Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
STATE NEWS.

son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Roben of
South Ryegate sat at the foot of flight
of stairs waiting for a party OF boy
friends to descend, the trigger OF rifle
which one of them was carrying caught
on the stair rail, exploding the gun. The
bullet struck the Darling boy in the right
side below the ribs and tore cash sew
eral inches long. Next morning the ball
was found in his underwear.
Sherman p Allen, formerly with The
Burlington Free Press, is included in the
current newspaper reviews of the star
newspaper reporters who accompanied
President Taft on his recent long journey.
Senator w. p Dillingham; is in New
York this week and goes from there to
Washington for the opening of congress
Dec. 6. Charles A. Webb, his secretary
also leaves for Washington this week.
Senator Dillingham; says that simplify
ing procedure before the interstate com
merce commission will be one of the inn
portant things Congress will be asked to
consider this winter. He does not an
ticipate a repeal of the Sherman anti.
trust law.
George Maloney, a thirteen year old
lad, who was sentenced from Waterbury
to the state industrial school at Yer
gennes for the remainder of his minority
has been lodged in Jail at Montpelier
while the school is guaranteed for diph-
liberia. Arthur and Victor Barber of
burlington, truants, were taken b4ck to
the home of their parents, to remain un-
til the quarantine is raised.
Unless something unforeseen occurs,
the Rutland County National Bank and
the Baxter National Bank at Rutland
will be consolidated in the near future
There has been the feeling in Rutland
for some time that there were too many
banks in the city when the amount of
capital furnished and the business in
volved are taken into consideration.
The proposed consolidation is in line
with similar actions on the part of Bos
ton and New York financial institutions.
The quarantine for scarlet fever which
was placed on Montpelier Seminary has
been raised from the main boarding hall
and the students who remained there for
the Thanksgiving recess are allowed their
liberty. Harold Spaulding of Randolph,
who is i'll of the disease, has been re-
moved to the boys self. boarding hall
where he is in quarantine. He is not ill
enough to be in bed. AS a precaution
the Thanksgiving recess has been ex-
tended a week No spread of the dis
ease is apprehended.
Papers have been filed by Benning-
ton concern for one of the largest cases
in voluntary bankruptcy in that vicinity
for some time. The petitioners are Max
Agel and the firm of Agel & Levin, junk
dealers. Dir. Agel constitutes the firm
as his partner died about year ago.
The liabilities of Mr. Agers personally,
amount to SIS ,487. with assets of $9,085.
The liabilities of the firm are about $685.
600, with assets of S., 905. Agel's per-
sonal liabilities are about 5000 secured
and S7,454 unsecured. Those of the
firm are 81 ,603 secured and $15, 43l I'M
secured. The sum of 81 900 for house.
hold furniture, homestead, etc., is claim
ed as exempt in Agels personal holdings.
The new Rockingham public library
was dedicated Tuesday afternoon. The
building is Of Roman brick and cost
$4,000. 1t has stack room for 10000
volumes. The site is said to be one Of
the best in New England.
Mrs. J. E. Paddock of Saxtons River,
wife of Col. j. E. Paddock, a member
of Gov. G. II. Prouty's staff, died Nov
ember 25 from blood clot on the brain.
She lived but ten minutes after becoming
i'll. Mrs. Paddock is survived by two
small children, aged one and three years.
The granite lock -out found the Mont
pelier city hall completed with the ex-
ception of stone window stool, work
on which had been begun, d. X. Lille,
senior member of the firm of the Lille
Granite Co.. with an apprentice, COM
peted the job despite the clause in the
contract that granted an extension in
time in case of labor difficulty.
The Berlin Construction Co., with a
capital stock of $500, 900 organized under
the laws of Connecticut, has filed the
necessary papers enabling it to do BUSH
ness in Vermont. This company does
construction work in all its branches and
its main offices is in Berlin, Conn. The
Vermont Office will be at Essex juno
ton and will be in the charge of Guy w.
Bailey.