Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-09-09
STATE NEWS.

Hardwick has voted $50, 900 to increase
its water supply and will go to South
Woodbury..
Frank johnson of Milton, was seri-
ousy injured while chopping in the
woods last week
There were six marriage licenses is
sued at the Rutland city clerks office
during the month of August.
While pitching quoits at Brattleboro
last week, Charles Cassidy was hit on
the head and seriously injured.
Mrs. Emma Stark Hampton of Chica-
go is at Bennington. She is great grand
niece of Gen. John Stark of Bennington
battle fame.
The petition in voluntary bankruptcy
of Frank E. Boynton of st. Adams, a
boiler maker, has been filed; liabilities
81 ,412 50, assets 5000.
Work on the Abbott Memorial library
at South Pomfret is being pushed rapid
| ly. 1t is to be a gift to the town from
Ira ~. Abbott of Haverhill, Mass.
Thomas Kenney, employed in the con-
struction of the gas plant at Barre, fell a
distance of twenty feet Wednesday fore
noon and struck on his face and breast
The Franklin County fair at Sheldon
junction last week was great success
The middle day there were $500 paid
admissions, the largest number ever
| known.
Capt. Hugh A Duffy. Barre alder
man and prominent granite manufac-
turer, dropped dead on the street Aug.
26, aged So years. He was Civil War
veteran.
AT the reunion of the Fletcher family
held in fremont Temple, Boston Aug
ust, 81, the Hon. Redfield Proctor, of
Proctor, and Allen NJ. Fletcher of Lud-
low, were elected vice-presidents.
The rededication of the Methodist
church at SYNDICATE, which has been
thoroughly rebuilt, took place last week,
Rev. DIR. George w. Brown, presiding
elder of the Burlington district, preached
the sermon.
Antoine 7. Papineau, probably the
oldest printer in Vermont, died at Bur
lington Sept. l. He was been in the
employ of the Free Press association
considerably more than half century
and was retired some years ago on a
pension.
Owing to the recent discovery that
public documents were missing from
the city clerks office in Burlington. an
ordinance has been made to regulate
the time and manner in which exami-
nation of public documents, land records,
and other public records shall be made
The Bennington G. A. r. and Woman's
Relief corps gave Mrs. Emma Stark
Hampden of Chicago, a former national
president of the Womans Relief corps,
reception at Bennington last week
1t was while she was president that
patriotic school work was brought in
force.
| Daniel Wright, Barre negro, aged 80
years, was fatally injured at the Milne.
Clarihew & Gray's quarry last week A
heavy chain holding a granite block
broke, part of the chain falling on his
head, crushing it as if it were an egg
shell. He lived three hours after the
accident.
In report, recently made, DR.. NJ. j..
! Wiltse, formerly director of the State
laboratory of hygiene, Burlington, states
| that an examination shows that the
water of Lake Champlain is not polluted
because of the pulp mills. This matter
/ has been one of bitter controversy for
some time.
| John Doherty, formerly city sheriff of
Montpelier, has received an appointment
as sergeant of police in the Panama
canal zone at a salary of 1925 month.
| He will have 90 men under his command
and will have jurisdiction of the entire
canal zone. He expects to leave to take
up his labors on the isthmus some time
in October. His headquarters will be in
Ancon.
Superintendent d. L. Morgans annual
report shows that the house of correc-
ton at Rutland cost the State only
$4,000 during the last two years, the
output of the shops, the sale of garden
truck, etc, and visitors fees aggregating
the amount within $4,000 of the total
cost of operation. There have been
800 prisoners committed during the
two years and ninety-one have been
paroled in that time. There are now
pa prisoners there.
The 124th anniversary of the Shafts
bury Baptist association was celebrated
at Bennington last week. The associa
ton is one of the oldest and largest il
the State, comprising Bennington anC
Rutland county churches. Rev. r. c.
Penney of Fair Haven preached the
annual sermon, Rev. w. a. Dawson
superintendent of missions, Rev. Georg,
X. Hovey of Richmond, Va. Mrs. G.. W
,
Hughes of Moulmein, Burmah, Rev
Charles A. Cook of Bloomfield, n. j.
and Rev. DIR. Henry S. Mabie of Boston
gave addresses.
Arnold r. Barnes, superintendent O
the Barre Boys Club for the past three
years, has rendered his resignation, t,
take effect not later than September
although he will remain there until tn,
seasons work is started. The director
of the club accepted the resignation
with regret as Mr.. Barnes has given eX
cellent satisfaction. He goes to Beth
leham, Pa, to take up similar work
His successor at Barre has not beel
chosen, although the directors hav,
several men under consideration.
Vermont Markets
BRISTOL, Sept. 5.-Saturday, marke
day, prices for farm products ruled as fol
lows: Dairy butter, l6 to 8 cents a pound
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