Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-05-02
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. q.
STATE NEWS.


Mrs. Robert A. Lawrence, of Rutland,
who have been to Alexandria, Egypt
and many European cities, are expected
in Vermont about May Is.
Friends and neighbors of Mrs. Alice
Leonard, of rdwick, met with her
April 81, it being her ninety first birth
day anniversary. She received many
useful presents and over 100 postcards.
Several liquor seizures were made in
Bethel Saturday afternoon on writs is.
sued at the request of States Attorney
K. j. Trainor. who was there himself
The suspected liquor was stored in the
town hall basement
DR.. Thomas Rice of Brattleboro is en-.
gagged in stocking his property on the
Guilford road with hens. He expects in
a few months to have from 900 to coo
birds of the Rhode Island Reds and Bar
red Plymouth Rock breeds.
A bank is to be built in Orleans for
the Central Savings Bank & Trust Co.
The structure will be one of the best
bank buildings in northern Vermont,
and will cost between $4,000 and $25-
900. 1t will be completed by January |.
A cablegram announces the sudden
death from heart trouble of the father
of the Rev. +. G.. Guthrie at his New
Zealand home. The Rev. Mr.. Guthrie is
now on his way to his home in Buring-
ton, having left New Zealand April II.
While he was visiting his old home his
brother was killed in automobile acct
dent.
Arthur 9. Whitcomb, of Montpelier,
found an Indian arrowhead while play.
ing on the bank in the rear of the public
school. The arrowhead which is nearly
perfect was covered with clay when
found, but the boy, having enlightened
himself previously upon Indian relics,
appreciated the rarity of the find and
t., it home.
In the Boston Post, the "Observant
Citizen" says: The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts,, am informed, has Just
paid bill of $l25 which has been due
since the early days of the Civil war.
The check was sent to Charles Sharkey
of Barre. VI, for years mail carrier
there The money is for back pay on
services rendered in go and CT as a vol.
unteer in the state regiment under the
provisions of the "soldiers' gratuity
loan" act.
A peculiar accident occurred in Ben
nington, when stones thrown by an
automobile broke windows and dishes.
A large automobile truck from North
Adams, Mass, was passing through the
village and when it ran over a heap of
small cobble stones which workmen had
excavated from the street, one or more
of the stones was thrown through
plate glass window in a tailor shop on
Main street, and through skylight over
the five and ten-cent store, also break
ing a quantity of dishes in the basement
of the latter store.
Hiram Kenney, of Lebanon, N. H.,
while visiting his son, Fred Kenney,
of White River Junction, lost his bal
ance while throwing something into the
White river and fell down a steep bank
striking his head ON stone and rolling
in. He was rendered unconscious and
fioated down the river several rods be-
fore being seen. When taken out he
was alive but died shortly after. He
was about "a years old and is survived
by his wife, daughter and son.
Henry McCabe, boss of the section
gang near Bolton, two of whose mem.
bers are alleged to have thrown Sam
Rounds, negro, into the river, was
placed in custody again Sunday, at the
request of States Attorney Theodore e.
Hopkins. The States attorney said that
new circumstances had come to light at
Bolton which justified him in having
McCabe held. The grand jury assembled
Tuesday afternoon to consider the cases
of James Sweeney and Henry Goodrich,
who are charged with having caused the
death Of the negro.