Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-03-21
STATE NEWS.


/ to II.
w. F. Barnardl of Bellows Falls re-
= ceived 102 chickens by parcel post few
days ago and only one Of them has since
died.
Oren H. Hale of Barre has filed petit
ton n Bankruptcy giving liabilities of
$l1 ,545.21 and assets of $5,644.S1, of
which $500 is claimed exempt.
While coasting Wednesday night in
/ Mount Holly, Allen Burton, a youth of
that place slid into barbed wire fence
and cut his face so badly several stitches
were needed to close the wounds
Eveline. adopted daughter of T. j.
CAVITY of Rutland, left home Thursday
for school and has not been seen since.
She is 10 years old. The police have
been notified of the child's disappear
ance.
Guy G. Raymond of Rutland fell from
ladder on which he was working at the
church at Chittenden, when a round
broke and let him TO the ground He
was badly bruised but no bones We're
broken.
The Rev. Frazer Metzger of Randolph
has resigned as executive secretary of the
Vermont Federated Churches and his
place has been taken by the Rev. Arthur
p. Pratt, pastor of the Congregational
church of Bellows Falls.
Tenants on Elm street at St. Johns
bury were obliged to abandon their homes
Monday because of high water in the
Sleeper and Moose rivers, which jammed
with ice. To save two bridges, dyna-
mite was used.
A barn, shed and house in Concord.
belonging to Fred LeClair were burned
to the ground last Saturday, with all the
household goods, separator and 600
tin sap buckets. The building and con-
tents were insured for only part of their
value.
The Rev. Charles F. Moorse, aged IS,
the first missionary to be sent by the
American board to Bulgaria, died al his
home at st. Johnsbury Saturday. He
was graduate of St. Johnsbury acad-
envy. Missionaries at Bulgaria still use
the dictionary he compiled at that time.
Major Luman NJ. Grout, the only living
member in Vermont of Company d, the
only company recruited in Vermont for
the Mexican war, observed his Goth
birthday anniversary last Saturday at
his home in Waterbury. Mr.. GIout is |
wonderfully well preserved for his years,
rises at O'Clock every morning and takes
a long walk every day that the weather
will permit
Amos d. Hopkins, former Hard wick |
man, was instantly killed in Mantle, Ct,
March 5. when he fell headlong, a dis
lance of 60 feet, into a quarry pit of the
Malnetti company. His skull was frac-
tured. About ten years ago, Mr. Hop
kins and his brother, Edward were
interested in the Hardwick quariies and
went from that place to Wisconsin.
Mrs. r. w. Smith of Proctorsville is
suffering with poisoning in her face and
eyes, caused from handling a plant
known as primula obconia. While the
variety of primrose is not classed in the
list of poisonous plants, the skin of some
people are susceptible to the minute
spines or prickles with which the canes |
of the plant are covered. The poisoning
is not dangerous, but frequently painful
for several days.
The case of Harold Cohen VS. Victor
Cohen, alleged Islander, hich was begun
in Franklin county urt Wednesday, |
went to the jury Friday morning at 10
O'Clock and before IL o'clock verdict
for the plaintiff to recover one cent
damages and costs was returned. An
appeal will probably be taken to the
supreme court. The case now being
tried is that Of Marcus NJ. Bartlett VS.
Lynfore o. Nye and Jerry Trombley and
Z. L. Brltch tr, assumpsit.
The high water at Chester Friday
carried away the foundation of the old
Bailey saw mill, so called, located on
the road to Gassetts, and the building
went down stream There was
quantity of tools in the mill and nothing
was saved but the circular saw. The
mill haH bean t1caH for nd
an addition had been built to it for
grinding grain. This part of the
structure is left standing. The roads are
washed badly in many places.
The hotel Otis on Pearl street, Barre,
has been sold to Arthur H. Buzzell, pro-
pretor of the Hotel Buzzell. The four
story wooden building known to travel
ing men for several years has a street
frontage of - feet with offices. dining
room and kitchens on the first floor. 1t
was erected nearly a dozen years ago
and occupied originally as a rooming
house. Later it was turned into a hotel
by o. II. Hale. The hotel has 25 sleep
ing rooms.
March II was a red letter day for
Bristol Methodists. they having cele
brated the seventh anniversary of the
opening of the new church and the
liquidation of the church debt against
the same Besides paying the running
expenses of the church in full. to date,
the members have paid debt of $4,000
incurred in rebuilding the church during
the past seven years. The society is to-
day free from debt and will begin the
new conference year in April under es
pecally favorable conditions. Rev. f.
r. Stone is pastor of the church.
The State board of appeals disposed Of
three cases to-day and adjourned this
afternoon until next Wednesday morn
ing. When adjournment was taken the
appeal of the Rutland railroad from the
appraisal of former State Tax Commits
sioner j. E. Cushman was being heard
This morning the board decided to re-
duce the Appraisal of the Bristol railroad
! from 800 900 to $50, 1000 The appraisal
of the Woodstock railroad was left at
S250,000 and that of the Lady of the