Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-07-04
STATE NEWS.

Boating on the Connecticut river has
almost come to a standstill as the log
drive of the Connecticut Valley Lumber
company, which was brought by Boston
interests last week, has reached a point
about two miles north of here and the
river is blocked with half mile of logs.
I Behind Connecticut valley drive are COM
ing the International Paper company
logs from the White river and these will
also help to block the river.
R. NJ. Harvey, a member of Washing
ton county bar, was fined $50 and costs
by Acting City Judge B. Z. Bailey for
having five trout under six inches in
length in his possession. He appealed
the case to the County court. The deputy
game warden of Barre town telephon ed
to County Warden H. L. Abbott that
Mr. Harvey was on his way to Montpelier
with short trout.
The funeral of Ex-Governor John L.
Barstow, who died at his home in Shell
burne Saturday was held at Trinity
church in Shelburne village Tuesday
afternoon at 4 rs o'clock. Bishop w. F.
Weeks, who was until recently rector of
the church, officiated and burial was in
the family lot in the village cemetery.
Rev. George r. Brush assisted Bishop
Weeks.
Alvy J. Woodland, a farmer living a
mile beyond Plymouth Union on the
road to West Bridgewater, was drowned
in Horizons mill pond Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Woodland, who was 40 years old,
was in bathing with his three sons, Il,
10 and 10 years old. 1t is supposed that
he was taken with cramps.
A cat owned by Henry Elkey of No. 4
Stratton Road, Rutland, gave birth to
four kittens Saturday and one of them
was a freak of extraordinary kind The
kitten had two tails, six feet and two
bodies. Mr. Elkey is planning on pre-
serving the pelt and will probably have
it stuffed.
At luncheon given Saturday after
noon by Mrs. Oliver Croker Stevens of
st. Adams the marriage engagement of
Miss Rath Maroon Ellis of this city to
John Thayer Cushing, editor of the St.
Adams Messenger, was announced
Miss Dorothy Perry, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. f, II. Perry of Springfield, is
seriously ill of ptomaine poisoning caused
from eating pork.
Edward Sutton Of Burlington narrow
ly escaped drowning Friday in a rowboat
which was overturned near Rock Point
Edward Richie, who witnessed the ac-
cident, rescued him.
DR.. E. j. Powers, aged 81 years, the
Oldest physician in Franklin, died We'd
nesday evening. Doctor Powers is sur
vived by his wife and eight children.
Michael Markham, who broke his left
forearm at the screen shops at Winooski
Thursday, is improving He was at the
top of a ladder when he slipped, lost his
footing and fell to the ground distance
of about 10 feet. He suffered a fracture
of both bones in his left arm and dislo-
Gated bone in his wrist.
The body of Elmer Barrett of Wood
bury Center was found on the piazza of
his house at o'clock Saturday morning
by Fred Leonard, roomer in the same
house who returned at that hour from a
visit to Hardwick At first it was
thought that a murder had been commit
ted. but later it was concluded that Bar
rett in a fit of dependency had killed
himself. A short distance away from
the body lay a 22calbre rifle.
Miss Alice Viau of Burlington, IS
years old, is suffering from bruises re-
ceived Saturday when she was caught in
the neck by a piece of trolley wire
handled by a gang in the employ of the
Burlington Traction company She was
thrown to the ground and her clothing
was torn.