Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
State l1eps.

tie Sldle utdleTS OF fdlT haven anu
vicinity have formed combination to
prevent the cutting Of prices.
James Gould of Barnet, in his 9th
year, goes to the woods with his AK, cut
ting wood for his next years stock of
fuel.
Martin II. Deming, one Of the leading
men of Bennington county, died at his
home in Arlington Saturday morning.
He had an attack of apopleXy Thursday
and never rallied.
ID. c. Rich, st. Albans trainman,
took a grains of morphine with suicidal
intent at the Central House in Rutland
Jan. 30. lie was in comatose state
when found, but physicians saved his
life.
Charles G. Cole, one of the leading
business men of Bennington, died Fri
day. Mr.. Cole was born in SALISBURY
in 1929. When a young man he ran
away from home and had IA four years
voyage on a whaler
President George NJ. Powers has secur-
ed Hon. Charles a. Russell, member of
congress from the third congressional
district of Connecticut, to address the
Young Mems Republican club at Mont
pelier, February II.
Stephen T. Hogan, a Mortified farm
er, was struck by a falling limb while
chopping in the woods recently. His
dog came home alone at dark and search
was then made for Hogan. He was
found about o'clock, the back of his
head literally smashed. His death took
place the next day.
L. S. Hayes of Bellows Falls has made
up his record of fires in Vermont for the
year 1895. The total number of fires for
the year is placed at $40. \ summary
from the figures on these fires shows
Property loss, Sl,265.254; insurance
paid, SS05, 729; four connagrations caused
an aggregated property loss of SG72 JIG
81 mercantile fires, Sl3G, l2G: 1919 farm
buildings, Sl31,722; is saw mills, Sl02,
55S: % other mills and shops, Sl00,S00
/ 10l village and city dwellings, Sl4,G0G;
two slate mills, SIS, 4G5; four creameries
and cheese factories, $4,000; four gran
lite sheds, $1,000: two summer hotels
$500; SIX other hotels, S73lO.
The Vermont Beekeepers' association
held wel-attended annual meeting il
Burlington last week Wednesday and
Thursday. The new officers elected are
President, II. w. Scott of Barre; vice
presidents, Addison county, Miss NJ. A
Douglas OF Shoreham. Chittenden county
ID. ID. Howe OF Burlington, Franklil
county, f. NJ. Wright of East Enos
burgh, Lamoille county, j. w. Smith o
Moscow, Orange county, NJ. F. Crane o
West Brookfield, Rutland county, V. n
Forbes OF West Haven; secretary. O. J
LowIey of Jericho; treasurer, II. l.
Leonard of Brandon. 1t was voted t
hold the next annual meeting at Nergen
mes, the time to be set by the executive
board
Moses Pierce of Derby Line, the oldes
of u children, was born at Corinth, Ma,
%, 1893, and is probably the Oldest per
son living in Vermont. His parent
were Pierce and Mary Sargent, the form
el being so years old when he died ant
the latter 81. His grandfather Sargen
lived to be nearly 100. OF the II child
rem, four sisters are now living, tn
oldest 81 and the youngest so years old
also one brother aged 81 years. One sis
ter was 30 when she died and aDothe
81. Mr.. Pierce remembers the death o
Washington and the profound sensation
it caused throughout the country at til
time. He lost his eyesight about seve
years ago, but his hearing is still good
and some one reads the papers to HIM
and in this way he keeps posted on cuI
rent events. Mr.. Pierce has always bee
temperate in his habits, and to this h
ascribes his longevity.