Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-05-28
State l1eros.


rested the other day on warrants charg-
ing him with beating his wife and not
taking out dog licenses last year.
Leon Coolidge. 20 years of age and
belonging in Felchvlle, committed
suicide at Bellows Falls last week with
opium because of disappointment in love.
The Green Mountain stock farm of
Randolph is now furnishing the White
Star line of steamers with the butter
they use going both ways across the
wat-r.
F. w. McGettrick of st. Adams has
been notified by the government that
his services as superintendent of con-
struction of the new government build
ing will not be needed after May To-
a party of Bethel and Pttsield peo-
pie have bought the entire water right
of Silver lake, Barnard, also the entire
south shore of the lake, and are opening
up its attraction as summer resort.
The ODD birthday of Mrs Mary Bur
dick of Chester was celebrated few
days ago. She is one of the very few
daughters of the revolution now living.
Her father fought at the battle of Bunker
Hill
There is talk of an electric railway
from st. Adams to st. Adams bay, Il
distance of two and one-half miles. At
the session of the legislature of 1892 a
charter was obtained comforting the
right to build and operate such a road
The IIardwick Gazette is in deep
water. Its secured liabilities are about
$1,000 and the editor, B. II. Allbee, is
sequestered by sickness in some locality
not generally known. The establish
ment has been put into the hands of an
assignee.
The United States government will
build at Fort Ethan Allen during the
present year band barracks, four
double sets of officers quarters, one
double set of commissioned officers
quarters, one double barracks for two
troops of cavalry and two cavalry
stables.
Mrs. Augustus Griffin of Arlington
met death in a shocking manner on a re-
cent morning. She was carrying two
guns up stairs, when the hammer Of one
caught on the banisters and the gun was
discharged. The shot entered the
woman's face, tearing of the chin and
setting fire to her dress.
Burlington is to have a new high
school building. The school commits
sioners have recommended that the
city council appropriate $4,000 for the
purchase of the Burton lot on the cor
ner OF College and Williams streets for
the new builing, and the old building
will be used as a grammar school.
ii. Van Doom, one of BrattlebOro's
most prominent business men, has failed
and several important houses are the
losers thereby. This embarrassment in.
wolves the crockery concern of Var
Doom Il Morris, Brattleboro, Van
Doom & Tilson of Rutland, and the
iewlery firm of Jordan Il Van Doom OF
BrattleborO.
Work was begun Monday morning or
the Mt. Mansfield electric railroad. A
magnificent parade marked the frs
work of construction. The Stowe banC
was drawn in an lighthouse coach from
the town of Stowe and behind then
rode POO men In teams. Then came thu
pick brigade of $50 Italians. The pro
cession was nearly a mile long.
One of the mos: unusual packages
ever received at the Montpelier express
office was a live bull which arrived re
Gently, having been shipped from som,
point in New York state. The ANNA
weighed 1900 pounds and the employee
at the express Office were wondering
what they would do with their charge
when the owner appeared, proved
property and led the beast away.
The last of the Loveoy monumen
was shipped last week from South Rye
gate. The state of Illinois appropriated
, $50, 900 for this monument to be place,
in memory of Elijah p. Lovejoy, WIFI
was one of the first abOltionists ant
who was killed in mob while defend
| ing his printing press. The foundation
consists of seven circular steps. the bot
tom one 81 feet in diameter. On thes
steps the column stands on base II fee
7 square. The column is surmounted b.
bronze statue of liberty, II feet high
making a total height to the mOnumen
! of 81 feet.
Springfield, at a recent special tow
meeting, voted to give its $50, 900 wort
, of stt ok in the uncompleted Springfield
electric railway connecting Springfield
and Charlestown, N. H., to any respor
sible party who will complete the roa
and mt IL In running condition. OF TN