Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-23
STATE NEWS.

John LaMountain. of Rutland, aged
about 30 years was discovered early Sun
day morning lying in vat of potash in
the Rutland railroad yards. The vat
contained about IL inches of the liquid
that is used by the railroad for cleaning
purposes. AS there is no rail around il
for protection, it is thought that the man
walked into it. When discovered he was
| lying on his back and as result was
seriously burned about the body and
limbs. The man was Immediately taken
to the Rutland City hospital where he
lies in critical state. 1t is thought that
he may die.
The two-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick Ryan, of Montpelier who fell
some 90 feet from a window at his home
Saturday, is able to be about as usual.
He missed the concrete walk in his fall
and this probably saved him serious
injury.
Miss Mary Campbell, of Birmingham,
Ala, is collecting the name of those
who took part in the christening of the
Vermont. In making the request for the
names Miss Campbell states that an
organization, national in scope is being
formed of those who have taken part in
these ceremonies, with the object of in
teresting young men to enter the navy.
The great strike of the telegraph oper-
ators all over the country has reached
st. Johnsbury. The local force at the
Western Union Office there went out
Tuesday noon when the operators in
Bostoni stopped work. Manager Somer-
vile and message boy are alone on
duty and are trying to do business, but
it is difficult to send message over the
-, II II
end to receive and deliver it.
The Rev. c. c. Delaney of ST.
Anthony's church at White River juno
ton is making arrangements to open
school in connection with his parish. 1t
is expected that several sisters will go to
White River junction in the near future,
and extensive additions will be made to
the church property there. The number
of children attending St. Anthony's
church is very large, and if church
school is established it will make large
inroads in the attendance at the public
schools.
The "south village" at East Dorset
was clothed in basket of white frost on
he morning of August Is. Although
little previous at that point it is not
unusual to occur about August 90. Be
yond the checking of sensitive plants it
il harmless, and the local weather
prophets insist that it is sign that "Old
Jack the Destroyer" will hold off till the
limit.
Tuffield Gaudette, of Norton, was mys-
teriously killed on the railroad track the
other night. 1t was first thought that
he was struck by train but this theory
has been discarded as an examination
revealed no abrasions on his body.
A serious stabbing ARRAY took place
in Winooski early Sunday morning in
which two young French residents were
stabbed by gang of Italians who reside
in the neighborhood. The injured men
were Peter and Frank Bushey, 90 and 20
years respectively, and the former, who
was the more seriously hurt was taken
to the office of DIR. j. w. Sheehan, who
found two severe knife wounds, one in
the stomach and the other in the neck,
both wounds being very deep.
The fifth liquor raid made in Rutland
in about two weeks time occurred Sun
day morning when Sheriff E. c. Fish, of
West Rutland, with assistant deputies.
raided grocery store in the heart of the
city conducted by E. j. WEIGH and
found large amount of whiskey which
they seized, putting Welch under arrest.
When the officers first entered the place
they found II men playing poker at two
tables. They seized the tables and other
paraphernalia and took the names of
those playing poker, although they will
probably not be prosecuted.
Edward Gonyer, of Brattleboro, a
member of the First Vermont infantry
band, did not return from muster with
the troops, being i'll of diphtheria in mild
form at a hospital in Burlington. Many
members of the band were taken ill and
were treated with antitoxin, but in the
newspaper dispatches from camp no
mention was made of the sickness. Con
yer, Clinton Dugan and Joseph Brockin-
ton were quarantined in the hospital but
} Dugan was released Thursday night and
Brockinton Friday morning. The band
was badly handicapped by the illness of
the members and much of its, work had
to be given up.
Officer Tulley of Fair Haven, captured
William H. Williston, of Windsor, an
alleged horse thief in Fair Haven. Will
iston had hired horse from the livery
of Sherman & Taylor at Windsor for the
purpose of driving to South Reading AS
Williston did not return an investigation
was begun. with the result that he was
captured while trying to drive into New
York state. He was placed in the lock-
up awaiting the arrival of the officers
from Windsor.