Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-14
State l1elos.


criminal and 80 chancery-on the docket
for the September term of the Rutland
county court.
The body of Gottlob Fehries, Ger
man - years old was found at Burling-
ton, Friday, where he committed suicide
by drowning the previous Sunday.
The republicans of Rutland held
large and enthusiastic caucus Saturday
night, at which DR.. j. E. Thomson was
unanimously nominated for city repre-
sentative.
Thomas n. Doutney, the well-known
temperance orator, was arrested in Bur
lington Monday night on charge of in.
toXication. lie had been on prolonged
debauch.
Rev. Father Ernest Campeau, pastor
of the Holy Family church at Essex
junction, died Sunday at o'clock at the
the Fanny Allen hospital, Burlington, of
appendicitis.
The State Christian Endeavor commit
tee has changed the date of the Chris
tian Endeavor State convention, which
is to be held in Rutland, from Septem-
Der - and l6 to September y and %.
Nine democrats who do not approve
the Chicago platform held convention
at Montpelier last week and have issued
a call for another State convention of
their party at Bellows Falls the 18Th
INST.
The directors of the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance company have laid an as
sessment of a per cent, which fully COW
ers all Indebtedness of the company and
leaves balance in the treasury of
SlG,3S5.
Hon. Franklin p. Ball of Bellows Falls
-nIInp1v Eri1uy~ at Strq tlN1V
Ont. of heart failure. He was GG years
old and a prominent figure in political.
social, religious and business circles for
many years.
The State committee and the republi-
can league have fixed upon August %
as the date of rally of the republicans
of the State at Burlington. Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts is to be
one of the speakers.
The magnificent new cottage hospital
built and presented to the city of Mont
pelier by Homer w. lleaton was dedicat
ed with elaborate exercises last week.
The hospital is handsome structure,
finely located and completely equipped.
During the month of July 1876 Europe
an immigrants arrived in the United
States by way of Vermont. Their
nationaites were as follows: Russia
80; Germany II; Austria 10; England 4;
Poland ); Galicia 3; Armenia 3; Nor
way |.
Frederick G.. ruttle formerly of Rut-J
land, died in st. Johns hospital, Brook
lyn, last week from an overdose of NOR
phne. He was the youngest son of
the late George A. futile, for many
years the proprietor of the Rutland
Herald.
swarm of bees masqueraded as
cloud of smoke about the spire of s..
Peters church In Rutland early Satur-
day morning and somebody pulled the
fire alarm. Firemen rushed to the
steeple and up they went. Then they
returned
The legislature will be asked this fall
for charter for railroad through the
city of Rutland and towns of Chittenden,
Mendon, Sherburne. Pittsford, Stock
bridge, Rochester,, Hancock, Granville,
Warren. Waitsfield, Moretown, Middle
sex. Berlin and Montpelier.
The 18th annual reunion of the society
of the Army of the Potomac will be
held in Burlington Sept. 10th ana 18th
Mai. Gen. Orlando Smith of Bal
timore, Md, will deliver the Grafton and
Capt Jack Crawford, the poet scout,
will recite an original poem.
Harris Sach, the Burlington Jewish
rabbi, brought suit for damages against
Harry 4. and Louis +. Sagel. claiming
$500. in the city court Friday. Harry
Sagel pleaded guilty to assaultng the
rabbi and was fined so and costs, while
the Judge fined Louis 81 and costs
\ number of men who were digging
ditch in the vicinity of house of cor
recton at Rutland, few days ago,
struck what they thought was cold
spring. They drank the water after it
became clear, which resulted in the Sc
rious illness of the gang. On investiga-
ton it was found that they had been
drinking water that was saturated with
sewage.
The largest family ever raised in LyD-
don is that of Dister Deos, who lives a
mile and quarter west of the village.
Dister Deos was born In Quebec in 1919,
being now II years old. He married in
the winter of 1888 Rose Clement, who
was born in Quebec in 1914 and is now
50 years old. The couple moved to I.yn-
don in June, 1899. Between 1899 and
1866 there were born to this couple 10
children, 10 boys and girls, all but two
being alive at this date.
The bloodhound "Pollard,' which is
kept at the house of correction in Rutland
for the purpose of running down escaped
criminals, has completed his education
in that line and will prove valuable
aid to the guard department of the in
stitution. Pollard is exercised two or
three times a week. On such occasions
man is sent into the woods on Pine
hill and rope is attached to ring in a
strap around POlard's body. lie is then
turned loose. When the dog has found
the scent one of the keepers takes hold
of the rope and rapidly follows the dog
In this way the trail is followed until
the man is found. When Pollard comes
up with his man he loses all interest and
lies down. In no case will he attempt
to bite. lie is a favOrte with the child