Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-30

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mayor.
Frank Dyer, aged 81 years, who died
recently at his home in Ware Mass, ser.
we'd eighteen months in the Army of the
Potomac, having enlisted in the first
Vermont cavalry from Brattleboro.
From rs to 100 members of the Sons
and Daughters of Vermont and their
friends enjoyed the annual maple sugar
party at Nashua, N. H., the evening of
April ID.
Mrs. Wait Hatch of West Rupert,
committed suicide Sunday by hanging
herself. This was the second time
within few weeks that she had tried to
end her life. Ill health was the cause.
She is survived by her husband and two
sons.
William johnson, freight brakeman
from Lyndonville, was badly injured at
Passumpsic Saturday afternoon. He
was coupling cars when one knocked him
down and the wheels crushed one leg.
He was taken to Brightlook hospital, st.
Johnsbury.
Michael Berger of Winooski has I'M
dergone operations at the Fanny Allen
hospital, Winooski, for the amputation
of the toes of both feet. Last winter Mr..
Berger took walk of 35 miles and froze
both feet. Gangrene subsequently de
veloped. necessitating the operations.
Vermont Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
Montpelier, has purchased the building
known as the old Jail at Montpelier.
The object of the purchase is to prepare
suitable club house for the members of
the organization and work will be begun
as soon as permissible. The property
was bought by James F. Whalen, of Bur
lington, one of the owners OF the Strong
theater in that city, and while the mat
ter has been under consideration for
some little time, the deal was finally put
through Friday, the trustees of the SOC
) iety, H. A. Bowman, E. r. Clark, and
A. E. White, acting for the Montpelier
lodge. The price paid was $4,000.
DR.. Thomas Mound of Rutland, Sec
rotary of the Vermont State Dental soci-
ETY. has sent out this week copies of the
program for the joint annual convention
of the Vermont and New Hampshire
societies to be held at The Weirs, N. H
May 10 to %. The following Vermont
, dentists will take part in the program
, DR.. H. F. Hamilton, Newport; DIR. E. o.
, Blanchard, Randolph; DIR. w. S. Curtis,
Montpelier; DIR. George o. Mitchell, st.
Adams; DR.. S. d. Hodge, Burlington
liz w % Sulbibi nlOntptlltl, LII. OtOTRt
F. Barber, Brattleboro; DIR. j. A. Robin
son, Morrisvile; DIR. r. NJ. Chase, Bethel
The afternoon of May 90 will be devoted
to trip around Lake Winnepesaukee.
and in the evening there will be Ladies'
, night"
A decisive step was taken Wednesday
| by the Brattleboro Masonic Building as
sociation toward a Masonic temple in
, | FRA tlahOrn Tho aocnoiatinp hot,cht NJ
) DR.. and Mrs. F. H. O'Connor their resi-
3 dence on Main street. between the First
Baptist church and the free library, in
order that the lot might be secured for a
! Masonic temple. The lot has a frontage
/, of 70 feet and is about 23S feet deep
: No definite plans have been made as to
q when the temple will be erected. but the
. edfice probably will cost from $75, 900 &c
q 500, 900. DIR. and Mrs. O'Connor have
= the privilege of remaining IN the resi-
dence year. The house will be moved
TO the rear part of the lot when its pres
ent site is desired for the purposes of the
. temple.
= Lynn C. Fuller and John jenkins. fed
: eral prisoners, who have been at the
house of correction, Rutland, for some
a time, have been taken to the United
States prison at Atlanta, GA, by Deputy
/ Marshall f. II. Chapman and f. s
=. Whitaker of Rutland. At the February
n term of United States court in Buring
q ton, Fuller was sentenced to serve two
years at the Atlanta prison, and he ha'
merely been in Rutland for safekeeping
u He was prosecuted through the efforts O
II Anthony Comstock of New York, fo
. sending obscene matter through thu
= mails. Jenkins robbed the post office a
>, Norton Mills and was sentenced at Wind
sor in May, 1907, to serve three years anC
six months at the house of correction
{ AS he is "A long term man District Attor
% ner Alexander Dunnett of st. JOhnSburl
u has ordered him transferred to Atlanta
The buildings at the Hunt farm il
Brattleboro has been surrounded by wa
:, ter several days on account of the sprinj
freshet, and the regular occupants
Arad Hunt and family, had been unabl
u to remain there. Sunday afternoon Rich
= ard Pollica, John III. Scott, Ralph Whit
o he'd and William Smith rowed down t.
l. the farm in Mr.. Smiths boat, and Will
y exploring the premises their boat over
= turned, and they were thrown in tn
II water. which was several feet deep
: Two of the men climbed up clothe
i line frame and the two others foun'
s. refuge IN an apple tree. Night was com
$ ing on, the wind began to blow, an,
y their wet clothing made the situation
anything but comfortable for the strand
is ed men. Finally their cries for help at
,e tracted the attention of people passing
.e along the highway. A raft was con
e structed out of floodwood, but it was no
t. substantial enough to give service. Al
d old boat was secured, and Polica's ia
e Their, who had arrived, started out in it
10 using a board for paddle, but the boa
Is was leaky and soon filled and sank, AM
is the occupant was obliged to abandon hi
N craft and seek safety in a tree, as his so
=, had done At length, after dark, a SAT
boat was secured and the five men wer
4 landed without further difficulty.