Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
STATE NEWS

st. Johnsbury now has 10, cases of
smallpox. To ffset the removal of quar-
antine from one house the other day,
three new cases were discovered.
The body of an unknown man. which
had been cut in two bv train. was
found near White River Junction Thurs
day morning. 1t is thoul hit he WAS
tramp.
William G.. Roble. for several years
customs inspector at the port of St.
Adams. becomes immigrant inspector
succeeding Charles S. Forbes, who was
recently appointed postmaster.
Miss Jane Law, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Manchester Center, died Sunday
morning after long illness with diseases
incident to old age. She was in her Goth
year. Miss Law was born i'm Belfast,
Ireland, and had lived here for the last
20 years. She leaves no near relatives.
Five lumber mills at Burlington,
which have been shut down since May
first by a strike resumed operations
Monday on a small scale. The men
came back at slight increase of wages.
The strike was for nine hour day but
the men will work ten.
Constable N. G. Florence was the sue
cessful bidder on the garbage contract
Monday night before the Burlington
Board of alderman, his bid of $500 per
year for three years being accepted by
the board after IL sealed bids had been
received and opened.
The four. year-old daughter of Allen A.
Morris of Barre narrowly escaped being
stranged when piece of candy became
lodged in her throat Interfering with her
breathing. The child's face had been
slowly turning purple, and but for
prompt assistance rendered she would
have choked to death.
P. FL. O'Connor, Barre tree surgeon,
who has been at work In Montpelier
recently, has received word from the
State experiment station, Burlington,
that specimens of moth which he sub
mitted is brown tail, as certified by F.
W. Rowe, forester of Massac hnsetts. So
far az known this is the first time the
brown tail has made its appearance in
that vicinity.
| Mrs. Emma Ledner, who claims to be
the wife Of the notorious yeggman
OTTAWA Irish," who is now In Jail at
Chelsea awaiting trial at the December
term Of Orange County court under in
dictment for burglary, went to Chelsea
and registered at the hotel from Boston.
She had a interview with her husband
at the Jail in the presence of Sheriff
Adams, and the next day left on the
; stage for Royalton.
Four yearling heifers belonging to
Ralph Walker, who resides on the West
hill, in Chelsea, died recently as the re-
suit of eating dried leaves of black
cherry tree which had been cut in the
pasture for fence posts. Cherry leaves,
especially those of the black and choke
cherry, contain prussic acid, the partially
dried leaves being most poisonous, and
when eaten by cattle in sufficient quanti-
lies are quickly fatal.
j. Watson Webb has purchased of
his father, DR.. w. S. Webb, 500 acres
from the south end of Shelburne farms
for an estate for himself. 1t includes
Quaker Smiths point, the Mcneil, Miller
Rowley, and part of the Tracy farm. Mr..
Webb has architects working on plans
for remodeling and enlarging the old
Mcneil house for his residence. as he
plans to make of his purchase fine
country home.
Two large hay barns and a carriage
shed owned by Jesse Durham and sit.
uated about mile out of North Benning
ton, were destroyed by fire. which broke
out about II o'clock Friday morning
Owing to the firemen being unable t.
secure water, the fire engine could not
be used SO they were compelled to work
with buckets and succeeded in saving
the nearby buildings. 1t is believed thai
the fire originated from spontaneous
combustion of the hay loft.
Andrew Jyrinki. farmer who lives or
the Andover road, in Ludlow, met with
los. Il 1..v III Ii
young colt and it became unmanageable
He was thrown and dragged along the
road for a long distance. After being
unconscious for several hours, he was
discovered by neighbors. DR.. c. H.
Bonney was called and a number OF
stitches were taken in the mans head.