Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-04-02
State 11eps.

He imposed an extra tax on dogs for
support of the library.
Hrs. Ernest wilkins of South Ran
ph committed suicide few days ago
taking paris green. She leaves a
sband and four small children.
bteve Coon, aged 10, and Winnie
hetcock, II, of Fairfield ran away to-
her few nights since and Franklin
hnty is being secured in an endeavor
locate them.
the Estey Organ company have
light the organ key manufacturing busi-
IS of Milo Whitney OF Boston and the
hoval of the plant to Brattleboro is
" in progress.
Dogs drove a young doe into the yard
|B. p. Bowen, In East Dorset, recently,
h ne caught the animal. 1t was so
bly, exhausted and injured that it
Id in short time.
The Barre school census shows that
re are 1903 children within the city
hts between the ages of > and Is
hrs and 1O4 who will come within this
! it during the coming year.
Charles II. Moore & Co. have opened
Fir granite manufacturing works at
|ntpelier after shutting down since
btember. This is the largest granite
plant in Vermont, and
ZEN running full force employs 300
|nds there and at Barre.
Lhe Vermont Marble company of
|octor has brought suit against William
|nfree and George sherman of Wash
1 ton to recover S19,535 alleged to be
for material used in the amusement
OF the national soldiers home. An
counting and the appointment of re-
yer to hold funds due Winfree from
United States are asked.
Montpelier, Barre and st. Johnsbury
to have a system of electric street
|lways this season, it Is said. The
lders will be j. S. Pierson, j. j..
|rnn, F. c. Kennedy and a. o. Hum
rev of Burlington. Montpelier and
IRE will be connected by an electric
i'd which will also run through the
ncipal streets of both cities.
Thomas Ready of Burlington has Just
|eived medal for his service in the
glish- Persian war nearly 40 years
b. The medal is of silver, and bears
ne bust of Queen Victoria on the
verse, and on the reverse is SYM
ical representation of Britannia
|wning a veteran, while around the
is Mr.. Ready's name and regiment.
the clasp Is the word Persia"
Mrs. Emma A. o. Doud, 81 years old,
living in New Orleans, La. Her
her, Rev. Dan Kent of Benson, served
Ia soldier in the war of the revolution
m 177G till 17Sl and was in the battle
Bennington. His father, Cephas
Int of Dorset. was the patriot at whose
use the first meeting of the famous
Ilncil of safety was held. 1t was there
September, 177G, that the resolution
S taken to declare Vermont separate
u independent district, in opposition
the rival claims of New Hampshire
u New York, and there its first local
'yernment was organized.
.rhe Vermont congressional delega-
Il have asked for the appointment of
! D. D 4nison of Randolph as minister
Venezuela. This position was held
Vermont men during the Harrison
sd Cleveland administrations. The
mister to Venezuela receives salary
$500 per year and the office is one of
eat Importance. j. d. Denison is a
.vyer about 40 years old, graduate OF
university of Vermont in the class
1873 and son of Dudley C. Denison
lawyer who served two terms in con
ess over 20 years ago, as the result OF
fight against Judge Poland. The
+. her appointments recommended were
! IN. w. w. Henry of Burlington to be
nsul general at Montreal and Col. j
5 Foster of Derby Line to be consul a
@erbIooke, p. Q. j. G.. Foster is {
ung manufacturer of Derby Line, who
tanned his military title as member
. the staff of Gov. Levi X. Fuller.
The Minneapolis Times has the follow
account of the reunion of the Yer
pnters residing in that city March %
Z he folk lore of the Green Mountain
ate was kindled in loyal hearts in tn,
acious dining room of the Nlcolle
Duse last night. The occasion was tn
yenth annual banquet and reunion o
Vermont association of Minnesota
d the few brief speeches that wer
ade fairly glowed with the spirit o
rdy New England. About 125 son
s d daughters of Vermont sat down t.
BILE at o'clock and soon dropped int
minIscences rich with the flavor of oil
quaintance and the old home scene
at gave the earliest delight. The ban