Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-06-13
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Barre is growing very rapidly, both in
population and wealth. The listers find |
2457 polls and property listed at $685.
9lI So, large Increase over the previous |
year.
James Buck of Hardwick, who killed |
his wife while under the influence of
agency whiskey last winter, has been In
dicted for murder in the first degree.
Three barrels of beer and other liquids |
were stolen from the G. V. freight depot
at Barre June G.
The electric road from st. Adams to
Swanton is nearly completed.
AS result of the strike in the Howe
scale works at Rutland that city may
lose this industry. A city in New York
state is bidding for it.
The golf championship of Vermont
will be determined at the tournament at
Manchester July 3, 4 and 5.
One hundred and twenty-nine more
books were taken from the Proctor pub
lie library during May than the same
month the previous year, the total being
16S books loaned.
Mrs. Emma Foster, who set fire to the
buildings Of Bliss Beede of Orange, has
been adjudged insane and sent to the
Waterbury asylum.
The great dam of the Chittenden Power
Co. has been completed. Power will be
furnished to run the electric road in Rut-
land and the electric line to Poultney.
Power will also be furnished to many
small industries IN Rutland and vicinity.
The Windsor county Republican con-
vention will be held June 2G. There will
be l27 delegates. The Orange county
convention will be held June %, with II
delegates.
The fishing is reported as being good
this season in Lake Morey, Fairee.
The Soto Co., furniture manufacturers,
whose factory at Randolph, was par
TALLY destroyed by fire recently, may
seek another location.
The grand list of Randolph shows an
increase of S264 80 over 1901. The num-
Der of polls is $40, as against 82l year
ago.
G. F. Moulton of Randolph sold fine
chestnut horse last week for $500.
George f. Marsh of Hancock has sold
his chestnut mare for $3.50.
Judge and Mrs. w. II. Nichols of Ran
dolph, who were thrown from their car
rage recently and severely injured, are
Bosworth of Bristol is attending to the
probate business during Judge Nichols
confinement TO the house.
AT the 37th annual meeting of the
Vermont Eclectic Medical society, held
at Montpelier last week, the following
officers were elected: President, Dr.
w. F. Templeton of Glover; vice-presi
dents, Dr. F. II. Godfrey of Chelsea, DR.
j. w. Marsh of Manchester Center and
DR.. +. A. Perry of Barton Landing; sec
) rotary, DR.. p. l.. Templeton of Mont
peler; corresponding secretary, DR.
Charles Hardwicke of Charleston; treas
urer and librarian, DR.. II. E. TempletOr
of Montpelier; censors, Dr. E. A. Parlin
DR.. J. b. II. Cushman and DIR. z. L
Templeton.
The Strong Hardware company O
Burlington have purchased the Burling
ton armory, a three-story building, 2OC
by -, and will remove it to Main street
, next to the postoffice, and use it for {
, warehouse. This is the largest hardware
house in Vermont.
Dr. H. d. Holton of Brattleboro wa
elected honorary president of the Ameri
can Congress of tuberculosis at it
4, meeting in New York last week.
. The petition in voluntary bankruptc,
. has been filed of L. G. Templeton o
:, Montpelier; liabilities $545.95, asset
Sl25, exempt.
At the meeting of the Vermont con
Il sistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Valley of Burlington, Monday eve
ming in the rooms of the rite in the Ma
e some temple, Burlington, the 32d degre
t conferred in full ceremonial form.
The farm buildings of w. n. Merrill
- at Bradford were burned June 8, los
$4,000, partially insured.
Fri Archer, a teamster employed b,
t. the Peoples Gas Co.. at Rutland wa
thrown from wagon in runaway &C
II cident June o. and instantly killed
- His head was badly mangled AM
Il crushed.