Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-20

Mrs. Clarissa Jennes, of Burke, is 81
years old and rides a bicycle like a girl.
Mrs. Mary Farnham, wife of Prof.
George +. Perkins of the University of /
Vermont, died last week of pneumonia.
She was a native of Galesburg, ILL.,, and j
81 years old. She is survived by her hus-
band and a son, Prof. H. F. Perkins, of the
University of Vermont and sister and
brother in the west.
The fee of fifth-class licenses at Burling-
ton has been raised from $40. to $50. |
These received fifth class licenses: w.
H. Zottman & Co., j. w. O'Sullivan, G.
A. Churchill, George Loveland, w. j.
Henderson, j. G. Bellerose, Trefile Du-l
hamel and H. L. Johonnott.
B. F. Rickers total shipment last week
amounted to 300 calves, $50 hogs and 10I
cattle, Is hogs and IA calves being sentI
from Randolph. George G. Hatch ship-|
ped 80 hogs, 80 calves and 3 cattle. HogsI
brought and At cent a pound, and|
calves from to II cents a pound.
Rev. l. P. Booth has resigned as pastor
of the First Universalist church at Nor
risville after % years service. His pas-|
torate at Morrisville was the longest everI
held by any Universalist minister in YER
mont He has purchased fine residence
in Stafford, Conn.,, and will reside there.
John NJ. Hazel, of Newport, has opened
granite quarry on Barton mountain
and has several men there at work. 1t isl
reported that he has found some granted
there which finishes very nicely and|
that there is sufficient amount of
granite, if it is the right quality, to boom|
the town.
+ Fifty years ago, May 10, 1854, Charles
Williamson WoOdhouse entered upon hisI
duties as teller of the Merchants National
Bank of Burlington. He is now presi-
go next week, with Mrs. Woodhouse and|
Miss Haswell to Italy for two or three|
months of rest and recreation.
Col Charles K Darling of Boston,
formerly of Chelsea, has accepted the|
appointment of commandant of Camp
Adams in Mechanics building, where|
quarters will be provided for 10000 old
soldiers who will visit Boston during the|
week of the national encampment of thei
Grand Army of the Republic in Augusta
Rev. w. F. Weeks of Brandon will
give an address at the district meeting|
of the clergymen's missionary confer-|
ence, and the women's auxiliary, to bel
held at EnOSDurgn rails, May "a ana 20.|
Mr.. Weeks was formerly rector at Enos-
burgh Fall, as was Rev. Edward S. Stone
of Waynesville, N c., who will also be|
present
Mrs. Anna Manchester and four minor
children and Mrs. Amanda Garland and
three minor children, have brought suit
against the Central Vermont railroad forj
$50, 900 in each of the two cases for|
damages because of the deaths of Wm.|
Manchester and Martin Garland, hus1
bands of the women. The men were|
both killed in the West Berlin wreck
March s.
Will Lemery employed on the farm off
Allen Flint, in Braintree, saw fox al
few days ago with rabbit in its mouth.
He watched it disappear into a hole, and
going back to the house persuaded Perl
kins Flint to join him in the hunt. They
dug out the hole into which the rabbit
was taken and brought to light family
of six little foxes which they are at pres-|
ent bringing up by hand with gratifying
success, the old ones to all appearance3
having fled that part of the country