Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-31
THE STATE.

John Holland of Poultney lost several
valuable cattle last week 10y lightning.
The Stark paper mill at Bennington.
recently burned, will be rebuilt at once.
William A. Riley. 80. of Ludlow was
run over and liilledby the cars at Rut-
land July 90.
w. F. Sexton of Pittsford was fined
S2j and costs, in all S3l 30, for beating
his wife, while drunk.
Nine DRINKS were gathered i'm at
Rutland, circus day and fined the usual
amount the next day in city court.
Albert Bliss, wealthy farmer of
Mansfield, committed suicide July 81 by
drowning himself in a watering tub con
nected with his stable Dependency
over the failure of crops is supposed to
be the cause. He was worth $4,000.
The dates set for the Caledonia county
fair at st. Johnsburv are September Is,
16 and T., and the managers are plan
ming for an all-round exhibition to beat
all previous records. The track is being
built over and by fair time will be prac-
tically new course. Several hundred
dollars will be expended in these improve
ments.
during the past week filed articles of as
ISOLATION in the office of Secretary of
State Fleetwood at Montpelier are, the
Vermont printing company of Ludlow
with a capital stock of 100000: the
Brattleboro Cabinet company, with a
capital stock of $50, 900, and the Dewitt
Grocery company of Brattleboro with a
capital stock of $4,000.
II. J. Williams of Poultney, has re-
Gently received an interesting old clock
1t was shipped to him from Wales,
where for nearly 100 years it was
owned by Mr.. Williams father. 1t is
what is now called grandfather's clock
and Is III an excellent state of preservation.
The works which have run for about one
and one-half centuries, are in good con-
dition and. aside from little cleaning
and retouching of the Arabic figures on
the dial, nothing was required to set the
machinery going.
The failure of the Norcross Bros. of
| Worcester, Mass, is of much interest to
residents of Bennington county, where
they are interested in various enter
prises. They operate a large quarry at
East Dorset, a saw mill and finishing
shop at Manchester Depot and are in
terested in the Manchester, Dorset. &,
Granville railroad. Marble from their
quarry is used in building the Tilden
library in New York. The firm built a
new depot at Benning on, $50, 900 house
for J. c.. Colgate, and is now building
100000 residence for Frederick b.
Jennings, at North Bennington.
Fred w. Moore dropped dead while at
his work in the office of the Swanton
Courier about 11:05 a. m. Thursday
To his office associates he had complain
ed occasionally for an hour and a half
before his death, of an oppressed feeling
in his chest. He would stop working on
the paper which they were hurrying to
get off, and complain that he felt as
if something was squeezing him from
the shoulders toward the middle of his
chest. Soon lie would be all over it, and
say he felt as well as ever. and 90 to
work again. Carl c. Fletcher the pro-
prietor told him to 90 and see doctor.
! He went up to DR.. Dunn's office but. not
| finding him in, came back and went to
work again \ little later he walked to
the rear part of the printing office and
there fell and expired without uttering
another word. Doctor Cross soon ar
rived and for - minutes they tried
artificial respiration. but to no avail.
For - years Mr.. Moore had been the
/ foreman of the Swanton Courier office,
and for five years before he had worked
there most of the time. For many years
/ he had lead the Swanton Brass band, to
which his death has been a great blow.
He had taken prominent parts in most
of the amateur dramatic plays, and
other social affairs of the town. About
six years ago he married Miss GuSta
! Manner. whom he leaves widow with