Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-04
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

bishop OF Burlington, mas maue inc lOl-
lowing changes in his diocese: The Rev.
p. Lachance. who has been pastor at
North Bennington and Bennington. Will
90 TO Island Pond, where he takes the
place of the Rev. G. ID. Trottiers, who is
appointed pastor of the Sacred Heart
church at Bennington. The Rev. ID. e.
Cofley will go from Brandon to Bristol,
the Rev. w. Plamandon of Readsboro |
taking Father Coffey's place at Brandon.
The Rev. A. i. Desaulniers. who has re-
Gently been assistant to the Rev. }. f.
Audet of Winooski, has been placed ID
charge of Readsboro and its missions.
The Rev. Thomas Schaefer of Bristol
will go to North Bennington.
The four members of the family OF
Harry f. Jeffords of Barre were poisoned
last Thursday afternoon by eating some
cheese purchased at local store. For
time small hopes were entertained OF
their recovery. They, however, rallied
and their condition is now improving
with the exceptions of Mr.. Jef1ords,
whose mind became unbalanced as re-
suit of the sickness. He was violent
Friday afternoon and the united strength
of five men was necessary to quiet him.
At one time he escaped them and was
partly through window before he could
be caught
John Plu,nley of North Clarendon,
car inspector for the Rutland railroad,
received an injury to his head which
NAV prove fatal, while working in the
local railroad ward shortly after O'Clock
NJ
working with the steam pipe connec
lions between two cars of the north
bound sleeper, when one Of the cars was
pushed into the other, catching his head
front and back. He received slight
conclusion of the brain and two severe
cuts. Mr.. Plumley was later taken to
his home.
During the past three weeks large
number of southern pine ties have been
distributed on the line of the Rutland
railroad between Bennington and Peters
burg Junction, and the remainder OF the
road will be supplied as soon as possible.
The road is handicapped at the present
time from the fact that heavy locomo-
tives cannot run over it with safety on
account of the light rails in use. These
are to be replaced with heavy rails as
soon as possible.
Since the death in Bellows Falls of
Edward II. Green, husband of Hetty
, Green. the richest woman in America,
t Mrs. Green has been busy closing up her
, Vermont affairs, and she and her daugh-
, ter, Miss Sylvia Green, have now lett
/ Bellows Falls. She will hereafter re-
, side in Cohasset, Mass. Mrs. Green has
: been appointed administrators of her
!, husbands estate. 1t is said that he left
} very little, if any, property, his cher IN
, come ceasng with his death.
} At special meeting of the board OF
, aldermen in Burlington Monday evening
5 the license committee which visited Bos'
, ton and vicinity recently to make inves
LEGATIONS relative to the establishment IL
! Burlington of a rendering plant by the
Swift Beef company, unanimously rec
commended the granting of a license tt
the company.
Orley Granger of Bennington, Is years
: old, was accidentally killed by his fathe'
Saturday. They were In boat neal
: Dresden, hunting muskrats. The fathel
: had shot one and was taking it from thu
water when the second barrel of his gul
was discharged. The full charge OF sho
took effect in the boys neck.
r The physical examinations of the stu
: dents in the University of Vermont, Bur
d liLgton, conducted in the new gymna
a stun, are said thus far TO show that tn
V boys are strong in their legs ana fore
e arms, fairly strong in their backs ant
It comparatively weak in their upper arms
d Alfred Hamilton, the first man TO
r sentenced to death by the supreme cour
If of Washington was once teacher a
r Goddard seminary, Barre. The murde
E. for which he was sentenced is said
n have been without excuse, and it is sal
If that he has killed a number of other mt
One of the propIletOrs Of summe
I'd hotel in Woodford has just begun to II
At his ice house with ice that he takes froi
X pond not far from his house on III
L. Woodford mountain. The ice is abou
Y. foot thick, clear as crystal, and theI
p are hundreds of tons in the same pond.
OF Rural free delivery route No. will
w started from the Rutland city post Ollie
~ Nav l. The route will extend to Mei
al don, covering about - miles and supply
III ing l2O houses. No carrier has been al
- pointed as yet.
Il, One of the largest dies to IA mouumei
~ ever quarried WAS unl0aded recently I
at the shop of Lynch Brothers, Montpelle
ne tor the Rye d Mccormick company.
le weighed in the rough about II tons.
e. Elmer Tuttie of Weston has mo-
strosity in the shape of n calf with croo'
~ ~ ed hind legs, n stump of tail and sma
al ears. 1t has black hair and is said to I
ID semble "a bear in some respects.
nd Lieut. Fred c. Chamberin, a Bosto
~ attorney, has been engaged to deliv
rs the Memorial day address in Burlingto
~ ~ The union painters. of Barre have bee
m granted - cents day increase in wage
he to go into effect April l.
OF DEAFNESS Cannot BE CURED