Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-09-16
STATE NEWS.


Charles Taylor, the veteran horseman,
drove in the races at the fair in Water
bury last week He is SO years old
The next meeting of the Vermont
state board of pharmacy will be held in
on Wednesday, October 8.
1t is now thought that Burlington can
be lighted by its new municipal electric
lighting plant by the first of February at
the latest.
Fire started in Bar &c Demarin's
veneer mill at Newport one. night last
week but by excellent work of the fire
department disastrous fire was averted.
Rev. W. Hamilton Benham, rector of
st. Johns Episcopal church, st. Adams,
has been offered the position of city
mission superintendent at st. Louis,
Mo.
The st. Johnsbury Mutual Creamery
which recently failed, owe
their creditors, about 500 farmers in all,
about $4,000. The total liabilities are
$1,000.
The time for noting cases for trial at
the October term of the United States
circuit and district courts, which will
convene at Rutland October 4, expired
IA.
Adelbert Rabiteau of West Burke has
been arrested, charged with felonious
assault on Miss Josephine Samuel of
West Burke. Rabteau has been in
hiding since the affair happened last
spring.
Joseph Allen of Bennington was in
iured last week in a peculiar manner.
His horse stopped suddenly and Allen
was thrown clear over the horses head.
struck on his head and received bad
scalp wound.
The office and labratory of Henry,
johnson & Lord, wholesale druggists, of
Burlington, have been removed from
College street, where they have been
located for the last 30 years, to l52 and
1914 Howard street.
About 10 feet from the ground on tall
maple in private ground in St. Johus-
bury a sun flower seed evidently made
its home last spring, for now there is a
small sun flower, in blossom, growing
out from the bark of the tree.
w. E. Haskell and j. w. Cobb of
Brattleboro, while out riding in Mr..
Haskell's automobile, went down a 10
foot embankment into a brook. The
machine was overturned upon them and
with great difficulty they were able to
get out.
The September term of Chittenden
county court convened Sept. 7, Judge
George NJ. Powers of Morrisville presid
ing. The $4,000 suit of Frederick j.
White VS.. Lumiere North American Co.
Ltd, has been specially assigned for
September 26 a 2 p IN. before struck
jury.
r. c.. Smith, commander of the YER
mont division, Sons of Veterans U. S. A.,
will soon reorganiZe the camp at Essex
Junction and is planning to institute sew
eral other camps in different parts of the
state. There are now &c camps in the
division.
The Cbamplain Kennel Club of Bur-
lington has decided not to have bench
show this season on account of the lack
of suitable building. Many Burlington
dog fanciers will exhibit at Brattleboro,
however, where show is scheduled to
be held September % and 30, in connec-
ton with the Valley fair.
The management of the Bascom
house, Bethel, has changed hands.
James NJ. Townsend. who has managed
it for two years, withdraws, and ROllin
Gibson, owner of the property and
former manager, assumes control. The
house has done a large business in the
past two years. 1t will undergo reno
waiting and improvements.
H. p. Woodwork of Westfield, picked
this year 1000 quarts of Strawberries
from bed of less than an acre. The
picking season lasted from June 20 until
August l. The principal varieties fruited
were the Splendid Warfield, Sample and
Marshall. The largest berry measured
was of the Sample variety and measured
seven inches in circumference. Several
other berries that measured over six and
half inches in circumference were
picked.
Bernard Bristol of Burlington, has
secured position as special field agent
with an expedition to Guatemala, the
purpose of which is to collect large guam
titles Of the ants that kill the boil weevil
the insect so destructive to the southern
cotton crop. The expedition is under the
charge of Prof. O. F. Cook of Clyde, n
V, who discovered this species of the
ant. The insects will be distributed
throughout the South.
The report of the customs district Of
Vermont for the month of August shows
the amount of imported merchandise to b'
S467 1881 and the duties collected Thereon
ST. 0l0.0S. The value of exported mer
chandise for the month is 81, 100 $50, ont
of the largest amounts III the history o
the district. The duties collected il
August, 1903, amounted to 500, $40. II
while the amount of exported merchan
disc was 1851 ,279.
Irwin C. Joslin, republican, was finall.
elected representative in the town OF
Bloomington. This makes returns TO
the Legislature complete and shows tina
the republicans will have PIP member
in the House. +. w. Agan of Ludlow
has announced his candidacy for tn
speakership of the House. The othe
men mentioned for this honor are Justu
Dartt of Springfield and John II. Merri
fed, of Newfane
The tifty-frst annual meeting of til
Vermont State Medical Society will b
held in Rutland October - and IA. Bot
the second and third floors of the BaXte
building have been engaged for the occa
sion. The upper floor will be used fo
the meetings and the second floor fo