Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-09-30
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

The Prohibitory Law to BE Enforced in
st. Albans by Newspaper-Report of
Railway Casualties in This State-PicIS-
pocket Caught at White River junction.
The Vermont Sun will enforce the |
liquor law In st. Albans. 1t says: "In
view of the astounding fact that not
withstanding the multitude of prosecut /
ing attorneys and others who have grown !
rich on fines and costs paid by rumsellers
in st. Abans. not an official can be found /
who will admit that it is his duty to
prosecute this class of offenders according
to law, the Sun has decided to take the
matter in hand and we promise the pub
lie that open violations of the prohibltory
law in st. Adams must cease or the
dealers 60 to Rutland. We mean busi
ness and viclatOrs of the law will take
notice and govern themselves according
ly. Any one knowing of violations of
the prohibltory law in St. Albans after
this date may be assured of their prOsecu-
ton according to law by reporting them
to the Sun"
The state railway commission reports
that during the two years ending July l
there have been As fatal accidents on the
railroads of the state. Only one of these
was on an electric road, and in only two
cases was a passenger killed. Twenty of
these accidents were where people were
walking on the track and were hit. Five
fatal accidents occurred at grade cross
ings. The record for the past two years
is better than the preceding two, though
the railroad commission has had more
work to do from being called out in petit
tons and to settle localities for electric
roads.
A man claiming to be the canvassing
agent for a New York newspaper and
giving the name of Fred Webber, was ar
rested at White River Junction, charged
with taking a purse from Mrs. +. r.
Fisher of Woodstock, while entering
or leaving the train. She followed him
and demanded the purse, which was re-
turned. Webber was given a hearing
before Justice Durrah, and being una
BILE to furnish bail of $500 was COM
mitted to Woodstock Jail.
Charles Bemis, who has lived a hermit
life for several years in what is known
as Smokeshire, located in the north part
of Chester, was found dead in his lonely
home recently by one of the neighbors.
The dead man was found on the floor,
having fallen from chair while sitting.
Bemis was in very destitute circum-
stances, as not a morsal of food or any
thing that looked as though he had
any could be found about the house.
p. H. Fleming, acid maker in the sui
phite mill at Bellows Falls, met with a
painful accident Saturday. He was
standing on a platform and pulling a
lime rock from the draught of one of the
acid tanks; the rock gave way suddenly
and fell to the plank on which Mr.. Flem-
: ing was standing; this knocked the PLANK
. from under his feet and he fell to the
= canal bottom six feet below, landing or
his hip.
Arthur Ch irbonneau and Nels Nelson
two young men of Barre, were arrested
. Saturday charged with the larceny of al
; open faced gold watch valued at Sl25
= The watch was found at their boarding
, house. Judge Barney held each of tn
; respondents for the grand Jury in tn
; sum of $500 and as they could not ge
. bail they were taken to Montpelier Jail
'' Alton Morse. foreman in Pierce's mil
'' at Brook line, was severely injured. II
5 was getting board down from overhea
when it slipped and fell, striking one o
the saws. II was thrown towards Mr.
Morse, striking him and rendering hlr
II unconscious for some minutes. His fac
d was badly cut ard one rib broken an
r two or three other ribs cracked.
e Saturday the Burlington high schoC
e football team went to Barre where
"a played its first game of the season wit
u the Goddard seminary eleven, being d'
le feated by score of 10 to0 0, The Blu
II lington team was much the lighter an
L. the game was one sided and uninteres
't ing.
he Rev. S. p. Hating, formerly Bapti
ID minister at Stamford, was arrested ;
d. North Adams, Mass, on complaint {
n his wife, who accused him of larcen,
he The case is the outcome of domest
= troubles that caused a request for h
e resignation at Stamford.
," The new stained glass windows for
nc Anthony's Church at White River Jun
~ ton have arrived and have been place
w in position. One of them was a gi
from the Catholic order of Forester
The church will be dedicated in fe
weeks.
I, A couple of Montpelier men caught
"a black bass in the Winooskl. They var
~ in size, but all were over the legal linn
The fish were caught just below Nor
ad DuXbury, and other fishermen have h
',a excellent luck at the same place.
He Some Bennington people think t
nd dignity of the great elephant in Mali
rse circus parade was greatly detracted frC
mt because it wore big advertisement te
ith ing where groceries could be boug
ar. cheaply.
M The Vermont state teachers assoc
md tion is holding its 10th annual meeting
70 Montpelier. The programme for
SIS meeting this year deals largely with
no teaching of English.