Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-20
STATE NEWS.

accident short time ago, underwent an
operation, a tube having been plac-
ed in her side, through which
was drawn two quarts of clotted
blood which served to relieve the pres
sure on her lungs, and her physicians
now feel that she will make a rapid re-
covery.
The Montpelier city council has pur-
chased of G. Def, Bancroft the tubula
ton compiled by him of deaths in Mont
pelier from 1887 to 1857. During these
years the city records were incomplete
and MIR. Bancroft made a card index of
100 persons who died in the town of
Montpelier during these years. 1t has
taken him nearly three years to do this
work.
With appropriate ceremonies, the
Hebrew Free School was dedicated at
Burlington Sunday, the exercises last
ing throughout the afternoon and even
ing. Speeches were made by members
of the Hebrew clergy, Mayor Burke, and
prominent Hebrews living IN the city
and nearby places. A banquet, attend
ed by about 100 persons, was held at $3.50
o'clock and the program was concluded
in the large ana beautifully appointed
hall of the new school, which is the only
James A. Pollard, formerly superin-
tendent of the state prison at Windsor,
now Of Chester, although past his 9Oth
year, is busy making his garden in which
he takes just pride.
Jane Bolio, aged 10 years of Monk
ton, has been sentenced 10 the state re-
form school at Vergennes during the
remainder of his minority for "A criminal
assault on seven-year old Ruth Beers.
Although crippled by broken hip
and obliged to use crutch and "a cane,
4 Thomas Barber of Randolph, aged %
years, takes care of his own property
and frequently walks "a mile to the home
of his son. Last year he cut two cords
of wood and IA considerable amount Of
hay.
The Barre aldermen have adopted res
olutlOns looking toward "a safe and sane
Fourth. They will prohibit the storage,
sale and burning OF firecrackers contain
ing chlOrate OF potash or other high eX.
| plOslves, hrecrdCkeTs more than five
inches long and one inch in diameter,
toy pistols, cam, ms, canes and other APP
pllances using blank cartridges.
Daniel T. Martin, the oldest man in
Manchester, n. IL, who died recently at
/ the age OF IS years, was OUIn in Peach
am. ana passed his boy hood days there.
lie later went to Montpelier and went
still later to Windsor and resided there
/ over twenty years. MIR. Martin had one
/ daughter who died several years ago.
lie Is survived by his wife who is over
o6 years Ola, ana with whom he lived
more than 50 years.
/ As William Wallet, Rutland cleo
trlClan, was working ON pole which
carries heavily VOTED wires, ne got hold
of TWO wires III such manner that
circuit was formed through his body.
lie could not cry out or release his hold,
but his brother, who was working ON the
same pole, saw ms pTeulcament and
/ Went to his assistance. Only by the
hardest work could he pun the stricken
man from his precarious position. When
released he ten limp ANA UNCONSCIOUS,
but was able to walk Ill IA few minutes.
II. G. Thomas of Stowe, secretary of
! the Vermont Fish and Game League,
has received letter from President
1alt's secretary notifying Inn that the
/ President VIII attend the annual meeting
ana banquet OF the league at Bluff Point
| September 49,
Mrs, Eliza Fisher, aged % years. five
months, 10y several Years BetheIs oldest
person, died Saturday AT the home OF her
son, Edison }. Fisher, Tor whom she had
kept house since the death OF has wife
two years ago.
Hosea Carl, of Bristol, has a four-legg-
ed chicken.
Mrs. NH. Purrinton, of Bristol, has
dairy kept by her grandfather with en-
tries from May |, 1891, to January |,
1887.
From two settings of IA eggs each j.
=. W ebster, of LyndOnville, secured 2S
chickens. Frank X. Powers, of the
same town, says that he set a hen on 10
eggs and she Matched out IL chickens.
a horse belonging to Mr. and Mrs.
Earl st. John of Hubbardton, became
frightened while in Brandon and after
kicking itself free from the wagon it ran
down Union st. and into the kitchen at
the Douglas hotel, where it was captured,
Mr.. and Mrs. st. John were uniniured.
AS the result of different views regard
ing Salvation Army tactics, Lieut.. Ed
ward Jenkins Of the st. Johnsbury corps
laid violent hands on COmrade Boom
hover. Jenkins was arrested, admitted
that he had chastisted one whom he con-
sidered to he an erring brother, anb paid
a fine and costs of 5000 for breach of
the peace.
The members and congregation of the
Free Baptist church at Lyndon Center
gave "A farewell reception Thursday even
ing to the Rev j. w. Burgin who, after
forty years in the ministry, is to retire
from active work. Mr.. Burgin is 81
years old and veteran of the Civil War.
With the exception of one year his
church work has been entirely in Yer
mont.