Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-05-20
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

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Vermont Farmer Has Experience with
Brooklyn Casa Greenfield Boys Mar
row Escape from Drowning-The Guileless
Chinese SmuggIer Again.
John Brown, one of the Vermonters
who went to Brooklyn in search of Susan
Kidder, the 15-year-old girl who ran
away from Royslton with Clarence E.
/ White. nearly lost his life from escaping
gas in his room on Friday night. Brown
put up at a hotel. Saturday morning
when he did not appear at court, where
White was to be arraigned, an officer
was sent to look for him. No response
came to knocks on the door, and the
officer broke into the room. The room
was full of gas and the farmer was un-
conscious. He denied that he had
blown out the gas.
Superintendent Dame of Greenfield
heard cries Sunday afternoon of a small
boy near the Newton bridge, and going
to the spot found Raymond Classic,
son of Jacob Classic of River street,
struggling in the river. Mr.. Dame
plunged in and rescued the lad as he was
on the point of going down the third
time. The boy was fishing, and fell into
the stream. Medical attendance was
summoned, and the boy was brought out
of his troubles after a little. Mr.. Dame
has experienced no i'll effects from his
plunge bath.
II. j. Rowell of Washington, d. c.,
stopped over at Swanton Friday on his
! to Of uicit with his
brother in Randolph. He was found
that night by some boys on the bank of
NIisssquoi river in a secluded place.
He was in a stupor and it was several
hours before the doctors succeeded in
restoring consciousness. lie claims to
have lost over $500. He says that he
fell in with three agreeable strangers
and the last he remembered was taking
a drink from bottle.
E. Dark Chung, who was arrested on
the train near st. Adams last week for
had not paid duty, was brought before
Judge Wheeler in the United States
court Wednesday forenoon and was
fined $50 and costs. He claimed the
package was given him by a Chinaman
in st. Johns to bring to Chinese friend
in the states. The Judge accepted his
explanation and fined him for techni-
cal violation of the law.
Mrs. Hannah Newell Barrett Of Rut-
land celebrated her ninety-eighth birth
day Saturday. Mrs. Barrett's father,
Noah Lunenburgh, served in the COnti-
mental army. She is an hOnarary mem
Der of the Tea Party Chapter of the
Daughters of American Revolution. \
feature of the celebration was the pres
entation of gold spoon. the gift of the
, National Society to all regular Daugh-
ters of the Revolution.
F. Dutton, who was nominated
by the president to be commissary of
, subsistence with rank of captain, is a
- native of Cavendish, Vermont, but re
e sides at present in Keene, y. H., where
t he has been prominent as medical pur-
: yevor of the New Hampshire national
$ guards. He was recommended by mem
}. bers of both state delegations. The
position pays a salary of about $4,000 an
nually.
Mrs. Ira Reed, wife of John Dorr, dice
in West Arlington last week from thu
effect of a dose of morphine, which it il
supposed she took with suicidal intent
! She had been visiting her parents and OF
her return the Monday before her deatl
1t is supposed she took the fatal dose.
doctor was called, but could not save he
life. No reason is assigned for her act.
Y. Jay Benton, who has been appointed
city editor of the Boston Transcript, is
= Guildhall boy, and a graduate of ST
Johnsbury academy and yarmouth col
h. lege. lie has been assistant managing
editor of the Boston journal.
Great preparations are going forwar
y. for the state Epworth League cOnventiO
to be held at Burlington June PIP
u Excursions by boat and land have a
p. ready been arranged. Thousands of Wis
itors are expected.
t. Frank Plumley of Sherburne report
that the deer in that section are yer
tame. Each evening they come down
his meadow to Craze and sometimes on
It. or two deer even come into the doorYarC
H. Chas. II. Scribner of Essex Junctio
of was given an Sc day sentence to tn
house of correction last week for poun(
ing his mother. lie graduated frol
states prison only Jan. l.
cd Harry, l2-year-old son of William Coz
ne died at Rutland from the effects of ha'
IN ing been hit in the head by stor
thrown by playmate.
III Herbert Brown of Wilmington shot
es fish hawk one day recently, measurln
~ six feet from tin TO tin