Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
STATE NEWS.

The old Lebanon Springs railroad.
now the Chatham division of the Rut-
land railroad, is experiencing an era
of prosperity under the New York
Central management. Two new side
tracks have been put in at the Chat
ham yards long enough to hold AZ cars
each.
In the Ia townships of Franklin county
there are more than 5000 young men
whom the Y. M. Z. A. would interest.
To this end workers conference will
be held at Sheldon November 8 and 9,
when plan of campaign will be mapped
out and vigorously pressed.
The Wilmington Savings bank is re-
ported involved TO the extent of S15, 1000
or more by the failure of H. E. Parsons
of North Adams, Mass. Parsons, mer-
chant, has debts of $1,000; assets, NOM
inal. His brother and mother of Reads
boro are OH his paper to the amount of
$4,000.
Frank w. Pierce, of Salt Lake City,
who will succeed Judge Thomas Ryan
of Kansas as first assistant secretary Of
the interior at Washington, was born in
Londonderry in 1847. He left Vermont
for Salt Lake City in 1888 where he has
teadily forged to the front in the prac-
tice of law.
A nature story comes from Swanton
Center about the gallantry of a hand
some buck that held up a frightened
colt driven by an astonished woman
while the lady deer and two fawns
crossed the road. Then only did the
gallant buck step aside and allow the
horse and driver to proceed.
Robert. 14.year- old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Boynton of Rutland, while getting
over fence, was accidentally shot over
the heart with 30 calibre rifle. Several
of his playmates state that the hammer
on his gun hit the railing of the fence.
The bullet penetrated his left hand be-
tween the thumb and index finger, and
went directly over his heart. When
located by means of X-rays, it was ex-
tricated near the left armpit.
Joseph, the l4-year. old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Lique of Rutland, en-
ployed by wilkins & Mead grocers, was
seriously injured Oct 81, by fall while
endeavoring to reach some article on a
high shelf. The boy was standing on a
lower shelf and lost his footing, falling
about eight feet. His head struck the
corner of the safe door, receiving a fear
full scalp wound. He was at once re-
moved to his home, where he lay in an
Unconscious state for several hours, hav-
ing conclusion of the brain.
Congressman d. j. Foster of Burling
ton, is in Fall River, Mass. where this
evening he will deliver an address before
the Congregational Club of that city.
Mr.. Fosters subject will be The Nation
and the States"
The Rev. A E. Drew who died recent.
ly at Andover. Mass, was born in Fair.
fax September 10. 1S41, and was the son
of Aaron and Maria Drew. He was or.
dained to the ministry of the Methodist
Episcopal Church by Bishop Simpson in
1871.
Arrangements are under consideration
for a visit to Burlington sometime in Jan.
uary or +. c. Knapp, of Chicago, who
was one Of the speakers at the recent
state Sunday school convention at Man.
chester and who will conduct a three
days institute in Burlington and in Rut
land. Plans are also being made for Mrs
Mary Foster Bryner of the international
Offices to pass a month in Vermont hold
ing institutes in different parts of the
State.
The first annual convention of the
Windsor county Y. NJ c.. A. will be held
in White River Junction October 26 and
81. There will be several out-of- towr
speakers. The social function of the con
vention will be the banquet Saturday
evening to be followed by speeches by
the visiting delegates. The sessions will
be held in the Methodist church, the
Wilder and Hartford churches uniting ir
the union meeting and farewell service
Sunday evening. All the sessions viii
be open to the public.