Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-01-31
STATE NEWS.

defeated the Ethans of Burlington at
Montpelier Saturday afternoon by score
of 2,475 to 1893. A team of Barre bowl
ers defeated the Ethans at Barre Satur.
day evening by SO points, the score be-
ing 2,4l1 to 2349.
Erastus Bugbee, of Chelsea, aged SO
years, while helping prepare for the flu
neral Wednesday of Mrs. Ellen Hood,
with whom he had boarded. slipped on
ice on which he was sprinkling some
sane, and fell, suffering the fracture of
his right hip. His condition is serious.
The annual report of the Rutland City
hospital committee from the board of
aldermen gives the following figures
Total number of patients cared for dur
ing the year, SO; medical, %; surgical,
10; females, ID; males Is; total number
of days, 44O; largest number of days for
one patient. 81, this patient being in the
hospital yet.
A herd of nine deer passed night
this week in the orchard of John Smith,
of Jericho. They ruined three pear trees
by breaking branches and tearing bark
from trunks of trees. One buck had
set of antlers with six prongs. The deer
are not wild and are seen walking like
sheep along the road. Another herd of
six has been seen.
The trout spawn taken at Chittenden
dam last fall by government experts is
giving excellent satisfaction at the hatch
cry in Arlington where it is now being
cared for OF the 465 600 eggs taken
about 412,000 have already eyed" and
hafched and at present the tiny fry have
absorbed about half the yolk sacks so
that there is prospect of an excellent lot
/
The ice harvesting season was begun
in Rutland last week, the ice being
twelve inches thick and of excellent
quality. One firm, Judging from the
present outlook that the crop on the
Hudson river will be short this season, is
planning to cut much larger amount
than usual.
Hiram c. Matthews, who was born in
lily de Park January II, 1917, celebrated
his ninety first birthday anniversary at
Derry, N. H., last Friday. Strong and
vigorous, hale and hearty, Mr.. Matthews
enjoyed the day and received large
number of callers.
Miss Harriette Hayward of Randolph.
was recently offered 500 by G. w.
Boyce, of New York, for her dog Fer
ret, the offer to hold good for one year
AT present she declines to accept and
Ferret" which is an excellent specimen
of bull terrier and Great Dane breed
weighing about fifty pounds, is still the
pet and property of Miss Hayward.
The directors of the Clement National
bank met Monday and organized by
electing Wallace G.. Clement, president.
and G. II. Harrison, cashier. The re-
Gently elected directors of the State Trust
company, Wallace G. Clement, Percival
w. Clement, w. p. Clement, II. w.
Clement and Nathan P. Kingsley, organ
lied Monday by electing Percival w.
Clement, president, Nathionel p. King
sley, vice president, and G. H. Harrison,
treasurer.
The Rev. George A. Cooke, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church at Bran
don, has entered complaint against the
ministerial character of DR.. James
Buckley. editor of The Christian Advo-
cate of New York city. The trial is to
take place next Thursday at Hanson
Place Methodist church, Brooklyn. This
is to be a preliminary investigation at
which the Rev. DR.. G. s. Wing, presid-
ing elder of the Brooklyn south district,
New York east conference, will preside.
Mr.. Cooke expects to attend the invest-
cation as witness and also to act as
counsel for the church. His opinion is
that the charges are of serious nature
and is willing to do his part in order that
they be thoroughly sifted.