Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-05
STATE NEWS.

j. F. Lamson of Randolph has re.
ceived reward of $50 for information
leading to the arrest of Edgar d. Wa
tiers, former resident, wanted in Bo
zeman, Mont, for the forgery of a check
to the amount of $500
Although 70 years old, John Straw of
Stowe recently made two ladders, one 20
and the other II feet long, saving and
turning the rounds, boring the holes,
and olIng and finishing them off before
the day was over.
E. N Normandeau of Barre has been
awarded the contract to erect the dam
for the new reservoir for the village of
East Barre. The reservoir is to be built
just below the old one and will he of a
larger capacity. 1t will be put IN Ht an
expense of between s. 600 and $1,000
Col. Edward H. Il. Green of Dallas,
Texas. son of Mrs. Hetty Green, has ar
rived in New York, and ii Is understood
to be the hope of his mother to keep him
with her permanently to look after her
business and financial interests. Col
onel Green and his mother expect to
come to their former home in Bellows
Falls in about a month
Frederick G. Ellison of Springfield has
IeCtlNtu an OIutI HUN llt III 81 dSSlSldilO
postmaster general that the post-office at
Weathersfield would be discontinued
after July 80. For some time there has
been very little business at the post
office from the fact that all the people in
that locality have their mail delivered
from the rural free delivery.
Phenomenal hail accompanied thun.
der storm last Friday afternoon, the hail
falling in southern Vermont towns.
The hail actually stripped trees of their
foliage in some places, leaving nothing
but the stalks of corn and battered gar
den vegetables.
After having served about three years
of 10 years sentence, Charles George,
convict in the State prison, died at the
Maine State prison in Thomaston last
Saturday night from a complication of
diseases. He was sentenced from Somer-
set county for statuatory offence. Rel
atives from North Bennington, VT,
claimed the body.
The advocates of municipal lighting
plant in Brattleboro will doubtless agi-
tate the matter when the report of the
special lighting committee appointed at
the annual village meeting in April is
made public. 1t is understood that the
investigations of Col. j. G. Estey and
Horton d. Walker, who were named as a
committee to act with the village bailiffs
in investigating lighting conditions in
near. by cities and towns, will be en-
bodied in a suggestion or recommends
ton that municipal lighting plant be
installed if satisfactory contract cannot
be secured between the village of Brat.
tleboro and the Twin State Gas &
Electric Co.
Two heavy suits against railroads have
been filed for the September term of the
Windham county court. Henry Grover
of Grafton, as next friend of his minor
son, Julius Grover, has brought suit for
$50, 900 damages against the Boston and
Maine railroad. The suit is for I'M uries
alleged to have occurred in September
1908. The other case is for $l5, 900 dam.
ages against the Rutland railroad by
Lila w. Ingram of Newfane, admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Arthur G
Ingram of Rockingham, who had both
legs severed Oct. 80, 1909, by an engine
of the defendant company while Mr.
Ingram was employed as a Boston ant
Maine brakeman in the railroad yard al
Bellows Falls.
Walter f. Spear of West Chesterfield
N. H., who aspires to be steeplejack
made his first attempt at steeple climb
ing in BrattlebOro last week when he
scaled the spire of the Center Congrega
tional church and gided the weather
vane, 1876 feet above the sidewalk
Though it was his first attempt, the
young man was as cool as a veteran
while he climbed to the top of thu
steeple and arranged his ropes. HI
used no ropes to assist him in climbing
Spear has been employed by local firm
of painters for several months and is ,
son of Mrs. w. II. Thomas of Chester
field. To reach the vane Spear stood OIL
the cross arms.