Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-12
State l1eps.


light its villages by electricity.
DR.. Nathan &. Hale, prominent resi-
dent of Chelsea, died on Friday, aged 81
years.
Several thousand apple trees were set
out on Grand Isle this spring that in con-
nection with what has been set,will make
the island almost a forest.
w. w. Goes steamboat at Willoughoy
lake broke from its moorngs one night
recently, drifted out into the lake and
sank in 10 or 10 feet of water.
The thirtieth anniversary of the Ran
dolph State normal school and the nine
tieth of the Orange County Grammar
school will be celebrated June HIS.
1t is expected that an opera house will
be built in Burlington at a cost of $780,
600. 1t will have a frontage on Pearl
street and stage entrance on st. Paul
street.
Governor Woodbury. has appointed
DR.. E. H. Pettengill of SaXton's River
supervisor of the insane TO succeed
Homer Goodhue of Westminster, who
died last week.
1t is thought that the Newbury muir
der case is not murder after all. The
facts developed tend to show that
Eggleston, the supposed victim, died of
heart disease.
Gen. o. o. Howard of Burlington has
been elected president of the Congrega-
tional Home Missionary society, whose
annual convention was held at New Ha-
ven, Conn, last week.
The annual encampment of the Sons
of Veterans of Vermont will be held at
Manchester Centre June 30 and July
II. The hotels and railroads will grant
the usual courtesy of low fares.
Carrie Hurburt, an inmate of the poor
house at Sheldon, vase arrested Friday
for trying to burn the buildings of the
association. She was Jailed to await the
action of the grand jury in default of
$500 bail.
News has been received in Randolph
of the death of Miss Emma Cheney in
the terrible St. Louis cyclone. Miss
Cheney was the daughter of Mrs. Alfred
Morse and a niece of Increase Chamber
lain of Randolph.
The So, 900 worth of new refundng
bonds of the city of Rutland, which were
authorized to be issued at the meeting
held MAY 81, have been sold at private
sale to Hugh Baxter of New York city
at the rate of Sl01.025.
DR.. w. S. Webb of Shelburne has Just
received a consignment of 10000 spruce
and pine trees from Name for setting out
in his Shelburne farms. He has this
year received and set out 10000, the new
lot making 10000 in all.
The Burlington Sunday Sun will
henceforth be published by the Burling-
ton Publishing company, which was or
ganized last week and incorporated with
capital stock of $4,000. The stock is
divided into 30 shares at 500 each.
The residence of Gen. 5. NJ. Southland
of Castleton was burned last week,
with barns and outbuildings and most
of their contents. The cause is un-
known. Loss, $500; insured. Gen.
Southland formerly lived in Vergennes.
MI. and Mrs. Whitman Dean of Bethel
a few weeks ago observed their G4th we'd
ding anniversary. Mr.. Dean is 50 years
of age and Mrs. Dean 50. Neither has
ever been out of the Green Mountain
State nor have they ever ridden on steam
or electric cars.
The poultry business does pay occa-
sionally. One lady in Grand Isle finds
it profitable. Her name Is Mrs. Girls
void. At present she has 600 chickens,
besides 40 eggs Matching and large
flock of turkeys. Her net profits for
1895 amounted to 5000.
Hira Davis of Stowe, who will be 100
years old in December next. if family re-
cords are correct, is hale and vigorous.
When young man he lived in Swanton
and well remembered seeing the British
fleet passing up Lake Champlain on Its
way to the battle of Plattsburgh.
A COW belonging to Henry Preston of
Bethel gave birth to calf that bore a
striking resemblance to bull dog. Its
head was round, nose turned up, short,
and had dogs tongue. 1t had calf's
hoof, but the legs and the remainder of
the body was the exact counterpart of
the representatives of the canine race.
j. Duncan Frazer has been arrested at
North Adams, Mass, at the request of
the Bennington officers, on a charge of
being fugitive from justice. Benning-
ton wants him on charge of swindling
and soliciting money for campaign pur-
poses. Frazer declares he is soliciting