Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-15
STATE NEWS.


change.
William Strong of West Arlington had
new potatoes from his garden June 26.
j. NJ. Alden has the contract for build
ing the addition to the Vergennes High
school.
Judge and Mrs. Wendell P. Stafford
returned from Washington, D. c., to at
tend commencement exercises of the
University of Vermont.
y petition in bankruptcy has been filed
by c. E. Peterson, laborer of Fairfield.
He has liabilities of S711.S0 and assets of
$21l, of which SO are claimed exempt.
Bethel has let the contract fC~ a new
school building for its graded school to
| Randall q Griffin of Concord, n. H., for
$50, 00O 1t is practically the same build
ing as that built at Woodstock last
year.
a stock company to be known as the
J. Z. Stafford Lumber Co. of Gaysville
has been incorporated. The capital of
the stock of the company is $4,000, di-
vided into 1000 shares of S25 each. 1t is
expected that repairs on the mill at
! Gaysville, which was partly carried
away last spring, will begin this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geroge Burt of Stowe,
celebrated the 50th anniversary of their
marriage July by entertaining about
20 of their friends at their home on
Edison hill. J. E. Houston in behalf of
the company, presented them with a
substantial purse of money and other
gifts. Six of their seven children now
living were present.
The Orange County Republican con-
vention met at Chelsea July and
nominated the following ticket. For sena-
| tors, II. 7. Baldwin and Chester Dickey;
states attorney, NJ. NJ. Wilson; assistant
Judges, William Paul and c. [. Lathrop;
/ sheriff, w. II. Sprague; high baiitf, F.
b. Darling; judges of probate, w. Ii.
Nichols and S. NJ. Gleason.
Y \ violation of the game laws was
brought to light Saturday by the state
ment of AN employee of the local freight
office at Rutland, that parties living in
the mountains east of the city had been
shipping for several months green deer
hides to dealers. The names of the sus-
pected person are withheld, but investi-
cation is being made and prosecution
will probably result.
The bar in the Hotel Windham,
Bellows Falls, closed its doors July g the
license having expired Friday, July /.
This leaves only one licensed place at
present in that place, the Central house.
This license expires July To- Two new
! saloons have been added to the list in
North Walpole. n. H., across the river
from Bellows Falls, in preparation for
the increased trade anticipated.
From all sections of Bennington
county come reports of fruit trees of all
kinds dying, even after they fully
blOssomed and many were covered with
. small fruit. Experts say the cause is
uncertain, but that probably the roots
were frozen last winter. Apple, cherry
and plum trees are affected the most,
and grape vines not carefully protected
during the winter are meeting the same
fate.
AS has already been announced in the
annual meeting of the Vermont Bar As
ISOLATION will be held in Burlington the
first week in August The programme
as outlined will include business meet
ing the afternoon of August 4, followed
by visit to the military post, and an
address by Justice David j. Brewer in
the evening. Friday, there will be an
excursion to Fort Ticonderoga, with the
annual banquet on board the boat.
Special Officer John Brislin went Sat
urday to Burlington, where he secured
Charles Drown, a resident of Rutland,
. who was arrested by the Burlington
police on complaint of the Union News
: company of that city. Drown was EN-
ployed as a newsboy by the news COM
l pany and is charged with the larceny of
, between 81 and IS of the company's
money. Drown also disposed Of his
supply of newspapers, magazines and
other articles, for which he made no
returns to the company. The prisoner
is no stranger to the Rutland police,
having served somewhat lengthy term
in the House of Correction two or three
years ago. He is about 90 years old