Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-08-14
STATE NEWS.


S2363S 1924 and the expenses were
Sl5I 40S.55, making the net earnings
$7S,015.69 This is an increase of
$3,2iS49 over the same month last
year.
Capt. Harry B. Chamberlin, attached
to the quastermaster's office, depart
ment of the lakes, Chicago, has Just
arrived at Farlee, where he will re-
main for about a month at the home of
his father-in-law, Adjt-Gen. w. II. Gill
more.
Charles and Frank Forsyth, Of North
Enosburgh, over whose land the new
highway will run by the adjustment
of two grade crossings on the Central
Vermont railway, recently ordered
by the state board of railroad commits
sioners, were awarded $3.50 land dam
ages instead of $500, as at first reported
The trustees of the Kurn Hattin
Homes at Westminster announce that
the needed sum of 500, 900 for the
erection Hof building to replace the
one destroyed by fire is virtually
raised. A little over $4,000 has been
paid in and pledges for the remainder
of the sum are in the hands of the
treasurer, Il. L. Walker of Bellows
Falls.
The Pacific Timber Co. with capital
stock of $50, 900 formed for the purpose
of buying and selling timber lands in
Oregon, Washington and British Column
bia has filed articles of incorporation in
the office of the secretary of state at
Montpelier. c. w. Brownell, c. d. Ord
way, G. B. Wetherby, G. b. Brownell
and G. w. Scarf, all of Burlington, are
the subscribers to the articles of incor-
poration
A special order just issued from the
Office of Adjt.-Gen. w. II. Gilmore of
Fairlee, announces that Lieut.. Col.
Frank L. Howe, LIST Regt. Inf, having
rendered his resignation and the same
having been accepted to take effect Aug.
!, 1908, his honorable discharge from
the service is in accordance Herewith
hereby announced; also that the officer
is upon his own request placed upon the
retired list of the Vermont National
Guard with the highest rank held by
him in the service and is entitled to
wear the uniform of such rank on occa-
sions of ceremony.
AT conference in Newport held bv
Chairman Williams of the Republican
State Committee with Chairman Hitch
cock of the National Republican Com
m ttee in New York Tuesday, arrange
nents were made so that Senator Borah
of Idaho and Secretaries Wilson and
Strauss of President Roosevelt's cabinet,
will come to Vermont and make politi-
cal addresses during the last week of
August Mr.. Hitchcock will come to
Vermont next week for "A conference
with the state committee at a meeting
The fall term of the Burlington city
schools will be opened Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 8, which is somewhat earlier
than usual, the time being put forward
somewhat so that the full term may be
had and two weeks vacation allowed at
Christmas time. The high school fra.
ternties organized by the boys of the
school, of which there are at present
two, are being considered by the school
commissioners .and it is possible that
some action regarding them will be
taken by the board in the near future.
Complaints have been received by the
parents that these fraternities are not
conducted in proper manner and a
committee has been appointed to inves
tigate the matter with view to their
restriction.
Teesphore Bousquet, of Rutland,
laborer, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy. His liabilities are S62l and his
assets SoOU, all exempt. FRANK T..
Meigs, of Burlington, has also filed pc
tition. He has liabilities of $ll 1861
and his assets are $40. 196.20, of which
! $7lSS is claimed exempt. George NJ.
Kennedy, who was formerly a barber in
Montpelier and during the past season
was known as Professor Morrelr the
hypnotst, has also filed petition in
bankruptcy. His unsecured claims
amount to SS14.27, and he has assets of
$50, which are claimed exempt. The
number of creditors is large but their
individual claims are small, several be-
Ing for hall rent and board on the route
that Kennedy travelled during the past
season.