Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-04-03
State l1elps.

There are % veterans in the soldiers
ZONE at Bennington, "a of whom are In
he hospital.
o. ID. Owen of Barten sent two tubs
f butter to Japan in December. and has
eceived word that the butter reached
rs destination in good condition.
+ Young Wales, charged with setting
ire to the seminary building at Barre,
has been bound over for the grand jury
lext September in $1,000, his father
being bondsman.
4 John KEENAN,, aged 03, father OF
George KEENAN,, the Siberian traveller,
lied at Montclar, n. j., March %. MIR.
kenuan was a son of Rev. Thomas Ken
IAN, and was born in Waterbury in
SO3.
The Shepard & Morse Lumber com
pany may remove their plant from Bur
ington to Tonawanda, y. Y, this
prlng. Negotiations have been in
process for some time with the Iona
wanda people, who make the company a
Eood offer.
One of the greatest inventions ever
ldded to the granite business is being
ested in Montpelier. The machine is
or saving granite, and If 1t proves sat.
sfactory it will go down in history with
he cotton GIN. TIE machine contains
$1,000 worth of diamonds, and the total
construction costs in the neighborhood
bf $4,000.
+ A novel design for monument has
ust been contracted for In Barre to be
placed over the grave of j. w. Ramsay
Waitsfed. 1t is in the form of a tree
tump feet 6 inches high and feet
through at the base. From the top of
he stump is to project large broken
imb and upon the trunk are to be num-
per of knots. The inscription is to be
'aised in polished letters.
b. f. Lincoln, widely known in the
business and political circles of the
State, died at his home at Lyndon
March IS after a two weeks illness Of
ambolism of the heart. He represented
Lyndon in the legislature from 1876 to
1850 and again in the session of 1883
iad 1889, and was senator from Caledo-
4na county in 1892 and 1893 and the fol-
lowing year was quite prominently
mentioned as Republican candidate for
lieutenant governor.
The report of the Vermont insurance
companies, Just issued, shows a general
Increase in life insurance premiums in
his State during 1895. There has been
steady increase during the past five
years. The assessment companies col
ected premiums amounting TO $3.50 ,S2l =
/ ., against sos, 047.59 in 1891 and $3.50
bis. 30 in 1891. The accident and miscel-
lareous companies received last year
S66. OOH, making over 81 600 900 invest
ed in insurance outside of fire insurance.
ETwenty-seven regular life companies
were licensed in the State.
One of the most remarkable old men
in Vermont is G. b. Priudle of Poutney.
who has just passed his 90th birthday.
He remembers distinctly when he lived
in the city of New York, which at that
time contained only 100000 inhabitants.
and there were neither steam nor street
ears, telegraph nor telephone facilities.
aud the streets were lighted by oil
lamps. Mr. Prindle la, a copy of the
first issue of the Morning Herald, pub
lished by James Gordon Bennett. lie
.purchased it the morning it was issued
and has preserved it since.
1t is announced that the trial of the
libel suit of Governor Woodbury. against
the Rutland Herald has been fixed by
agreement of counsel on both sides fol
April Is in Burlington 1t will be helC
before three Judges of the supreme
+ court, Chief Judge Ross and Associate
Judges Rowell and Tyler. Governor
Woodbury. will be represented by
Nessrs. d. j. Foster, Seneca Haseltol
and w. p. Dillingham;; the Herald
counsel are Messrs. G.. A. PrOuty o
Newport, c. NJ. WIlds of Middlebnry
p. NJ Meldon of Rutland and w. p
stafford of st. .Johnsbury.
The officers of the State Bankers as
. sociation formed last week at Montpelier
are President, c. p. Smith of Burling