Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-25

number, over eight thousand barrels
were bought or handled from Charlotte.
Elmer f. Weber of Barton has been
appointed a deputy collector and inspec-
tor of custom to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Fred II. Brown
who was obliged to sever his connections
with the service on account of ill health.
One woman who thinks Gov. G.. j.
Bell has tickets for the execution of
Mrs. Mary Rogers, who is sentenced to
be hanged February 5, 1905, for the
murder of her husband, Marcus Rogers,
in Bennington in August, 1909, has
written to him for permission to see Mrs.
Rogers hanged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexius Synder of Bur-
lington celebrated the 50th anniversary
of their marriage Thanksgiving day.
Both are hale and hearty. Mr.. Synder is
"A years old while his wife is in her list
year. They have four children living,
Samuel, James and Alexius, Jr., of Bur
lington, and Edward of Montreal.
1t is understood that the purchaser of
The Londonderry Sitter is o. r. Clayton
of Chester Depot. Mr.. Clayton has been
in the law business at Chester about four
years. Previously he was in with Attor-
ney E. A. Cudworth of South London
derry. Mr.. Clayton was also principal
of the Chester high school for some time.
Capt. G. A. Hoffnagle recently pre-
scented Mrs. j. G. Hindes, regent of the
Seth Warner Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution at Vergennes, with
a frame for its charter. The frame was
made by Capt. Hoffnagle from wood
taken from one of the boats of Arnold's
fleet which was sunk in Arnold's bay, a
few miles from Vergennes, October II,
1776.
G. A. Durham has completed a cata-
logue of the library of the late Doctor
Smith of Stowe for Mrs. Smith prepara-
tory to selling it. The library contains
many rare and valuable works and num-
bers 1919 volumes. The oldest bears the
date of 1880 and the larger part of the
books are of the 18th and 18th centuries.
They include historical, medicinal, agri-
cultural, religious and miscellaneous
works.
Sometime between 1 and 2 o'clock
Thursday morning burglars blew open
the safe in the bank of Briscoe & Upper
in Rochester and secured about $4,000.
The robbery was reported at 8 O'Clock
Thursday morning. Three men with a
top buggy were seen driving away soon
after the explosion was heard. From fire.
quent robberies in that section of the
state it is believed that an organized
gang is at work.
The new building in Danville to be
occupied by the Knights of Pythias was
formally opened to the public Thanks
giving night with a dance and supper.
The hall occupies the upper story and is
30x40 feet in size with a hardwood floor,
and is finished in natural wood. On the
first floor there Is a club room, kitchen
and banquet hall. Heat is furnished by
"a furnace in the cellar. The cost of the
building has been $2400.
Judge E. L. Bates of Bennington has
been called to New York on matters re-
lating to the return tO this state of Otto
Pressbrlck on requisition papers issued
by Gov. G. j. Bell on the governor of
New York. The friends of the man, ac-
cused of and indicted for ~swindling
Pownal farmers, are putting up a stiff
fight against his return to this state, and
it is learned that as a last resort habeas
corpus proceedings will be instituted.
1t is said that what is known as the
Clark farm OF Fernhurst on the road
between Bennington and North Ben
nington has been sold to a mar from
4NCN 4Oihs III dtiOh ~ hot
given, but the property, which is one OF
the most desirable ones in town, has been
held at $50, 600. 1t was for several years
the summer residence of the late Rev,
DR.. Frederick G. Clark and since his
death, of his daughters.
Oscar Davis was seriously if not fatal
ly injured on his farm on the Horn Of
the Moon road about two or three miles
out of Montpelier Nov. Is. He wa:
chopping in the woods and a tree that he
was telling toppled over and struck hin
on the head, crushing portions of hi.
skull and rendering him unconscious
When he did not appear at the house al
supper time one of the men on the farm
went to look for him and found that hi
had lain for several hours.
With the exception of the town of Yer
shire, Secretary of State Fleetwood has
received official returns from every towr
in the state of the vote cast at the No
vember election. The figures show tina
Roosevelt's majority is 29,015, agains
29,915 for Gov. Bell in September. FouI
towns report no democratic vote, namely
Landgrove, Panton, Baltimore and Nor
gan. The socialist vote runs ahead O.
the prohibition vote nearly 100. Leaving
out the town of Vershire the total vot,
was as follows: Republican 40,410; dem
ocratic $3.50; prohibition 79l; socialis
S54.
At IN adjourned meeting of the Yer
mont Historical society held in the room
of the society at the State House, Mont
p%elier, the society discussed an amend
ment to the articles of incorporation
which provides for charging the limi
to which the society may hold persona
property. A salary of 500 for the com
ing year was voted to E. NJ. Goddard
the librarian. Two new members wer
admitted, John II. Walbridge of Con
cord and Wilder L. Burnap of Burling
4 ton.
After swimming across Crystal LAX
with a dislocated hip and a broken for
! ward leg, a large buck deer was take
I from Crystal Lake in Barton Sunda
completely exhausted. The deer was i
! such condition hat the state game CON
4 missioner WAS t~elephOned and asked HOY