Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-11-20
STATE NEWS.


II. L. Farwell has been elected assis-
tant cashier of the Montpelier National
Bank.
Brattleboro has an epidemic of diph-
liberia and scarlet fever which is in
creasing.
The adjourned meeting of Vermont
court of claims will be held at Montpe-
lier Dec. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge G. Culver of
Waterbury celebrated the 50th anniver-
sary of their marriage.
The "Kingdom conference" which
was held at the Baptist church, Bur-
lington, Nov. - was well attended.
Joseph Bell of Roxbury was found
guilty of stealing goods from stores at
Mortified, Thursday. He paid his fine.
Ex-Gov. Samuel E. Pingree, who has
been seriously ill for nearly a week from
a complicated liver and kidney trouble is
improving.
DR.. w. s. Webb, of Shelburne, will
enter several saddle horses in the free-for
all class in the New York horse show
next week
The hearing on a petition for a new
trial in the Wilson VS.. Clement SANDER
case has been postponed until November
"a or 20, at Brattlebro
The executive committee of the Ver-
mont Baptist state convention has en-
gagged Rev. ID. o. F. Cote as state evan
gelist. His home will be at Essex.
At the convention of the Womans
Home Missionary society at Barre last
week, resolutions We're adopted pledgng
the society to work for prohibition.
Rear-Admiral Wells Latin Field, re-
tired, of Bennington, has been ordered
to the naval academy at Annapolis, as
president of a naval board to meet there
John Gabjakie. Hungarian, was
killed in Norton Bros. slate quarry at
Pawlet, by a slab falling and crushing
him. He leaves a wife and three children
in Hungary.
\ civil service examination will be
held at Montpelier, Rutland and ST.
Johnsbury, December 8 and 10 for posi-
tions of surveyor in the general land
office. These positions pay s. per diem
By the will of Sarah Harrison, of
Brattleboro, Yale University, New
Haven, Conn, has been given 800 600
Miss Harrison was "A sister of the late
Gov. Henry B. Harrison, of Connecticut
/
the Central hotel, St Adams, has filed
petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities
are stated as being $500, with simply
nominal assets which will be covered by
exemptions.
The Barre White Granite Company
is opening new quarry at Cobble Hill
about 70 rods from its large quarry.
Experts who have seen the new stock
say that it is the most perfect white
granite they ever saw.
Judge Janus Crossett of Waterbury,
who was 80 years old Nov. 10 was well
remembered at the home of his son on
Crosset Hill when about a hundred
friends called and spent the evening in
speech making, singing, etc.
B. F. Rickart, the Randolph drover,
shipped to market last week 1875 CATTLE
300 sheep, $50 calves and 80 hogs, paying
4 cents pound for hogs and from 2 to s
cents "a pound for calves. He also
shipped 800 sheep and lambs
The stockholders of the Brandon Slate
company have voted to issue more
stock to the amount of $500 The out
look for successful development of
this property is excellent, quantity of
No. slate already having been made for
market.
Mrs. Louisa Smith Spooner, who has
been boarding with Mr.. and Mrs. Brunell
Goodsell, of Isle la Motto was missed
from her room last week and after
searching several hours her body was
found in the lake north of Cyrus Hol-
combs dock.
1t is said that Senator Redfield Proctor
of Proctor, contemplates building soon on
4 the large unoccupied lot owned by him
at the corner of Vermont avenue and
X ST., and across from the department of
justice Washington. The purchase price
of the lot was given at So per square
foot and it has since commanded an offer
of $40 per foot, which was refused.
The figures for the month of October
have been compiled at the head office of
the Burlington customs district. They
show the value of merchandise imported
during the month to be 1881 ,275, upon
which duties were assessed at S44. 1871 90.
The duties collected during October, 1909,
amounted to SSl ,652. 96. During Octo-
Der, 1903, the value of merchandise ex-
ported through the district was $Sl4434.
States Attorney A. w. Furman of
Newport, was called to Westfield to in
vestigate the case of the town pauper,
Almeda Hoyt, who was found dead and
covered with bruises Nov. /. Either of
the two fractures of the skull would have
produced death, and Saturday, Nov. z,
Mrs. Rose Dcharme Ostrout, who had
been hired by the town to care for the
unfortunate victim, was placed under
$1,000 bonds to appear at the preliminary
hearing. The body was exhumed Satur-
day and portions cut out for further ex-
animation.
Edward Loosemore, "A special police
man of Burlington, has deserted his
family. A letter from him, mailed at
st. Adams, states he is not coming back
because of a scolding wife. Mrs. Loose
more thinks her husband had planned
to leave for some time and is confident
he has gone to England, where he has
relatives. She says he had about $25 in
money when he left. Mrs. Loosemore
has three small children to care for.
Joseph Howard of Burlington was
arrested Friday at St A lbans cbarped