Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-09-10
TAT EWS.

A retreat for women conducted by
Ri. Rev. Arthur c. Hall at Rock point,
near Burlington, was attended by about
30 women. The retreat was closed Mon
day morning, and a retreat for the priests
of the diocese will be held at the resi-
dence next week.
DIR. F. F. Steele of Montpelier, a trustee
of Norwich university, Mortified says
that the system Of book keeping there is
antiquated. He SAYS that a modern sys-
tenn will probably be installed at an early
day and hat a professional b Jok-keeper
will be hired.
Two men from San Antonio, Texas,
are in MONTPELIER studying the way the
business of the National Life Insurance
company is conducted. This company
has withdrawn from Texas and TO protect
themselves without it the Texans propose
to form a company of their own similar
TO the National.
Edward Muzzey of Stowe, has been
found guilty of starting a forest fire and
sentenced to pay a fine and costs,
amounting to $25. Muzzey, in ignor-
ance of the law, set fire to a stump in
July, and the fire smouldered for several
weeks until famed by a high wind in
August it required a force of men to get
1t under control.
A message from c. S. Palmer of Bur-
lington, filed at Lacrosse, Wis.,, was re-
ceived in Burlington late Thursday night
stating that his daughter, Mrs. Chloe
(Palmer) Ross of Minneapolis, MINI,
had died before he reached her bedside.
Judge Palmer was summoned to Mime
apolis Wednesday by his daughters
illness.
Plans are under way for the erection of
a large addition to the plant of the Amer
lean Wooden company at Winooski. The
plan of the company is understood TO be
to erect a mill for spinning worsted cloth
on this property and run it in connection
with its present plant. The new mill
will give employment to 500 hands. The
village may be asked to exempt the new
mill from taxation for a term of years.
Friends Of Rev. DR.. E. A. Bishop of
Montpelier, have been joking him about
charging admission when he breaches.
1t all came about through a compositor's
error in a paper. Under the head Of
Orange the item read something like this:
DIR. f. A. Bishop of Montpelier seminary
will preach here Sunday, price 1.35, at
the usual hour"
The arrival of a large car of popcorn in
Morrisville for II. Waite & Sons has set a
statistician figuring. The car contains
40,lS7 pounds and if it pops as it is claim
ed IL. to !, the man with the pencil
figures that it would fill GAP, 992 tive-cent
bags which would give every man,
woman and child in Boston something to
chew ON and leave A ,612 bags to supply
each person in Burlington, Rutland,
Montpelier and Barre.
H. Swan, a well known photographer
of Rutland, dropped dead in his studio
about 9 O'Clock Saturday morning. Mr..
swan weighed $50 pounds and the cause
of his death was apoplexy. He was in
his usual good health up to the time of
death. Mr.. Swan was 50 years old and
married. He expected to sell out his
business, but the papers had not been
signed.
George w. Woodwork, about go years
old, a well known resident of Underhill,
was found dead of alcoholism early Sat
urday morning in the rear of a saloon in
Winooski. Death ensued early in the
night. Woodwork was formerly a dep
uty sheriff in Underhill and represented
the town in the legislature at one time.
OF late years his habits have been bad
and he has been an itinerant peddier of
harness dressing throughout the state.
He had been in Winooski for several
days. He is survived by Il brother, who
lives in Randolph.