Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-19

absent about month, and when he re-
turns to Washington he will have in
spected the thirty hatcheries in the
United States that have been established
by the government.
Charles kimball was taken from
Moretown mountain to Montpelier last
week, being arrested on the charge of as
sault on Julia Kimball, his mother kim
ball refused to accompany the officers to
Montpelier and it required their combined
efforts to place him in irons. Kimball is
said by some of his neighbors to be in
sane. His case will later be brought
before Washington county court.
Plans are being made for the extern
sion of the Mary Fletcher hospital, Bur-
lington These plans include chill
dren's ward, maternity ward, a nav
patients department. and an isolated
ward for infectious diseases. An initial
gift with this in view has already been
made and the officials hope to see the
sum Increased so that the plans can be
carried out in the near future.
L. W. Shedd has turned over his &C.
count to c. G. Bancroft. the new post
master at Montpelier. Mr. Shedd, who
has held the office of postmaster for the
the past four years, Is to take a rest be-
fore making any plans for the future.
Accompanied by his wife he expects to
leave Thursday for Gorham, Me-, where
he will remain for several weeks.
Admiral Winfield Scott Schev was in
Montpelier last week, dired at the Pavl-
ion and left for the Wers, n. II. The
admiral was accompanied by his wife
and Capt. L. f Schey of Plattsburg, n.
Y, his son. The latter is in command
of company of the Odd L. 5. Infantry,
stationed at Plattsburg
Alpheus Hood of Chelsea attempted
to shoot his divorced wife, Sunday. but
she escaped. He shot himself. His
wife secured a divorce on the ground of
intolerable severity last fall. since then
he has been trying to have her come
back and live with him.
Orleans county fair at Barton was at
tended by 5000 persons last week. One
hundred and twenty horses were entered
for the nine races of the fair. Mr.. Hol-
den of New York, the owner of the
grounds, has expended several thousand
dollars in improvements recently.
Election returns come in unusually
slow this year to Secretary of State
Rowland. Several towns have as vet
failed to send in their reports thus de-
laying obtaining official figures of the
vote cast for the several candidates.
Nina, the seven year old daughter OF
Edward Watson of Bennington, was
burned TO death Sunday. Her dress
caught fire from a bonfire near the
house.
The Both annual meeting of the Yer
mont branch of the Woman's Board of
Missions will be held in the Congrega-
tional church at Barre Wednesday,
Sept. 81.
The youngest member of the house of
representatives, if not IN the Vermont
legislature is Herman Eddy of Stratton.
who is 2l. The oldest is Arnold Ball of
East Haven. IS.
The retreat for the women of the
Vermont Episcopal diocese was held
last week at Rock Point with forty-five
women in attendance.
Thomas Heating of Dorset, was run
over by the cars and killed Septem-
Der 10.
A Barre firm shipped 1000 pound
block of granite to Hammond, Ind, last
week by express.
The Vermont Press will spend mex,
Sunday on Mt. Mansfield the guests OF
the Summit House.
Charles L. Hodges has been appointed
postmaster at Randolph Center.
MIS-. c. p. Fisher of Barre, was nine
ty-one years old Sept. 10.
Barre has 100 more pupils in heI
schools than a wear ago.
There are over 500 pupils in the Ben
nington graded school.
Two stores in MiddleseX were buglar
lied last week.
Pinafore was great success at Barr,
last week.