Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-06-14
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Library Commission Wants Old Magazines
New York Justice Does Not Recognize
Vermont Prohibitory Lava Vermont
Boy to Swim English Channel.
The Vermont State Library commits
sion Will be glad of contributions, either
OF OLD or recent numbers, of any of the
Following magazines: Harper's Monthly,
Century, Scrbner's. Cosmopolitan, At
lantic Monthly, MacClures, Munsey,
Forum, North American Review, st.
Nicholas. Realizing the value of maya
zines in all libraries, the commission de-
sire IN this way to aid the smaller
libraries In obtaining them. They may
be sent to Mrs. Walter p. Smith, st.
Johnsbury, Miss Charlotte C. Gibson,
Ludlow, H.. Z. Rustedt, Richford, or
Fred. A. Rowland, Montpelier. If the
donor desires the transportation charges
prepaid, he should communicate, prior
to shipment, with one of the commits
sioners.
Vermont is prohibition state, but
Justice Herrick, of the New York SUI
preme court, holds that a debt for beer
sold by New York dealers to Vermont
consumers is legal and may be collected.
This came about in a suit tried before
Justice Herrck in Troy to recover S3113
for beer sold to padrone for the use of
100 men employed in the construction
OF railroad on Grand Isle. 1t was con-
tended that the debt was not valid in
Vermont, but the plaintiff held that the
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law, and Justice Herrick upheld the
contention.
Henry 5. Koran of South Boston,
Mass, son of Nicholas Koran of
Monkton, is soon to undertake to swim
the English channel. He is an all.round
athlete and his powers of endurance are
such as to warrant the belief that he
will accomplish the task. Mr. Koran
also proposes to swim from New York
to Boston. y few years ago, when IS
years old, he swan from Burlington
dock to Juniper island and back, a
distance of II miles, winning a prize.
He was at one time employed as clerk in
\. j. McCuen's store in Vergennes.
Merritt NJ. Harris, who went to
Ecuador last year to assist in the es-
adjustment of system of normal
schools for that republic, has finished
his work and returned to his home in
Lyndonville. Mr.. Harris is accom-
panied by Senior Leopolds Z. del Pozo
of Guayaquil, who comes to this coun-
try to study English and learn some
thing of the manners, customs, and in
situations of the United States. He will
spend several years in this country,
entering some college in September to
pursue his studies.
Isaac L. Pratt, the veteran bear trap
per of Bennington, caught bear last
week in ravine traversed by the He'll
Hollow brook in Woodford. 1t weighed
about 325 pounds. The fur was in prime
condition, being thick, long and glossy
black. This Is the third bear that Mr.
/ Pratt has captured within a few days in
that section and the 10Th that he has
trapped during his lifetime. The bear
was the largest that has been captured
in Bennington county for many years.
Wendell p. Hale of Providence, r. l.,
has presented to the Tenney Memorial
Library of Newbury set of some 12j
volumes of valuable books, being the Of
fetal records of the Union and Confeder-
ate armies during the war of the Rebel
hon. Valuable books and papers have
also been received from Senators Ross
and Dillingham;.
f. ID. Moore of Bennington, secretary
of the Vermont State Firenen's assoca.
ton, has issued the programme for the
twelfth annual convention at Burlington
July Il. Secretary Moore has also
issued special appeal to the firemen of
Vermont, urging them to bring about a
fraternal feeling that will ultimately
lead to a self-supporting organization.
James Fitzgerald, who stole a horse
and carriage belonging to DR.. Robert
Weir of Rutland, was caught near Fort
Edward, n. Y. DR.. Weir started from
Whitehall in pursuit and overlook
Fitzgerald on the tow path. He was
placed in the Fort Edward Jail and as
soon as requisition papers can be made
out he will be taken to Rutland.
Cehaldo Guieseppeini was sentenced
| in Washington county court to not less
than four and half and not more than
five years at hard labor in state prison at
| Windsor. lie was one of the Italians
mixed up in the shooting of Chief of
Police Brown at Barre in December last,
and was found guilty OF simple assault
by the jury.
j. b. Hale, receiver of the Bradford
bank, intends to have the trust closed up
this year and estimates that it will pay
10 per cent of the claims. This will
leave about 100000 for the stockholders
to make up. As the capital stock of the
bank is S50,000 the stockholders can see
100 per cent assessment sometime not
far distant.
The Pierpont Isham house at Ben
nington was built by the Rev. David
Avery in l7Sl. lie was dismissed by
his congregation, as old Governor
Tichenor used to say, "because he
walked arm in arm with his wife on