Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-14
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Massachusetts Observation-Disclosures Ac-
cident at Stowe-Other Items.
More than 250 people attended the for
NAL opening at Columbus Hall early last
week, given by Rutland council 1872,
Knights of Columbus. The guests, in
Guiding many people from the neighbour
ing villages and towns, were received
by the officers and delegates of the state
council. Music was furnished by an
orchestra during the reception. Grand
Knight F. A. Mccarthy of Rutland
council introduced Past State Deputy
II. w. Moloney, who welcomed the dele
gates and state officers in brief
speech. This was responded to by State
Deputy McGettrick. At the business
meeting the following officers were
elected: State deputy, F. w. McGet-
trick of st. Adams; state secretary, j.
E. FLANAGAN of Montpelier; state treas
urer, F. A. Duffy of Barre; state war
den, Daniel Murphy of Barre; state adj
vocate, NJ. F. Sullivan of st. Adams.
Mr.. McGettrick and Mr.. Guiltenan were
elected as delegates to the national con-
venton to be held at New Haven, Conn,
in March. The alternates are Morris
Walsh of st. Adams and J. |. O'Don-
nell of Bennington. The next meeting
of the state council will be held in May,
1903, the place to be decided later.
Boston papers note the presence of
Gov. Stickney at the Massachusetts
state house last week. The Globe says:
"The visitor of the day was Gov. Stick
ney of Vermont. His excellency, ac-
companied by his wife, had entered the
chamber and taken a seat without the
disclosure. His presence was quickly
brought to the attention of President
Soule. The president had the governor
escorted to the seat of honor at his right.
After the adjournment of the body the
senators were severally introduced by
the president to the distinguished
visitors. Later, accompanied by the
president, Gov. Stickney called on Gov.
Crane"
Saturday noon pair of horses belong
ing to Erastus Mann of Wolcott was in
stantly killed by coming In contact with
an east-bouhd freight train. Mr. and
Mrs. Mann were re returning from a trip to
Stowe and the horses, being frightened
at the train coming up behind them. be-
came unmanageable, throwing both oc
cupants out. The horses reached the
crossing just as the train was passing
aud ran full speed into the side of the
train. One horse was killed instantly
and the other died in short time.
/ After an inquest into the alleged MUIR
der case in which it was claimed that
Eli Cameron and Edward Draper of
Rouses Point, n. Y, had killed Mrs.
Sophia Rock, Cameron's housekeeper,
in quarrel, and then had tried to
conceal the crime by setting fire to the
camp in which the wOman's body had
been left, Coroner McMasters had de-
cided that Mrs. Rock died by accident.
Cameron and Draper have been released
from custody.
Patrick Cummings, aged Sc, died in
Bratteboro Monday from the effects of
drinking wood alcohol A physician had
prescribed the alcohol for external use,
cautioning him that it would result ia
tally if used internally. Cummings
could not read the label on the bottle
and he regarded the physicians caution
merely as an effort to prevent him from
getting intoxicated and he drank from
the bottle two or three times.
The argument in the case of the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty company
against p. d. Muir as receiver of the
Merchants National bank of Rutland
in regard to the $40, 900 bond of the former
cashier, Charles w. Muzzy, was not
heard last week before the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals at New York
; city, as was expected, owing to the
sickness of w. B. c. Stickney of Bethel,
counsel for the plaintiffs.
John w. Titcomb, for the past eight
' years superintendent of the United
States fish hatchery at in st. Johnsbury
has been appointed chief of the division
of fish cultureOn the United States fish
commission, with headquarters at Wash.
ington. He will leave for Washington
!, the middle of February, and Mrs. Tit.
,, comb will join him later.
, Barnet is to have an addition to it;
manufacturing industries in the shape
of canning factory. Men interested il
the scheme have already beer on the
ground TO investigate the feasibility OF
locating. The company will CONTRACT
with the farmers for the raising of 20(
acres of sweet corn.
. In the vicinity of East Willingford {
distemper is affecting the cats. 1t Il
about AS near grip as can be. The
| felnes are taken with coughing anC
sneezing and loss of appetite. In abou
a week they begin to get better or die il
the attempt.
Frank WEIGH, a brakeman on freigh
train that runs between Rutland ant
Hoosick Junction, while at work at tn,
Junction Saturday might, fell under tn
train, which passed over his right leg be
, tween the ankle and knee crushing it II
t splinters.
Peter A. Badore of Montpelier ha
S In his possession an old Spanish coli
of Carolus III, dated l77S. He ha
bad frequent offers to buy, but ha