Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
STATE NEWS.

A case of what is supposed to be small
pox has broken out in Marshfeld, the
son of Iron Croto being i'll of what is
thought to be that disease.
Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass.
has its opening football game October 2
with Norwich University, Mortified, at
Worcester. A game is pending with the
University of Vermont, Burlington, Nov
ember 2.
Private William j. Armstrong, Troop
II, 10Th cavalry, who was tried by gen
eral court martial at Fort Jay, N y,
on charge of deseration pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to be dishonorably
discharged from the army and inn
prisoned for 10 months. The disertion
occurred from Fort Ethan Allen, May 16,
| 1907. The man was arrested IN New
York city June 8, 1907. The sentence
has been approved and Fort Leaven-
worth, Kans., prison designated as the
place of confinement.
She case of State against Louis Gould
for breach of the peace in calling Mrs.
Harris Yeti of Montpelier opprobrious
names, which was tried July 2 in city
court and in which the jury could not
agree, was given another trial Wednes-
day morning, July 81, before John G.
Wing, acting city judge.
Selectman Chandler of Berlin having
complained to j. Burton Pike of Marsh
field, county game warden, that deer
are doing damage il. the town of Berlin,
Mr.. Pike went there Saturday to look
over the situation. The law provides
that in case of such damage the county
game warden and the first selectman in
the town in which the damage occures
may appraise them. This is the first
time such complaint has been made in
Washington county.
The United States Endowment Bond
/ Co. which was incorporated July l. 1907,
under the laws OF New Jersy, will have
it's offices in Burlington. The company.
which has capital stock of $3.50 is
incorporated for the creation Of endow-
ment funds without life insurance and
for the insurance of bonds and deben-
lures both interest and dividend bearing,
upon the partial payment plan. AL
though the company if chartered under
the New Jersy state laws. the incor-
porators are all residents of Vermont.
Walter Magoon, the ten-year-old son of
Leslie Magoon, Of Boston, died in New
port Thursday from the effects of gun
shot wound received Tuesday. Walter
and his brother Leslie, aged seven years,
were examining rife when it was acct
IDENTIFY discharged.
The loss by fire, which destroyed ex-
Lieut.. Gov. NJ. F. Aliens summer cot
tage at Thompson's point, Charlotte, is
estimated at 81 200 to 81, 400. The cot
tage was struck by lightning during the
storm last Saturday. The cottage was
occupied by William Hackett and family,
of Ogdensburg, n Y, and Mrs Hackett
was thrown down by the bolt of light
ming and rendered deaf in one ear.
The Rev L. c. Nichols, pastor of the
Universalst Church, Williamtowns, has
closed his work there, and left Monday
for Bloomfield, n. j., where he will
preach the coming year
Mrs Pearl McElmurry of Boyde, he
came acquainted with Norman B. Mer-
rick, a rural mail carrier of st. Adams,
through matrimonial paper, and after
long distance courtship, their marriage
followed.
A team drove on to the scales in the
station at Poultney with load of stone
weighing seven tons, the wooden beams
snapped letting the rear wheels of the
wagon on to the cross iron, breaking it in
two in the middle.
Walter Magoon aged 10, and his broth
er, aged 7, Boston lads who were camp
ing with their parents on the shores Of
Lake Memphremagog. were examining
their fathers gun when the weapon wa.
discharged. AS a result Walter dice
shortly after in Newport.
George Bickford, Jr., of Hardwick
while swinging around the end of {
fence on the river bank, fell distanc,
of Is feet and landed on the rocks, dis
locating the great toe of his right foo
and spraining the ligaments of the foot
He was compelled to crawl on his hand
and knees to his home.
Alpheus Haynes of Middetown Spring
was 100 years old Monday Citizens O
the town will have an extensive celebra
ton in honor of the event with bant
concert, public dinner, speecbmaking ant
general good time. Mr.. Haynes ha
lived in Middletown all his life, hai
voted the republican ticket at 10 presi
dental elections and been a deacon o
the church for II years. The deacon ha
never used tobacco or intoxicating liquo
and is in good health and able to work il
the bayfield,.
Fred Barnett, who was arrested Thurs
day at Waitsfield 10y Constable Charlie
A. Smith, charged with stealing a bi
cycle in Montpelier, pleaded guilty Sat
urday morning before Justice ]. G. Win,
and was sentenced to not less than TIVE
months and Twenty-Five days, nor NOR
than three months at hard labor in tn
House of Correction at Rutland, and ais,
TO pay fine of S25 and costs of prosecu
ton. Barnett is 20 years old. He hat
no money to pay his fine and will be oh
liged to work out sentence of about 81:
months.
The lightning played strange pranl
at Brattleboro Thursday night when
bolt entered the house occupied b,
Maurice Doyle and family. The Dol
the gable end and ripped off nearly al
theclapboards. Then it entered room
where Patrick Doyle and Francis Land
| and foot of tho bod coD,nlatl1- off 1,,D,r,