Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-16
STATE NEWS.

The oldest man in Ludlow, and proba-
bly, the oldest in the State, to cast bal
lot election day was Melvin Wadsworth,
81 years old.
The Colonial Danes in Vermont in
common with members of that society
throughout the country are engaged in
an effort TO raise at least $25 600 toward
the erection of a building in the national
capitol to be known as the George Wash
ngton Memorial building.
Among the 30 odd divorce cases on the
docket of Rutland county court two are
quite unusual. Mrs. Rusanna F. Davis
of Walingford seeks separation from
James Davis. with whom she had not
lived for 40 years. The married life was
of three weeks duration. Mrs. Emily
Gaines Dumaw of Rutland wishes to
sever her marital relations with Nelson J.
Dumaw, to whom she was married July
8 last. They lived together month and
three days
After celebrating three days the Rut-
land county grand jury have found five
true bills. They recommend that the
present dining room for women in the
county Jail be abandoned and that new
quarters be provided for this purpose
They also advise that the women be
given separate cells, as the present sys-
tenn of upper and lower berths is con-
sdered detrimental to the health of the
inmates.
Information has been received in Barre
to the effect that Luigi Restenl, the
Quincy murderer, who has been sought
in that city, has been seen in Italy by
one of his countrymen who recently ar
rived in Barre after a visit to his native
land. The detective who has been scour.
ing Barre for Restelli, has now given up
the search.
The Burns, Wilfore & Hamilton Co.
of Mortified, with a capital stock of
$50, 900, organized for the purpose of quar-.
rying stone, and selling quarrymen's
supplies, has filed articles of association
in the Office of secretary of state at
Montpelier.
While trying to capture a Vermont
gray squirrel and its nest of young, Par
ker Gilbert, son of S. p. Gilbert,
Bloomfield, N. j., lawyer, was bitten
and is now suffering from blood poison
ing. He was rushed to his home for
treatment.
Charles H. Pierce, who has been
assistant professor of mechanics and
railroad engineering at the University of
Vermont for the past four years, has
been appointed assistant engineer in the
water resource branch of the United
States geological survey and will be sta.
toned at Honolulu, Hawaiian Island,
for stu ~ of the water resources.
The State board of optometry was in
session three days this week at the
state house, Montpelier, commencing
Wednesday.
Approved estimates for construction
work by the New England Telephone
and Telegraph Co. include the following:
Rebuild toll line from Bellows Falls to
Claremont, N. H.; place loading coils
and retranspose No. IL copper circuit be-
tween Boston and St John sbury; install
toll inspection at White River Junction.
One of the largest divorce dockets
that has ever been printed is contained
in the complete docket of the Chttenden
county court. there being 43 petitions
The September term of court opened
Tuesday. There are 40 cases set for trial
by jury and As for trial for court, and
there are Al cases on the State docket
Several matters will be considered by
the grand jury.
DIR. Bingham H. Stone, director of
the state laboratory of hygiene. Buring
ton, returned home Sunday from Mil
waukee, Wis, where, during the past
week he has attended the thirty eighth
annual meeting of the American Public
Health Association. Doctor Stones at
tendance at the convention was for the
purpose of bringing back ideas which
may be utilized in the work at the State
laboratory and his time during the ses-
sions was occupied for the most part
with the laboratory sections, where all
vital problems pertaining to laboratory
work were discussed and many able
papers presented.
Leo Flavin, of Bellows Falls, the nine
year-old son of Thomas Flavin, while
returning from ball game Saturday
evening was riding with several other
boys on the running board of a heavily
| loaded electric car when he was thrown
under the wheels and his left leg severed
near the hip. He probably will not live.
Fred Scott, aged 12 years, son of Fred
T. Scott, of Barre, was run over and in
stantly killed by an electric car Saturday
afternoon. The boy was riding his
bicycle and started across the tracks
just as car came along. He was dodg-
ing wagon and it is thought that he
did not see the car.
Following complaint against the
Rev. l.. F. Fortney, of Plainneld for a
breach of the peace, lodged by States
Attorney Benjamin Gates. of Montpelier,
the Universalist church of Plainfield has
also lodged a complaint against him, and
it is said he has withdrawn from that
fellowship.
The rumor that he has done so is
confirmed by Prof. o. K. HOLSTER, of
Barre, president of the State Univer.
salist society.