Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-11
STATE NEWS.

A five-dollar gold piece of the mintage
OF 1S47 was found by l.. II. Ellis of South
Wallingford in his cornfield,
Government officials have closed the
store of w. L. johnson at West AL
burgh. 1t is alleged that number of
articles found there had been SNUG
gled across the line. The case is now
in the hands of the department of JUS
tice.
AS G.. d. Lease of Jacksonville was
driving home from Canada a bolt came
out of the whiffletree on a steep hill in
East Cambridge. The horses took fright
and ran full speed into shed, capsizing
the buggy and rendering the driver UNI
conscious for some time.
Jack Smith and William Pike of Ben
nington narrowly escaped death last
Sunday at Sucker pond. They were
rowing across when their boat capsized,
throwing them both into the water. En-
numbered with their clothing and
numbed by the cold water they nearly
succumbed before help arrived
Duncan" Manchester cottage, has
been purchased of Miss Wilhelmine Haw-
I ley by j. B. DeCoursey of Philadelphia,
who will lay out SIS, 900 in further beauti-
flying the property. When his plans are
carried out Mr.. DeCoursey will have one
of the handsomest summer homes in
southern Vermont.
Mrs. F. l. Whitney of Chelsea dis
covered yearling colt owned by w. II,
Dearborn in a seven foot well. He was
in sitting posture and had worn the
flesh off his fore legs to the bone.
Four men rugged up a temporary der
rick and pulled the animal to the sur
face.
Gay, active and interesting, with per-
feet hearing, unclouded vision and
supple limbs, John Sweet of Maidstone,
100 years old, works on the farm every
day. He was an interested spectator at
the Lancaster fair and when introduced
to the audience received a great ova-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brown of Rowe,
Mass, nearly lost their lives in an acct
dent on the high bridge at Searsburgh.
The bridge had been newly planked and
their wagon struck a pile of lumber,
overturning it and throwing both out.
They struck near an opening at the side
and just barely escaped fall of 100 feet
to the water below.
Among the sporting events of the week
is the golf tournament at Manchester for
the George H. Thatcher cup. to be fol-
lowed next week by the third annual
Merchants handicap on the same links.
On Thursday at Manchester will occur
the clay pigeon shooting contest, for
which there are about 30 entries, followed
by banquet in the evening at the Bat
tenkill Inn.
Henry c. Hazelton and Frederick II .
Laughton of Dummerston broke into the
house of Augustus |. Laughton and
found the occupant in a critical condition
with pneumonia. He has since died.
He owned property in Dummerston and
Brattleboro valued at $4,000 but lived
the life of hermit. A parallel case was
that of his brother who died ten years
ago alone, when in his bureau drawer was
81 900 in bills.
Brattleboro teachers have begun a
campaign against cigarette smoking by
school boys. 1t has been discovered that
one youngster has profited considerably
in the traffic of tobacco and cigarette
paper. Some of the lads, even under the
fifth grade, have built shacks in the
woods, primarily for use in smoking, and
sometimes spend the night there, when
their parents suppose them in bed.