Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-31

of a rowboat on Lake Killarney.
Mining Accident: Gas explosion caused
the death of II miners at Wehrum,
Pa.
a. Obituary: Sarah orne Jewett, writer
of stories depicting New England life.
at South Berwick. Me; aged 60.
Sporting: Fitzherbert won the Suburban
handicap at Sheepshead Bay, New
York
Fire: Fort William Henry hotel. noted
hosiery on Lake George. destroyed;
loss about S250,OO0
a. Sporting: Verdun, Rothschild owner,
won the Grand Prix over the Long
champs course, near Paris.
g. Conventions American Library assoc-
alton met at Breton Woods, N. II.
20. Obituary. Carrie Burnham Kilgore,
pioneer woman lawyer. at Swarth-
more, Pa; aged ~.
JULY.
1. Earthquake: Severe shocks at Reggie
and Messina, scene of the devastation
last December.
Convention: 4lst annual meeting of the
National Woman Suffrage association
opened at Seattle.
Sporting: Harvard won the varsity race
over Yale at New London.
2. Sporting: Cornell won the varsity
eight cared race at Poughkeepsie.
3. Champlain Celebration: Ceremonies in
honor of the discovery of Lake Cham
plain in 1909 began on the Vermont
shores of the lake
6. Convention: The American Institute
of instruction met at Castne. Me.
Sporting: The champion polo cup. which
has been held in England 20 years,
won back by the Meadowbrook IN. "
team.
Z. Flood: High water swept down the
Missouri valley, causing the loss of II
lives and great damage to property.
opened in London. International con-
vention of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety met in st. Paul The Epworth
league met at Seattle.
s. Political: The senate passed its amend
ed tariff bill by vote of 40 to "a.
| Sporting: The Belgian crew won the
Grand Challenge cup at Henley, Eng
land. defeating the Cambridge crew.
9. Political: Riotous Boivians attacked
the Argentine legation at La Paz in
protest against Argentina decision in
the Peruvian boundary dispute.
Obituary: Gen. Gallifet, distinguished
French soldier. in Paris; aged 40.
Lord Ripon, noted English statesman.
in London aged 81
i II. Obituary; Prof Simon Newcomb, noted
astronomer. mathematician and trav-
eler, in Washington; aged IA.
| Convention: Grand lodge of the order
of Elks met in Los Angeles
L. Shipwreck: In Lake Superior, off
Whitehsh Point light steamers J. b.
COVE ana }. M scout coiliued' caus-
ing the death of IA sailors on the
Cowle. which sank.
ID ooltuaIy IeueIlcA Inis,eIet' CIV,
wal veteran ana noted nhlilary writer
ana staus'lclan' az Alpahy' ~ ~
aged 80. Louis Loeb, American artist
and illustrator. at Canterbury, n. H.
aged 4S.
IT, Personal: Prince Won Bulow, chancel-
LOT oil the German empire retired from
ollloe' SuCceeueu py Lr' Won beth-
MANN ioHWeS'
Marine i'lsasteT; BRUSH submarine = IL
SUNK IN colIIslon win the stealhsHlp
Luuystone OH iialsporoush Hshtshlp'
10 Oh ti'e crew p'o"he".
folllical' ltoNdl troops Oh lersld celedt-
Gu ny INC Nd1loilHiists ~ AeneI an.
Sportll's' Wes'on aIllTeH III San > ran ran
eisc" hG ma ao,olHi' ilsllSu q tolal uls-
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pcslihlhS at Ne" lolN MaiCh i''
40 earthquakes IN southern Greece o0.
HNes lost'
! 49, "liNoal- ION "ll"S' I.'F"'lV' " '"e
,niohe oil SPAN oied at Narese' LON
pdI uS "5eu OI'
S.ol!h, IN New loFN Guy ~ persons
kliied ana over 80 injured by sudden
Winus'oIi"s,
~ oDllual rosa -No"cnette 'liy' popu-
IaI NNSis" l"Neiisl III London
- lluIIlc'ule. - persons NHled lh gun
STORM Wllch struck me IeA"s coast
at C'alNesloh anu NIehltY'
EOAtical' bIliohauc relations severed
between 'oIlNld ana me Argentine Ike
pupHc upon me IHl'l" ION Oh AiSeH-
una
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anu 'ills'Tess Oh tne Whlte House uuI
81.
Aeronautics. T.ouis Rleriot French aero.
nam crossed over the English channe'
from Calais To Dover in an aeroniane
covering the distance of y miles ir
about 40 minutes
% Political. Anti-Diaz riot at Guadala.
lara Mexico resulting In wrecking the
town Anti-NIoroccan war riot in Rar.
celona
Aeronautics. Orville Wright nada a new
aeronlane record nv remaining in f,ipht
bour 70 ,ninuteS and az seconds wifi
one messenger nj Fort Mver
2s Convention: World conference Of ths
YM q at Rarmen- EIherfeld Ger.
many.