Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-13
THE STATE
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Stanley X. BRYANT has been appointed
postmaster at Windsor.
Bill Logan, the notorious gambler of
Newport has been arrested.
There are SO civil cases on the docket
of the Rutland county court.
The cost of maintaining the schools
In Burlington last year was 1858, 1874 81.
The st. Adams city agency sold ST.
1853 96 worth of ''medicine" last year.
Mr. and Mrs. III l.. Weld of Woodford,
celebrated their golden wedding Feb 6.
Mrs. Ashel Booth. the oldest woman in
Bennington. died Feb. 4, aged eighty
nine.
Col. S. P. Jocelyn, u. S. A. well
known in this state, was In Barton last
week.
Edward l.. Temple of Rutland, who
has been critically i'll for so long time,
is better.
Dennis Rivard of Newport was severe
ly injured Feb. by derrick breaking
and falling on him.
The republicans, democrats, local
optionist, etc. will unite on union
ticket at the Rutland city elcton.
Herbert G. Upper of East Fairfield
has given up position In. the public
schools of Highgate and will open law
office at PouItney.
The George p. Ide Co. of Troy have
leased an idle mill at North Bennington
and will start it up with 80 hands max
ing collars and cuffs.
The census returns of the school dis
tricts of st. Johnsbury show that there
are 1,66l children of school age. This
number is six larger than last year.
Burlington will vote again February
10 whether it will accept DR.. W. 5.
Webb's proposition to locate the general
offices of the Rutland railroad there.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by William II. T'ibbetts, a merchant
of Coventry, who has liabilities of 81
,34 and assets of 81 ,19l, of which $25
are claimed exempt.
The U. S. Clothes Pin Co. of Mont
peler has been sold to A. G. and Joseph
Brown of that city. 1t has been very
successful and sells over $4,000 gross of
clothes pin each year.
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
at Burlington by Henry Sargent, a far
mer of Stowe. lie has liabilities of
$4,000 and assets of S4Sl.50 of which
Sl97 so are claimed exempt.
f. II. Dana died Feb. in Bethel Gil
head at the advanced age of 92 years.
He leaves daughter, Mrs. Adams of
Barnard, and a son, Lewis, who lives in
Pomfret. The cause of his death was
old age.
The epidemic of measles in Mortified
and vicinity appears to be over. There
have been about $50 cases during the
fo In 70 fhprp
were twelve cases, father, mother and
ten children.
Pensions of the following Vermont
veterans are announced by the depart
ment at Washington: Increase reissue,
ETC., William II. Durphey, Bennington,
$40; Owen Thomas, soldiers home, Ben
nington, $40.
Grace r. Palmer has been granted
divorce from her husband, w. p. Palmer
on the ground of adultery. Hattie Ward
well of Rutland was named as the CO.
respondent. Palmer was treasurer of
the Rutland Shirt Co.
James S. Weeks of St. Johnsbury
former grand patron of the Order of
the Eastern Star in Vermont, and Miss
Ella Il. Williamson well known mil
liner of that town were married at the
brides home February 4.
The Vermont National guard will at
once be equipped with the Krag-Jorgen-
son army rifles of 80 caliber, to take
the place of the As calber now in use.
The arms are expected at the state ar
mory, Montpelier, in about week.
The latest report of the adiutant of
the Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans,
shows Camps in good standing. 2G,
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camps, 80 members; loss by suspension,
member; remaining in good standing,
% camps, 663 members.
DR.. John Gibson of Vergennes, has
removed to st. Adams, and will occupy
the Office recently vacated by DIR. j. n.
Jennie who has gone to Burlington. DIR.
Gibson is a graduate of the medical de-
partment of the u. V. M. and during his
stay in Burlington was general secretary
of the YIN. G. A.
fatally injured while running stripper
saw January ~. A piece of the board
flew, striking him in the abdomen. He
was taken to the hospital at st. Johns
bury and an operation was performed,
but his injuries were found to be past
all medical aid and he died.
| The annual message of the mayor of
the city of Barre shows that the debt of
the city has been reduced $26, PA 60 dur
ing the past year. Consequently there
will be a reduction of interest of $1,000
annually. The report shows satisfac-
| tory condition of affairs in all the de-
partments of the city.
The annual Baptist state convention
for 1903 will be held at White River juno
ton September 81, % and %. Among
the speakers from without the state will
be Rev. DR.. A. c. Dixon and Rev. C. II.
Spaulding Of Boston and Rev. Walter
Galley of Chicago, secretary of the Bap-
fist Young Peoples union of America.
| Another hitch has come up in the
proposed bill of prices between the
Barre granite cutters and manufacturers
in the shape of a clause in the national
constitution of the Stone Cutters union
which does not permit them to make an
agreement beyond 1905. The scale
adopted by the men to take effect March