Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-08-02
STATE NEWS.

A fisherman from Hoosick Falls is
reported to have caught a green bass
from North Bennington pond this morn.
ing which weighed four and onehalf
pounds and measured twenty seven
inches in length and nine inches in
depth.
Edward, son of Mr.. and Mrs George
Chamberlin of Westminster who was in
home in Boston, was burned to death
recently in that city while watching one
of the men at the home scarf fire in the
engine room. Through mistake, the
man put gasoline in the stove, instead of
kerosene. The man also was badly
after the accident.
Flashes of light during the night, ap.
pearing to be from pocket electric
lamp and supposed to be carried by
burglars, called several people to the
meat market of P. E. Jarvis. 1t was dis
covered that the flashes were made by
rats running across the scales, which
are so constructed that the beam is
lighted up when weight is placed upon
the platform.
| While trying to save his pet terrier,
/ Harry p. Page of Barre was hunted off
the railroad track by locomotive. He
was thrown several feet and received two
ugly wounds on the head.
An unexpected catch was made in a
raid in Barre on Granite street house,
when officers apprehended Leonard st.
John, supposed to be serving a seven
months sentence in Washington county
Jail for selling liquor without a license.
He was sent back to Montpelier.
William Driscoll alias Ottawa Irish,
has begun his sentence of not less than
five and not more than seven years at
State prison in Windsor for breaking
into the store and postoffice at Williams
town August IS, 1911. He pleaded
guilty in Orange county court last Fri.
day. Two 'pals" of Driscoll have been
doing time for several months.
The body of Joseph Hutchinson was
found about noon Sunday hanging in
his barn at Highgate, where he had
committed suicide. Poor health il
thought to have been the cause of the
deed. When the family went to church
he went to the barn and was found there
by his son.
Because he sold butter at short weight
w w. Smith of Cuttingsvile was fined
$40 and costs in Rutland city court Sat
urday morning. Inspector Moher found
that two pound prints of butter sold
were three ounces short.
The Lake Bomoseen Yacht clubs re
gatta, planned for Monday, August 10
will be held Thursday, August Is in
stead. Rutland's stores will be closed for
a half holiday.
j. j. Preston of West Rutland vet
eran of the Civil War, died Friday, aged
70 years, He was member of the 18th
Vermont regiment.
James Conlin, a Civil war veteran
died Friday at his home in Rutland
aged IS years. He served in Company
b, 18th Vermont.
While craning his neck to see the oc
cupants of trolley car in Rutland, the
driver of an automobile ran his machine
against a stone wall. AS the machine
was going slow, not much harm was
done.
Miss Josephine Locatelli, aged 16
years, was drowned in Lake Hardwick
Sunday night. She was on the lake in
boat with Donald Merrill, aged IS
years, when a storm arose and the two
started for home. Miss Locatelli in at
tempting to change her seat caused the
boat to capsize and both were thrown
into the water. Neither could swim and
before the arrival of rescuers, whom
their cries summoned to the spot, the
girl sank. Young Merrill was uncon-
scous when taken from the water.
Miss Locatelli's body was recovered
Monday morning.