Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25
State 11eps.


ton will hold its annual meeting and ex-
hibition at Montpelier January and G.
The town of RocIin cham has voted to
issue 100000 of / per cent bonds to de-
fray the cost of new high school
building.
John Gibson, for five years general
secretary of the Burlington Y. NJ. G.. A.,
resigned his office Tuesday, in order to
continue his medical studies.
Two large barns on the farm of Walter
F. Villas in the south part of Colchester
were burned with contents the night of
the 10th. Loss, $1,000; insured for 5000.
Samuel w. Parker of Newport makes
the county of Orleans a present of a
clock that will cost $1,000. 1t will be
placed in the tower of the county court
house.
The Vermont Mckinley club, of which
Senator Proctor is president. will attend
in force the Inauguration of President
Mckinley. Quarters have already been
engaged for them.
Mrs. II. S. Tenney of West Concord
celebrated her 10lst birthday on the 18th
inst. a large number of friends were
present and offered congratulations.
She is in good health.
John Festi an Austrian of Whiting
ham. while loading a blast of dynamite
and black powder at stone quarry
few days since, was instantly killed by
premature explosion.
The Washington county court will
begin next Monday the trial of the
case of the State against Charles Wales
of Barre for attempting to wreck God.
dard seminary with q 10 1ost Mach
Lulu Moulton of Barre has sued Mrs.
Ella Lamb of the same city for 500 90
for the alienation of the affections of her
husband. Mrs. Lamb, one of the largest
taxpayers of the place, recently secured
divorce from NJ. d. Lamb, a we'll
known physician.
+. II. Putnam, about 30 years old,
brakeman on log train on the Boston and
Maine railroad. was instantly killed at
Wing Road last Friday by brake chain
breaking and letting him under the
wheels. He was unmarried and his
home was at Randolph, this State.
Rev. II. P. Cutting of Harwich, Mass,
died at that place the 18th, aged a years
His remains were received for burial at
Hinesburgh the 10Th. He was born at
Coventry and married Miss Carrie Pat.
rick of Hnesburgh, who died about 1882.
He. leaves one son and three daughters.
/ In the Windsor county court on Friday
John p. Clifford and Jack Mcdonnell,
Dartmouth medical college students, who
were charged with grave robbery com.
mitted at Norwich last December, were
brought forward for trial. The prisoners,
much to the surprise of everyone, pleaded
guilty TO the crime. Clifford was fined
$1,000 and Mcdonald $1,000. They will
pay.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
mont Dairymen's association is to be
held at Montpelier January >, and :.
Reduced fares are offered on railroads
Some of the leading dairymen of the
State and country will deliver address es
and lead the discussions. There will al.
so be a butter and cheese exhibit. Nine
ty dollars will be paid in cash premiums
on cheese and $50 on butter.
the commission appointed by Gov
Grout under a Joint resolution of the
general assembly to attend the Tennes
see centennial comprises Martin +. Allen
Of Ferrisburgh, Charles c. Warren OF
Waterbury, y. II. Turner of st. Johns
bury, Fred II. Wells of Burlington
James W. Brock of Montpelier, \. L.
Boyden of Randolph, n. G. Williams OF
Bellows Falls, a. B. Valentine of Ben
ningtOn and Norman W. Fisher of Grand
Isle.
The body of Miss Addie Huse, a pau.
per of West Topsham, who left her
boarding place on September 1, was
found by a chopper in the woods in Or.
ange on Friday. The body was in a
very good state of preservation and the
mystery of her whereabouts all the time
from September to December Is is not
cleared up. At different times more than
800 men have searched the mountains
and woods for her without ever seeing
a track.
Marlboro South pond will be the Nee.
ca for fishermen next May. The New
England Trout and Salmon club has
thrown up its hands, and fishing will be
enjoyed there without fear or favor. as
in the days of old. The members of the
club have held two meetings since the
recent ding of the Windham county
court, which decided that the waters
were boatable and that the public had
therefore, a right to use them for boat
ing and fishing. The clubs property i;
for sale and keeper will no longer be
employed to live in the house at the
pond. All legal proceedings will be
dropped. In other words, the club ac
knOwledges defeat and wants to sci
out. The club has expended $4,000 t.
$4,000 or well toward 500 per member