Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-04

Henry Brassaw, farmer of Mortified
has been arrested charged with cruel
treatment to his 13-year old daughter.
The child claims he pounded her with a
club.
Pliny Blanchard of Pownal. a lumber.
man, was injured recently while draw
ing logs. The binder used to hold them
in place broke, flew back and struck his
jaw, breaking it,
Mrs. Anna Coleman of Jericho while
visiting at Burlington fell down flight
of stairs but was slightly injured. She
had lighted lamp in her hand which
broke and the oil burned her.
Miss Lillian B. Golf, 80 wears old.
stenographer in one of the law offices of
the Boston Note Brokerage Co., who was
brutally assaulted by man Wednesday,
was formerly Burlington girl.
The position of general manager of the
Rutland Wrapper and Shirt Co. Rutland,
made vacant by the death of A. H. Col
vim, has been filled by the appointment
of A. B. Alexander of New York city.
About 90 men employed in the stone
shed of Thomas Lynch, Montpelier,
have quit work. Mr.. Lynch is away on
a business trip and the constitution of
the granite cutters union forbids them
to work after the 9th and Goth of each
month unless they have received wages
for the previous two weeks.
The following petitions in voluntary
bankruptcy have been filed: Henry
Carr, stone cutter of Barre. liabilities
1924 90, assets Sl2O, exempt; Dwight E.
Foster, a laborer of Barre, liabilities
$299.6O, assets $40, exempt 1919.
Gov. Mccullough has commissioned
Clark c. Fits, of Brattleboro, a member
of the state board of library commits
sioners for the term ending November
30, 1908, the commission bearing date of
November 80, 1908.
Bert Davis was arrested at North Ben
nington Nov. %, charged with larceny of
$25 and clothes at Albany. Davis was
on his wedding trip and was at the home
of his father. He returned to Albany
claiming it was a mistake.
Creditors of the Mary E. Clancy and
Amanda Desloges millinery firm of st.
Adams have petitioned them in bank
ruptcy. They claim that about 5000
worth of the stock had been transferred
to Michael Clancy with intent to prefer
him over other creditors.
Protective Grange of Brattleboro has
again passed Randolph AS the banner
grange in Vermont and with its member
ship of 435 is no wthe second largest grange
in the world. The working staff of Pro-
tective grange will eXemplify the third
and fourth degrees at Rutland Dec. Oil.
The Robin Hood Power Co. at Swan
ton, will clear up the ruins where the
fire occurred and will commence build
ing at once, so that everything will be in
order before snow comes. Work which
had been suspended in part of the cart
ridge factory on account of the fire has
been resumed.
Julian Walbridge RiX whose death in
New York city was announced last week
was 62 years of age. He was born in
Peachham, VT, December 80, lS4l. His
father was Judge Alfred Rix, promi-
nent lawyer of San Francisco. One
brother, Edward A. and two half brothers
William A and Shirley Rix survive him.
He went West in early life and in 1875
had won reputation as painter of
California scenery.
Some distinguished visitors are going
to Burlington on the occasion of the an
nual meeting of the Vermont Dairymen's
association, January 5, 6, and I. Ex-
Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin, one of the high
authorities on dairy products, II. c. Adj
ans, member of Congress from the end
Wisconsin district, several speakers from
New York state and number of noted
speakers from the University of Yer
mont are on the program The Yer
mont State Dairymen's association is the
largest organization of the kind in the
United States