Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-27

There are four tickets in the field for
the Bennington election next month.
The sales at the Bennington liquor
agency in 1902 were $7,420.57, an in
crease of $3.50 over the year before.
Preparations are being made for ex--
tensive improvements on the interior or
the Congregational church ediflce at
Essex Junction.
There are two cases of small pox in
the Lackey family and one case in the
Proper family on remote road between
Highgate and Highgate Springs.
The following petition in voluntary
bankruptcy has been filed: William s.
Ayres, farmer of Plymouth liabilities
S1093. 80, assets $1535, exempt S495.
Owing to illness of members of the
faculty and prevalence among the stu
dents of a distemper resembling grip,
Norwich University, Mortified, is
closed for two weeks.
The lenten appointment of Bishop A.
G.. A. Hall of the diocese of Vermont are
as follows: First Sunday, March 1. ST.
Adams; March 8, Brandon and Forest
dale; March IS, Bellows Falls; March %,
Middlebury and East Middlebury; March
80, Rutland; April 5, Vergennes.
The house of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Trombley, east of Brandon, near the
Goshen line and all its contents with
the exception of two trunks of clothing
was destroyed by fire, Thursday morn
ing, February 10. Mr.. Tromblay has
not discovered yet how the house took
| fire.
The congressional committee on pub
lie buildings has reported favorably on
| n hi For
additional for Burlingtons public build
ing, $4,000 of which will be used. if
voted, for temporary quarters for post
office and the balance on the new build
ing
The contract for building the new
Orleans county Jail at Newport has been
let to the Pauly Jail Building company
OF New York. The money appropriated
by the legislature for the Jail was $15,-
000 Work will begin May 10, and the
building is to be ready for occupation
August Is.
Five electric railroads in the state
have taken appeals from the increased
appraisal of property made by j. E..
Cushman, state tax commissioner. They
are the Springfield electric road. Brat
teboro Street Railway company, Bur
lington Traction company, Military Post
road and the Montpelier and Barre
road. The first hearing on the appeals
was held in Springfield February "a
before this commission: Zed S. Stanton,
lieutenant governor; F. G. Fleetwood,
secretary of state, and Horace F. Ora
ham, auditor.
The following petitions in bankruptcy
have been filed: Charles F. Boynton, of
st. Johnsbury, a carriage maker, liza
bilities $12,121.79, assets $12, $3.50 10, ex-
empt $445; Henry Hackey, a blacksmith,
of Wiliamstown, liabilities $393.79 as
sets $3.50, exempt; Stephen ID. Cushman,
brick mason of Barre, liabilities $685.
05. assets S24S. exempt $3.50: Richard n.
Whitehead, Newport, liabilities Sl,231 ,
assets 1914, exempt $700; Clarence w.
Moore, Barre, liabilities 1,044, assets,
$3.50, exempt
George F. Reed, of Barton, was in
New York last week in attendance at
the meeting of the Westminster Kennel
club at Madison Square Garden. Mr..
Reed went to take charge of the beagle,
Reeds Dan d. which he sold Mr.. Cas-
well, of Pride's Crossing, Mass, about
two years ago, for $780, This beagle
was entered in six classes, and won first
prize in every one. He also won the
challenge cup, valued at $3.50, offered by
Harry Payne Whitney. One hundred
and two dogs were in competition for
this cup. Since Mr. Reed sold Reeds
Dan ID to Mr.. Caswell the animal has
been shown throughout the country and
} has won So 200 in cups and prize money.
He has won "a first prizes. 10 second
and 3 third prizes.