Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-01-24
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Governor Ormsbee Engaged rs Counsel In
Health statistics for 1001-Bennington
County's First IL. +. ID.
Elk Gov. Ormsbee has accepted en-
ploy by the receiver of the Farmers
National Bank of Vergennes by direc-
ton of the comptroller of the currency
to assist him in .the defense of the suit
brought by Frances p. Hallett to recover
back from the said bank $4,000 which
she furnished Cashier Lewis. The suit
is an action in equity and is brought in
the circuit court of the United States for
the district of Vermont, and the time
and place of trial are therefore prob
lematica.
There were 20 deaths in Lincoln in
the year ending December 81, 1901,
or II per one thousand of the popula-
ton, which is 1852. This mortality
rate is above the Vermont average,
though not as high as the city aver
ages. Nine case of typhoid have been
reported to the health officer and a
few cases of measles. No cases of tu-
year. Ten or dozen nuisances have
been abated.
The postoflice department announces
that the first rural mail delivery in Ben
nington county will go into operation
Feb. /, starting from Arlington post
office. There is to be one delivery day
over a route 90 miles in length, covering
~ oroo nf 1 couoro ,,iIoc n nd cuppl u | N u
122 houses and $40 persons. The office
at West Arlington will be abolished and
that at Sandgate will be supplied by the
carrier.
Mrs. Charles II. Darling, wife ofe tn
assistant secretary of the navy, closed
their home in Bennington last week, and
with the children, went to Washington,
which will for the present be their home.
Secretary Darling has leased furnished
house in Washington, near to school
which the children can attend. The
family will not return until the summer
months.
Col. George B. Harvey, the young
Vermonter who edits The North
American Review and Harper publica.
/
director of many financial and trans
portation corporations, is responsible
for this: Current literary success
seems to consist of three stages--ad
vertised, dramatized, mathematical
There is considerable interest in Bur
lington over the movement which seem;
to be taking form to establish a state
for Io of tph
losis. Is Is estimated that about 2 pei
cent. of the total death rate Of Vernon
is due to consumption, and it is though
that the project would be an actual saw
ing to the state.
The postoflice at Chester Depot wa;
entered Sunday night by unknown par
ties through back window, and $50 il
stamps and $40 in money taken. Thu
thieves then broke Into the restaurant o
Orren Rhodes, and helped themselves t,
eatables, Mr.. Rhodes being awakened a
the party went past him in his room.
N. Lea Cspen of Brandon has pur
chased an automobile and is expecting
its arrival by every freight. AS well a
owning one of these splendid vehicles
MT. Chpen Will OWu TIE ulSliuCllOu "
being the first Brandonian to own an au
tomoble. He expects to use it in hi
laundry business the coming season.
James Buck, the alleged HardwicI
wife murderer, who cut his throat Dec
: IS and has since been at BrightlOok Hos
pital, st. Johnsbury, was removed to tn
jail last week. Arrangements have bee
made for his removal to the state prise
, at Windsor for safe keeping until tn
meeting of the grand jury in June.
A sad coincidence occurred at tn
home of Michael. j. McGinn in Rutlan
Sunday morning, when his mother an
wife, both CT whom had been sick fO
several months, died within a few hour
of each other. a double funeral wa
held. The mother and wife were o. an
40 years old, respectively.
Barre is to bond for 100000 to con
plete an extension to its water work
system.