Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-02
STATE BRIEFS.
Kaleidoscope of Happenings within the
Borders Of Vermont

Kaleidoscope of Happenings within the
borders Of Vermont
The Rev. r. j Harris, of Hinesburg.
has accepted call to preach in Eagle
River Wis.
The docket for the March term Of
Washington county court contains So
divorce cases.
Martin II. Norton. of Newport, has
been granted a patent on knife holder
for veneer lathes.
The number of names on the Bur
/ iington check list at the present time
is less than that of a year ago by
about 200.
The post-of1ice at Enosburg Center
will be discontinued March 10 when
rural free delivery service will be in
augurated.
The stockholders of the Chace mills
at Fall River, Mass. lave voted to
purchase the Burlington cotton mills
for $24O, 600
Col. Erastus w. Jewett for many
years prominent in the business and
social life of Swanton, died suddenly
Tuesday evening of last week at his
home in Burlington.
a petition in bankruptcy has been
! filed by Edwin II. Olmstead, drug
of 81, 1881 and assets of 81 500 .02, of
which 81 ,025 are claimed exempt.
j. f. Tourangeau, a cigar maker. of
Rutland who has served several terms
in the penitentiary, is under arrest at
of being the author of robberies that
! Uara rpcaptlV committed tbpra
The legislative investigating commit
tee which has been holding a session
at the house ot correction has taken
adjournment until March Z in order to
obtain testimony from several witnesses
who are scattered about the state.
Because of a public accusation,
Montpelier, that she had ridiculed and
insulted the Catholic religion, Miss
Grace Clark, a teacher in the Mont
peler high school. is to be the sub
ject of formal investigation by the
school board.
John Pinkerton, yard brakeman,
was crushed between two coal cars
at Bellows Falls last week Thursday and
seriously injured. In making coupling
he was rolled against a car standing
on another track, receiving internal
injuries and suffering several broken
ribs. He was taken by a special train
to the Rutland city hospital.
The town of Fair Haven is to have
a new public library on Main street in
the heart of the residential section.
| Toward the erection Andrew Carnegie
has subscribed $4,000 and some 1000
is being subscribed by citizens. The
building will he constructed of brick
with marble trimmings. The interior
will be finished in oak.
John d. Woodfin, of Rutland, a Will
liams freshman, fell recently on a stone
step and suffered an injury to his back
and also several bruises He was taken
to the infirmary, where he was attended
by physician. The young man was
entered in the forty-yard handicap sprint
in the coming athletic meet in the arm
DRY at Troy, N. Y. but will be unable
to compete.
Figures Just complied by Supt. of
Schools II. O. Wheeler, of Burlington,
show the growth of the public schools
of the city from 1881 to the end of the
year 1905. In this time the number
of teachers increased from 33 to 81;
the total enrolment from 1,165 to o.
SOL; receipts, from $l977S.4 Al to $685.
554 IA and disbursements, from Sl9,62s..
SO to 500. 2S362.
At the first meeting of the board OF
trustees of the Vermont sanatoriunl
. held in Proctor February 20, letter
was received from Senator Redfield
!. Proctor in which he delivered tC
the board deed of the trac
I of land at Pittsford containing
23S acres more or less for tn,
sanatorium. and also 100000 in bonds
for the endowment fund. Hesalso saiC
that he would turn over to the trustees
> as required the money necessary fo
the construction and equipment of thu
buildings.