Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-06
STATE NEWS.

fOresterS Tor tne state OF vermont Tor
the next two years.
Roswell Buell. of Middletown Springs,
the oldest member of the Rutland county
bar, is visiting in Granville, n. Y. Mr..
Buell. will be 81 years old in January
and is in excellent health.
The Frary Novelty company, which
has been located in Essex junction for
several years, has moved its plant to
Bristol
Edward B. Webb, for several months
a reporter on the Montpelier Daily Jour-
nal, has gone to Barre. where he has a
similar position on The Daily Times.
During July only Ia cases were heard
in the Montpelier city court against %
in July, 1908. That year there were 1S
cases of intoxication before the court in
July, and this year there were only two.
w. H. Jeffreys of East Burke, who for
the past three sessions of the Vermont
legislature has prepared an illustrated
and biographical souvenir, and who has
| been i'll for several months, has gone to
the hospital at Hanover N. H., for the
removal of cancer.
Hiss Edith Denning of Bristol who
was going to Rutland to work in a res.
taurant, became i'll of commissions while
in the railway station there Saturday
evening, and was removed to the city
| hospital in a critical condition. suffering
from an acute kidney trouble
The successful candidates in the state
dental examinations, which We're held at
Montpelier July -, il and ID. were r.
j. Bristol of Bristol. II. II. Fullerton of
Waterbury. w. E. Morgan of Lincoln,
and j. Z. Daley of Rutland There
were eight candidates.
Mrs. Albert futile of + air Haven wa.
seriously injured Sunday morning by
falling down stairs at Heaton hospital
Montpelier where she had been to call
Although Mrs. Tuttle's injuries are moi
considered dangerous, she will be con.
fined to the house for several days
f. II. Foote of Burlington has beer
appointed State humane agent bv G.. T
Walding of Springfield the head of the
State Humane society Mr.. Foote ha.
Just returned from visit in towns il
the northern part of the State in the
interest Of the society.
James T. Sabn, secretary or the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Mont
pelier, began his forty-third year in the
service of that company, and w. T
Dewey. the treasurer. entered upon hi
fortieth year of consecutive service.
Members of the state board of healtl
were in Island Pond last week to heal
charges against and "a petition for tn,
removal Of Doctor Sargent as secretar,
OF the local board of health. Oiscrimina
tiou in quarantining was the principa
charge. No decision was rendered
d. w. Cooley of Waterbury. is re
Il.
field electric road at Waterbury Center
The trestle is 900 feet long and 60 fee
deep at the highest point. The trestl
will be used during the reconstruction
and 1t Is estimated the work will COS
over $4,000
f Frederick |. Baker a well know
2 attorney of Fort Ann, n. y. who ha
been missing since July 20. when he lief
Fulton, near Syracuse, for his home, lief
= home early in July to visit a son in Ben
= nington. After remaining two weeks a
= Bennington, he visited another son a
FultOn.
e Gov. q. II. Prouty has issued an orde
e that all mlttimuses for commitments [
the county Jail for 20 days or longe
= shall be sent TO him, and he will transfe
such prisoners to the house of correction
ington county, as nearly all prisoner
y there are kept employed.
d Three men in Hyde Park have gor
into the business of raising strawberrit
= ami report the following results for tn
season: Daniel Smith had two and one
half acres and sold 5000 worth: Charlie
E Whitcomb sold 1915 worth from onesha
= acre and Palmer Blake sold 5000 from
| IA N Of
IT The chief points of interests in Brattl
boro Sunday afternoon were the riv,
bank and bridge where many gathere
to watch the rivermen work on the res
of the log drive. The men have bee
working in night and day shifts and SUI
n day made the best gain in distance stint
leaving Bellows Falls. A boom is
o. place across the river opposite the mort
. end of Brattleboro and that will
al moved down stream after the logs are
70 out of the ''little river" Twenty -sevt
: men are bringing up the rear of Il
ar drive.
l. The hearing in connection with Il
l. condemnation proceedings by the city
Burlington for public wharf, in whit
ie the Central Vermont Railway compan
is the principal opponent, which was
to have been held Monday, has now be,
I'd set for September %. c. W. Writer
attorney for the road, says that the ra
I. way company will not take the case
: the United States Superior Court imme
lately, but will wait until after hearil
4 before the special commission.
Is The first commercial power to be us
by any company of the Connectic
River Power company was used by t
Estey Organ company of Brattlebol
The Estey company has complete su
re station equipment and steps down t
voltage from 5000 at which it is trar
mitted to Brattleboro, from the pow
On station to Vernon, to $50, the voltage
of which the induction motors are run.
rs The second annual Old Home day c
ey ebration will be held at McIndoes We
% nesday, August 16. The program
o. the day will include athletic conte
from 1890 to 70 ii. IN. From II t
ne p m, "A basket picnic. From to
us speaking, and following this reuni
he of the Academy Alumni association
gs the election of officers and other bu