Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-09-27
STATE NEWS.

A petty thief stole box containing
two dozen pairs of scissors from a closet
in the kindergarten at Wilmington.
Isl Clone" who writes for the Lon
donderry Sitter, observes that the Dor
set valley man who bet his hat that corn
wouldn't ripen this year, is going bare
headed now.
As Substitute r. F. d. Carrier Harry
Bingham of West Bratteboro was driv-
ing down a steep hill his whip caught in
an overhanging branch, breaking the
stock. The snap scared the horse, which
jumped broke shaft and spilled out the
carrier, who was badly bruised.
Dependent because his wife had gone
to the South Wallingford fair with
another man, Ward Corey of Ira crawled
into hut in West Rutland and ended
his life with dose of strychnine. He
was found the next morning by Bradley
Gilmore, the owner of the shanty.
After her rescue from attempted sui
eide by hanging because her gentleman
friend refused to take her to the fair,
Mrs. George Belville of Barre tried to
drown herself. She was again rescued,
and after an examination as to her san
ity, has been committed to the State
hospital at Waterbury.
At the tail end of the trout season a
Ripton fish warden, Mr.. Gibbs, arrested
D. G. Sherman, Dr. A. j. Greenwood and
A. V. Fisher of Poultney, without CIV
ing them a chance, it is said, to show up.
/ The justice discharged the men and they
in turn had warrant made out for the
warden on the grounds of false arrest.
Recently judgment against the officer
cost him SIS.
A man giving his name as Ray l..
Sharkey of Barre, is under arrest at
Manchester, N. H. Suspicious were
aroused against him by his trying to sell
quantity of mems furnishings and after
some time he confessed to the police that
he was the man who robbed the clothing
store Of Goodnow Brothers & Pearson at
Bellows Balls
A furious bombardment in his sugar
woods led to an investigation by F. E.
Ray, ST., of Wilmington. A party of
Italians had discovered a flock of rob-
bins and were killing them at lively
rate. Mr.. Ray captured one of the men,
who stumbled when running away, and
found his pockets stuffed with robins
This isn't an unusual trick for the Ital-
ians to play in Wilmington, and people
there say if it is allowed to continue not
a thing wearing fur or feathers will be
left alive.
Two attendants at the State asylum
for the insane at Waterbury have scarlet
fever. All possible precautions have been
taken to prevent a spread of the disease
but as Messrs. Whitcomb and Howieson
had been about among the patients it is
feared that other cases may develop.
Vergennes expects to be able to begin
the erection of new public library in
the spring. 1t is made possible by the
bequest of the late w. G. Bixby of that
city whose gift approximately $3.50, 900
was told at the time of his death several
month ago. The process of settling the
estate is now far enough along so that
the city may receive its legacy the COM
ing winter.
Mrs. Eunice Stables Hoyt, who lives
with her son, Thomas |. Hoyt, just north
of Manchester Centre, celebrated her
l03rd birthday Saturday. She is a native
of Peru. where she was born September
81, 1904. one of the IA children of Cyrus
and Louise Staples. On account of Mrs.
HOyt's falling health, the usual gather
ing at the house was omitted Saturday.
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the
quarry buildings of Minogue Bros. &
Quinn at Fair Haven Friday night. The
engine room, boiler house and black.
smith shop were burned. The buildings
were of wood, ole story in height, about
70x30 feet in dimensions. This is one OF
the firms which has been affected by the
strike among the slate wor kers, but it has
kept in operation right along with nom
union men.