Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-06
STATE NEWS.

W VIZ l'diie SIdIlle Iti'IleS lul9 sea
son.
DR.. A. II. Lewis, of Barre, "a veterinary,
was arrested for intoXicatiOn and fast
driving last week.
Mrs. Deborah Baker. of Newport, Cen
ter, celebrated the Goth anniversary of
her birth, April 30.
The last of the 20 ZOO lake trout fin
gerlings for Caspin lake was taken to
Greensboro Friday.
The grand lodge of the state of Ver-
mont, |, O. O. F., will meet at Bellows
Falls, May "a, %, 26,
Several horsemen are expected in
Barton soon with horses to be trained at
the Roaring Brook park.
The state board of railway commission
ers will begin its annual inspection of the
railroads in Vermont early in June.
Rear Admiral Wells Latin Field,
United States navy, is in Bennington
preparing his summer residence for oc-
cupancy.
William. alias Dennis Smith, noted
horse thief who was captured in this
state has escaped from the Pittsfeld,
Mass, Jail,
The Mail Order Merchandise Co. of st.
Johnsbury with capital stock of $4,000
has filed association papers at the office
of the secretary of the state at Montpe-
her
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
| by Dorothy Choat, nurse of st. Johns
bury. She has liabilities of 1890 and
assets of $780, all of which are claimed
exempt.
The inlaid chess board has been
presented to f. B. Edgerton of Rutland,
by the Burlington Chess and Checker
Club for the winning of the state
championship.
The Senate has confirmed the NOM
ination of Brig-Gen. Frederick ). Aims
worth, formerly of Vermont, military
secretary with the rank of assistant
acknowledgement with the major-gen-
eral.
The Brattleboro Phoenix alleges that
it was offered money to print the letter
booming Hon. Henry Ballard for lieu
tenant governor, signed Republican,
that has appeared simultaneously in
many papers,
The Vermont fish and game COM
missioners have appointed w. W. Tower
of Rutland, state fish and game
warden. He has accepted the office of
warden and has qualified in accordance
with the law.
B. F Kicker, of Randolph, shipped $50
hogs 200 calves and 20 cattle, earring
there 16 hogs and 90 calves last week. The
price paid for hogs was from to Al
cents pound, and for calves from to 5
cents pound.
The following golfing dates have been
arranged for -the Ekwanok course at
Manchester: July IA, open handicap
tournament, July 20-22, Taconic cup
tournament, August 1920, first presi-
dents cup, August 2427, presidents cup.
An unusually fine flock of hundred
sheep was sent to market by Clayton
and Rupert Mann. of Randolph, last
week, They brought their owners
about s. apiece, including the tleeces,
which were worth not far from 81
each.
James B. Moody of East Charleston
met with "A bad accident April Is. While
at work in his sugar place, one leg was
caught between a log which was being
drawn ON the ground and tree crushing
the bones below the knee in a shocking
manner.
George H. Crandal, representative
from Berlin in the legislature of 1896
has announced his candidacy for as
, sistant judge of Washington county
court E. w. Huntley, of Duxbury
and 7. 7. Lamphere, of Calais, are alsC
candidates.
r The Rev. James Ramage, of North
: Troy, plucked buttercup in full bloom
Wednesday, April 81. Considering the
recent winter weather and the snow
l storm of week ago this early appear
ance of field flowers is somewhat phe
1 nomenal.
Ray l.. johnson, formerly of Burling
ton, the young man charged with muir
der in the second degree is causing the
death of Mrs. Peters, of Boston, was called
) in the Suffork superior criminal cour
April 26 and pleaded not guilty. The
case will probably be heard at the May
sitting of the court.
e There were new developments in the
:, license difficulty at Colchester last week
- when the resignation of Fred NJ. Wicott
: the third license commissioner, was re
= ceived by the board of seectmeni Mr.
Wolcott pleads that owing to other bust
ness he is unable to look after the siren
;, uOus duties of license commissioner.
!. Judgement for the defendant banl
r has been rendered by Chief Judge JOIN
4 w. Rowell in the case of the Capita
n OdNlilSS lodhh, -honlpcllSl DiOuShb "
IS recover on treasurer's check for 500
n growing out of the forgery of Dr. w. R
n Hardness. The Capital Savings BAN
IS will take the case to supreme court Of
/, exceptions
;, w. G. Raymond, of Bridgewater, ha
a small sugar orchard of about 100 trees
e Mar. 80 he tapped 80 of them, a fair aver
z age, probably, putting only one buckle
e to each tree, and has made 275 pounds o
|, sugar from them or a little more thai
d nine pounds to tree. 1t was not becaus
i of the great amount of sap, but from it
l. extreme sweetness.
e A freak of nature, well develope
n calf with two heads, was born at tn
q farm of Charles S. Atherton, of Esse
5. junction, April %. 1t lived only fey
hours. The heads were perfect tn
e mouth, eyes, and ears of each being we
Is formed. The heads were Joined to tn
II body by short thick neck. Mr.. AtheI