Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-04-12
STATE NEWS.

The builders and contractors of Rut-
land acceded to the demands of the
union masons for eight hours instead of
nine and the men went to work today
on the new schedule. The local painters
also adopt a new schedule today getting
S2.15 instead of 50 30.
The police raided the house of Joanna
Galimdert Saturday night and found
therein half barrel of ale, half a pail
of ale. half a bottle of whiskey. half a
Jug of wine, four glasses, and four men.
She was taken to the city court room
and in default of bail remained in Jail
A 75-year- old pine tree in South Lon
donderry, converted into timber after be-
ing blown down, furnished 2,047 feet.
worth oversee.
Howard Jamerson. employed in the
Vermont Marble Co.'S mill at Dorset,
while shifting a belt Friday, caught his
sleeve in set screw and was carried
round the shafting till the clothing was
all stripped from his body, allowing him
to drop to the floor. One leg was broken
at the hip, and his body is a mass of
bruises 1t is feared he has suffered fatal
internal injuries.
The full board of railroad commission
ers were in session at Newport, April 3.
In the forenoon they went to Newport
Center and North Troy, at each place in
vestigating the matter of an underpass.
Troy Is represented by o. S. Annis, New
port village by circuit and Grout, the
town of Newport by F. E Williams, the
state by States Attorney E. A. Cook,
and the Boston & Maine Railroad Co. by
f. f. Alfred.
Thomas Sheetan had his collar-bone
broken and perhaps was injured inter
naly Apr. at the Cotton shops in
Montpelier by falling ~ feet through an
elevator shaft, accompanied by truck
and casting weighing ton.
A fire in the First Baptist church in
Brattleboro April d. required the atten-
ton of the fire department, but no seri-
Gus damage was done. The fire was in
the kitchen on the third floor, where a
number of the church women had been
at work. The blaze started near a stove
and was discovered by the janitor's
daughter just in time to prevent serious
loss. The church contains a Sl2, 200
memorial organ.
F. L. Jones, aged - years, farm
h md. employed by j. F. Chadwick, who
lives near this village, was found dead
in his room at Randolph last week hav-
ing hanged himself to be ipost with a
valise strap. Dependency is the prob
able cause. Since sustaining an acct
dent when boy, his mind has not been
quite right. He was unmarried.
The Rutland dock at the foot of Maple
street. Burlington, has been repaired
with heavy timbers, and several carloads
of stone scrapings from quarries are be-
ing thrown in behind the timbers for a
solid foundation.
The Bennington license commissioners
have received applications for IL licenses
seven of the first class, (Which is one
more than the law allows). two for sec
ond class, and three for druggist Ii
censes.
A Bennington expectorator in an earn
est endeavor to live up to the new Law
, aimed for the gutter and right there be
meath his eyes he saw a bright silver
2 half dollar. He says the law is all
} right.
= A West Fairlee correspondent writes
I'VE are reminded of the happy days o
childhood az we see Albion Smith anC
Sam and Ralph Bean breaking thei
steers, and Master Gordon bringing up TIN
rear with sheep broke to harness"
2 A SALISBURY firm is reported to hav
r bought the soap factory at North Ben
nington, which has been idle for man,
years and proposes to reopen it for bust
, ness.
Another new industry talked of TO
: Poultney is one to manufacture brass
, bronze and aluminium ware Arrange
4 ments for its location there are we'll IN
. der way.
South Londonderry gets word that MI
Clark of New York. one of the firm whic
last year bought about $500 acres of Ian
in Mt. Tabor and vicinity, will this sum
mer build palatial residence near tn
Peru line and lay out several hundre
thousand dollars on improvements.