Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
STATE NEWS.

Charged with writing backmail let
tiers under threat to kill j. Frank Sever
ance, his neighbor in Mortified, Fred
G. Slack, Mortified butcher, was
bound over Monday afternoon to the
March term of Washington county court
under 81 200 bail which he will prob.
ably be unable to secure.
In one of the strangest of freak acci.
dents gold watch carried by Frederick
Plat, jr., son of United States Clerk and
Mrs. F. s. Platt of Rutland was probably
the means of saving his life from shot.
gun wound received late Saturday after
noon. AS it is the boy is in the Rutland
hospital in a fair way to speedy recovery
unless blood poisoning or other compli-
cations arise. Mr.. Plat in company
with Wilfred Beane, left Saturday af-
ternoon for the Mendon mountains to
hunt rabbits. In the party. beside the
two boys mentioned, were Joseph Eaton
and Claude Watkins. Beane discharged
the gun, the charge of which struck the
watch, driving it, case and works, into
Platt's body. Those in the party all
agree that the shooting was entirely
accidental.
This year will make 43 years that
Clarence Sargent has taught music in
Vermont Mr.. Sargent teaches the
piano, organ, violin, and cornet. He
has over 100 pupils in Washington
county.
States Attorney w. A. Dutton, Of
Hardwick, has issued orders to proprie-
tors of dance hall at st. Johnsbury that
they will lose their licenses if they allow
the modern tangos, bunny hugs, ETC., to
be performed.
The third burglary in Bennington in
two weeks was discovered at the store of
II. Joseph, money and goods to the value
of 800 being missing. Access to the
store was gained by forcing a cellar
window and a trap door.
Announcement is just made that Ray
mond Jones of Burlington and Miss
Harriette Lavine of North Hero, have
managed to keep secret for about two
weeks news of their marriage, even from
the parents of the bride The wedding
took place December 10, the Rev G. V
Grismer, past or of the Methodist church
at Burlington, performing the ceremony
During the past year there were 1874
fire alarms in Burlington and the loss
will probably reach close to 5000, 900
which is the largest amount to be lost in
ten years The number of alarms also
greatly exceeds those of any year in the
history of the department, the next
biggest year being in 1911, when 146
alarms were sent in For a period of 10
years, however, the average loss is ex.
ceedingly small and while Burlington
led the United States in the point Of
small losses per capita one year, it has
never left the company Of the three or
f. ur leaders The amount expended on
the fire department per capita is also
very small, being about $l.34 for the
year 1918
The trustees of Heaton hospital, Mont
pelier, have been notified of gift Of
$40, 900 by Harry Gales of Washington,
d g Mr. Gales also sent word to the
Il ustees of Goddard Seminary, Barre, Of
his willingness to assist in the building
of an alumni hall
The post office of East Corinth, the
store of Horace Blood and two.family
dwelling house occupied by Mrs Lestine
J-nnr and George Jackson were burned
Saturday with loss of $4,000 The
fire staStt from the explosion of lamp
on the piazza of the store, and the flames
spread SO rapidly that very little furni.
ture or goods were saved The store was
owned by Mrs Alfred Corliss of Somer-
vile, Mass, and was insured