Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-12

last week.
There was considerable excitement in
this village Tuesday noon when it was
reported that Mayor Gaynor of New
York city had been assassnated on
board the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse at her dock at Hoboken as he
was about to start on trip to Europe.
The report proved that the mayor had
been shot in the neck, the wound not
being considered dangerous, should no
complications set in. Three shots were
fired by the would-be assassin, two of
which missed their mark. The assail-
ant was a discharged dock Waterman
and had been employed by the city of
New York. He was Immediately over
powered and turned over to the police
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Duclaw have re-
turned from Claremont, N. H., and
will make their home in this vicinity.
Mr.. Duclaw has been engaged as mill
wright by the Green Mountain Lime
company at New Haven Junction.
P.J. Donnely, representing the Bat
tell company and Ezra Turner, repre-
senting the Volunteers were in Burling
ton Wednesday as delegates from their
respective companies to the State Fire
mems convention. Among those who
attended the meeting of the State Fire
mems Association yesterday were Chief
G. T. Kidder, a member of the execu-
tive board, C. F. Rich, chairman of the
executive committee and F. r. Stone,
ex-presdent of the association. About
forty members of the department We're
in Burlington yesterday to take part in
the contests.
Mrs. L. O. Hedden and Misses Kate
and Georgiana Stevens have returned
to their home in Cornwall, Conn. after
visit of several weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Aines. Mrs. Hedden sang
two solos very acceptable at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday.
j. w. Murdoch, manager of the local
telephone exchange has returned from
Springfield Mass, where he has beer
visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Young and daugh-
ter, Miss Elsie of Peekshill, N. Y, ac-
companied by Miss Edith Alden, are
spending the summer at the Addison.
The pay car of the Rutland division of
of the New York Central lines was in
Middlebury Wednesday and the rail
road employees received their monthly
pay for the month of July.
Mrs. Walter Sylvester, who has been
travelling abroad for the past six months
is expected to arrive in this village the
first of next week.
Miss Nellie Halpin of Bread Loaf has
been passing week IS vacation at her
home in Middlebury.
Miss Agnes Oney of Rutland who has
been spending two months at the home
of her brother, Thomas Oney, has re
turned. She was accompanied by hel
nephew, James Oney
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Weld are par
ents of daughter.
Robert Reed of Castleton visited il
town recently.
The Sunday school class of the Wey
bridge Congregational church had a pic
mic at Lake Dunmore Wednesday.
The third of series of dances wa!
held at Moosaamoo park, Lake Dun
more, Thursday evening.
Raymond Jackson, the 13 year ole
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson of Bird
port, had the middle finger of his righ
hand so badly injured by catching it il
the gears of washing machine on Wed
nesday that the finger was amputateC
at the second joint.
Wyman O'Dell, who was arrested
Monday on the charge of furnishing
liquor, and held at the Addison county
Jail, was arraigned Wednesday before
Justice A. w. Dickens. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to serve three
months at hard labor in the county Jail
While driving his cows into the barr
Tuesday night, Brainerd Lane wa:
knocked down by the animals and tram
pied upon. His left arm was broker
Just above the wrist.
Thorn Dewell of West Point is visit
ing at the home Charles Seeley.
Miss Jennie LaPan, clerk in c. F.
Rich's store who has been taking two
weeks vacation, has resumed her place
in the store.
DR.. William H. Sheldon is able to at
tend to business at his store agair
after being confined with illness at his
home for the past week.
Miss Sadie Watson, who has beer
visiting relatives at East Middlebury
for the mast week has returned to Ben