Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
STATE BRIEFS.
Kaleidoscope of Happenings within the
Borders OF Vermont.

Borders OF Vermont.
There is an epidemic of mumps in
West Berkshire.
DIR. w, b. Mayo OF Mortified is
seriously i'll of pneumonia.
There were 81 births, "a deaths and 16
marriage ia the city of Vergennes last
year.
John Williams of Georgia. said to be
nearly 105 years old, died Friday morn
ing at the home of his son.
Seventeen games have been arranged
by the Rutland high school base ball
team for the coming season.
The February meeting of the Daugh-
tiers of Vermont was held at the
Vendome, Boston, Thursday afternoon.
County Fish and Game Warden Chase
of Bennington has arranged for $4,000
trout fry to be planted in the streams in
Bennington county.
Pursuant to an informal call, about
fifty business men and interested citizens
of Morrisvilln met last week and organ
lied local board of trade.
Mrs. Edna Ripley Case of Poultney
has brought suit against the Hudson
River Telephone company for $50 600 for
the death of her husband July, 1903.
Julian B. Stone, aged 40 years, we'll
known farmer, committed suicide at
Westford Friday morning by shooting
himself twice in the head with
revolver.
Rev. DIR. Gibbs Braislin severed his
connection with the Baptist church of
Rutland Sunday although he will
probably remain in Rutland for the re-
mainder of the month.
A locomotive went off the rails of the
Bethel Granite railroad last week We'd
nesday and ploughed and rolled down
feet down the mountain.
The heaviest snow storm recorded
there in 20 years prevailed Friday in
Montpelier and vicinity. The electric
cars were stalled and local traffic was
demoralized. Thirty inches fell.
Congressman d. j. Foster of Burling-
ton was among the speakers at the
annual dinner of the Washington Dart
mouth Association held at the Raleigh
hotel, Boston last week Tuesday.
Knott & Closson of Burlington. will
appeal from the decision of Judge HOyt
II. Wheeler who denied them dis
charge from bankruptcy, and the matter
will 90 the circuit court of appeals.
During the last fiscal year rural mail
fcarrers in Vermont delivered on POS
routes some of which did not operate
for the entire year, S.736.4ll pieces f
mail matter and of these 217,Sl We're
packages.
That the rural free delivery service in
Vermont is still growing and extending
is shown by the fact that eighteen new
routes have been established in the six
months from June 30, 1905, to the first
of January, 1906.
The Rt. Rev. DR.. Arthur C. A. Hall,
of Burlington, bishop of the Episcopal
diocese of Vermont was the principal
speaker at the missionary meeting held
in st. Georges church Montreal last
week Wednesday.
1t is rumored that "A. theatrical and
hotel syndicate has in view securing an
option on the old Exchange Hotel.
Capital hall and the E. r. Skinner
property in Montpelier with view to
erecting on the site commodous
modern hotel which shall include an
opera house.
Papers for the consolidation of the
Rutland street railway company, the
Chittenden Power company, the Peoples
Gas and Lighting company and the Yer
mont Internal Improvement company
have been filed at the secretary of state 5
Office. The capital stock of the COM
bined companies is 50 100000.
Fire broke out Friday night in the dry
room of Conard r. Lynch's shop in st.
Johnsbury and half the building was
destroyed together with 10000 feet of
dressed lumber. The brick portion of
the building in which the machinery
was located was saved. The loss is
estimated at $1,000. Insurance of SO 900.