer showed total receipts
during the year, including $500 on hand
at the beginning, to be $40, 2S5.l5. OF
this SGl0957 was from the United
States and $2,S24 26 from pensions
During the year ending June 30 there
were 81 admissions, 80 were discharged
5 died, 81 were furloughed and 36 re-
turned from furlough. The present
membership is "a. Five have been ad
mitted since July l.
The postmaster at New Haven, Conn.
was notified Friday that Sidney j. Ben
ham OF that city, an eccentric old man
had been vlctimized by pair of sharper'
near Randolph, VT. The old gentleman
has considerable property and is pos
sessed with the idea that fortune o
more than one hundred millions awaits
him in England. 1t is believed that tn,
swindlers enticed him away on the pre-
text that they could aid IN securing
the English property. 1t is known tina
he secured nearly thousand dollars OIL
a mortgage a week ago. The advice
received by the postmaster say tina