Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-18
STATE NEWS.

| Dr. j. ID. Hanrahan, one OF the Oldest
physicians in Rutland, and Mrs. Mary
Griffin were quietly married Thursday
evening.
The Rev. B. P. Parker of Newport
Center has received unanimous call to
become pastor of the Baptist church at
North Danvlle.
Nelson NJ. Jones, prominent resident
of Pawlet, committed suicide Oct 80 by
shooting. He was a wealthy man and
had been married only ten days.
C. d. Vincent of Burlington, who was
held up and robbed of $25 by two SOL
diers, has identified Thomas Burns and
Thomas Burke as the highwaymen.
The equity in the farm of the late w.
w. Grout at Kirby has been purchased
by Capt. George O. Ford, who for many
years has been manager of the farm.
Capt. Fletcher Dutton, U. S. A, and
Mrs. Dutton of Keene, n. H., are guests
at the home of Senator Redfield Proctor
and will remain there for some time.
The Mortified News says that the re-
port that there had been a strike at the
granite sheds of the L. B. Ellis Co. and
Cross Bros. was not warranted by facts
The number of taxable polls in Morris
town this year is 65S, an increase of 10
since 1908. The grand list of the town
has increased SAL .53 since 1908, being
for the year 1904, $l1 PAL. SO.
The hearing in the celebrated case of
S. d. c'Spotter'l Wilson VS.. Percival w.
Clement of Rutland. which was to have
taken place in New York city last week,
has been postponed until Dec. T.
According to the regular monthly re-
port of l.. S. Jones, the Central Vermont
railways bridge tender at Rouses Point,
N. Y, the level of Lake Champlain rose
12i inches during the month of October.
Assistant Attorney-General and Mrs.
G. H. Robb were injured in Washington
November while driving. Mrs Robb's
left arm was broken above the wrist and
Mr.. Robb suffered the fracture CT two or
three ribs.
L. B. Boynton of Morrisvile is the
boss potato grower of Vermont From
about 30 acres of land he gathered this
season $500 buhels of marketable po-
tatoes. He used seed from Aroostook
county, Maine for which he paid 81 50
per bushel, planting about ~ bushels to
the acre.
Capt. E. F. Griswold, who recently re-
turned from South America, has given
esting curio in the shape of a water
stone. 1t was found in the republic of
Uruguay and is a natural stone with
water enclosed. The formation is a
peculiar one, looking not unlike a coiled
serpent.
The collections for the customs dis
trict of Vermont during the month of
October were in excess of the collections
fnr
by S22 900. The figures show the eX-
ports to be valued at Sl,423, 16S the i'm
pc is to be 1894, 74S, upon which duties
amounting to $66, 60l SO were collected.
Benjamin Franklin Dana, who has
been leading man of affairs in Spring
field and wealthy citizen, died Nov 8
of old age, after an illness of about eight
weeks. He was born in Springfield,
Sept. 6, 1914, and was educated in the
public schools there. Mr. Dana was a
lifelong republican, taking great interest
in town affairs, and held many public
offices.
The diffic ulties for some time past ex-
listing between the labor unions of Mont
peler and the Argus and Patriot have
been adjusted to the satisfaction of both
parties and a contract has been signed,
intended to make future friction i'm
possible. The feud has, like all fights,
been of damage to both contestants. The
Montpelier merchants and others not di-
rectly interested will be relieved of con-
siderable annoyance by the reconciliation.
Frank Strong of Morrisvile, who is an
enterprising farmer, reports potato crop
of 100 bushels from piece of land con-
tanning three acres, of which $50 bushels
were sound marketable potatoes. Mr..
Strong is of the opinion that the crop
pays much larger profit than any other
crop which could be raised on the same
amount of ground. He claims that
potatoes planted with a planter will
yield fifty bushels more to the acre than
the same amount of seed planted by
hand. He will plant five acres next
season.
Monday between and o'clock the
building occupied by Thomas Suitor and
A. A. Hall on Wolcott street in Hard
wick was raided by the police. who were
armed with a warrant authorizing search
for liquor. In an upstairs room in the
building the officers found a trunk in
which % quart bottles of whiskey, %
pints and as many half pints of the same
and three quarts of brandy reposed. This
stuff was seized. Part of a barrel of ale
was also discovered.
Leon Tyler, "a years old, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Tyler of Randolph,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart with shot gun in his
room at the home of his parents at II
o'clock Nov. I. He was young man of
good character, but had been rather mel
ancholy this summer He had been i'll
for few days. No other reasons are
given for the deed. He Is survived by
his parents, sister, Mrs. Carpenter of
Braintree, and two brothers, William
and Crosby. of Randolph.
The freeing of the Tucker toll bridge
between Walpole and Bellows Falls was
celebrated Saturday by large parade
and exercises. The bridge was freed
Oct. 81 by payment Of $4,000 to the Bel
lows Falls Canal company, Bellows Falls