Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24

While hauling logs for Mrs. Fremont
Hamilton on the Marlboro road Friday
afternoon Harry Convey, of Brattleboro, |
was seriously injured while attempting !
to roll a heavy log from a skid on to |
sled The log rolled off pinning Convey
against a stack of lumber and fracturing
the clavicle. DIR. Thomas Rice was sum.
moned from Brattleboro and dressed his
injuries, and the man was removed to
his home.
The basement of the Baptist church at
Vergennes is to be fitted up as GYM
naslum for the Sc of boys club which
is to be organized. The club will be
composed of boys from 10 to 10 years old.
Hugh p. Thomas, an old resident of
Poultney who died December 10 after
twelve days Illness of pleuro- pneumonia,
was manager of the Green Mountain
Slate company. He is survived by his
wife and one son.
DIR. Edward A. Tobin. of Bristol has
been appointed first lieutenant in the
medical reserve corps of the United
States army with rank from October 4,
1909. He is now awaiting orders. Doc.
tor Tobin is graduate of the medical
department of the University of Yer
mont, Burlington, class of 1905
Joseph Morrsseau, of Burlington, was
seriously injured at the Baldwin Re
frigerator Co.'S plant where he was en-
ployed, by receiving blow from fall
ing refrigerator. His wounds consist of
bad cash on the back of the head.
spraned wrist and, in addition to several
bad cuts about the face, a broken nose,
which was split open from the forehead
to the tip.
The amount of customs receipts for the
month of November for the Vermont
district was $50 SAB 80. For the CORE
spending month of last year it was
S43,415 S6. The domestic exports for the
month amounted to S504,719, while dur
ing the corresponding month of the
previous year they amounted to S3i1 ,907.
The foreign exports were 1856 59S and for
November, 1908, there We're S5l,27S
The Burlington board of aldermen has
called for an investigation of the alleged
violation of the child labor law in the
mills of that city and Winoosk. The
secretary of the national child labor COM
mittee stated that the child labor law is
being violated in Vermont. The secre-
tary ecently visited Burlington and re-
ported that he saw 10 children leave the
Chace mill, near Winooski, all appar-
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lesser number leave the Queen city mill.
William Cooper, son of Prof f. A
Cooper of Montpelier Seminary, is i'll of
scarlet fever The teachers and students
in the main boarding house where the
young man is i'll, are temporarily quar-
antined but young Cooper is to be moved
elsewhere. and after the room in which
he has been is thoroughly fumigated it
IL thnnn,t 10 ha
and that the work of the term will not
be interrupted. Harold Spauldng, the
young man who has been ill with that
disease in the self-boarding hall, has
entirely recovered and has gone to his
home for "A few days.
Ray Hurlburt of Manius, N. y, is
visiting his parents during the Christ
mas vacation.
John Hapin. ST., left for Rutherford,
n. j., where he will visit his son, NJ. f.
Ialpin.
The Century Club will with Mrs f II.
Martin Tuesday evening, Dec. 2S.
Much anxiety is felt for the safety of
Henry NJ. Whitney of Bellows Falls,
who mysterlously disappeared Dec l3.
He was employed by the American Elk
press Co. there and was treasurer of one
inches in height and of dark complex
ion.
Investigation of the statement of Bart
ley Mccarthy of Rutland, to the city
Judge that he became intoxicated on fur
uiure polish, proved to be fact. Nc
Clarity has been a regular customer at
hardware stores for this particular arti-
Gle and "A partly consumed can was
among his effects when he was arrested.
Gen w. w. Dudley, formerly com
missioner of pensions, who died recently
at his home in Washington. was born in
Weatherstield in 1912. Throughout the
Civil War. General Dudley served in the
Union army with great distinction with
the nineteenth Indiana Volunteers. He
took part in fifteen battles and became
colonel and brevet brigadier general. At
Gettysburgh he lost his right leg.