Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-07
State 11eps.

The fire loss In the State during 1895
was 81, 265,254.
The army worm has done considerable
damage in Franklin county.
DR.. W. Seward Webb wants to repre-
sent Shelburne in the legislature this
fall.
The building of the proposed electric
railroad at Barre has been postponed
till next summer.
Henry w. Tewksbury of Randolph
has been engaged by the republican
State committee to stump this State.
Three business places in Mortified
were entered by thieves last week, but
no great amount of property was stolen.
William Doodey shot and twice
wounded George Webster at Fairfield,
Friday, in quarrel, but did not seriously
hurt him.
The tub shop at Essex junction owned
by {. w. and S. A. Brownell was burned
Friday night. The loss is $4,000 and the
insurance $500.
A Winoosli concern has an order from
Boston for 5000 oyergaters for campaign
purposes. The CATERS will be made
out of oil cloth of red, white and blue
cOOrs.
Frank Briggs of Winooski was nearly
killed a few days ago bya bull, which
gored him terribly, breaking his collar
bone, mangling his face and inficting
other injuries.
Miss Dora Moody, a Brattleboro girl,
who is in California, recently assembled
Mount Hood, a feat only accomplished
by few. She is the first woman who
ever walked to the summit
There will be reunion of the 18th
Vermont volunteers at Camp Colonel
Webb in Burlington, Friday, August 81,
at 10 a. m. The last reunion was held
in Washington, September u, 1892.
Mrs. Louise Whitney of Troy, n. Y,
while riding her bicycle at Bennington
Saturday attempted to get across the
railroad track near the Soldiers home
and was thrown, fracturing her skull
and sustaining internal injuries. 1t is
thought that she will die.
Rutland society is excited over the
suit for damages brought against Guy
Reynolds of that city by woman who
claims that her maiden name is Lillian
Allen and that she was married to ReY-
nolds at Saratoga, n. Y, III 1883. Rey-
nolds has a wife in Rutland and alleges
that the Allen woman is trying to black
mail him.
The badly decomposed body of man
was found Thursday morning in hay
loft of the livery stable of Henry Brown
at Brattleboro. 1t was afterward iden-
titled as that of c. F. Weber of Athol,
Mass. When last seen on the streets,
the previous Monday, he was drunk.
D. r. Ford OF Newbury was the victim
of painful accident recently. He was
moving grass, when the evener was
broken or became unhitched in some
way, the neckyoke pulled Oft the end of
the pole and the horses became unman-
ageable. Mr.. Ford was thrown off in
front of the cutter bar, and the machine
passed over him. He was severely
gashed in several places by the moving
machine guards, one ankle being badly
crushed and broken. He is - years
old
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Rutland Railroad company
was held in Rutland Friday a vote of
thanks was given to the directors for
their action in taking back the road
when the Central Vermont went into
the hands of receivers. Following the
meeting the directors met and organized
by electing these officers: President,
Percival w. Clement; vice-presldent,
Horace G.. Young: executive committee,
the president, together with George II.
Ball and Horace G. Young.
The committee having in charge the
details of the dedication of the Gov.
Chittenden monument at Williston are
busily engaged in perfectng the ar
rangements for the celebration. The
squadron of regular cavalry from Fort
Ethan Allen will be present to take part
in the ceremonies, as will also the Fuller
Light battery and battalion of the Yer
mont national guard with the first reg
iment band. Thomas Chittenden was
one of the founders of Vermont and its
first governor for a period of nearly IS
years.