Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-10-03
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

auditor of the Central Vermont Railway
Co., in place of NJ. NJ. Reynolds, resigned. |
Mr.. Crabbe has formerly occupied the
position of freight accountant for the
company. Mr.. Reynolds, who has held
the position of auditor for the past ten
years, has been appointed comptroller of
the National Railroad Co., of Mexico,
with Offices in New York and he started
October first for the City of Mexico to
look into the affairs and matters pertain
ing to his work. He will take up his
residence in New York. Mr.. Reynolds,
who enjoys an enviable reputation in the
railroad world as an expert auditor and
accountant, began his official life in 1888,
with the Mexican National Construction
Co., which he served as assistant cashier
and auditor. In 1855 he was made auditor
of the Mexican National Railroad Co.,
which position he resigned in 1892 to
accept the office of general auditor of the
Central Vermont railroad. which position
he was retained in during the receiver
ship from 1897 to 1899 and upon the re-
organization of the Central Vermont.
At the Both annual meeting of the
Vermont Woman's Board of Foreign
Missions at Barre last week, the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Henry Fairbank of st. Johnsbury;
honorary presidents Mrs. a. w. Wild of
Rockingham, Mrs. q. G.. Benedict of
Burlington; first vice-president, Mrs.
Jonathan Ross of St. Johnsbury; a vice
president from each county; recording
secretary, Mrs. f. II. Elliot of Water
bury; home secretary, Mrs. NJ, II.
Buckham of Burlington; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Mary c, Torrey of Bur
lington secretary of junior work, Miss
Matilda GOulding of Wilmington; treas
urer, Mrs. Il. NJ. Howard of ST. Johns
bury: assistant treasurer, Mrs. G. S.
Stevens of st. Johnsbury; an assistant
secretary for Junior work from each
county. At the meeting in the evening
in the opera house Miss Ellen NJ. Stone
of Salonic spoke to an immense audience
on lessons from Our Captivity"
Wilfred Hassam of Gavsville. a mar
red man. was arrested in Boston last
week and brought to Woodstock and
held in $1,000 ball on the charge of adult
terry. Hassam went to Woodstock IN
June with a woman named Rice and the
couple were at the New Park hotel as
). f. Ambrose and wife. After a week
he and the woman hired team of Will
lam Billings and left town, jumping their
board bill, it is alleged. The team was
recovered after several days The WON
an was arrested after a somewhat sensa-
tional flight from Justice at Randolph,
tried and sent to the house of correction
for adultery.
Deputy Sheriff Bancroft of Montpelier
is circulating petition among the old
soldiers and others which has already
been largely signed asking Governor
Stickney to pardon j. Sherman Carswell
who was sentenced to state prison fol
life for shooting George Gould at Eas
Montpelier. September ), 1882 Carswel
was member of Co. c, Nth Vt. Regt.
and was seriously wounded at the battl,
of Gettysburg. This wound has neve
healed and it is reported that he canno
: live long.
j. Edward Bailey has announced hi
intention of giving up the horse bust
ness, so far as keepinga string of horse
on the track, says The Montpele
Argus. He intends to sell his string
this fall. He has had several nibbles 70
2 the sale of the Knott horse which ha
shown up wonderfully this year
t Every man who saw the Pattsbur,
, races declares that "E. f. Knott" shoul
{ have been given the race.
Excursion Agent Bowman. who is i
charge of Vermont arrangements for tn
National Grand Army encampment i
Washington this month is arranging Il
provide for on arrival all who may at
tend. They will be assigned quarters b
calling at the headquarters in Washing
{ ton. Mr.. Bowman has made arrange
. ments in Washington and on arrival thos
: not already provided for will be assigne
+ to private houses.
The price of wood has advanced il
H.,
f chance offered by the scarcity of cos
: to realize big money on wood. farmer
r in that vicinity have until recently de-
/ livered the product at such prices tina
local dealers have been able to sell 1t q
the usual figures. Hard wood in stow
: lengths is now sold for 1928 a core
This is an advance of % cents cord.
Forty-seven years as postmaster is
long time, but such is the record of MOI
man Camp of ElmOre, who because o
ill-health and advanced age .has Just re
signed after so long service. Durin
all these years Mr.. Camp has been
faithful official, and greater part of tn
time has been town clerk and also hel
various other town offices.
Ernest Baker. newsboy on the Bo:
, ton & Maine railroad train, was arreste
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from the pocket of f. II. Cakes, a livery
man of White River Junction Sept.
= When arraigned the boy had the nerv
to say that he "took the watch in fun.
Baker was held in 5000 bail for trial /
Windsor county court.
By the will of the late John Dolbeel
lumber merchant of San Francisco, Cal
Mrs. Helen \. Chase, eldest daughter {
Benjamin F. Flood of Sheldon, has il
T. herted fortune of $4,000, and he
son, Ralph j. Chase, has received $40
= 600 and one-eighth of a residue estimate
to be nearly a million dollars.
Harry G. Dwight has an article in tn
= September number of The North Amer
can Review on "Americans in Europe q
: seen from a Consulate" Mr.. Dwigf
was graduated from st. Johnsbury Aci
DENY in the class of "a and is son {
!, the Rev. Henry O. Dwight, of Constant
} nople.