Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-07-26
STATE NEWS.

Chaplain C. NJ. Charlton Of the Inflated
Georgia is former pastor OF
the Methodist Church in Bethel village.
1t is believed that $4,000 dam at the
narrow Summers Falls gorge will develop
T, 900 horse power and the work will
probably be constructed next year at the
latest.
The arrest of the alleged japanese spy
recently at Fort Rosecrans, San Diego,
Cal, was by the order of Major G. w.
Gatchell, formerly military instructor at
Vermont Academy.
A Williamstown man visiting Italy
found himself badly in need of an inter-
prefer. When he found his man he asked
him where he learned English and the
Italian replied Barre, Vt. Ill health had
compelled him to return to the old coun-
try.
The mysterious wandering woman of
Hubbardton turns out to be the aunt OF
Mrs. William Murray of Proctor. Her
name is McGuiness. When discovered
she was wandering aimlessly about town,
unable to tell who she was or where she
came from. She will be cared for by rel
atives.
Il am the golden hen that lays the
golden eggs for the officers of Orange
county. Whenever they are short Of
money Just before the Fourth of July or
some other holiday they arrest me and
here l am as usual" smilingly quoth j.
w. Ashade at the termination of his trial
the other day. 1.-TWO years." said the
judge.
When 'Zeb Daniels" was trying to sep
arate fighting dogs in Bennington he
carelessly drew one hand from his pocket
to which was attached a pair of hand
cuffs He settled for jag and explained
to Sheriff Godfrey that he broke away
from a Pittsford officer and took the
bracelets with him. Zeb is being held for
q more lucid story.
A summer school has been established
on Lake St.. Catherine, Poultney, by
Frank j. Davey. NJ. D., of Hoboken, N.
j., and Robert P. Fairing of New York.
The object of the institution is to remove
college entrance conditions. The men,
bers of the school have formed one of the
five life-saving stations on the lake. and
young lady has already been saved from
drowning.
Frank Savage, time keeper in the Cen.
trail Vermont shops at st. Adams, and
Lawrence Hassett. the 10-year-old son of
Mrs. Patrick Hassett. had a narrow es.
cape from drowning Saturday afternoon.
They had started out for cruise about
the bay and seeing the approaching storm
put back and took refuge under the
street railway dock. The great waves
caused by the fury of the storm over
turned their craft and the occupant:
were thrown into the water. Savage
and the boy by hanging on to the canoe
and piles managed to keep ahoat unit
DIR. A. w. Soule got rope to them anc
they were rescued in an exhausted con
dition.
A tramp, who says he is Peter Gala
her and recent arrival from Scotland
rode into ST. Adams on a freight trair
Saturday noon and as he swung out of {
car, missed his footing and fell with hi
right heel under the wheel. His hee
was cut off and he was taken to the st
Adams hospital, where the wound wa
dressed.
Mrs. Grace Spaulding of West Rutland
who suffered from hiccoughs for MIN
DAYS, is now considered out of danger
the attack having ceased abruptly.
Because of the scarcity of tenements il
Springfield it is expected that it will b.
difficult for the shops to secure sufficien
help. Rents are being raised from IS t,
$40, from $40 and $12 to SIS, from S15 t.
SIT and so on. Even if new houses ar
erected this season they will have to b
occupied by single men in order to hav,
enough help to man the factories.
Attorney John d. Spellman of RUTLAND
has sent communication to the assistan
Judges of the Rutland county court
charging the board of licence commits
sloners with misfeasance. 1t is claimed
that the board has not awarded licence
according to law, has not held hearing
to learn complaints, and has not takel
any licenses away, although nine of tn
eleven licensees have been disclosed on
He asks the judges to set time for
public hearing.
The body of Frank Whitcomb wa
found Friday evening in the Lamoill
river at johnson, where it had drifteC
upon sandbar near Charles Holbrooks
farm. Whitcomb, who had been miss
ing a week, lived near the Hyde Parl
electric light plant. After returning from
Highgate in an intoxicated condition h
walked down the tracks from the station
and was seen to pass near Mr.. Holbrooks