Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-19
STATE NEWS.

August II, aged "a.
Barre is to have q new fire station.
The site cost over $4,000 alone.
w. H. Tucker of White River junction
was seriously injured in a runaway
accident last week..
j.. l.. Marshall of Bloomington, who
recently attempted suicide by taking ca
bolic acid, may recover.
The State Railroad commission has
decided that only local trains can be
compelled to stop at Putney.
The Rutland Base Ball club has signed
several crack players the past week that
it is hoped by local sports will strengthen
the team.
A barn in Richford village, used to
store merchandise, was burned to the
ground August II, with a loss of several
thousand dollars.
Secretary of Wa Taft will speak at
the big Republican rally at Montpelier,
August Goth. This is the only date he
can give in this state.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. N. w. Fiske, of Isle La
Motto, pleasantly entertained many of
his friends August 5 in honor of his 50th
birthday anniversary.
Daniel Rooney of Castleton, who shot
at a motorman on the electric road the
other morning, has been adjudged Insane
and taken to B~rattleboro.
Chandler Watts of Stowe has declined
to run as a candidate for Judge on the
Lamoille county Prohibition ticket. He
says he does not belong to that party.
A spark from a passing engine ignited
the roof of the freight house at Bethel
August s.. The damage vas slight. The
building has caught fire several times
recently.
D. M. Walsh of Rutland, who recently
declined a position as instructor in the
public schools of that city, has secured
a position on the faculty at Burr and
Burton Seminary at Manchester.
Aida Fuller Enright of West Concord,
has been appointed county examiner of
schools for Essex county; N. j. White
hall of White River Junction for Wind
sor county, to fill vacancies caused by
the resignation of previous examiners.
The day Forepaugh & Sells Bros.'s cir
Gus appeared in Montpelier, two women
residing about eight miles from that city
made the trip there and return, sixteen
miles, and pushed a baby carriage all the
way.
TIE Italian fruit store at Randolph
was robbed of 1888 in money and a lot of
checks Aug. 10th by a sneak thief, who
entered the back door while the clerk
was out on the sidewalk in front and
opened the cash drawer.
One hundred and sixteen posts of the
Grand Army of the Republic from YER
mont are represented at the grand m
campment at Boston. The Vermont
posts carried with them a handsome new
banner, bearing the state coat. of-arms
on one side and on the other the G. A. R.
coat-of-arms
DR.. NJ. j. Wiltse, who has been director
of the state ~labratory of hygiene at Bur-
lington since the death of DR.. j. H. Lin
sley, has been removed because of physi-
cal inability to perform the duties of the
Office. DIR. B; H. Stone, assistant direc,
tor and pathologist, has been appointed
temporarily to succeed DR., Wiltse.
The citizens of st. Johnsbury gave a
complimentary banquet to Judge Henry
G. Bates at Armary hall, st. Johnsbury,
Friday evening. Among the several
guests from out of town were Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Charles A.
Prouty of Newport, who was one of the
a1Cer-Olnner speakers. Judge DATES eX-
poets to leave st. Johnsbury about the
middle Of the month to return to Iloile,
Philippine Island.
These officers were elected at the an
nual reunion of the Windham County
Veterans association at Putney: Presi-
dent, L. P. Bailey of Putney; vice presi-
dent, NJ. D. Whiteman of Putney; secre-
tary and treasurer, G. NJ. Russell of
Wilmington; executive committee, Bar
ney Cannon of Bellows Fails, G.. R.
Towne of Saxton River, w. H. Taylor of
Bellows Falls. The next reunion will be
held at Bellows Falls.
The ordination of Edward G. Sargent
of Tunbridge took place in the Congrega-
tional church there Aug. 8. The follow
ing ministers took part: Revs. Sherman
Goodwin of South Royalton, Herbert j.
Wychoff of Chelsea, G. H. Merrill, d. D.,
of st. Johnsbury, Henry Cummings of
Strafford, l. f. Whitney of Royalton, j..
Hall Long of Bethel and G. w. Patterson
of Randolph Center.