Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-05-08

have belonged to Jefferson Davis. The
wood is of unquestionable antiquity,
since no mahogany from that country
has been brought to this country for over
$50 years. The piece from which the
gavel is constructed was secured in New
Orleans by Miss Susan f. Clark, president
of the womans clui, ON her recent south
ern trip.
g. w. Stevens. aged so years. died at
his home in RoXbury. Mass, April %.
Mr.. Stevens was born in Vermont, and
moved to Boston IN 1915. For few
years he drove coach from the Norfolk
house to Boylston street. When the
Metropolitan Street railway started lie
assumed control of what was then
known as The Neck stable" situated at
, 600 Washington street. He was APP
pointed to the Boston police force in
1860 and was assigned to station on
Dedham street where he served until
he was retired in 1872.
The Citizens Telephone Co. has leased
for a term of years the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Co. instru-
ments and the business of the exchanges
at Morrsvile, Hardwick and Jefferson
vile will be under the control of the
Citizens company, which is owned by
parties in Stowe and MorrisVille. This
is the first time in its history that the
New England Telephone Co. has given
up any of its territory TO private line
and this has only been brought about by
+. II. Nancor who for the past year has
been connected with the Citizens com
pany, and in this new enterprise he will
he the general superintendent of the
system.
The Burlington News pays editorially
high compliment to Rev. G. Campbell
Morgan, who has been conducting re-
vival services in that city. 1t describes
him as "A quiet, well educated orator,
who uses his power of analysis, his
reason, and his charming oratory in ap-
pealng To his hearers. and that he
makes the way to "A religious life appear
reasonable and attractive, instead of
alarming the sinner to change his life
through fear of hell fire. The kind of
persuasion which the News describes is
likely to have a lasting, beneficial effect,
while that which simply eXcites and
harroWS the emotions Is too frequently
only flash in the darkness.
The jury i'm the county court at New
fame returned verdict for the plaintiff
TO recover 5000 in the suit of X. {.
Baldwin against the Central Vermont
Railway Co. The suit was brought to
recover so, 600 damages for the death of
the plaintiffs brother, Enrico Baldwin.
who was an engineer in the employ OF
the railroad company. Enrico BALDWIN
was killed in Vernon in the winter of
1901, while returning from Millers Falls,
Mass, to Brattleboro with his locomotive
running backward. Another train 81, Cd
on the track and he applied the air
brakes to avoid a collision. The brakes
did not work. ard Mr.. Baldwin jumped
and was hurled against "A post and
thrown under the wheels.
The Vermont New England Order of
Protection at its convention at Burlng-
ton elected officers as follows: Grand
warden. A. Pratt of Rutland; grand
vice warden, j. y. Gale of st. Johns
bury: grand secretary. III. A. Burditt of
st. Johnsbury; grand treasurer, ii. ii.
Davis of Burlington; grand chaplain.
Sarah Shedd of Hardwick; guide, Mer-
rill Russell of Montpelier: guardian,
Emily Marsen of Bennington; grand
sentinel, Lila Bugbee of Barre: trustees.
+. j. Foster of Rutland, w. A. Pratt of
Bennington and Il. b. Ellis of Morris
vile; permanent member of the
supreme lodge, f. f. Smith of Montpe'
lier; representatives to supreme lodge,
Mrs. Linnie Stevens of Barre and Mrs.
+. G. Rowland of Montpelier. The next
annual meeting will he held at ST.
.IOhnshurV.