Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-13
AROUND THE STATE.
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Another Outbreak of Smallpox at Bur
Iington-More Litigation In the Farmers
National Bank Case-November Record
of a Humane Society Officer.
Another of Burlngton's new industries
has opened ITS office, j. f. White, rep
resentative of the Lumiefre North Amer
lean company of Paris, has taken an
Office in the Y, M. c. A. building. His
company is French concern that
manufactures Photographic materials.
The company was exempted from taxa
ton as an inducement to locate there.
Mr.. White is to take immediate steps to
begin the construction Of 500 building
at Howard Park. There are now several
buildings on the place, and many will be
utilized. The plant will not be in run
ming order before September, 1902. 1t
will employ several hundred men.
Smallpox has secured fresh hold
in Burlington. 1t was thought that the
threatened epidemic, which started sew
eral weeks ago, had been effectually
stamped out, but the outbreak of seven
new cases in one day last week shows
rumored that the last outbreak resulted
from the failure of a physician to re-
port case. This was DR.. o. H. Allard,
and he was fined $40 and costs in city
court for his omission. The library and
public schools have been reopened.
The board of health, at a meeting held
Monday, decided to fit up an isolation
hospital out of the city limits.
Rumors have been afloat at Vergennes
for several days that Francis Pearson
Hallet of Concord, Mass, who was
reported as engaged to d. H. Lewis, the
defaulting cashier of the Farmers Nation
al Bank, had brought suit against the
receiver of the bank for recovery of $25,
600 furnished Mr.. Lewis for payment to
the bank. F. l.. Fish, the receiver, says
that no process has been served on him,
but he has reason to expect that such a
suit will be brought soon. Rumor says
that II. Ii. Powers Of Morrisville will
be the attorney for Mrs. IIallett, and the
charge will be that the money was
secured under false pretenses.
During the month of November John
Fuller, agent for the Burlington Humane
society, found sixteen horses with very
sore necks and shoulders and this fact
would indicate that gals are caused
more from neglect than from the heat.
The humane society is therefore justified
in Obliging the owners of CALLED horses
to relieve them from work until the
animals recover. The society has re-
ceived a letter from Richmond stating
that some of the women of that town
recently gave social from which sub
stantial proceeds were netted for the
humane society.
The selectmen of the town of Pitts
ford made an investigation into the
cause of the death of Michael Hather,
whose body was found, partially COW
cred with snow, near that place last
week Wednesday. 1t was found that
Hather had met his death as the result
of exposure, and everything indicated
The body was taken to West Rutland
and buried in that part of the Catholic
cemetery which is not consecrated
ground.
Francis p. Nealon, a brakeman on the
Chatham & Labanon Valley railroad, was
killed last week Thursday afternoon. 1t
is supposed that his head struck bridge
near West Lebanon. He was alive when
found on top of car, but died soon after.
He was % years of age, and was making
his third trip on the road.
Marshall Reynolds, a'well known Ben
nington farmer, had narrow,escape from
death one day last week. He was clean
ing a'gun, not knowing that it was loaded,
when it went Oft, the ball entering the
right eye. lie will lose his sight, but
ply sicians say that he will recover.