Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-13

Mrs. Mary Goddard who died recently
aged SO years was the oldest person in
Gaysville and had always been very
active until in the winter. She had
pneumonia from which she did not fully
recover. She leaves two daughters, Mrs.
j. E. Williamson, of Gaysvile, and Mrs.
Emma Stone, of Grnnell, Iowa; also
one son, Joseph, with whom she lived,
and three grandchildren.
E. NJ. Harvey, of Montpelier, has a
curiosity in the line of a coin. 1t is a
Russian piece of money with the coat of
arms of that country on one side and
letters sgnifying five kopeks on the
other side with the date 1902.
The coin is of copper and is about the
size of a silver dollar of United States
money. 1t is valued at from three to
live cents of our money In Russia.
The docket for the May term of the
United States courts to be held at Wind
sor, beginning May II, has been issued.
The first case set for trial is that of Sam
uel d. Wilson against Percival w. Gle
ment. Other cases set for trial are:
Angelo BulduZze against James Ramage
Paper company; Sarah Stockwell, execu-
trix, against Boston and Maine Railroad
company; o. N. Campbell against Rut-
land Railroad company; j. F. Henry
against international Paper company.
A Bennington man concluded to please
a southern friend with can of Vermont
maple syrup. The friend received the
can but as there was no letter accom-
panylng 1T, he was at loss to know
what the liquid was for. After shining his
shoes and touching up carriage which
needed vanishing and after his wife had
smeared half dozen pictures frames
with the stuff, they finally discovered
that it was made to eat. The Southerner
then returned thanks to his Vermont
friend.
Joseph S. Bean of West Norwich, has
been granted a patent for thll tug and
Charles G. Richardson, of Springfield,
has been granted patent for taper
attachment for turret lathes. Urban A.
Woodbury. of Burlington, has been
granted a patent for an automatic rail-
way switch. William A. Hall of Bellows
Falls, has been granted a patent for pro.
ducing milk sugar and has assigned a
patent for casin composition and for pro-
ducing the same to the Casein Company
of America.
The stockholders of the new Bradford
National bank have elected the follow
ing directors: w. H. Gilmore of Fair
lee, DR.. Fred Fletcher of Bradford, Geo.
H. Moore of Newbury, Robert o. Carr of
Oxford, N. H, Lyman NJ. Roby of Pier
mont, N. H., B. B. Scribner of Corinth,
Fred B. Doe, Warren L. Crafts and j. NJ.
Taylor of Bradford. The following
officers have been elected: w. H. Gil
more, president; Warren L. Crafts, vice
president: Geo. NJ. Marshall, cashier.
The capital stock is S25 900.
Alfred E. Towslee, age 40, promi-
nent citizen of Pownal, was killed Sat
turday night at a railroad crossing by
being struck by a train. The horse,
carriage and Mr.. Towslee were carried
60 yards by the train which was running
at the rate of 60 mile an hour. The horse
was killed and Mr.. Towslee was found
hanging on wire fence near the track.
His arms and legs were broken, his skull
fractured and his face badly mangled
Death was probably instantaneous.
At the annual meeting of the Ely Cop
perfield Mining Co., held at the com
pany's Office in Copperfield board OF
: directors for the year ensuing was elected
as follows: Fred w. Farnham of Cop
perfield, Gilbert A. Davis of Windsor
Joseph P. Cotton, Jr., William NJ. Cole.
man, Charles B. Hill, John ?. Tuomey
{ Russell c. Leffingwell, Massey Holmes
) and John j. DAILY, of New York city
The following officers for the year were
then elected: President, Joseph P. Cot
= ton, Jr.; vice-president, Fred w. Farm
ham; treasurer, Massey Holmes; clerk
Gilbert A. Davis.