Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-05-04
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE.
Happenings of "a Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain State.

iuOnt was l,illpo Sunday nv tho appiipn-
tal discharge of a rife. If is supposed |
that he was engaged in drawing a
Charge from the ria ns the muzzle was !
nrar enouoh to him that his vest took |
fire The han entered near the heart
uasspd inward. came out on the other
side ard lodged in the ceiling above
The adjourned hearing in the case of
Marvin 4 Mcclure of Rutland. charged
with aiding and abrttin0 Cashier G. w. |
Mu,sev of the Merchants National bank
i'm the wrpcl;iny of that Institution. was
held i'm Rutlan1. NrClure was held for
the action of the United States grand
Jury in the custody of an officer. no bail
being fixed; the Jury meets at Windsor
May -.
The town Of stamford furnishes auother
sensation. Thur-Gav morning "A Young
Ind. while WALKING ON the river bank.
found the bndv of a now born babr on
,t. cdga. it. was entirely naked and
from appearancps had been thrown into
the stream during the night. The off
clalS have the matter in charge and are
trying their best TO lind out the crlml-
mails.
The barns and adjacent sheds of w. II.
Duntou on the road from Rutland to
Proctor were burned Saturday evening.
The loss includes 81 head of cattle. 2G of
these being the property of Steve Mead
a mare and colt, 30 sheep. couple of
hogs and some hens. The loss is esti-
mated Vt from $500 to $1,000 and there
was about Sl1OO insurance on the prop
erty.
The granite pohshers of Montpelier
aud Barre. 2GO in number. struck Tues
day, ar a result Of a meeting of the Pol
iShers non held in Barre the night be-
fore. The pOlsherS claim that they are
entitled to recognition "a much as the
cutters. and demand that hereafter they
shall receive nine hours pay for eight
hours work.
The directors OF the Merchants Ma
tiOnal bank of 81. JohnsburV have called
a meeting of stockholders on May II to
vote on the proposed plan TO reduce capt.
tai stock from S3OO,OOO to SloO.OOO Inc
oihk proposes 10 return Sluo'VOU ol lhIs
ahouhl III caSn 10 ttle stochhoIuers anu
retain S'V'ooU 10 increase lhe surplus
The steel steamer Chateaugay of the
Champain Transportation company has
co umenced her regular trips between
Burlington ana iiauaourgh' Many I'M
proVeihents nave ptrh llaue Oh 'ie p"a'
ne pas' "lhI'r' ne SIcd,cs' 'n'oN"
'ioh Is compete electric l'gh'i"g plah''
The second volume of the history of
, Vermont by F. IT, Wilbur of Jericho Is
IN It. the press ana Will soon ne Puollsheu'
me nr9l Nolu'l,e' puoHs'leu last Schr'
was ueNo'eu l" 'le carry ilsloIN vi l'ie
s'a'e from lIs Ilr't setlleiheht to It's au-
t. MISSION INTO the uhloh'
Mrs. Lucinda Smith of Brookfied met
: WIN irightiul acclnen,' causing her
: uea'n rrluaV' AprIl - Mrs' Hulll, Wao
Z VISITING at houneN "aIorIuge : WINE
: stahdlhg AT the hetd OF stairway She
A Iurne" ABOUT losing her palahce anu zen
t 10 me ootlolh Oh ihe slAlrs' preahIos hel
"o'N'
y In .he aCiioh LOT perhahehl ihlunc-
l tlon IT Selilhg 'I4upt against .le All
Ness mouse AZ burI'hgton' oWhea oV eX-
roV' l A. "oodpury. the petltloh na9
= 1ren uu,iieu ant, ,ne cf.es "Sa.,,s' ~,
= " o''''"''S a"' nus II, ''''' N''
! George b. t3rtely'u' secretary t'
: President Mchlnley' mas announced IN,
: appoin'mPn[ III the executive mansion ol
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= fe,y mnnth. me a hing of thn mast
- nov modern stool hridoe will ne con
y. structed mis- season
o hock OF sheep owned by Judge BATE
At VI ." nai ""9 ',Enur" nN Nv, "'Se od,ul
~ usS a''S w.. t I ''o' ~,
l. Is one OF the largest slaughterS IN N