Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-06-12
STATE NEWS


druggists licenses for the sale of liquor
A class of "A will be graduated from
the State normal school at Randolph
Center Thursday.
During the month of May there were
80 cases of intoxication before Judge
Harvey in Montpelier City court, against
five cases in May, 1907, when no booze
joint was running just below the city
limits.
1t is possible that there will be only
one jury trial for the present term of
Bennington County court which con-
vened at Manchester Tuesday, Judge w.
w. Miles of Barton, presiding.
w. n Robinson of Sutton will prob
ably be confined to his bed several
months from the effect of injuries which
he suffered to one hip by being caught
between his loaded dump cart and
post.
In the case of Mrs. Della NJ. McDuffe,
administrative, against the Boston and
Maine Railroad company lin Caledonia
County court, which was settled out of
court the plaintiff received $500. The
suit was brought for Sl5, 900 damages.
The annual session of the Vermont
Central Association of Universalists will
be held in Morrisville Wednesday and
/ Thursday, June 10 and II. Rev. Otto S.
Raspe will give the address of welcome,
and there will be addresses by several
prominent Vermont clergymen. There
will also be sermons by Rev. DR.. Walter
Dole of Mortified, Rev. DR.. j. Edward
Wright of Montpelier, and Rev. G. j.
Staples of Burlington.
The hay crop in Vermont promises to
| he n, h,,., . 1a1
years or more since the outlook for
better or larger crop has been more flat
tering. Old meadows are yielding grass
about as good as new seeded fields, and
this is especially true of uplands. The
fields this year, moreover, are not as
weedy as usual. 1t is thought now that
the best grades of hay will not sell for
more than $40 a ton little later in the
season.
The contribution fund at st. Monica's
Roman Catholic church in Barre was
robbed of about SEQ Thursday afternoon
by an unknown man. One of the sis
tiers from the convent entered the church
by the front door, and saw man jump
over the altar rail, seize his hat, and
dash out of the church. 1t was found
that the contribution box had been
broken open and small coins were scat
tered about on the floor.
State Commissioner H G. Thomas has
received reports of these recent fines for
catching short trout; Harry Cakes of
Readsboro. $1S and costs, amounting to
$22.9l; Clifford Cakes of Readsboro, So
and costs, amounting to $12 81; S. IL.
lockwood of Bennington, $50 and costs
amounting to S37 80; Harry Snow of
Bennington, S25 and costs, amounting to
S3l.20; Harry Brow of St Adams for dogs
chasing deer, So and costs, amounting to
$l7.
State Commissioner Thomas has aC his
office in the Akeley Memorial building
in Stowe mounted albno doe. which is
the purest albino ever seen in Vermont.
1t is pure white with the exception of
some small black spots on the back of
the body and the ears, which are black.
Ii is beautiful animal and was illegally
killed in Concord last fall.
In group of soldiers on whom medals
of honor have been bestowed as a result
of service in the Civil War, published in
: the Boston Globe, appear the portraits of
ex-Gov. Samuel K. Plngree of White
River junction, and Gen. 7. S. Peck of
Burlington.
Reliable thermometers in Montpelier
TeBioIelcu ot anu % degrees III Tue Sildut
Monday afternoon and work In several
stone sheds was suspended. Henry
Blood was overcome by the heat while
working for the Capital City Gas Co. and
was taken to his home. 1t is not thought
the stroke will be fatal
Miss Dora Wells, of Montpelier, in
structor in history and civics in the Med
i'll high school at Chicago, is one of the
800 teachers selected in accordance with
recent vote of the National Civic Fed
Grafton to go abroad for two months tt
inspect educational work in Great Brit
ain and several countries on tthe contin
ent
After August 1, Cecil G.. Egg, who fol-
eight years has been choirmaster at Trim
ity Episcopal c. urch, Shelburne. viii
have charge of the choir and music Al
Christ church, Montpelier. Mr.. Egg is {
graduate of the Dominion college of Mus
. ic at Montreal. and for four years wal
boy soprano soloist at ST Johns church
#. in that city.