Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-06-20
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Barre in May.
Judge Ide Is improving in health and
will soon return to the Philippines
Lightning struck several times in
West Rutland June 16 and did much
damage.
During the past three months 800
free library.
The grand list of Burlington, is Sl32,-
294 30, an Increase of S1126.27 over that
of last year.
The Melrose House at West Brattle-
boro was destroyed by fire June 16.
Loss Sl2 900; insured for $4,000.
f. f. Means of Enosburg Falls, who
was one of the victims of the terrible
Chicago fire last week, will recover.
David o. Williams of Poultnev was
thrown from his carriage June II and
sustained injuries from which he died
June Is.
| James Buck the IIardwick murderer
plead guilty to murder in the second
degree and was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life.
The body of James Trenholm, Il,
laborer, was found June Is, in his house
near Brattleboro, in advanced stage of
decomposition.
Rutland is at last to have a new depot.
The old structure is being torn down and
the work on the new one will be COM
pleted by Oct. l.
| William a. Brown, age 30 years, was
drowned in Barber mill pond at Pownal
Sunday morning while taking bath with
three companions.
Joel b. Kidder and his gang of men in
the HOLSTER quarry at Florence were
shocked by lightning June 1G, but none
were badly injured.
Patrick Founier of Burlington, aged 10
years, disappeared Saturday and his
whereabouts cannot be learned. The
boy is of dark complexion, with black
eyes and hair.
The body of the United States mail
carrier, Edgar Minckler, who was
drowned while going from LAGRANGE
postoflice to Isle La Motto station De-
cember II, 1901, was found June Is.
The Mayors club of Massachusetts
visited Vermont last week. Sixty-four
mayors and ex-mayors of Massachusetts
cities were in the party. The mayors of
all Vermont cities were invited as special
guests of the visiting party,
| waterbury WAS lSOldttu lTOu tIle
world by the great rain storm of June
lG. Every road, steam or electric or
highway, was rendered impossible.
Bridges were washed out everywhere
and the damage will exceed $4,000.
j. p. Bass, Randolph boy, now
publisher of the Bangor (Me.) CONNER
cial, has been convicted of "publishing
paper containing notice of the keeping
| Of ;pto Ia Nd
was fined $40 and costs. An appeal has
been taken in order to make a test case.
John Young of Troy, Vt, was Sc
years old June 1. He was representative
in the legislature in 1S53-54, and voted
for John S. Robinson of Bennington
Centre for governor in 1858, when the
election went into the house. But three
or four who voted for him are now
living. Mr.. Young is very active for a
man of his age.
Joseph Noel of Fitchburg, Mass, was
found on the sidewalk in front of the
Hotel Rockingham, Bellows Falls, Sun
day morning In dying condition. He
had fallen from fourth story window,
striking the stone pavement, fracturing
his skull, Noel went to the hotel Satur-
day drunk
Michael Rogers of North Ferrisburg
| was struck by switch engine near Bel
lows Falls Saturday night and seriously
injured. He was lying on the track in a
drunken stupor when the engine ran over
him, crushing his right foot and iniuring
him internally. He was taken Sunday
to the Keere, y. H., hospital, where the
foot was amputated.
Ii. II. Ross, former principal of the
L,.ic T,,ct An1y
Point, will move to Burlington. He
has been appointed secretary of the
various grand Masonic bodies to succeed
Warren G.. Reynolds, resigned. Mr..
Ross desires to be located at ht adquar-
tiers and will in consequence have an
office on third floor of the Masonic
Temple.
Dewey Hall Northfield.
Dewey Hall, which was built by the
subscriptions of friends of Norwich
University. as a memorial of the pat
riotlsm, skill and valor of Commodore
George Dewey who. on the first day of
May 1898, inflicted the most signal de-
feat in modern history upon the fleet of
the Kingdom of Spain in the glorious
action of Manila Bay, whereby a new
epoch was opened in the history of our
country and the map of the world was
changed, will be opened to the public
for the first time at the annual COM
mencement of Norwich University,
June 22-25.
The St, Johnsbury Republican says
"Just as Miss Stone was boarding the
train for Barton where she was to lee
ture, a young girl carrying baby only
few days old was standing waiting to
take the train. The baby's mother had
died and the little girl was carrying the
child home. The poor little thing had
cried until its face was purple. The
Young girl was unable to s0othe it. and
the onockers were passing all sorts of
comments. The heart of the kind
woman whose life has been spent in min
istering TO others was touched by the
little one and she took it in her arms,