Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-04-08
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lid Hill is quite poorly.

David Hill is quite poorly.
Edward Whittemore is quite ill.
Ira Dow has moved in with Susan
Hendrick.
About four inches of new snow Sun
day morning.
John Race has moved in over the
blacksmith shop.
d. D. Burns has taken possession of
the Gibbs place.
Mr.. and Mrs G. j. Hodges spent few
days in Burlington recently.
E. G. Severance, of Middlebury, was
in town on business last Tuesday.
Miss Kate Graves, of West Salisbury,
was guest at r. j. Beeman's over Sun
day.
Miss Lulu Hodges is home from Mid
dlebury, where she has had a posi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence, of Vergennes,
spent Easter with Mr.. and Mrs. G. F.
Hodges.
James Hamblin, Jr., is confined to the
house. His friends fear that he has
consumption.
The funeral of George Whittemore
was held at the NJ. f. church Sunday
afternoon. The Rev. Mr.. Vradenburgh
officated.
The Methodists have finally raised the
last dollar and their property is free from
debt. Great credit is due Mrs. E. S.
Vradenburgh for her efficiency in rails
ing the funds.
Antoine Larma and S. d. Damon
sawed with two horse machine Satur-
day, four cords of four-foot hard wood
twice in two in fifty minutes running
time. About half a cord of the wood
was dry. Of course, they had helpers to
get the wood to and from the ma
chine.
George Whittemore died az the resi-
dence of his son-in-law, Charles Cou-
lumbe early the morning of the 3lst.
He had done a days work the day be-
fore in the morning. Mr.. Coulumbe had
arisen and gone to his work at w. S.
Huntley's mill, leaving Mr.. Whittemore
in bed. He soon after spoke to his
daughter enquiring if it was seven
O'Clock and she replied that the clock
had not struck and went about her
work, but soon hearing gurgling noise
from him went to his room and found
him unconscious. She hurried to the
mill and procured her husband and Mr..
Huntley. A hasty examination was
made but there was no pulsation of the
heart. Mr. Whittemore has been a resi-
dent here quite number of years.
During the Civil War he was member
of the I'd Battery Vermont Light Artil-
lery and First company of Vermont
Heavy Artillery, and later member of
j. j. Hale post, G. A. r. His age was
about SO years.
Some boys--shall we say men?-
wanted a little fun, and knowing that
r. j. Beeman and wife were away from
home, with only children of IL and
younger there, went to the house and
made Sunday night hideous by drum
ming on the windows and making other
unnecessary noises, evidently intending
to give the children a big scare, and
they succeeded. The next day Frede-
rick Flanders told several men that
he and Joseph Caswell were the chaps,
and carrying the idea that Caswell was
the offender and he only an on-looker,
virtually making the complaint to Grand
Juror Gibbs. who obtained a warrant
from Justice Sparks, which was served
| Wednesday and they brought to trial
A claim for separate trial was granted.
Flanders, who was tried first, was proved
guilty on his own admissions and fined
| one cent anu costS amounting 10 Sll'Oi,
with an alternative sentence of sixty
days in the House of Correction. Elan
ders in his defence swore so different to
his admissions that the case against Cas-
well was 30 weakened that a nolle pros
was entered. j. C. Chandler appeared
for the State in both cases. Fine and
costs were paid,
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