Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-29
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

! Prominent Citizens of Bennington-Big
Price for PownaI Water Power.
Notices have been served on several
Bennington people who are suspected of
selling liquor, as well as the owners of
the buildings occupied by them, to appear
before Judge Start Dec. 30 to show cause
why temporary iniunctions should not be
served upon them to prevent the selling
of intoxicants or the leasing of buildings
or rooms for that purpose. Some of the
parties who rect lived notices are among
the leading men in the village. The suits
are brought by the states attorney and
the action was complete surprise to all.
The permanent injunctons cannot be
served until June next even if temporary
injunctions are granted.
A North Adams (Mass.) man has re-
Gently paid Pownal farmers more than
$4,000 for water rights along Rattle
snake brook in that town. The brook is
a fairsized stream that rises in the Pow
nal mountains and empties into Hoosick
river. dam will be erected in the
spring so that the water NAV be made to
run to North Adams or Williamstown,
Mass, just as 1t may prove to be most
profitable to the owner of the rights. 1t
Is said that it has been long time since
so large sum has been paid for water
rights In Vermont.
The state board of agriculture has sent
out programs for the farmers meetings
at Manchester Center Jan. | and 2, at
South Shaftshury Jan. 3, at Salisbury
Jan. 4. at Vergenres Jan. and 3.
During January and February meetings
will also be held at Cuttingsvile. Chit.
tenden. Brandon. Cornwall. vernon,
Westminster. Grafton, Cave h,
Hartand West Fairlee. Washington,
East TOpsham. Ryegate, Concord, Calais,
Waterbury Center, East IIirdwick,
Craftsbury, Gilmore, Jefferson, Westford,
Georgia, Sheldon Junction and Franklin.
Senaca Root of Castleton, aged 81
years. leading man In Rutland county,
+ died there Monday. He was born in
Windsor and lived most of his life there
D and in Hubbardton He had Represented
IIubbardton in the general assembly.
lie has been state senator and two years
, was an assistant Judge, was for several
years director in the Rutland County
, Agricultural society. He leaves a
, daughter only,
Otto Olson, employed in the brass de-
partmcnt of the Howe Scale works, Rut.
n land. started last Saturday for Copen-
hagen, Denmark, where he has been
= called by the serious illness of his father.
Olson came to this country seven years
e ago to escape military service. He will
inh do no
: death of his father.
2 The work upon the Rutland Canadian
s railroad will continue for the greater part
of the winter, although the laying of
track has been suspended. There are
now II steam shovels In operation along
the line, one having been recently added
in Colchester. The force of men at work
is stated as about 900.
@ One of the longest established physi
clans in Bennington states that he has re-
n Gently seen so many cases of facial
paralysis In that place that he is led to
II believe the disease is almost epidemic
, The trouble, however, lasts but few
l. days and is apparently the result of a
common cold.
e Frederick S. Weld and wife of New
II Haven. Conn, have brought suit fol
$1,000 damages against the town OF
" Jamaica, for damages which Mrs. Weld
=. received last summer by driving over
the side of culvert in that town, which
h it is claimed, was not properly guarded
Chamberln Grand Army post of ST
Johnsbury has passed a resolution sym
pathizng with the Beers in their strug
- oil EnnIand nd fpr Iot ,
ultimate success. This is the oldest anC
If largest post in the state, and the resolu
ton was passed unanimously.
A man giving his name as William
- Frasier was arrested in Essex Junction
Sunday charged with having stolen d
team from c. NJ Smith, liveryman oil
y Burlington lie had sold the team tC
. ESSEX. Junction parties for so lie was
jailed.
r Owing to the numerous tiig fires Bur
iure,on "@s III in past years at holiday
Il time extra Waterman were put on and
extra precautions taken at all points tC
prevent any fires being started at this
holiday season.
II Eleven Cinnamon are under arrest a
Newport charged with attempting tt
smuggle themselves across the line from
Canada. The United States commission
er has just deported four Celestials from
=. Newport.
II Gilbert Boutwell, of i0""'nShend claims
to have raised a field of coffee III ;aa
> town II years ago and refutes the state
/ ment that the berry wis produced in Yer
mont this year for the first time.
u After long delay Gilbert Farmer, thu
u alleged murderer of Agnes Willis, wa
J" brought into city court at Burlington
Tuesday. His hearing was postponed b.
Judge Russell to Jan %.
4. f. F. Wells of Newbury Center ha
" completed his history of the town o
il Newbury. The book will contain abou