Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-09
State l1erps.

EX-Gov. Levi X. Fuller is reported
dying of anemia at his home in Brattle-
boro.
The soldiers home at Bennington now
has 80 inmates Nineteen of the 26 beds
in the hospital are occupied.
No trace has been found of f. ID.
Blackwell, the Montpelier man who dis
appeared in Boston Sept. Q.
Arthur Bert of Ncwfane shot an i'm
mense porcupine one day last weel,, the
animal weighing 80 pounds.
The freshman class of the university
in Burlington numbers SS-the largest
in the history of the institution.
Col. \. \. Hall of St. Adams, who was
severely injured in New York city a few
days ago, has recovered sufficiently to
permit his removal home.
While V. Barr of Barre was tapping a
barrel of cider the other day the bung
dew out and struck him in the eye,
nearly or quite destroying the sight
Richard Sheldon of Rutland. Yale
student, broke the worlds record for
throwing the discus by nearly 10 feet at
the annual games of the KnickerbOcker
Athletic club of New York city. His
distance was Ill feet. inches.
Concord farmer reports that a herd
of deer have been devastating his fields
and garden, and will file bill with the
. legislature for damages. He reports
seeing eight deer in his garden one day
recently.
One OF the features of the BrattlebOrO
fair Just closed was Master Fred Car
penter of Guilford, a 1l-year-old boy,
who led grade Holstein yearling bull
all the way to the fair alone and stayed
ninhrS rho OrOnnHS RI for If
Norman Munson has been lodged in
Bennington jail for feiOnious assault
upon Clara Woodward of Sandgate
aged II years. Munson is a half-witted
fellow, has been in the Brattleboro in
sane asylum and is about 30 years old.
Sandgate people threaten lynching.
Annie Copps, the l2-yeAr. old daughter
of Mrs NJ. X. Copps of Rutland, was
fatally burned Tuesday while cleaning
the top of the stove with a gasoline
cloth. Her dress caught lire and her
chest, arms and head were ablaZe be-
fore help could reach her.
Two deer got on the railway track at
Coventry a few days since and were
& chased some distance by an extra freight
train. The engine struck one of them
and cut off one foot. The fireman went
DacR, thinking ne could capture the in
iured animal, but it had escaped.
Black river valley is to have three new
industries-an electric power plant, a
silk ribbon factory and a shoe factory.
The first TWO named are in course of
+" construction and negotiations are in
progress for the third. They are all to
81 be situated between Ludlow and Cayen-
dish.
number of cars is south bound
freight train were derailed about Two
miles south of RoXbury station at :
o'clock Saturday morn ng. The cars
were loaded with coal and merchandise
No cause of the accident is known. The
engine did not leave the rails. Brake
man Share was slightly injured.
The Springfield and Charlestowr
electric railroad has received temper
AIRY setback, and it now seems doubtful
if the road can be completed before mex
spring. OF the 100000 necessary tC
build and equip the road only $4,000
has been subscribed by individuals anC
the same amount by the town of Spring
field, but the latter subscription is not t.
be paid oyer until the road is in actua
running order. Bonds cannot be sole
owing to the tightness of the none!
market.
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the Central Vermont railroad, was seri
ously injured at the twin bridges a
Winooski about 4 80 o'clock Thursda,
afternoon. A piece of iron was being
taken on the bridge previous to bein!
lowered into place, Riley was standing
on the lower part of the bridge and a
the piece was lowered it swung arount
and struck him hard enough to knocl
him over. He fell about 60 feet on tn
rocks below, where he was terribl,
bruised.
The 2Sth annual meeting of tn
State Sunday school convention of Yer
mont will be held in the College Stree
Congregational church of Burlington
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Oct. - 10. Rev. G. w. Morrow of Ran
dOlph is to be the general conductor an
George ID. Sherman of Burlington tn
musical director. There will be tw
delegates from each Sunday school i
the State.
Mrs. A. f. Niles of Rutland was sey
erely burned the other morning while at
tempting TO light fire by the use O
wood alcohol. Mrs. Niles thought tn
ire was out in the stove and, mistakin