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during 1899 was $175,000
The Ludlow water commissioners
have paid 81, 500 of the village water
bonds.
VIM. Otis, a Graniteville tool
sharpener, was found dead in his bed
one morning last week.
Carl Storrs has been designated as
a member of the civil service board
for the custom house at Newport.
There is considerable talk among
the Jewish population of the state of
forming a camp of the Modern Wood
men of America.
The ReporterSun of Swanton has
ceased publication, its subscription
list having been transferred to the
st. A1bans Messenger.
The Rutland City Hospital asso-
citation is now out of debt, John C.
Champion of that city having pre-
scented it with a check for $1,000.
A special city meeting has been
called in ST. Adams for February 3
to take action as to whether the
liquor agency shall be closed up or
not.
During the year 1899 there were IA
marriages, 90 births and A deaths
in Island Pond, as compared with IS
marriages, 48 births and 80 deaths
in 1898.
The Baptist church at Ludlow ex-
pended $4, 500 last year, $1,000 for a
new parsonage and 81, 500 for current
expenses and missions. The church
is out of debt.
At Groton terrible accident oc-
cured at the Fred Weber quarry
Jan. 10, when James Mckay was
literally blown to pieces by the pre-
mature discharge of blast.
In Washington County Court Jan.
II, the jury in the case of John
Kelley of Berlin returned verdict
of guilty of assault with intent to
kill while armed with a dangerous
weapon.
The late Dorman B. Eaton of New
York who died possessed of large
means, made among numerous other
public and private requests several
to relatives at his old home in Mont
pelier and vicinity.
The case of the state VS.. Wilder,
the Mortified burglar, was concluded
T., L. I'D
sentenced to six months in the house
of correction at Rutland. He was
taken there Jan. 10.
TIE 5Oth anniversary. of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Elmer
of Addison was celebrated Jan. 10,
at her home in Vergennes. -Four
generations of the family and eighty
six relatives were present.
The Vermont Marble company's
blacksmith and machine shops~fs
the old quarry at Proctor were burned
week before last. The insurance,
81, 500 on the buildings and $4, 600 on
the machinery, will hardly cover
the loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Whitcomb of
Woodstock have just celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. For
40 years they have been highly es-
teened residents of that village
where Mr.. Whitcomb was for a long
time in active business.
M. J. Leaden, we'll known cattle !
dealer and farmer of East Berkshire !
was buncoed out of $3.50 on a bogus |
check while in Boston two weeks |
ago with a load of cattle. He was
buncoed in the regulation way by a
stranger who made his acquaintance. !
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Williams of
Bethel died within half an hour of
each other Jan. 10, Mr.. Williams ex-
piring first Mr.. Williams had been
suffering from gangrene for over a
year, and both legs had been ampu- .
tated. Mrs. Williams died Of cancer.
Loverne Estes, 40 years old, and /
one of the most respected business .
men of Pownal, committed suicide .
by hanging Jan. IA, The cause of
the act was undoubtly temporary
insanity, as his actions of late have
been noticeably peculiar. He had .
not been well for some time.
A carload consisting of As pieces .
of rock and ore-crushing machinery
has arrived from the Carries Iron .
Works of Chicago. The machinery f.
is for the contractors of the Rutland /
Canadian railroads, and will be used .
in preparing rough rock for use in
the construction of that road.
Phil Ellis and Wayne Burnham,
two Barre boys of good families,
were caught in the act of burg1ariz-.
ing E. w. Cummings printing
office. Money had frequently been
missed from the money drawer
within three months and a watch
was set and the boys caught after