Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-06-25
STATE NEWS.


ington is urging changing the name of
the postoffice at North Hartland to
Evarts. There appears to be opposition
and an Inspector is to be sent on to in
quire
tax of 20 cents on the dollar of the
grand list has been levied in Burlington.
This is an increase of 10 cents on the
dollar of the tax for the past two years,
which has been 100 cents. Previous to
1907 the levy was $50 cents for several
years.
The following patents have been grant.
ed to Vermunters NJ. Blow of East Char
lotte, rack tor holding life preservers !;
w. B. Butler of Rutland, channelling
machine; G. a. Pitkin Of Montpelier,
computer.
Louis Case of Castleton has been SELL
fenced to serve not less than IS nor more
than 10 montha in the house of correct
ion at Rutland, for jail breaking. Some
weeks ago Cases brother John was ar
rested at Cast Teton for chicken stealing
and Louis helped him to escape from
Jail.
Westford is to have new Baptist
church, the present edifice being over 100
years old and unsafe because of the
down the walls. The Westford parish is
small and the Baptist state convention
will be obliged to bear part of the ex.
pense.
A feature of the celebration at YER
gennes will be chorue Of $50 voices
which will sing at the big meeting in the
afternoon, led by the violinist, David
Names of New York, who has a sum-
ha lob ho nit u To
is said to be one of the greatest violinists
in the world.
The Mercantile Press of Burlington
with capita stock of $1,000, organized
to do general printing and publishing
business, filed Thursday articles of in
corporation in the Office of the secretary
of state. The subscribers are Loren B.,
Sarah E., and Frank P. Lord, all Of Bur-
| lington.
The nose and chin on Mount Mansfield
Stowe, were white with snow Sat
urday morning, several inches having
fallen during the night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer, of New
York, were at the Pavilion hotel, Mont
pelier, Saturday on their way to Shell
burne Farms in their automobile. Mr..
Pulitzer is son of the proprietor of The
New York World and Mrs, Pulitzer is
the daughter of DR.. w. S. Webb.
BY the will of Mrs. Mary j. Estey, a
native and former resident of West Dunn
merston who died recently in Owosso,
Mich, the Baptist church at West Dunn.
merston has received the sum of $500.
So far as known this is the first oequest
ever received by any church in the town.
Mrs Estey was a sister of A. o. and O.
E. Norcross, who live in North Dummer-
ston, and who are the only remaining
members of the family.
The report of the listers of the city of
Barre shows the substantial increase of
So, 1862 in grand list, due largely to
a big gain in personal property assess.
ment, the total grand list now being S52
1860. There is also gain of So taxa.
bic polls, making 1890 all told. The
real estate increase over 1908 is SOS 1885,
and the personal property increase is
S141 ,997, while at the same time the off
sets for debts owing have increased 1851
352.03. On the basis of $3.50. the tax
rate, the revenue to the city will be 81
S67.77 larger than for last year.
Alvin |. Smith, of Barre, who was "a
years old May %, passed the day with
Mrs. E. NJ. Crossett, his niece, in Mont.
pelier making the trip alone from Barre
where he makes his home with E. F.
Smith, his son. Mrs. Crossett gave a
dinner in his honor, only the members of
the family and Mr.. Smiths sister, Mrs
Mary l.. Newton, of Adams, Mass rs
years old being present. Mr. Smith is
the eldest of family of nine children
and Mrs. Newton was next to the young
est. Mr.. Smith is in excellent health for
a man of his years and he plans to attend
the Mortified fair again this year.
The friends of Edward Reed, of Bur
lington, are concerned about his where
abouts and have reported his disappear
ance to the police. Mr.. Reed left home
last Thursday morning going toward
town He has not been seen since. He
is As years old and his family consists OF
a wife and an eleven year-old child. The
missing man was employed as watch
man for the Vermont Construction Co
He was subject to heart trouble and it is
feared that he may have wandered into
some remote spot and died from an at.
tack of the disease.
O. l.. Martin, commissioner of agri
culture, has issued an attractive booklet
entitled Vermont Farms in response
to the many inquiries from people with
out the state who are DESTROYS of obtain
ing farms for forestry or farm homes
Brief descriptions, terms of sale, etc, are
given for hundreds of farms situated al
over Vermont, the material for the bool
being largely secured from various rea
estate agencies.