Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
AGLANCE OVER THE STATE.
of Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain State.

that has been bottled and sold we're OBJ
tained by States Attorney Slack and
sent to Burlington for analysis, which
showed that it could not be lawfully
handled under the prohibitory law. In
the mean time Sheriff Sulloway visited
the district internal revenue Office at
Portsmouth and obtained the names of
holders of government licenses in st.
Johnsbury. AS result, all the local
bottlers and retailers were called upon
to answer to the law, all pleading guilty
to keeping nuisance and paying
their fine with the exception of Allison
and Davie, against whom a chancery
suit is pending. The court, at the
opening term, will be asked to abate and
enjoin local nuisances. Chancery suits
have also been brought against the
property owners upon whose premises
llquor nuisances have been maintained,
and the cases will be tried at the June
term of the court.
l.. C. Houghton, owner of the Halifax
deer park, finds that the long severe
winter has been somewhat disastrous to
his deer herd, inclosed in the 700 acre
park. A dozen or more of the animals
died from exposure, though the herd
was regularly fed through the winter,
the deer being unable to sustain them
selves wholly on their accustomed
Browsing. Notwithstanding this loss
the herd numbers at the present time
upward of 100 head. Under the law Mr..
IIoughton will market this fall num-
Der of his heavy deer. Besides the deer,
the inclosure contains a herd of Rocky
Mountain goats and a score or more elk.
The range of the animals is SO wide that
bnly an occasional sight is afforded
visitors, though they are frequently
Eeen in full view of Mr.. Houghton's
residence in considerable numbers.
Della du Tully, a domestic in the en-
)loy of c.. A. Barber of Burlington, at.
tempted to cruelty herself last Friday.
She had driven a nail through both
hands and both feet, and made wound
n her forehead, when she called Mrs.
Barber to her room. Mrs. Barber found
he woman stretched out on the floor as
hough crucifed, while the blood
pushed from the wounds. Only one
nail had been used in the crucifixion,
and marks on the aoor showed that it
lad in each case been driven through the
lesh before it was drawn out. She was
aken to a hospital, and will probably
ecover. She resolutely refused to per-
nit a surgeon to see her at Mr.. Barber's,
aging that she was compelled to cruelty
herself on account of her sins.
There is probability that the contest
bf the will of the late DR.. Thomas Seton
Robertson of Burlington by his widow
will be settled out of court. The bulk
bf the estate of $4,000 was left to the
University Of Vermo ont, and the widow,
With whom DR.. Robertson had not lived
or several years, was not provided
or. When the case was called in New
ork the other day Col. Robert G.
ngersoll, in behalf of the widow, an
bounced that a compromise was under
way, and secured an adjournment.
The barn of John Crane in Cabot was
truck by lightning early Monday
morning, and burned to the ground.
Five calves, ten hogs and about forty
ons of hay were consumed. Loss $1,000,
partially insured. The flames were
bursting through the roof before Mr..
Crane could realize what had happened.
Eeighbors rallied promptly, but the
lanes were so fierce they were unable to
get the live stock out.
The work of brickaying at the new
Ire station in st. Albans stopped Mon
lay morning, for the men refused to stay
or the wages they were receiving. The
al hou &
nd they say they ought to have Sl.75.
he masons also want an increase. One
|r two carpenters are the only persons at
work at the building. Just how long
he work will be at a standstill is not
known.
The annual company drill and inspec-
ion, together with the yearly parade
or drill, discipline, inspection and re-
lew of the students of Norwich
University will be held at Northfeld,
une II to %, both days inclusive.
apt. John W. Heard, 81 United States
avalry, will inspect the troops and re-
port upon the condition of the command
t the close of the encampment.
The Bellows Falls people were agl-
ated over the selection of the marshals
or the Memorial day parade. The
narshal was dealer in cemetery sup
lies, three of the aids were doctors,
ourth was an undertaken, and what the
eople want to know is how it hap.
|ened that a grocer was chosen to fill
ut the list
A serious accident occurred at Fletcher
m Sunday when about 10 o'clock a
hedgehog got into tree in c. F. Corse's
ard and Herbert Pole shot at il with an
Id muzzle loading gun, which exploded
nd the breech struck him just over the
we, breaking his skull in two places.
Surgeons were called and removed
everal pieces of bone.
According to an act of the legislature
f 1898, which takes effect July l, every
'ackage of garden,seeds offered for sale
n Vermont must have the year in which
hey were grown plainly printed there.