Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-01-16
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


officers. The row among the stock
holders of the Queen City Park associa-
ton was carried into the convention and
DR.. f. A. Smith, of Brandon, who had
been president of the association for %
years, was defeated for reelection on
the fourth ballot by A. f. Hubbard, of
Plymouth. The other officers elected
are Vice-presdents, DR.. S. N. Gould
of Randolph, Mrs. S. " Booth of Jeri-
cho, Newman Weeks, of Rutland; secre-
tary, Miss Alma Leonard of East Calais;
treasurer, Don II. Chapman of Cam
bridge; board of managers, Don
II. Chapman of Cambridge, S. n.
Gould of Randolph, Henry Child of
Montpelier, Newman Weeks of Rutland,
Mrs. Nellie Shaw of Morrisvlle, Mrs.
Addie Ballard of Ludlow, f. j. Fallon
of Montpelier, l.. ID. Smith of st. AL
bans, Lucius Colburn of Essex Junction;
auditor, Henry Child of Montpelier
The board of directors of the state
prison and house of correction has reor-
gained with John n. Woodfin, of Rut-
land, as chairman, and Marsh .. Perkins
of Windsor, as secretary. A. f. Cud-
worth, of South Londonderry, was APP
pointed by Governor Mccullough to sue
coed lima ii. Allbee, of Bellows Falls,
whose term had expired. f.. W. Cakes
has been reappointed by the board to the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the state prison at
Windsor, and ID. l.. Morgan to the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the house of cOrrec-
ton at Rutland. DR.. E. |. Hall has been
reapponted by the state board as ply
stefan at the latter Institution, and the
Rev. E. NJ. Haynes as chaplain, DR.. j.
ID. Brewster is the physician at the
prison, and the Rev, j. X. Fuller, the
chaplain.
Willie Bull ten-year-old boy. who
lives about mile east of Dandy village,
set a trap for woodchucks in the fields
near his home. When he went out to
look at the trap one morning he found
large lynx in 1t, caught by one of the
hind feet. The animal had dragged the
trap, which is a very heavy one, about
200 feet, but had stopped from exhaus-
ton. Young Bull killed the animal and
sold 1t to Silas i. Griffith, who will have
it mounted for his museum.
Henry Mott, the well known cattle
and hay buyer and politician of Alburgh,
drove into hole in the ice while cross
ing the lake from Champlain, n. y, to
the islands and was drowned. He repre-
scented his town in the legislature in
1873, 1850 and 1881. His first wife was
drowned in a similar manner.
c. j. Bell. of Walden, was an honor
ary pail bearer at the funeral of DR..
John Trimble, in Georgetown, ID. c.,
Saturday. Doctor Trimble was one of
the seven founders of the Order of
the National Grange, Patrons of Ilus-
bandry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bellows, of West
ford, celebrated the 50th anniversary of
their marriage with family reunion
Christmas day. During the day cake
which was made at Beach's bakery
in Burlington in February, 1857, was
cut.
II. w. Floyd. a prominent business
man of Springfield. was run into by a
traverse sled with four young men on it,
going at express speed, Saturday night
while crossing Main street, and so Sc
verely injured that he died.
The body of John Cochran, the brake
man killed in the Shelburne accident has
been identified as that of John Andrews
of Craftsbury. He disappeared from
that town some time ago and had not
been heard from since.
In 1865 Brattleboro man gave his son
a note for Sc at compound interest, for
saving six cords of wood. The note was
laid away and overlooked until last week
when it was found. 1t amounted to
nearly $50.
Eugene f. Fowler of Burlington, the
owner of the 1000 cases of beer seized
recently, will enter plea in defence
that the prohibtory law was repealed by
Act g. when Gov. Mccullough signed
the bill.
The docket for the March term of
Chitteuden county court is nearly ready.
There are at present 32i cases filed,
: which is about SO less than the docket
last fall contained.
Miss katherine Richardson of Revere,
Mass, who was accused of poisoning her
mother, is a cousin of + q. Fleetwood
of Morrisvile, and he assisted in her
defense.
The Rev. Albert IIammatt, pastor of
the Universalist church, Bellows Falls,
has received a call to become pastor OF
r the Univer salist church at NeWtonville,
Mass.
II. w. Madison, of Manchester Cen
ter. has sold the Colburn house to Mr.
Gladstone, of New York, who has
managed the Colburn house three years
Vermont pays bounties on wild
animals as follows: Wolf, panther, OF
: bear, Sl2; lynx, s. rattlesn4 AXE, 81; fox
70 cents; hedge hog 30 cents.
8 Frank f. Howe, the editor of the New
= Bennington Banner and Reformer, ha
Just been elected president of the leading
hose company of that city.
n The poultry show by the Vernon
!. Poultry association at ST. Adams, las
/. week was a very successful one. Ovel
1000 birds being exhibited.
, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Berry, of Sut
ton, were instantly killed on a danger
= Gus grade crossing at st. Johnsbury
Center January 10.
The Rev C. NJ. Rees has resigned a
pastor of rhe Congregational church a
=. Lower Waterford to accept call t
Ellington, n y.
The Rev. Joseph Boardman, poster o
the Congregational church at Barnet
- has accepted a call to the church in RoA
bury.
A parlor match started a blaze in
Lob of Fir Haupu rho nthf