Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-27
AROUND THE STATE
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Cortis Mayville, constable of Milton,
died Feb. 10 of APPENDICITIS, aged 60 year.
Miss Julia G. r. Dorr of Rutland has
gone to Florida for the remainder of the
winter.
Denman Thompson will appear at
Bellows Falls April 81 in his play, 1.-The
Old Homestead"
The total number of births in the city
of Montpelier in 1902 was 145, of which
70 were males and 70 females.
Ex-Gov Frederick Holbrook of Brattle-
boro the war governor of the state, cele-
brated his Goth birthday anniversary
Feb. -
L. O. Brush of Underhill has made
during the past year from 45 cows, 49,
082 pounds of butter. The average
price was "a cents.
The Montpelier creamery paid it's pa
irons 80 cents per pound for butter fat
for the first of January and % cents per
pound for the last half.
Mrs. Ida H. Read of Shelburne who
was intending to hold temperance meet
ings in difference towns in Franklin
county, this month, has been obliged to
cancel her engagements.
Mayor d. G. Hawley of Burlington
has recommended a tax of S1.50, which
he says will provide for running ex-
penses of the city and leave a balance of
several thousand dollars.
Warner Pierce eight years old, was
scalded, probably fatally, February II,
at his home in South SALISBURY. Pass
ing the stove he hit tea kettle full of
boiling water and turned it over on him.
The pet cat belonging to the family of
j. S. Chamberlain of Plainfeld died
Sunday morning. This cat came to its
owners twenty-one years ago, and was
supposed to be two or three years old
at that time.
Benjamin Bacon of Landgroye, who
disappeared about Christmas, has been
located in Nebraska, where he is with
relatives. He was engaged in an extern
sive lumber business and the cause for
his absence is not known.
j. NJ. Valdez of Newport has been
appointed aide de-camp on the staff of
the commander-in-ch of the National
Army and Navy association of Spanish
War Veterans and is detailed as chief
mastering officers of Vermont
About twelve deer were seen on the
hill back of the home of Myron Graves
near Waterbury Sunday afternoon.
The deer came from the woods and APP
parently came to the valley after food.
They soon returned to the woods.
The following petitions in bankruptcy
have been filed: Robert II. Birchmore, a
quarryman of Barre, liabilities $405. 80,
assets $3.50, exempt; John p. Bagley of
Hartford, a clerk and salesman, liabili-
ties S9027.32, assets $4O23. exempt $50.
1t costs Vergennes about $1,000 more
to run the city last year than the year
before. The city's financial receipts
from all sources were 49, $3.50 10 and the
disbursements including interest, etc,
SIG, 444.6l, leaving to be applied on out
standing orders $S64.1S.
There is considerable speculation in
Burlington as to whether bar will be
put in at the Van Ness house, when
licenses go into effect. 1t is not gener-
ally believed that ex-Gov. U. A. Wood
bury, who is prohibitionist, will install
bar room in the hotel.
During the month of January Orange
county creamery received 267 OBJ
pounds of milk and 2467 pounds OF
cream from which were made 1924
pounds of butter. Cash received was
SO, 724 so and the patrous were paid 25I
cents per pound for their butter, churr
test.
Clarence A. Blanchard, Nellie b. Hoyt
and Hattie B. Fuller, brother and sisters
of George Blanchard who died Oct. s
1900, leaving considerable property in
Vermont and elsewhere, are contestine
IN the New York courts the latters will
Besides the real estate the deceased left
about $780, 900 in personal property.
t w. d. Howe of Readsboro and f. w
Kelley of Providence are planning tC
build dam at the foot of Howe pont
in Readsboro and utilize 800 feet of fal
below the pond for a big electric plan
: which will easily generate 1000 horst
power the year around. 1t is planned
to furnish power for industries through
out the upper Deerfield valley and alst
carry it to North Adams, Mass.
. Rev. Newell Willard Bixby, died Jan
81 at Edgewood, Ia, aged ninety -fou
years and thirteen days. He was borI
: in Randolph and at the age of eighteer
years united with the Free Will Baptis
church, becoming a preacher eight year
later. November g. 1912 he married
Ruby Knapp Huntington, and in July
1876, he went to Iowa under direction o
the Free Baptist home missionary board
being the first minister of that faith be
yond the Mississippi river. He was
near kinsman of Newell s. Bixby an,
othars of the RiXbv name in Chelsea