Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-06-17
STATE NEWS.

Dewey Newcomb, West Brattleboro
boy, / years old, picked six quarts of
wild strawberries May 81.
A new Masonic chapter known as
Eureka Chapter, r. A. NJ, has been in
sttuted in Fair Haven. The new body
has 40 charter members.
Gen. w. w. Heory, of Burlington has
received word from Washington that the
President has signed the bill granting
him pension of $40 month.
William A. Mills, of Fowler, lost a
plain gold ring in hay NOW ten years
ago and recently it was found by his
father. 1t was bright as when lost
While blowing, Milan Soule, of Alburg
Center, was seriously injured by being
kicked in the face by colt. Mr.. Soule's
lower jaw was broken and seven teeth
on the upper jaw were knocked out
The regular quarterly meeting of the
state board of pharmacy will be held at
the state house, Montpelier, Tuesday
morning, July 10, at 10 o'clock for the
transaction of any business pertaining to
the office for examination of candidates.
Mrs. Sarah Coffran, of Lyndonville,
who celebrated her Doth birthday ami
versary May "a, received a post card
shower of 1870 cards.
By the will of Marshall ]. Morrill,, who
died May 90 in Brooklyn, N. Y,
materially. The Congregational church
will receive $1,000; Ladies Library AS
ISOLATION, 81 900; and the cemetery fund
$500.
The grand jury of Bennington county
court, after q short session at Manchester,
has reported to Judge Alfred A. Hall
who is presiding at the June term, and
was dismissed. The jury considered
nine cases but reported that it found no
true bills. Persons who have been fam
iliar with Bennington county court pro-
ceedings for many years are unable to
recall similar occurrence.
Analysis of the water in Burlington
for months past shows it to be free from
harmful bacteria. Prof. Ii. A. Edison, it
is said, is responsible in large measure
for this efficiency. When the filter
plant was first installed it did not work
as well as it ought and Professor Edison
devised ways and means to improve the
method of filtering. 1t is said that his
method is much more successful than
that used by the fiiter.plant construction
people.
Because of poor health, L. F. Miner
has resigned his position with the E. q
Il. Fairbanks Co., st. Johnsbury, after
nearly al years of service. He is skilled
workman and has had charge for many
years of the sealing of some kinds of the
sensitive small scales.
A bolt of lightning struck the horse
barn on the Reuben Ranger farm at
Mendon and Harry Sumner, who was in
the building was knocked down and
rendered motionless and speechless for
some time. Several clapboards were
torn from the building and the hay
ignited, but the fire was extinguished by
bucket brigade.
Mrs. Leslie Wright, of Richmond, who
ia visiting her brother, Lester Upper in
Burlington, started to come down stairs
with a lamp in each hand, when the heel
of her clipper came off, throwing her to
the bottom of the stairs. Her head struck
on the hinge of door, cutting cash in
her head, three gashes in her arm, and
fracturing one rib.
The troubles Of the Armenians, who
we're held up at Montpelier two days for
lack of funds to enter Canada are appar-
emily not over. After station agent Gal
leher had received 500 for the men from
relative he was notified that other
matters not specified would compel the
authorities to refuse these men the privi-
lege of crossing the border, so they are
still tarrying at Montpelier for further
developments.
Charles Cushman received bad cut on
his, head by falling against the iron frame
or sewinglmachine in his home on the
island in Brattleboro recently. He has
rheumatism, and was walking across the
floor when one leg. weakened by rheu-
matism, suddenly gave out and he fell
heavily. He lay unconscious and bleed
ing profusely several hours, and he was
in serious condition for several days,
but he is now out again.