Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-10-23
STATE NEWS.

The Brattleboro Street railway took
%. 800 five-cent fares during the two
days of the Valley fair.
The Brattleboro board of license COM
missioners, after considering petitions to
reconsider their action in revOking
licenses, have decided that their action
was right.
Mrs. Burt Buzzell of Richmond has
brought suit for $4,000 against Miss Ida
Barber. an attractive middle aged wO-
man, for alienation of her husbands
affections.
Robert Murray has been sentenced to
the house of correction for assault for
three and one-half years. Murray at
tempted to shoot everybody he met on a
street at Barre.
David Bean of Berlin was sentenced to
two months in the House of Correction
at Rutland for stealing a harness of
Joseph Bero, by Judge Hazelton in
Washington county court.
Fred A. Field was removed from his
office as L. S. Marshall by order of
President Roosevelt. last week, because
three Cinnamon in his charge escaped at
Providence, r. l., June Goth.
The Randolph Cooperative creamery
paid % cents net for butter fat during
September, made "A $50 pounds of butter
and paid patrons 1856 The Brigham
creamery paid 2li cents net for butter
| fat.
The recent musical festival at Burling-
ton was brilliant success in every way
except financially. 1t ran behind $1,000
and the promoters, after all their hard
work, will have to 90 down into their
pockets to the extent of $1,000.
The Mortified Slate company. with a
capital stock of $l50,000 divided into
1900 shares of 800 each. and Chellis
Water Works company of Springfield
have recently filed association papers
with the secretary of the state.
Landlord NJ. E. Warrington of the
Mortified House met with severe acct
dent recently. While he was in one of
the buildings on his farm near Roxbury
he fell through a flooring and struck in
such way as to fracture two ribs.
James |. c. Cook, proprietor of the
Milford, Mass, Daily Journal, has just
celebrated his seth birthday and the
led anniversary of his entrance upon his
trade as printer. He began with the
Bellows Falls lntelligencer in 1880.
Joseph jacques, William Lafayette
and Charles Tracy of Barre have been
arrested, charged with aiding prisoners
to escape an officer and have been placed
under $500 bonds. 1t is alleged that
Joseph jacques, ST., was taken from an
officer Oct. g.
A young man appeared at Adams
last week. posing as son of Governor
Bliss of Vermont" After telling many
fairy tales and being entertained in eX-
celent style, he disappeared. The people
then became aware that there no Coy
ernor Bliss of Vermont.
Charles Backes and Richard j. Keller
soldiers from Fort Ethan Allen, hav,
been sentenced TO the house of correction
for not less than five nor more than six
months for assault The men were at d
dance at Winooski and made a disturb
ance. An officer who went to arres
them was pounded and kicked.
After IA year and a half of failure, dur
ing which time it is estimated that a
least $40, 900 has been expended, thu
Readsboro Gold Mining company ha
decided to wind up its affairs. 1t will b.
succeeded by the Platinum Company o
America, which will undertake to pro
duce the platinum deposits, which it i
claimed exists in the vicinity of Reads
bOrO.
The River Valley Fair for 1903 mad
most favorable showing. The total re
ceipts including the balance from las
year of S3S2.l0, was S29S6.26. Their
was paid out on orders of 1903, SIT; or
ders for the current year, S2,227. OS; thu
leaving balance in the treasurers' hand
of S6i2 Is; there are outstanding order
amounting to $l30.75; when these ar
paid there will remain a net surplus O
S5ll.43.
The Vermont W. c. T. U. held its cot
annual convention at Woodstock las
week and elected the following officers
President, Mrs. Ida II. Reed of She
burne; corresponding secretary Mrs
| Gratia E. Davidson, of Newfane; treas
urer, Mrs. E. Mead Denny, of Montpelier
recording secretary, Mrs. Abbie A. WY
man of Cambridgeport; auditor, Mr.
Alice M. Richardson of Montpelier
branch secretary of the Loyal Temper
ance League, Mrs. Emily A. Kenyon, c
Townshend.