Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-10-02
STATE NEWS.

Office October /.
James Cummings has been appointed |
post master at Hydeville
Clyde L. Kenerson, age 3, of Barre, is |
freak with 12 fingers and II toes.
There were 974 books loaned from the
Castleton public library in July and
August
Joel Richie of Isle Lamotte has been
pronounced insane and taken to the state
hospital at Waterbury.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Society of Colonial Danes will be held in
Rutland Tuesday, October 10.
The residence of Fred Madison, Ben
nington, was burned Sept. %, entailing
a loss of $4,000, with little insurance.
p. G. Dodge of Burlington has taken
full charge of the mechanical depart
ment of The Barre Evening Telegram.
The store shed of the Bullock Manufac-
turing Co. of Readsboro, with $4,000
worth of chair stock and wooden sport
ing goods, was burned Sept. 90.
A span of horses, valued at $3.50,
owned by Arthur Draper of Sheldon,
were killed by plunging over the abut-
ments of ruined bridge Sept %.
j. II. Galpin of Waterbury, Conn.
purchased of Nj. G. Rowell of Randolph
three carloads of live stock, including A
mich cows and 20 three year-old steers
The price paid for cows was $50 to $40
each.
Rosaire Piche of Winooski has brought
suit against the Porter Screen Manufac-
turing company for $4,000 damages for
injuries alleged to have been received
while at work with a boring machine
in April, 1899.
Eighteen Civil War veterans of Co. |
4th VT, Vols, held their annual reunion
at Grand Army hail. Brattleboro, Satur-
day. Ahaz Pike, of Nottingham, was
elected president of the company. The
next reunion will be held at the home of
Mr. Pike in Nottingham.
The Randolph Cooperative creamery
for the year ending August 81 made
1862, 500 pounds of butter, netting at the
creamery SS9,513 The average cost to
make, including the reserve, was two
cents pound. Smallest number of pa
irons duri & the year, lj5; largest lS5.
The trespass and trover case of ID. V.
Giflin against Louis Martel and j. G.
Jones of Rutland, resulted in verdict.
fixing the amount of the damages due
the plaintiff at Sl,700, of which 5000 is
for exemplary damages, and 81 500 for
the stock and fixtures converted by the
defendants.
The members of the Vermont National
Guards have received pay for their ser
vices at the annual encampment. The
field, staff, and hospital corps received
about $4,000 from the state and the
twelve companies about Ss,10 or an
t average of $6,5 for each company for the
seven days.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Chas
II. Darling has arrived at his home in
Bennington for a visit He will remain
date he will leave for an extended trip
= to the Pacific coast, during which he
will visit the different navy yards and
stations on that coast.
The commissioners in the estate of the
late Daniel 7. McGoven, of Montpelier
have filed their report with the probate
court. OF the claims amounting to
S,06250, they have allowed S3.42 SO
The verdict against the Central Vermont
+ railway in this case was for 81, $50 and
costs, leaving balance of less than $1,000
not covered by claims.
There have been but few arrests fol
drunkenness during the past month says
a Bellows Falls correspondent. Citizens
S who are watching the working of the
: new license law are saying that condi
tions are certainly no worse than they
used to be under the prohibition, while
many profess to believe that they are
better.
F. B. Gillett, of Jonesvile, was robbed
/, of about 500 last week. Mr.. Gilleti
entered the store and placed the money
which consisted of bills, checks, and sill
0 yer. OH the counter, and it was taken
: while he was at the telephone. A wood
chopper, who was employed by Arthur
Crandall, of Jonesville, is suspected anc
thorough search is being made for him
The fourth annual Vermont musica
! festival is to be held in Burlington Octo
Der s, o, and TO- 1t will include the
three evening and two afternoon con
certs. William R. Chapman will be tn,
conductor, assisted by Llewellyn B. Cain
"A full orchestra, and chorus The artist
are to be Madame Homer and Miss Cor
rhine WEIGH. contraltos: Madame Blau
welt and Madame Shotw-Piper. sopranos
d Edward p. johnson, tenor; Percy Hemu
. and David Bispham baritones; and Fran
{ els Archambault, bass. Felix Fox vii
+ be the pianist.
n The fall term of Norwich Universit,
opened at Mortified last week with 8
n freshmen and five sophomores-a mucl
larger number than ever before. Tn
A entrance examinations were especial,
, critical and the new men are well pre-
:. pared. There are now about 100 student
r in all, showing remarkage growtl
= within few years. Among the new
students are several already well know
a in athletics, including Martin and Potte
4 of Gushing Academy, Andrew of Tiltol
n Seminary, Tinker of Mt Hermon Schoo
n and Moore of Vermont Academy.
very prosperous year is in sight.
Y AT The 14th annual convention of tn
IS Vermont State Firemen's association il
IS Burlington, the following officers wer
n elected President. ID. F. Carmody o
II Fair Haven; vice presidents, H. T. Hop
l. of Poultney, E. A. Burdick of Winooski
Richard Connor of Barre, +. f. Fish o