Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-24
STATE NEWS

Two inches of snow fell in St. Johns
bury Monday. the snow later turning to
rain. Mrs. Robert Ash of Concord took
advantage of the storm and entertained
10 ladies at a sugar party in this after
noon, serving sugar on the new snow.
There have been 1870 pacards for
measles placed in Montpelier during the
month of May, with probably close to
200 cases in all, none of which have been
fatal.
George Luck of Winooski was struck
by an electric car Saturday evening
opposite the brick yard on the lower
road but was not seriously injured He
was thrown against fence with great
force, receiving bad cut on the fore
head and bruises on his legs,
S. r. Moulton of Burlington has an
nounced that he is no longer in the race
for the office of states attorney. He says
that his private practice requires his en-
tire attention and that he has decided to
withdraw from the contest. This leaves
Theodore E. Hopkins and Martin S.
Villas still in the field for the office of
states attorney.
Miss Mary E. Mulvenna of Burlington
fell from a street car Sunday evening,
and was quite severely injured about the
wrists and head. Both wrists were
sprained and Miss Mulvenna received
blow on her forehead. She tried to
alight from the car while it was in
motion.
An eight-pound bear cub was cap
tured near the Rutland railroad track
in HealdvilIe the other day by Roy
Davis and Tony Mealy, section hand.
The cub is about three weeks old.
Many Italian laborers are leaving
about the section. Annually nearly 300
Italians make Rutland their home during
the winter months.
A Brattleboro automobiist ran across
a deer Saturday afternoon. The animal
trotted along ahead of the machine for
some distance. 1t was full grown and
but little frightened.
Alfred Ferro, young Italian EN-.
ployed as a section hand by the Central
Vermont road, received an ugly wound
Sunday night while on the track in the
rear of the electric light station at Brat
tleboro when he was shot by an Italian
named Amelia Pelegrine, who claims to
have been stabbed earlier in the day by
Ferro.
Arthur Bosworth, under sentence of
death for the killing of Mae Labelle at
Essex Junction, has been taken to
Windsor where he will be set at work
in the states prison until the date ap-
pointed for his execution, January "a,
1913. A short time prior to his hanging
Bosworth will be placed in solitary con-
finement. Frank Cormier, who has a
sentence of not less than one year nor
more than year and half to serve for
breaking into the Jail storehouse while
confined as prisoner, has also been
taken to Windsor.
Alfred Defrio, employed as a section
hand on the Central Vermont railroad,
is at the Memorial hospital at Brattle-
boro with a bullet wound in his right
arm and several knife wounds on his
body which he claims were inflicted by
Emilio Pellegrino, another section hand.
The alleged assault took place near the
B. & M. tracks at the foot of Arch street
Brattleboro. about o'clock Sunday
night Another Italian known as
Patsy" received a wound on his right
wrist. lie also claims Pellegrino stabbed
him. The three men had an alteration
while drinking during the afternoon, it
is alleged.
Inc funeral OF John G. Wing took
place Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from
the family home in Montpelier, many
members of the Washington County Bar
and Others attending. The bearers were
Benjamin Gates, Joseph Blakley, Gerald
Foster, Erwin NJ. Harvey and Fred E.
Gleason. Rev. j. Edward Wright and
Rev. Ward r. Clarke, of the Church of
the Messiah officiated and burial was at
Green Mount cemetery.
Officer Dineen. with a warrant issued
by States Attorney Carver and aided by
Officer Mcleod and Patroman earle
raided the premises of Mrs. Teresa
Bartolini in Barre Saturday. The hunt
revealed two barrels of ale and small
quantity of whiskey in the cellar When
the officers looked for Mrs. Bartolini
they found she was not at home.