Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-09-18
State Q1eos.

The foundation for new school house
It East Poultney is being built. The
building will cost about $1,000.
The mother of Mark Hanna, manager
t the Mckinley campaign, was Il native
f Randolph. Her maiden name was
Converse.
). G. Durham, an aged Bethel farmer,
|Vas struck by an express train at a
|rossing in that town Friday and so in
|lred that he may die.
\ three year.old daughter of j. c.
Putnam of Mill Village, about mile
|orth of Rutland, disappeared Monday
nd her body was found the next day in
stream near her home.
The 5lst annual fair of the Windsor
county Agricultural society will be held
II Woodstock September -, % and 2i
here will be five premium races, four
'pecial races and prize coaching par
|de.
Nolney Parker of Lowell recently
brought suit against d. b. Curtis, asking
|Or damages because Curtis kicked Clar-
| nee Parker's bicycle, which had fright
ned his horse. He was awarded 81
damages.
The NermOnters who went on the
pilgrimage to Canton, o., last week
'ormed a Mckinley club with Senator
Proctor as president. Prof. W. +. How
I'd of Aliddldbury is the Addison county
member of the executive committee.
Al Bennington, Sunday, au American
iagle flew from the mountains and
|perched on the ball that surmounts the
30-foot flagstaff upon the lawn of \. p.
3jhilds, near his Hillside residence, and
rom which the American flag was fly
+. big.
What is thought to be the largest elm
rec in New England stands on the farm
lf George Hindsdill, near North Ben
fingtOn. 1t is 100 feet high, the spread
III its branches is 40 and the circumfer-
nee of the trunk at its smallest part is
F s feet.
: The State Christian EndeavOr conven-
ion, which comes the 10Th and Both at
rutland, will probably be attended by
200 delegates. All the railroads in Yer
.nont will sell rOund-trip tickets at eX
fursion rates. The tickets on all the
railroads Will be good going September
rs, % and 30. and good returning or
hese dates and October |.
George Ii. Ballough, an employee OF
he Berlin Bridge company, fell from the
lew iron work on the Chesre bridge al
springfield, Saturday, into the water
about p feet. He struck feet first il
about Is feet of water, rose once anC
began swimming for the shore. He tool
pnly a few strokes when he went dow
again and did not come up. He was q
years old. unmarried, and lived in Penn
ylvania.
Hundreds of fish in the WallOomsa,
nd the pond near the depot at Benning
on were killed Saturday morning by
he emptyng of a tank of gasoline il
he river from one of the mills. TIT
urface of the pond was thick with thi
liquid and the fish made strenuous
ifOrtS 10 get To fresh air. There wer,
rOut, suckers, bass and other kinds o
ish in the ponds and the general i'm
PRESTON is that all were killed.
Burdett Bros large feed mill and Stor
house at Rutland, the four stories ant
basement of which were filled with corn
bats, feed and flour, was totally de
Itroyed by fire Sunday evening. Tn
heory of the origin of the fire is that /
WAS caused by combustion In the grail
which became Over-heated. The tota
oss is estimated by the owners to b
about $4,000. The building and it
contents were well insured, but no
sufficiently to cover the entire loss.
Al the last session of the legislator
Gov. Woodbury. appointed cOmmlssio
20 inquire into the working of the mol