Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-03
STATE NEWS


has covered the road between the village |
and the covered bridge.
The roadbed of the Central Vermont
branch line between Barre and Williams
town is so soft that the heavy engines
have to run slowly over several sections.
Sam Schantick of Wilmington met
with an accident while coupling cars re-
Gently for the Power Construction COM
pany there that resulted in the amputa
ton of one foot at the instep.
Mrs. j. A. Smith of Cavendish is the
possessor of cat that, among other in
telligent feline tricks, will ring the door
bell and make other midnight disturb
ances and persist in it until he is let in.
Robert G. Morse of Rutland was
hurled to the ground from height of %
feet when the Aero clubs glider capsized
during trial flight Friday afternoon.
He turned back somersault and landed
uninjured on his hands and feet
The building record of Brattleboro last
year showed an expenditure of $750,000
of which $500 900 was for the new cotton
mill. AT the beginning of the present
season the cost of construction already
definitely planned is 100000.
AS result of fierce fight between
Daniel Sexton of Barre and Charles Nee
of Montpe Her. the former is at the Barre
city hospital suffering with broken leg,
| broken nose and other injuries while
the latter is charged with breach of the
peace.
Loland 1. Lothrop, recent Harvard
graduate, was fatally injured at South
Londonderry Friday, when his clothing
became caught on the shaft at a sawmill.
He was thrown against projecting TIM
bers. He had gone to the town to form
a partnership in an extensive lumber
business.
A girl in Randolph, who had con-
tracted mumps and who was without a
home in that village, found shelter in
the lookup, which was the only place
open to her. The Sharon health officer
objected to her being taken to the home
of her mother in that town, although a
team had been engaged for her transpor-
tation and quarantine could have been
maintained. A Randolph man and wife
finally took pity on the young woman
and admitted her to their home.
E. G. Burt of Enosburgh Falls, who
was 10 years old July 2, 1911, this sugar
season boiled in 260 pals of sap during
the day and midnight went again to the
sugar house and sugared off $50 pounds
of sugar alone, colored it, had it in the
tubs and was ready for breakfast at
o'clock.
1t is reported that there are about so
cases of measles at the state industrial
school, Vergennes and six have devel-
oped pneumonia. Three trained nurses
from Burlington are in attendance and
DR.. F. G. Phelps the regular school
physician, is devoting close attention to
the cases. The spread of the malady
emphasizes the need of a hospital at the
institution.
The trustees of Wantastiquet lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at
Brattleboro, have purchased what was
formerly the Wesselhoeft water. cure
property and will erect thereon mod
ern building to accommodate the various
branches of the order III that town. The
amount paid for the property is said to
be about $4,000
F. w. Grady of Burlington and his
granddaughter Irene Jackman of Fer
risburgh narrowly escaped death when
walking across a railroad bridge at the
latter place. They did not notice an ap.
preaching train and were caught in the
middle of the bridge. Both lay down
beside the rails to save themselves, but
the train was stopped in time to save
them
Benjamin Thayer of Randolph, who
has been suffering from blood poisoning
in his right hand and arm, has had the
thumb amputated. The trouble was
caused by the prick of a needle with
which Mr. Thayer was picking silver
from the foot of his son, when, by a sud-
den start of the boy, the needle went
back and entered the thumb of Mr..
Thayer's hand.
An examination of the SO marriages
recorded in Rockingham during the year
1911 shows that IS divorced people were
among the number, seven women and
nine men. In two of the marriages re.
corded both parties thereto had been
divorced. OF the SO couples there were
26 that came from neighboring states,
both parties being residents of other
commonwealths.
The body of Charles c. Jones, superin-
tendent of the c.. j. Colgate estate at
Bennington, who lost his life in the
Titanic disaster has been recovered.
Acting upon instructions from Mr.. Col
gate by telephone from New York, Dr.
James H. Donnelly of Hoosick Falls, a
close personal friend of the superintend.
ent left at o'clock Friday evening for
Halifax. He will bring the body to
!. Bennington.
While George Danyew was boiling a
connection on the stove at his home in
Brattleboro from which he intended to
make gum, the mixture boiled over the
top of the kettle and caught fire. Mr.
Danyew started for the door with it, but
his hands became so badly burned that
he dropped 1t, setting the door casing,
piazza and side of the house on fire.
Neighbors extinguished the blaze.
Rev. William L. Palmer, who was a
Baptist minister in Vermont for so years
when he embraced the Roman Catholic
faith. died April 1S In st. Catharine's
hospital, Williamsburg. N. Y, from in
juries he received about ~ weeks age
while amusing his granddaughter, Win
. field s. Palmer. at his homa in Rroolr.