Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
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Ill &TArE NEWS


last week.
Mrs John Davis of Bennington was
90 years old recently.
J. H. Witherell, a prominent citizen
of Bridport is dead, aged 6S.
Mrs Hannah Hallway of West Ru-
pert is one hundred years old.
Walter Hungertord of Highgate
Springs has been appointed postmaster.
Barre will expend $25 900 in making
big storage reservoir on Orange
brook.
Brattleboro had its first liquor raid
last week and, as usual, nothing was
found.
The CIV Rv has closed contract for
$4,000 tons of soft coal for the southern
division.
ST Johns church, Highgate was built
in 1892 at cost of $1,000 and is still
standing.
Congressman Plumley will deliver
the Memorial day address at North.
field, May 81.
Bishop Hall of Burlington will ad'
University June II.
Pasteurized SKINNED milk is killing
off the calves and pigs in Barre and in
other parts of the state.
The Montpelier Boys drum corps will
take part in the great parade at Bur
aington Monday July S.
The annual convention of the Chit
terden county c E societies was held
at Richmond May 1910.
Mrs d. H. Holton, wife of DR. Holtor
of Brattleboro died May IA, after 6
dong and painful illness.
Plattsburgh will not join the inter
state base ball league. There is little
interest in the national game there.
Maxwell Evarts of Windsor has re-
Gently given Norwich University sew
eral valuable articles for drill purposes
Charles White, Burlington painter
fell so feet from a ladder Friday anc
struck on his head but escaped serious
injury.
Business is good with the Robir
Hood Powder Co. Swanton and the
Atwood Suspender Co. is rushed will
orders.
A press club has been organized a
Norwich University to keep the out
side barbarians informed regarding the
college.
Highgate, Swanton and the village
will join in hiring a supervisor under
the new law, to look after the public
schools.
Hon !. H. Benton of Boston has re
Gently presented Norwich University
with a valuable painting of Abraham
Lincoln.
Rev J. L. Penders, Catholic priest al
Randolph has resigned to take effec
as soon as his successor can be ap
pointed.
Rev F. L. Billiard of Brandon i.
writing story for the tercentenary en-
titled. Rare Old Volumes l Have
Stumbled On"
The State Sunday School convention
will be held at Woodstock Oct 27-2'
with several officers of the National as
ISOLATION present.
Otto Sandstrom, a quarryman a
West Rutland, was found dead in
shallow pool of water. When last seer
he was intoxicated.
A Jericho COW died last week undel
peculiar circumstances. An autops,
disclosed the fact that she swallowed
IL nails and large bolt.
Tlnalore Was again presented 10
large and appreciative audience a
Brattleboro last week. This is a cas-
where the good do not die.
r-Rev l. p. Booth we'll known in thi
state, has resigned the pastorate of tn,
Chester u nlversalist church and gon
to his home in Stafford, Conn.
Missisquoi Park. Highgate Springs
will have its first excursion on Quee
Victoria day. May "a, from Canada.
promises to be very large one.
WThe schooner Nelson Fisk unloade
a lot OF Isle LaMotte marble at Swan
ton last week, something possible onl
in very high water as this season.
ELarn Vencenzi, an Italian stabbed
man at the union station at Whit
River Junction May IL. He was al
rested and bound over to county court
Mrs w. X Nickerson of Barre wa
thrown from her carriage while GU
driving and seriously injured Thurs
day. The horse was frightened by a
auto.
Rev G Gorge F. Wells, formerly {
Lincoln, h as been engaged as researc
secretary of the INSTRUMENTATION
County commission with headquarters
at Burlington.