Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-09-19
STATE NEWS.

Little Gerald Covel, ID months old, of
Mclndoe Falls, was seriously burned
Thursday by pulling a lighted lamp over
on himself, setting his clothes on fire.
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. G.. H. Prouty of
Newport have started on a trip abroad,
sailing from Montreal. They will first
visit in Dudley, England.
The Carroll S. Page March" was play
ed al the White House Saturday by the
United Stated Marine band The music
is composed by Miss Myrtle C. Wallace
of Cambridge.
Mrs. Emma Washburn of Montpelier
is in a serious condition as the result of
being struck by bicycle Wednesday
and knocked unconscious. 1t is feared
that she suffered internal injuries
E, c.. Bond of Union village, who has
been ill for five years as the result of
bicycle accident, died SUI denly Wednes.
day. A post norton examination re
vealed the fact that he had lived for
five years with practically broken neck
The city attorney and the fire chief of
Montpelier have been authorized to draft
an ordinance regarding the cleaning and
repair of flues and chimneys. The ordi
nance will require citizens to clean their
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On the Badger farm near Pierce's mill
at St Johnsbury the Goth child has been
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ludger Gosselin.
The father is 53 and the mother Al Of
the 20 children born to them II are now
living, and 10 of them at home. OF the
10 at home the oldest is Il and the Young
est one week.
An attempt to escape from the coun-
ty Jail at st. JOhnsbury was foiled Sun
day night, after one bar had been sawed
and broken off window. Four men
held on serious charges We're involved
and they were working on an outside
window when discovered. They were
then placed in basement cells, where the
way to liberty is not so easy.
Patrick King, a mason helper employ
ed by the Boston and Maine in cement
construction work at Orleans, was killed
there last Thursday by stepping in front
of the way freight No reason can be
found for the accident. He apparently
had forgotten or did not hear the ap
preaching train.
G. c. Barnes of Pittsford had the
misfortune to break his collar bone dur
ing football practice at Norwich univer-
sity Friday afternoon. He as tackling
| lDt WHtIl tie dCClutDI q.
The young man showed much grit and
! few of the members of the squad knew
that he was injured. He will not be able
to play any more this season.
Mrs. George Brooks of Mortified mar
rowly escaped fatal accident while re-
turning from the fair in that place. A
team. in passing, colided with the Brooks
carriage and the vehicle was overturned.
both horse and carriage going down the
embankment near the state rifle range,
Mrs. Brooks was badly injured, receiving
many bruises, while her child which she
held in her arms escaped without injury.
Mrs. Brooks was taken in passing auto
mobile to South Mortified, where she is
being cared for until able to be removed
60 her home on west hill.
r. L Kingsand of Vergennes has in
his possession fac-simile of a deed by
which ETHAN Allen, Gentleman" for
the sum of ~ pounds and 10 shillings.
did convey to the "Widow Ruth Brush
of Bennington seven acres of land, "sit.
uated IN the northwest corner of New
Haven, adjoining the Otter Greek, in
Guiding seven acres, and no more" The
deed was signed ''in the presents of two
witnesses, whose names have suffered in
the process of producing the fac simile,
which leaves them looking like David
and Joseph Day. The original of this
deed, though badly worn, in in a fairly
good state of preservation at Potsdam,
N. Y.