Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-30


Boston, June ga combination of
nine yarn mills of New Bedford. Fall
River and Taunton. to go into effect
early in July, will be on capitaliza-
ton basis of S15.100,000. There will he
issued S5.T00,000 per cent. gold bonds
S5000.000 per cent. preferred cumula-
tive stock and S5,O00,00O common
stock.
Mauch Chunk. Pa, June 26-The
200 furnace men and laborers en-
ploycd at the Carbon Iron and Steel
Company's plant at Paryville have
been notified that. beginning July /.
their wages will be increased 10 cents
per day. This is the second advance
in wages since the plant resumed
operations ten weeks ago.
Kutztown. Pa June 26.-Because he
objected to the use of "pennsvlvania
Dutch by scholars. and because he
would not permit visitors at the Key
stone Normal School TO he entertained
with liquor DR.. Hanchcr is defeated
for principal of the school. He had
held the position six years.
Troy, y. Y. June 2T.-Abram Gould.
aged fifty-siX. n brother of the late
jay Could. died at Salem. where he
was visiting. He lived in st. Louis
and was manager of the coal depart
ment of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Washington, June 2I.-The combina-
ton between Secretary Alger and
Soy. Piugree of Michigan TO bring
about Secretary Ayers election to the
United States Senate, can hardly 60
into effect without causing Secretary
Al"cr'S retirement from the Cabinet.
This is the opinion both of his critics
and his friends.
Philadelphia. June 27.-The assign
PES of the defupct Chestnut Street
Trust and Safe Deposit Company. of
which the late William NJ. Singerly
was President. and which failed on
Dec. 30. 1897, have announced that
they are ready to pay first dividend of
81 per cent. to the depositors. There
are about 5000 claims to be met.
Towanda. H.. June 2T.-Tames w.
Rankin. operating a portable sawmill
in Money Creek Township. was in
stantly killed during a storm. \ tree
was blown down. falln" across n
heavy chain drawn taut between the
mill and n tree The chain broke and
the hook struck Rankin. smashing his
head. He left a widow and two sons.
Bridgeport Conn, June 21.-.Tohn
Falls. of Southport. is in the hospital
here in dclirium Of fear lest he 90 mad
from n dog bite. Last October he was
bitten while attempting to separate
fighting dogs. Doctors cauterized the
wounds. and no symptoms of hydro
phohia developed. hut dread of it has
SO preyed upon him that he has col
lapSed.
Detroit. June 2S.-Aftcr n long con
ference with the Attorney General.
Gov ringrce has announced that he
will deny the application for requisi-
ton for Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Duhme.
charged with kidnapping their nephew.
Moses Fowler Chase.
Marion. Ind. June 2S.-George ST.
John was arrested here by Dunkirk
officers on the charge of enticing and
abducting Miss Maude MCCULLOUGH. n
girl IL years of age. st. John and the
girl We're located. The complaint was
filed by the girls brother, Alonzo Nc
Cullough.
Chicago. June 2S-Although many
of the men who We're the most active
in the prosecution of Charles W. Spald-
ing, President of the wrecked Globe
Bank and Treasurer of the
University of Illinois, are signing q
petition to secure his release from the
ton, t.,
sentence, 1t is doubtful
if he will be released
Washington. June 2S.-In telegram
received at the Navy Department Rear
Admiral John C. Watson. commanding
the Asiatic fleet. reported that he had
sent the gunbOat Concord from Manila
to Lingayan. on the west coast of Luz
zon. No explanation of the action was
contained in the despatch but it is
at the Navy Department that
it was in line with the policy of estab-
fishing Il close patrol around the island.
Wauseon. Ohio. June oS.-Ransom
Terry. baby boy of John Terry, was
killed here in an unusual manner. His
father and mother, accompanied by the
child, were ut the cemetery, and while
passing n big monument the stone
rrumbled and fell. A large piece
struck the child. killing it almost in
The family were going to the |
gravcSide of another child they had |
buried short time ago.
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