Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-07-05
STATE NEWS.

Two and one-quarter pounds is the
weight of the new born son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Glynn of Montpelier. HIS
mothers wedding ring can be slipped
on his arm as far as the elbow. The
child is healthy and vigorous and the
doctor says he has as good prospects of
being President as any youngster of his
age.
Six-year-old Harold T. Farrell, who
was fishing in Ferrin river, Island Pond,
with company of young children,
slipped and fell into the stream hea =
first. The cries of his mates called
two women to the scene, who rescued
him with some difficulty. Only his fin
gers were in sight and he was uncon-
scious. having been in the water several
minutes
Mrs. William Bradley of Lyndon Cen
ter went to Fabyans, n. H.. to visit her
brother and found that he had been
thrown from q carriage, breaking several
ribs. She had no more than reached
home when message stated that her
mother, who had gone to tabyans, was
very i'll with pneumonia. She is now
with her mother, but has received word
that her sister-in-law in Boston is criti-
cally i'll with appendicitis.
Twelve out of herd of IA cows belong.
ing TO A. Senecol of East Wallingford
were killed by lightning.
Harold, the little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph johnson of Bennington, pulled a
pan of hot water on himself and was
scalded so severely that his flesh had the
appearance of having been boiled. He
may live.
While fireman John Travers was filling
the tank on his engine at Wells River the
chain to which he was hanging broke,
letting him fall to the ground. His
back was badly injured and fatal results
are feared.
The wife of Senator Thomas G. Platt
of New York has purchased the DR.. Car
olne NJ. Smith farm in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Plat and party will leave New York
July 4 with coach and four and arrive in
Brattleboro about the 18th.
Curtis Lampson, born at New Haven
Mills, furnished Cyrus Field with the
money to lay the first Atlantic cable
He was born in poverty and by sheer
determination and perseverance made a
glowing success. He was knighted by
Queen Victoria.
Seven cases of contagious diseases have
been reported to Health Officer DIR. c. F.
Ball, of Rutland thus far this month, one
typhoid fever one scarlet fever, and five
of chicken-pox.
Conductor Charles Rannev, who was
injured in the Hardwick accident a few
months ago, ID very ill at his home in
st. Johnsbury, his injuries having aggra-
waited chronic kidney trouble from
which he had suffered
Frank Lynes, of East Hardwick, found
a quantity of snow under his wood and
sawdust pile in his sugar place June IS,
while moving the wood, and in the even
ing he melted some sugar and invited
his neighbors to have some sugar on
snow.
Joseph Cassi, one of the assailants of
Joseph Bianchi at the Italian picnic at
Barre Sunday afternoon, walked into the
Office of States Attorney Gates Monday
morning and voluntarily surrendered
himself. He was locked up to await the
hearing on the case which is to be held
before Judge II. w. Scott in Barre city
court Wednesday forenoon. Cassi and
Bruno, the other two men who, it is
alleged, assaulted Banchi, are also held
pending the hearing.
"We will send II cents for 1902 pen
MES" A shrewd Vermonter saw this ad.
in newspaper and with some labor
gathered so coppers of the mintage of
1902 and forwarded them in registered
package. He received the following re-
ply: Send 1859 more pennies, sufficient
to make up the number 1902, and you
will receive the IL cents"