Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-26
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

has If toes, on each foot, and II digts,
} fingers and a thumb on each hand.
On the right hand the third and fourth
fingers are joined together.
In view of the several cases of typhoid
fever in Rutland and the fact that the
city water contains the colon bacillus rs
shown in the recent analysis at the
state laboratory at Burlington, City
Health Officer Edgar b. Moore has adj
vlsed the public to boil all water used
for drinking purposes.
The report from the Cabot creamery
for the month of August Is as follows
Number pounds butter, 1887; price
paid, 1873 cents; fat PIG cents highest
test, 600; cream, 27.50 lowest test,
$50, cream 1922; number pounds milk
31G,000 cream l0,500; gain, - per cent.
The Brigham creamery, Randolph.
paid 81 cents pound for butter during
August, less three cents for making
The co. operative creamery paid 20 cents
net for butter fat and made 2G, 800
pounds of butter.
The Marshfield cooperative creamery
paid patrons 23t cents per pound for
August butter, oil test. The West Ber-
lin creamery paid 81 cents for August
butter; surplus II per cent.
The Vermont Live Stock company of
Brattleboro has been dissolved. 1t has
paid in all Sl20.17 to It's stockholders In
dividends. Its field was stock raising on
government land in Dakota.
d. B. Wooster of Mortified COM
mltted suicide Sept. Il by hanging. He
was born in Marshfield and was prom
inent inventor of agricultural implements.
Orwln Lyon, laborer of Springfield
has Joined the great majority who do
not want to pay their honest debts.
Assets about $500, liabilities over $1,000.
H. Emily Miller of Randolph has
brought suit for $1,000 damages against
Lee Warner for running against her on a
recent dark night with his team.
A camp of S. of V. with 10 charter
members was organized in Burlington
last week. One was formed at South
Londonderry also recently.
The new Edmunds high school is
crowded. 1t was thought when it was
built to be large enough to supply ample
room for many years.
j. Clinton Nichols formerly of North
field died at Waterloo, p. G., Sept. Is.
lie had been in the employ of the G. V.
Ry. for many years.
The clerk of Chittenden county has
issued the certificate of election as
county commissioner to Clarence Hicks.
fuslonlst.
Chester Parmenter of Chicago, former
ly of Rutland, was fined 500 for con.
Quoting an unincorporated insurance
company.
The Dog River Valley fair at North
field this week was the best ever held
The exhibits were large and the race:
good.
Chas. O'Day of Burlington languishe:
in jail 10 days for plain drunk. Mrs
O'Mara furnished the fire water.
w. f. Daley of Burlington will worl
for the state 1872 days at Rutland fol
attempting to lift" bicycle.
DR.. F. c. Ligouri and Miss Lillial
Bush of Barre, both prominent society
people, were married Sept. l..
, The Washington county grand jury
found / true bills snd failed to find il
| other cases last week.
a pickerel weighing If lbs. wa
caught off the c. V. dock at Burlington
last week.
c. Z. Clafin has been appointed gen
/ eral manager of the White River VALLEY
railroad.
f. B. Chamberlln of Plainfield wa
. lost in Barre Sept. 20. He had S10l
with him.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was the specia
attraction at several Vermont fairs las
week,
2 w. II. Haywood, the proprietor of tn,
Brattleboro overall works, died Sept. 20
aged Go.
Two new rural free delivery route
will be run from Bennington, beginning
Oct. l.
The residence of A. S. Alden at Mid
dleseX was buglarized Sept. Il and so
taken.
Isaac Pratt, the veteran Woodfort
bear hunter, captured his list bear las
week.
J Secretary Darling of the navy wa
with his family in Bennington this week
Orlando Warren of Pomfret was killed
recently by tree falling upon him.
James Randall, II, for 30 years post
master at Franklin, died Sept. 2l.
! Burlington has flag pole on the hgl
school building l3 years old.
| Major David White of Burlington die,
: Ut HOUSES ROM, sept. ~.
Over fifty barrels of beer were selze(
| in Bennington Saturday.
: Mrs. Joseph Cormer of Burlington
, died Sept. l6 aged II.
Weston has electric lights. They wer
, turned on Sept. 10.
A postofflce has been established a
Fort Ethan Allen.
=
f Mrs. Sophia Columb of Swanton i
+ dead, aged 93.
The Rutland business college has
foot ball team.
! $1OO-Slightiy Used Pianos-$1OO
, On Easy Terms until paid for. We hav,
, GO upright pianos that have been useC
a from three months to one year that W,
are obliged to dispose of to make room
3 for our fall stock: and until thav ar,