Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-02-12
State l1eus.

The knit goods manufacturers of the
country have formed trust with A. b.
Valentine of Bennington as president.
II. G. Lucier of Worcester, Mass, is
under arrest at Burlington on the charge
of stealing bottle of perfumery from a
local druggist.
Randolph talks of putting in an cleo
trio lighting plant next summer, and In
Rutland there is a movement looking to
municipal ownership of the plant.
The w. G. +. U. of the State have es-
tablished headquarters in Burlington.
Temperance camp meetings will be held
during the summer at Lyndonville and
Spring Grove.
The annual four weeks session of the
Vermont dairy school at the experiment
station and farm at Burlington came to
an end last week. About fifty students
attended the school.
A Joint exhibition of the State Agri-
cultural society and Champlain Valley
association will be held at Howard park,
Burlington, beginning August 81 and
continuing four days.
An old resident of Gaysville, William
c. Beecher, who died recently in Cali
fornia, bequeathed to Gaysville his
and fund of 0,0O0.
It's curious coincidence that Chief
+ Justice Carpenter of New Hampshire
and Chief Judge Ross of Vermont were
born in the same town. Each has son
in the law business in New York city, and
these sons occupy the same offices.
Ernest L. Clark, son of s. S. Clark of
So. Hero, committed suicide Feb. by
cutting his throat with a razor. Despon-
dency brought on by poor health is sup
posed to be the cause. He was brother
of Herbert Clark, manager of the Van
Ness House, Burlington,
Suit was brought against the Rutland
Electric Light Co. Saturday by the Gen
eral Electric Light Co. of Lynn, Mass,
for 100000 NJ. J. Francisco, manager
of the Rutland Light company, placed
another attachment on the same property
for 100000.
Jack Mcdonald, the Dartmouth student
who was sentenced few weeks ago II
the county court at Woodstock to pay q
zine of 81 800 for completely in the Nor
witch grave robbery, and who has since
been in jail, was released recently. The
amount of his fine was raised by subscrip
ton.
Henry Armstrong of Centre Rutland
was instantly killed in Rutland Friday
afternoon. He was struck and knocked
down by freight car, while attempting
to cross the railroad yard. The upper
parts of his legs were terribly mangled
He leaves a wife and family of grown-uI
children.
A fire, whose origin is mystery, des
stroyed the farm buildings of George n
Stevens of Bradford Thursday night. AL
tho how nd Othar nrndnna in IN hor
were consumed and fifteen Jersey COWS
perished. The lose is $4,000, with $500
insurance on the buildings and 81 POO or
the live stock and produce.
BY direction of Judge Rowel of the
supreme court an information has been
filed against Joseph G. Jones of Rutland
,ex-State's attorney for Rutland county,
alleging improper conduct relative to
certain liquor prosecutions. The case Is
returnable before a special session of
the full bench of the supreme court to be
held at Montpelier, February 2G. If
proven the charge will result in the dis
barment of MIR. Jones.
f. II. Spencer, representative to the
legislature from Clarendon and treasurer
of that town, was found by his family in
the shed of his farm house last week
Tuesday morning about o'clock I'M
conscious and throttled by Il strap. He
said that he had been assaulted by two
men and that about $500 of tax money
which he had collected had been taken.
Some doubt as to the correctness of
Spencer's story is expressed.
The town of Alburgh is excited over
the inquiry now being held into the
manner by which c. w. Eddy met his
death there a week ago Sunday. At the
time of Eddy's death it was supposed he
committed suicide and there has been
no strong evidence vet that he did not.
but ugly rumors that Eddy was muir.
dered by his wife got ahoat and the
people demanded a fuller investigation
than the one held the day after Eddy's
death, and the inquest is the result.