Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-05
State 11eos.
There is talk of establishing a bicycle
factory in Burlington,

arrest of Wilbur E. Shepard, who stole
$1,000 or more from Dutton 81 Richmond,
Mortified merchants, and fled.
DR.. Robert Weir, who has been testing
herds of cattle in and near Rutland, has
tested nearly 400 head, mostly in the
town of Rutland, and only 10 cows have
reacted to the tuberculin test.
The democratic State committee has
organized with Herbert F. Brigham of
Bakersfield as chairman, John II. Senter
of Montpelier secretary and Morris F.
Atkins of Montpelier assistant secretary.
By vote OF 32l to 81 the town of
Springfield has voted to purchase stock
IN the proposed electric road to Charles
town, n. H., to the amount of $4,000.
This stock is not to be taken until the
road is built and the cars are running.
A great black bear caused panic near
the Shattuck schoolhouse in Weston
few days ago. An alarm was quickly
sounded and soon the entire neighbor-
hood were in hot pursuit of bruin; but he
escaped, though two of the hunters got
shots at him.
Charles Lamoges, a Montpelier barber,
went into the shed to split wood Satur-
day afternoon, but, changing his mind,
tied a rope around his neck and jumped
from a sawhorse. He was almost dead
when cut down, but revived. Family
troubles were the cause.
Michael Kingdonney had both eyes
blown out and his head horribly dis
figured at Montpelier, Friday, while
tamping a powder charge at Wheelock
and Dawley's quarry, but is still alive.
Michael Malone, a spectator, had stone
blown through his cheek.
AT a reception to the graduating class
of the Randolph high school the other
evening the guests were each one cos
tuned to represent some book. One
young lady appeared with paddock on
her foot as an original way of present
ing Locke on the Understanding"
A young child of Hazen Heath of Gro
ton met with a strange death last week.
The child, who was about two years
old, got hold of some coloring used in
butter and drank quantity. Two days
later it was dead in spite of all the efforts
made by the physicians to save its life.
j. c. Wiley, an Underhill farmer,
committed suicide last Thursday. He
nd tod 70 tIa
but, being gone longer than usual, his
wife feared something was wrong, as
he had been acting strangely for week
past; so a searching party was formed
by the neighbors and he was found in a
of clump of brush, dead, with his throat
cut.
The story gained circulation that when
Jerry Allen died in North Troy last
winter the body was too long for the
coffin, and that his legs were sawed off
to make them fit the receptacle. So
much was said about the matter that the
authorities had the body disinterred last
week, when it was found that the corpse
still possessed the proper number of legs
and that both were of proper length.
c. b. Perkins of Brattleboro came
near burning up the other evening while
riding in his own wagon. A citizen
noticed a flame of fire streaming out
from behind. AS he came nearer he was
Informed of the fact, and exceedingly
lively efforts were made to extinguish
the flames. Perkins coat and trousers
were nearly burned off. A lighted pipe
in Perkins coat pocket was the cause of
the blaze.
The supreme court on Friday heard
the case of State VS.. Lydia A. Stevenson
of st. Adams, in which the respondent
was convicted in Franklin county court
of performing an operation In January,
1895, upon NJ. Estella Houghton, which
resulted in her death. The supreme
court, set aside the verdict, sustained
the demurrer, quashed the Indictment
and discharged the respondent. She
was Immediately rearrested to answer to
ohOthNi PCuulllS III TIduhllU
county.
Joseph Eggleston, a farmer, was killed
in quarrel by, John Evans Jr., on the
road from Newbury to Wells River Mon
day morning. There had been quarrel
of long standing between them and
when they approached neither would
turn out. Words followed by blows
were exchanged. Evans struck Eggles-
ton with his whip, knocking him sense
less and inhicting an injury from which
Eggleston died in few minutes. Evans
went to Wells River and gave himself
up. Evans is 26 years old and his vic
tim about 80.
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