Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

tured another bear. This one weighed
120 pounds.
George F. Griffin of Chelsea fell from
a moving machine and was severely in
iured Monday.
The examinations of candidates for ad
mission to the bar will be held in Mont
pelier in October.
Rev. A. G. Hussey of st. Johnsbury
has resigned as pastor of the Baptist
church to go to Warren, Me.
Henry Cone of Bennington died July
81 aged "a. He served with Admiral
Farragut on the Mississippi In 1861.
A post office has been established in
w. b. Gatess house, at Cedar Beach, and |
Mr.. Gates has been appointed postmaster.
John j. Morrissey, brakeman of Rut-
land, was run over by the circus special |
near Dandy July 2G and killed. He fell
between two cars.
Mrs. Harriet Newcomb, of Waitsfield,
celebrated her 9th birthday anniversary
July .. She received several calls and
beautiful bouquets.
a petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by Joseph Bennett, a carpenter of
Barre. His liabilities are 1902 and his
assets 800, all of which are claimed
exempt.
The annual session of the Vermont
Splritualist association will be held at
Queen City park beginning Sunday, Au-
gust 3, and continuing until Monday,
september |.
The grocery of Gay w. Parkhurst,
Rutland. was broken into July %, en-
trance being gained by breaking pane
of glass in a cellar window and small
sum of money stolen.
DR.. W. Sewart Webb's special train
ran into the rear of IL freight near Bar
louisville Saturday. No one was injured
except DR.. Webb, and he but slightly
The damage was small.
East Montpelier may receive $4,000
for free public library from the will of
Mrs. Chas. B. Hayden of Peabody, Mass
! if the latter town refuses TO accept the
conditions of the Dequest.
Congressman d. J. Foster has been in
vited by f. NJ. Simpson. chairman of the
Maine State republican committee, to go
there and stump that state, and he will
leave soon after August 20.
A boy named CocklIn, aged Il years,
who is employed at the Rutland water
works, received some harsh treatment
and was robbed of So, presumably by
circus employees last week.
The trustees of the James r. Langdon
estate, Montpelier, have drawn check
for Stills in payment of their taxes
for 1902. This amount is Il fraction over
one-tenth of the entire tax of city.
Old Home week will be celebrated by
a reunion of the graduates and former
students of the Orange county grammar
school and Randolph State normal school
lat % nd Al, md
1t is now thought that Fred O. Phelps
of Burlington, who was killed by the
cars at Milton Saturday night, COM
pOintment in love affair was the cause
Charles Wells, a l5-year-old boy of
Williamstowu. was recently tried on the
charge of stealing 81 in money from his
uncle, Andrew Phillips, with whom he
lived. The boy was found guilty of
larceny and sentenced to the industrial
school at Nergennes for the remainder of
his minority.
Mrs. Callie II. Howe, of st. Joseph,
Mo-, national lecturer for the Woman 5
Christian Temperance Union, and Mrs.
Helen q. Rice, of Boston, national secre-
tary of the Loyal Temperance Legion, of
will lecture in this state during the
ihObti VI mug u-ts uuuCl Ait aus BlNtS VI
the state w. c. T. L.
Editor Whitney of the Northfeld
News has remodeled his building, maxi
ing fine press room and placing therein
one of the latest improved two-revolution
Cottrell presses. The News has fine
quarters now, with fine Office for the
editor, who has made the paper one of
the best in the state.
George Stoughton and young son were
drowned in the Wnoosk river Friday
evening. They were on the Central Yer
mont railroad bridge between Burlington
and Winooski when the White Mountain
flyer came along. In their attempt to
get out of the way of the train they fell
into the river and were drowned.
c. G. Bonette, the well known st.
Johnsbury aeronaut, opens the fair sea-
son at Rockland, Me-, Aug. 3, G, I. The
week following he will be at Quiniapoit
Park, Wakefield, Mass; the week of
Aug. is at Southport, Conn. This
Concord, n. H., Aug. 1929.
The executive committee of the Mont
pelier Old Home Week Association has
decided to hold no public celebration
this year during Old Home Week. The
faithfully during the last few weeks to
get up some enthusiasm in regard TO a
celebration but they have met with little
success.
The contract for the new Wilmington
hotel, which Will be known as the Childs
Inn, out of respect to the giver, Mai. F.
w. Chlds, has been awarded 10 II. G.
Wood 81 Co., of North Adams, Mass.
The hotel and assembly hall are 10 be
finished by November l, when the dedi-
cation of the hall Will take place. The
well known actor, Denman Thompson,
who opens his season in the "Old Home
stead" at the fremont theater in Boston,
October l, has promised Major Childs
that he will take his entire company to
Wilmington as an opening attraction.
The articles of association of the Re
search Publication Company, which has
its headquarters at Boston, were filed
Wednesday in the Office of the city clerk
at Burlington. The business of the COM