Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-02-07
STATE NEWS.

Rutland had 1lS cases of measles dur
ing January. There were % deaths dur
ing the same length of time.
The IA months-old child of Lloyd Far
rar of AudOver was very badly burned
recently when its clothing caught fire.
Because he tore down measles sign,
Jack McGill. a blacksmith of Burke Hol-
low. was fined 50 and costs in st. Johns
bury municipal court.
Harold Parkhurst, a Taftsville boy,
while sliding recently slowed on the ice
and went over the side of bridge, drop
ping 171a feet to the ice below. He was
considerably shaken up, but no bones
were broken.
States Attorney B. l.. Stafford of Rut.
land was called to Pawlet to quiet dis
turbance that arose when Mrs. William
Hughes ordered her caller, Mrs. William
Howe. off the premises by brandishing a
revolver. Both families promised to
move out of the neighborhood.
Rev. T. A. Howard, who has been pas.
tor of the Baptist church at Whiting for
several years, and of the Federated
church nearly two and one half wears,
has resigned. He has been in poor
health for several weeks and is now con-
fined to the bed, but at present is slightly
improved.
Joseph w. Paige of St. Johnsbury
academy 1912, has been appointed by
Senator Carroll S. Page to a cadetship at
the United States Naval academy at An
napolis. The appointment is the result
of preliminary competitive eXamina-
ton and the final examination will be
held next month.
The hound that escaped from the ex-
press company's Office in Rutland as it
was being loaded for delivery to Deputy
Sheriff Adams, was found at the home of
j. a. Craig, and Mr.. Craig received the
So reward offered for the capture of the
animal. 1t was shipped to Rutland from
Melrose, Mass.
In the vote of members of the senior
class of the Yale academic department,
Vanderbilt Webb, son of Mr.. and Mrs
William Seward Webb of Shelburne
Farms, is declared to be the most bril-
liant and versatile member of his class.
He finished his four.year course at Yale
in three years and is now taking his
senior year in Oxford university. Eng
land.
Michael Bilo, confined in The Rutland
county Jail for attempting to stab
Pawlet marble man, Fred c Sheldon,
last December, made break for liberty
Thursday afternoon, but was caught
before he left the prison yard He had
made rope ladder from various arti-
Giles and tried to escape when the line of
ITO men was on its way to supper.
Andrew Mccall died recently at his
home III Stowe of tuberculosis, which
resulted from an injury to his knee four
years ago, when he received blow from
a sledge which he was using to split
block wood He was taken to the hos
pital six times for treatment, had the
knee cap removed and finally had the
leg amputated He returned from the
hospital the last time only week before
his death, when he WAS told his case was
tubercular and incurable. He WAS but
26 years old.
Frank w. Stiles died at Springfield
last week of Brights disease after AN i'll
Hess OF only little over two weeks. He
was unconscious at the last and the end
came without suffering. Mr. Stiles was
born IN Windsor, December u, 1S49.
lie was the oldest living newspaI er pub.
Usher in the State His first venture in
newspaper work was "1'he Ent, rprise"
and later, in January 4 1878, he estab-
lished the Reporter and BY indomitable
BN''' 'NAoiiN' anu NIlcIEl DIOuHHl IL W a
paying basis He leaves wife and
three SONS George H. of Swanton,
I Harold +. w. and Russell W. STILES.
The funeral was held at the home Sun.
day afternoon.
Mrs. William K Clearly of St. Johns
| bury II dead AS the result of a coasting
accident at Lyndonvllle Sunday night,
and three other members of the coast
ing party. her husband and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Norton, are suffering from
I painful injuries. After "A Sunday night
dinner party at the home of Mr.. and
I Mrs. Cleary the four started with "A
traverse 10 coast on sheer ice. Mr..
/ Cleary was steering and when they
were going down steep incline, the
heavy travt rise slowed. Mr.. Cleary, una
bic to avoid colliding with an, lecu ic light
pole, jumped, dragging his wife W tn
him. They struck on the ice, Mrs.
Cleary receiving injuries from which
she died Monday. AIR. Cleary had one
leg badly injured. Mr.. Norton was cut
and bruised about the face and Mrs
Norton was seriously injured internally
Mr.. Cleary was 81 Years old, the daugh.
ter of Joseph ID. Bison of St. Johnsbury
She leaves four children, the youngest
three months old