Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-02
STATE BRIEFS.
kaleidoscope of Happenings within the
Borders OF Vermont,

BORDERS OF vermont.
The new directory of the city of
Rutland, which will be issued in the
fall, will contain 1900 additional
names.
The Rev. Sedgwick Porter Wilder,
who died in Dalavan, Wis, recently,
was native of Newfane, where he was
born 81 years ago.
From "a sheep w. B. Guild of
Evansville, has raised 50 lambs, all
smart and ready to turn out and has
lost only one lamb.
John O'Neil, farmer of Alburg,
has filed petition in bankruptcy. He
has liabilities of 1921 and assets of
$3.50, all of which are claimed exempt.
The 25th annual session of the Chit
tenden county Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union was held at the Congre-
gational church in Underhill last week.
The Cary Maple Sugar company of
st. Johnsbury have recently erected
storehouses in nine different towns and
have storehouses at several other
places.
Work has been begun on the white
marble mausoleum which Senator Red
field Proctor will have built in his
family plot in the cemetery on South
street, Proctor.
j. d. Gleason of Bellows Falls, has
leased Hotel Phoenix, Hyde Park, of
-. G. Spicer and will take possession
this week. Mr.. Spicer and family will
return to Portland, Me.
Captain Patrick j. Rogers of Company
E, Vermont National Guard of Barre,
has been induced to withdraw his resig-
| 60, L.,
ago, on the understanding that he be
given authority to reorganize the COM
pany.
In accordance with the vigorous cam
paign which the state board of health is
carrying on against contaminated
waters, the trustees of St. Johnsbury
are making thorough investigations to
have the local conditions in every way
satisfactory.
Under an act passed by the last Cen
eral Assembly Governor Bell has appoint
ed commission to investigate the Con-
necticut river toll bridges. The com
missioners are: G.. A. Davis of Windsor,
q. O. Ford of Kirby and j. H. Seaver
of Washington.
Letters received from Mr.. and Mrs.
Mason S. Stone, who have for several
months been travelling through China,
Japan, India and the Philippines, state
that on their way home they will make
a tour of Europe. They will reach Yer
mont about August.
The secretary of state has granted
registration in Vermont to the Hunt
ing Syrup & Sugar company, whict
has "A capital stock of 100000 and was
incorporated under the laws of Rhode
Ii. "a, H..
Vermont is located at Brattleboro.
The saw mill owned by Allison Davis
of Addison was destroyed by fire last
Thursday night. Besides the building
boiler and engine, about $4,000 feet of
lumber belonging to the Bristol Manu-
featuring company and the New Haven
Manufacturing company, was lost.
The Waterbury Hotel which has been
owned and run by the Barrett's of that
town for the past % years has beer
sold to j. c.. Farrar of Waterbury
The new proprietor will take posses
sion on or about June 18th. The
price paid is understood to be around
$4,000.
Corporation papers have been flee
at the secretary of states office in Mont
pelier for the Pirie Tool Sharpening
company. The location is given az
Barre, and the capital stock as $1,000
of 100 shares divided into $50 each
The object stated is for the sharpening
of tools.
The theatre managers of the southern
section of Vermont have organized wha'
is called the northern circuit and will
work together for the securing of first
class attractions. The circuit at present
includes Brattleboro, Bellows Falls
Woodstock and Barre in Vermont anC
Claremont and Newport in New Hamp
shire.
Rev. F. w. Armstrong has resigned
the pastorate of the Pentecostal church
at Morrisvile and preached his last
sermon the 2Sth. He has been in La
noble county for the past two years
the first year was spent in evangelistiC
work in towns of Elmore, Wolcott, Hyde
Park and Morristown.
f. f. Howe of Bennington has pur
chased the plant of the Vermont Watch
man and the Montpelier Daily journal
AS soon as the title is cleared the prop
erty will be transferred to him. Ii,
took possession of the plant June
1t is understood that stock company
will be formed to conduct the business
in which Mr.. Howe will have "a con
trolling interest
During the present week connection
will be made through the Citizens Tele
phone and Telegraph exchange switcl
board at Barnet with the Molly's Fall
Telephone Co., of Cabot, corporation
which has something like $50 phones il
Marshtield, Plainfeld, Cabot, Peacham
Walden and Groton. Connections will
be made also with the West Barne
Telephone Co., which has 80 phones in
stalled and will soon have 100 phones.