Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-15
STATE NEWS.

j. Nj. White of Boston, postoffice in
spector, was in Enoshurgh Falls last
Thursday and Friday and the postOffice
in that place was condemned as unfit
both in sanitary way and for proper
handling Ct the mail. Two places are
under consideration, but it is not yet de-
cided just where the postoffices will be
located when a change is made.
A board of trade with 10 members has
been organized in Bennington. A con-
stitution has been adopted and COM
mittee of nine members has been appoint
ed to nominate officers.
In the recent international lawn tennis
tournament at Niagara the Lake Fred
II. Harris of Brattleboro won two more
handsome cups to add to his collection
of so trophies.
The high school at Brattleboro opened
this week with the largest number of
students enrolled in its history, PCS.
Last wear there were 210 pupils at the
opening of the school, SO of whom were
in the entering class. This year there
are rs in the freshman class. Mrs. j. p.
Elmer who has taught in the Brattle-
boro school for the past 35 years, is again
in school, the school boards having per
suaded her not to resign as she had in
tended.
Articles of association of the Arizona
Gold x Copper Mining Co., have been
filed at the Burlington city clerk 5
office.
At the special village meeting in Bar
ton it was voted to purchase a suitable
fire alarm not to exceed 81 900 in cost
and suitably locate the same.
Kenneth F. Taylor, the 10 year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert E. Tayler, of
Rutland, who was discovered in a rigid
condition from lockjaw five weeks ago
as the result of a rusty nail wound has
been declared out of danger by the
attending physician.
William and Leon Neff, of Burlington.
the boys who were rescued from drown.
ing last week by the captain of tug
boat are runaways from the state indus
trial school at Vergennes, according to
j. N. Barss, superintendent of the in
sttution. After being rescued the boys
were landed at Plattsburg, where they
were taken care of by the police. Superin-
tendent Barss has tried unsuccessfully to
locate the boys in Burlington and in
PlattsbuTg.
Work has begun on the plan which
will greatly convenience patrons of the
White River railroad by providing a
more convenient terminal at Bethel.
Heretofore it has been necessary to go
south some distance from the Central
Vermont station in order to take a car
and no station or shelter has been pro-
vided. 1t is estimated that the changes
will cost about IS, 600 and the piles are
being driven and much of the work done
by the Central Vermont road for the
White River company.
Joseph Adams, populary known as
Jockey" Adams, got so many sentences
in Burlington city court Monday that he
couldn't clearly understand the situation
when everything was all through.
Adams, the man who tried to work var.
ious fimflam games in the city, including
the fake change game, was sentenced to
10 days in Jail and costs for attempted
grand larceny, for breach of the peace,
10 days and costs, and for four petty lar.
ceny cases, 80 days and cost in each off
ence. The total sentence will total over
450 days while the costs, ii not paid,
will make the sentence over two years.
Adams claims to be an invelerate
opium trader and ex. jockey, who was
expelled for holding a horse.