Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-18
State 11ems.

DANIEL ID. Howe mas resigned MS pO-
sition as superintendent of the State ag-
ricultural college, to take effect January
..
The house of correction at Rutland
has now 155 prisoners, which Is about
30 more than the average for the last
three years.
Isaac Pratt, the Bennington bear hunt
er, caught full-grown wildcat in Pow
nell, Friday. 1t weighed y pounds and
was three feet and eight inches long.
Hiram Davis of Stowe was one hun
dred years old Monday. His health is
yet very good. He was born in Swan
ton, but when young man lived in Mid
dlebury for time.
j. Z. Caldwell, lineman in the en-
ploy of Electrician George d. Sherwin.
fell 10 feet from building in Burllng-
ton, Friday, striking on concrete walk.
His spine was badly injured.
Thompson Niles of North Bennington,
aged about 46, married and having
family, has been Jailed at Bennington
charged with two assaults on Emma
Carpenter, 10 years of age, Il member of
his own family.
The Jury in the Washington county
court on Friday returned verdict of
guilty of manslaughter against Martin
and Sarah Nokes, charged with child
murder. Sentence was suspended pend
ing an appeal to the supreme court.
J. j. Hilton, until recently superin-
tendent of the wire works at Fair Haven,
whose strange disappearance on Satur
day, December >, has furnished Fair
Haven a topic for conversation, is at
-Oswego, y. Y. He has become insane.
James Smith of Bennington was re-
g nd
sentenced to the wOrkhOuse at Rutland
for 80 days. He went to that institu-
ton unaccompanied by an officer. there
by saving the expense of commitment.
BENJAMIN Corse of Fletcher made
safe of his sitting room stove, which did
not prove entirely fre-proof, for when
a brisk fire was kindled by some one not
knowing the combination the wallet con-
tanning about so in money was entirely
consumed.
Quechee has man who makes quilts.
His name is Asa Russ, and as he is y
years old and incapable of performing
much manual labor he spends his time in
quilting. He has Just completed a
'double X" quilt of 1916 pieces, the fifth
he has made the past year.
j. G. Bussing, a drummer, called
George Cary of st. Johnsbury a liar the
other day. Carey quickly seized him by
the throat and the drummer claims that
Carey squeezed so hard that his vocal
organs are permanently injured. He
has, therefore, brought suit 70. $4,000
damages.
Mrs. Marion Murphy of St. Adams
drew a razor across her throat Saturday
evening in a fit of mental alteration,
making a deep and dangerous wound
which will probably result in death.
Mrs. Murphy. who is - years old, has
been in poor health for the past 20 years
and has been at times morose and des-
pondent.
An application was made and heard
last week before the United States cir
cult court in New York for the removal
of G. NJ. Hayes and +. c. Smith as re-
~c.ivers of the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champain railroad The application
was denied, so that that road and the
Central Vermont will continue to be run
together as heretofore.
DR.. w. Seward Webb is said to have IN
mind a great scheme for developing
Vermont. In a general way his project
provides for the construction by the
State of an elaborate system of high
ways. DR.. Webb proposes to run "A
broad State highway on each side of the
Green mountains with as many lateral
roads as may be found necessary, the
State to be bonded to pay the cost.
A large quantity of apples were
bought recently of Mrs. C. c. Goodell
by man in DummerstOn for the pur-
pose of making cider. On one of the
cold days of last week two four horse
teams came up. \ hundred bushels
were loaded upon each team and the
loads started for Dummerston. The
road had been very muddy and was then
frozen hard. Both wagons were stalled
and the hundred bushels were frozen.
A passenger train on the Delaware and
Hudson railroad met with an accident
near CastletOn Friday morning. The
back driving rod to the locomotive broke
and penetrated the cab, badly
damaging it and breaking the steam
pipes. The, fireman was seriously scalded
about the arms, hands and face and the
engineer about the face. The injured
men were taken to their homes in Rut-
land, where they received medical atten-
ton.
Fourteen liquor saloons In Rutland
were raided Saturday and large guam
THY of liquor was seized in each place
and forfeited. The States attorney re-
fused to take the old fine takers and this
made delay IN the proceedings and much
trouble for the saloon keepers. The
new departure means that either the
owners of the saloons will be obliged to
take the fines themselves or procure an
entirely new set of men to take them in
their stead. The dealers are In conster.
nation oyer the change of programme.
A trapper in Chester had thrilling ex-
perience with lynx day or two ago.
AS is his custom, he carried a shotgun
and rifle. While resetting trap at the
base of a rock about five feet high his
attention was attracted by noise above
him, and as he looked up he saw Can
adam lynx on the rock about to spring