Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25
STATE NEWS.

Eleazer Hunt died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. B. G, Richardson. in
Athol, Mass, Saturday afternoon. Had
he lived until the 10Th of next April he
would have been 100 years old. The
body will be brought to Essex Junction
and the funeral held tomorrow after
noon at the home of another daughter,
Mrs. c. NJ Booth.
Rev. Stanley F. Bloomfield, for six
years pastor of the Congregational
church at Woodbury., Conn, has ac-
cepted a call to Bethany church of
Montpelier. He will begin his pastorate
| November /. Rev. Mr.. Bloomfield takes
up the work of Rev. L. F. Reed, who
was called to Hyde Park, Mass.
About 200 men and boys, after fight
ing in the burning district of Woodstock
believed they had the fire under control
Saturday, but about noon it broke out
again and the tired fighters went back
to work. About 500 acres have been
burned over. About $4,000 worth of
pulp wood has been burned.
Ri. Rev. Arthur G. A. Hall Of Bur-
lington, bishop of the Episcopal diocese
of Vermont, who has been passing the
| sailing on the Campania the 10Th and
the 18th for Quebec. He is expected
home Saturday, the Goth.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Franklin E. Barbour, gen.
eral passenger agent of the Rutland rail-
road, and Mrs. Bertel Gillian, widow
of the cartoonist, Bernard Gillian of
Canajoharie, N. Y. MIR. Barbour kept
the matter entirely secret and nothing
was known of it until a weekly news
paper from central New York arrived in
Rutland.
The Vermont Federation of Women's
Clubs will meet in Brattleboro, October 7
and 8. The meeting will open at o'clock
Wednesday morning and continue
through Thursday. There will be re-
ception Wednesday evening and lecture
or concert Thursday evening. The arts
and crafts exhibit will be held in the
Baptist chapel from 10 a. m. TO p. m,
on both days. Among many other
things exhibited will be specimens of
books, calendars cards, ETC., from three
famous printing establishments The
Roycroft Shop of East Aurora, N. Y,
the Mosher Print of Portland, Me-, and
the shop of Alfred Bartlett, Cornhill,
Boston. All these things will be for
sale, although the object of the exhibit
40 W oho" "hos Acdhy hhC cooh pfiut~
ing is
babe" Brace. st. Adams pet prize
fighter, and Pete McEnany, famous for
his thirst, are in Jail. This is nothing
new for either, but this time the Off
GERS want the precious pair to enligbten
them as to robbery said to have been
committed Friday night. One Owen
McGue, who claims to hail from Under
hill and peddler by occupation, tells
story similar to that of others who have
preceded him, how he went down to the
BLOCKS" to see the sights and upon
showing his wad, said to contain an even
hundred, was received with open arms
by both sexes of all colors and condi-
tions. He treated and was treated in
return and had a bully time. The last
thing he remembers was that he COM
menced to forget things and when he
walked up he was minus his wad and his
watch. McGue, sad and penitent, when
he came out of his trance Saturday
morning. hunted up the officers and
gave them his tale of woe and the ar
rests followed. Whether a clear case
can be made out or not remains to be
seen.