Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-10-07
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George Hanneman of V%ergennes har.
vest, Il an even 100 bushels of barley
from three pecks of seed.
Miss R~osalynd Mailhiot, a waitress in
one of the hotels at Rutland, was severely
burned on one arm. Friday, from the
elbow to the wrist, by the tipping over
of a cup of boiling coffee. A doctor was
called to dress the wound.
John Mccarthy, a mouldtr for the
Vermont Snath company of Springfield,
fell from ID tree while hunting coons
Monday evening, September 26, and was
seriously hurt. He suffered concuss ion
Of the spine, which caused paralysis.
1t is not yet known whether he will re-
cover.
The portrait of Chief Judge j. w.
Rowell was unveiled in the county
court room Monday with remarks by
w. B. c.. Stickney of Bethel, who
said that Judge Rowell's example and
counsel have been a source of constant
strength and inspiration to his as
sOciates.
Two coats, a vest, four pairs of trou-
sers, seven shirts and two suits of under
wear enveloped the form of James Pr
Xenza, of Boston, Mass, when he arrived
at Rutland county Jail the other day to
serve a sentence of 80 days for tramping.
The officers thought they had a Hercules
when he first put in an appearance. but
he was of only average size when divest-
ed of his clothing.
With the exception of skunk skins,
with which the market has been flooded,
prices for raw furs will be higher than
usual this winter. Raccoon skins of the
first grade bring So, foxes IS, muskrats
SOC 10 40c and prime mink from s. to IS.
Fur buyers advise strongly against trap
ping too early, as a skin that may bring
ten cents now will be worth 81 to s. later
on. November l is plenty early to begin
operations.
When the lower class of the Montpelier
high school arrived at the auditorium
Saturday evening for their annual dance
they were met by a band of sophOmOres
armed with pals of water and bags of
flour. The younger students had anti
cipated trouble and were armed with
clubs. With one of these Frank Deming
got a crack over the head that put him
to sleep for several hours and "a Davis
boy nearly had his jaw broken IN a SINH
tar manner.
While at work assisting in cutting en-
silage on the farm of Wilder Pierce at
Highland park, Tuesday, Don NJ. Wheel
err of White River junction, received Sc
we're injuries by getting caught in the
running gear of the cutter. He was in
jured about the ankle and received bod
lily bruises and had his clothes well nigh
torn from him. He was taken to the
. junction house for the rest of the day,
but IN Wednesday spunkily returned
to work.
David 4. Elliott of White River juno
ton received a telegram Monday of last
week, from Detroit, Mich, telling him
he had been elected a 33rd degree Ma,
son by the supreme council, Scottish
Rite Masons of the northern jurisdiction,
[. S. A, in session in the metropolis OF
Michigan. Mr.. Elliott's confirmation
in the degree to which he his been elect
ed Will not be until September, 1911, as
1t requires that a full year must elapst
ere such continuation can take place.
a visit to Ira Stewards farm in Lin.
coin, carried on by Henry Stedman, vii
convince anyone that Lincoln farms,
when farmed with intelligence, can and
will produce crops that will fill to over
flowing the barns. Mr.. Stedman har-
vest, d this year 1875 tons of hay, 9S tons
of ensilage, and every available space in
the barns and sheds on the farm are
packed with oats and other grains.
Thirty eight head of Holstein and Other
cattle are kept ON the farm.
y. S. Eastman, general manager of the
Island Pond electric light plant, died
Tuesday in Palestine hospital at Sher-
brooke, +. G., where he was taken last
week after being terribly burned. Mr..
Eastman was caught between electric
wires and II 1000 volts passed through
his body, He never lost consciousness
until his death. He was an expert
electrician, was a deacon in Island Pond
Congregational Church and was promi
nent in the Order of Odd Fellows. Mr.,
Eastman was BORN in Bradford and was
60 years old. For four years he was in
the customs service, but for the past l.
years was manager of the Island Pond
plant, of which Senator p. II. Dale Ii
president. He leaves a wife, one sol
aid one daughter. His funeral was hello
at Island Pond with burial at Bradford