Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-11-28
STATE NEWS.


ruptcy with liabilities of 1894 90 and
assets of $273.55 of which $3.50 is claimed
exempt.
George, young son of Mrs. Elizabeth
Brock of Barre, was kicked over the
right eye by colt that became fright
ened when he got too near. The boy
received cut two inches in length.
On the last day on which the four per
cent discount was allowed, the town
treasurer of st. Johnsbury took in $780,
1852 in taxes, collecting in all this year
1904. 4S, an unusually large percent
age.
The grand jury, which was called in
special session to investigate the death
by poisoning of Miss Cora Towne several
weeks ago, reported Friday that it had
found no indictment. The young woman
declared on her deathbed that she took
the poison tablets at the suggestion of
Fred T. Finn. He was released from
Jail Saturday on a writ of habeas corpus.
R. K. Bartlett of Plainfield met with a
serious injury Thursday night at the
Windsor House. During the night he
had an attack of nightmare and in try
ing to open the window Of his room cut
an artery in his wrist and nearly bled 20
death before help cou,,11 be Procured
Bartlett, who has wife and child in
Plainfield, was looking for work in the
machine shops here.
The town of Hartford has brought
suit against the Champlain Realty com
pany on the claim that the logs which
escaped from the boom at Sharon, some
IL miles above on the White river, were
responsible for the loss of the wooden
bridge destroyed last March at the time
of high water. The case is to be tried at
the December term of Windsor County
court.
AT an autopsy held on the body of
William Conley, who was Sunday found
dead near the home of George Duran
near Bridgewater town line, acute alco.
holism was given as the cause of death.
During the examination, of witnesses at
the inquest it appeared that Duran did
heavy business at the cider mill and
that several of his customers were in a
hilarious condition Sunday afternoon.
Though the hearing disclosed that there
was row at Durran's Sunday afternoon
it appeared that Conley was not a par
ticipant. Duran pleaded guilty to sell
ing liquor without license and Justice
f. B. Wood imposed a sentence of six
months in the house of correction and a
fine of $500.
Following the hearing of larceny cases
in Municipal court Monday Judge N. n.
Post said that imposing fines, however
large, did not seem to lessen the pilfer-
ing from the F. w. Woolworth store or
other stores where goods were exposed
for sale He said that hereafter it would
probably be the courts duty to impose
sentence of imprisonment John Wells,
who was charged with larceny of goo DIS
from the Woolworth store, pleaded
guilty and paid fine of $40 and costs.
In court Saturday Mrs. James McCul
Tough of Sheldon paid a fine of $40 and
costs for similar offense Frank Raine
of Fairfield pleaded guilty of ste aling
traps and was fined $40 and costs, which
he paid.
A case of reckless shooting by some
hair. Drained, irresponsible hunter &C.
Cured IN the north part of Brattleboro
Thursday afternoon, when Frank Blood
was shot in the left thigh while chop
ping wood Oh his own farm. Mr.. Blood
was splitting log, with his left foot on
the log, when he heard shot soon fol
lowed by another. Almost simultane
)usly with the second shot he felt the
shock of the bullet as it struck Just be-
low the hip and passed forward and
downward coming out above the knee.
It is thought that it did not strike the
bone, but passed through the flesh and
hick muscle of the thigh, thus spending
is force as the bullet remained inside
MS clothing, dropping to his stocking.
William Hill, who was working with
Ilr. Blood, shouted to stop firing as a
nan was hit, but another shot was heard
after.
An investigation was held at ST. AL
pans last week by Inspector Howard of
he interstate commerce commission in
with the headon collision on
he Central Vermont railroad north of
Georgia Sunday, the 10Th, in which two
ives were lost, William p. Kimball, a
fireman, and Daniel Tiethohl, aged IA,
Who was stealing ride. All the tram
men and engineers, the officers of the
Dad and the operators at Colchester,
Georgia and st. AlDans, and also the |
rain dispatcher who was on duty at the |
ime, were called before Inspector How
Ird. The investigation was very thor
ugh and while no report was given out |
t was intimated afterwards that IDspec- |
or howard VIII make some suggestions |
o the interstate commerce commission |
IS to the handling of train orders.
State Commissioner of Agriculture E. |
g. Brigham of st, Adams will expend |
100 in the purchase of mounted ex-
libits of browntail moths to be placed in |
public libraries in an educational cam
,aign. Browntail moths are prevalent |
n New Hampshire and the commissioner
3 taking every caution to keep them out
# Vermont. Mr. Brigham will soon
ssue a bulletin in pamphlet form on
1t will be circulated to the
xtent of 90, 900 copies and will contain
aluable hints to farmers on marketing
roduce with a table of market averages
which will tell what farm and garden
roducts brought during the last 10
ears. A series of farmers Institutes is
cling arranuad hv rho commissioner tn