Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-04-14
STATE NEWS.

James Barney, 90, of Bennington is
dead.
Water in Lake Champlain rose 81 feet
during March.
Barre has 419 licensed dogs a net gain
of 70 in a year..
May flowers were picked in Norris
town last week.
Mrs. Oliver Davis Person of Chester
is dead, aged So.
Only five marriage licenses were issued
in Barre in March.
Twelve divorces were granted by the
Rutland county court.
Curtis P. Pratt, a prominent citizen of
Milton, is dead, aged "a,
There were 50 applications for licensesI
to sell liquor in Burlington.
Twenty-nine persons in Rutland ap1I
piled for licenses to sell liquor.
Work has commenced on the new
Episcopal parish house at Mortified.
Rockland Military Academy opposite
White River Junction, is to be rebuilt.
F. A, Hagar of Worcester, Mass, isl
the new proprietor of the Hartford Inn.l
Israel Roberts of Milton drank carbolicI
acid by mistake Friday and is dead aged
~.
Mayor Burke of Burlington favors a
continuance of the Curfew law in that
city.
Duane G. Barney of Ludlow, a promi-
nent citizen and G.. A. r. man, is dead
aged 81.
Mrs. George Saunders of West Derby,
a bride of four months attempted suicideJ
last week.
The Roman Catholics Of Randolph
have let the contract for a new church,
to cost So, 900.
L. P. Stone a Mortified carpenter fell
from a new building last week and was|
badly injured.
James Fisk Hooker of Brattleboro will
deliver the Memorial address at White
River Junction.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.I
c. d. Phillips of Bennington was cele-|
brated April ~.
Ralph Burt Of Enosburg Falls waa|
killed by a falling tree while ~choppingy
in the woods Apr. 9th.
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln's fine summed
home at Manchester Noun
tains is almost finished.
The damage by fire to the Daily|
Journal office at Montpelier has beer
settled and S2403 40 paid.
During the year ending April list there|
were 145 transfers of real estate in Hard
wick a%ggregating $l17,61 %.
4 final dividend of 10 per cent MAKING
20 in all will soon be declared by the|
receiver of the defunct Bradford Savings
bank.
The business of the Woodstock post
office increased over $500. in the vearI
ending March 81. 1t amounted too 81
322. 80.
f. c. Brooks, a st. J~ohnsbury tailor,
has been arrested charged with swind-
ling and conducting a lottery on suits II
clothes.
a big reward is offered by j. f. Gale|
of Guilford for any information concern
ing Lester j.. Stafford, who disappeared
last October.
Orlo Dennis and John Thurber, twoI
school boys of North Bennington were|
fined S25. and costs, a total of 1872. 81
each for stealing $40.
Guy w. Parkhurst. who had conf
Quoted one of the leading grocery stored
in Rutland for several years, died April
. after "A two weeks illness of plurisy.
In V%ergennes the first class license fed
is $1,000. In Burlington the fee is $120qI
for IA first and also for a second class
license, while in st. Albans the fees ard
800 and $500 respectively.
Scion F. Frary of Strafiord has heenI
elected president of the National Bank
at White River Junction to succeed the|
late George w. Smith. l.. ID. Wheeled
has been elected a director in the
bank.
The Vermont Association of Boston
has voted to accept the invitations from
Mayor Manning of Rutland >and Col
Fletcher ID. Proctor OK Proctor to visit
Rutland this summer. The e~XeCutive
committee are arranging for a trip up
the Hudson n thence to Rutland the
first week in August.
II. w. Spear of Chelsea has an interest,"
ing relic of the old June training days, id
being the record and roll book of the lstI
regiment, LIST brigade Sd division of the|
militia of the state of Vermont, located
in Chelsea and Tunbridge from 1889 to.
1853. At the organization of the com
pany in 1889, l.. T. Noble was elected
captain; John l.. Hall, first lieutenant
Benjamin b. Foss, second lieutenant
Among the captains later were Eli Camp |
John l.. Hall, N. L, Rowell, Harry{
Barnes. The first training was held
June 4. 1889. The books give the roll of
the company each year, also company
and rpgimental orders.